Dylan Field
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Dylan Field Net Worth

Figma cofounder and CEO
BillionaireTechBusiness
Estimated net worth
$1.3B
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, October 20, 2026. Updated October 21, 2026.

Dylan Field’s net worth over time

$1.6B: Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026 estimate, 2026$1.6B2026$1.3B: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires estimate, Oct 2026. Forbes real-time estimate$1.3BOct 2026

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DateEstimateSource
2026$1.6 billionForbes World's Billionaires List 2026
Oct 2026$1.3 billionForbes Real-Time Billionaires · Forbes real-time estimate

Where the money comes from

Software

These are the main sources of wealth named in the reporting we cite. No published source breaks the total into exact amounts, so we do not show percentages.

Dylan Field’s fortune in real-life terms

19,873 years
for the median full-time U.S. worker to earn this much, spending nothing
6,016×
the net worth of the typical U.S. family
0.1%
of Elon Musk's fortune, the biggest on Net Worth Lookup

Based on the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).

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Dylan Field has an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Dylan Field profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is down from a peak of $1.6 billion.

Dylan Field is an American technology businessman best known as the cofounder and CEO of Figma. He started the company in 2012 with Brown University classmate Evan Wallace. A Thiel Fellowship gave him $100,000 to leave school and work on the startup full-time. Field and Wallace later moved to San Francisco, where they worked on the software until its first public release in 2016. That long buildout helped turn Figma into a notable design software company.

Field built his wealth through Figma, the software company he helped create and lead. The business made him widely known in tech as Figma grew from a startup into a public company. Figma later agreed to a $20 billion sale to Adobe in September 2022, but that deal ended in December 2023 over regulatory concerns. The company then went public on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2025. Forbes put Field's net worth at $1.3 billion on its real-time billionaires tracker as of October 20, 2026.

How Dylan Field makes his money

Field's fortune comes from software. He launched Figma in 2012 with Evan Wallace after receiving a Thiel Fellowship that allowed him to leave Brown University and focus on the company. Figma is a web-based vector graphics editing software business, and Field became the public face of it as cofounder and CEO. The company spent its early period developing the product before releasing it publicly in 2016, laying the base for the business that later made him a billionaire.

The biggest financial moments came as Figma became valuable at a much larger scale. In September 2022, Figma agreed to be acquired by Adobe for $20 billion, a major deal that would have reshaped the company. That plan was dropped in December 2023 because of regulatory concerns. Figma instead went public on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2025, listing its shares at a fully diluted valuation of nearly $20 billion. Its stock price more than tripled on the first trading day.

How Forbes valued his wealth

Forbes tracks Field in the technology industry and classifies him as self-made. On the Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026, his fortune was estimated at $1.6 billion. That estimate is tied closely to Figma, because his wealth comes from the company he cofounded and still leads. Figma also drew support from major investors including Index Ventures, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins, and Sequoia Capital, which helped fund the business as it expanded.

By October 2026, Forbes' real-time tracker showed Field at $1.3 billion. That lower figure came after a period when Figma's value had been tested in 2 different ways: first through the canceled Adobe deal, then through the public market after the 2025 IPO. In plain terms, his wealth moves with investor views of Figma. Forbes' current estimate was $1.3 billion as of October 20, 2026, reflecting that market-based picture.

Career and money timeline

  1. 2012

    Field cofounded Figma with Evan Wallace after receiving a Thiel Fellowship.

  2. 2015

    He was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list.

  3. 2016

    Figma released its first public product.

  4. 2022

    Figma agreed to a $20 billion sale to Adobe.

  5. 2023

    The Adobe deal was scrapped over regulatory concerns.

  6. 2025

    Figma went public on the New York Stock Exchange in July.

Dylan Field net worth FAQ

What is Dylan Field's net worth?

Dylan Field's net worth is an estimated $1.3 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Dylan Field profile (October 20, 2026). It is an estimate, not an official figure.

How did Dylan Field get so rich?

The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Software.

Is Dylan Field a billionaire?

Yes. Forbes Real-Time Billionaires estimates Dylan Field is worth $1.3 billion.

How has Dylan Field's net worth changed?

The earliest published estimate we track is $1.6 billion (2026, Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026). The latest is $1.3 billion (October 20, 2026).

How did Dylan Field get Figma off the ground?

He received a Thiel Fellowship in 2012. It gave him $100,000 to leave Brown University and work on the startup full-time.

Did Adobe end up buying Figma?

No. Figma agreed to a $20 billion acquisition in September 2022, but the deal was canceled in December 2023 over regulatory concerns.

Sources

  1. Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Dylan Field profile (October 20, 2026)
  2. Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026, Dylan Field profile (March 10, 2026)
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
  4. Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
  5. Background facts: Wikipedia, Dylan Field (accessed October 21, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

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