Agnete Kirk Thinggaard Net Worth

Agnete Kirk Thinggaard has an estimated net worth of $7.9 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Agnete Kirk Thinggaard profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is up from $4.7 billion in 2019.

Agnete Kirk Thinggaard is a Danish Olympic dressage rider and a fourth-generation owner of Lego. She represented Denmark at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished 26th in the individual event and 6th in the team event. She also competed at the Dressage World Cup finals in 2015 and 2016, placing 11th and 9th. Through 2020, she made 103 starts in FEI-recognized events.

Her wealth comes from her family’s stake in Lego. She shares ownership of a 75% stake in the toy company with her father, sister and brother. Forbes also notes that the family owns about half of Merlin Entertainments, the theme park operator taken private with a consortium in 2019. Until 2020, she served on the Lego Foundation board, then stepped down to become a board observer at the family holding company Kirkbi.

How Agnete Kirk Thinggaard makes money

Thinggaard’s fortune is tied to Lego, one of Denmark’s best-known companies. She is part of the family group that splits ownership of a 75% stake in the business. Forbes places her in manufacturing, with Lego as the source of wealth. The company traces back to 1932, when her great-grandfather Ole started making wooden toys in his workshop, before the business moved into plastic in the 1940s.

Her money is also linked to the family’s broader holdings. Forbes says the family owns about half of Merlin Entertainments, a theme park operator that was taken private with a consortium in 2019. On the governance side, she stayed close to the family’s business structure as well. She sat on the Lego Foundation board until 2020, then moved into a board observer role at Kirkbi, the family holding company.

Forbes net worth over time

Forbes valued her fortune at $4.7 billion in 2019, then $6.1 billion in 2020 and $8.7 billion in 2021. After that, the estimate moved down to $8.2 billion in 2022, $6.7 billion in 2023 and $6.5 billion in 2024. Because her wealth is tied to the family’s Lego stake and other holdings such as Merlin Entertainments, changes in those assets help explain why the estimate has shifted over time.

The Forbes estimate turned higher again after 2024. It reached $7.2 billion in 2025 and $8.3 billion in 2026 on the World’s Billionaires List. Forbes’ real-time tracker later put her at $7.9 billion in October 2026, which is also the current figure on October 20, 2026. In simple terms, her wealth rises and falls with the value of the family’s ownership in Lego and related investments.