About Mark Cuban
- Mark Cuban founded video portal Broadcast.com with fellow Indiana University alum Todd Wagner in 1995 and sold it to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in 1999.
- Today he owns a minority stake in the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and is cofounder of Cost Plus Drugs, which he launched in January 2022 with the aim of lowering prescription drug prices.
- Cuban sold 58% of the Dallas Mavericks in December 2023 for an estimated $2 billion (pre-tax).
- He sold stamps door-to-door as a kid and gave disco lessons to help pay his way through Indiana University.
- Cuban was inspired to strike out on his own when he was fired from a software shop for closing a $15,000 sale instead of cleaning up the store.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 65
- Source of Wealth
- Online media, Dallas Mavericks, Self Made
- Residence
- Dallas, Texas
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital Status
- Married
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Indiana University
Did you know
Cuban started Broadcast.com with Wagner so they could watch Hoosier basketball while living in Dallas.
Cuban has appeared as a judge on the popular ABC show "Shark Tank" for 12 of the show's 14 seasons and invested more than $22 million during that time.
In Their Own Words
It doesn't matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full, all that matters is that you're the one pouring.
Mark Cuban
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