Erno Rubik, an Hungarian architect, professor of architecture, and inventor, has a net worth of $100 million.
He is most famous for inventing the Rubik’s Cube.
With over 350 million units sold worldwide, the Rubik’s Cube has been the most popular toy ever.
The toy has generated over $5 billion in revenue worldwide, primarily due to its licensing partnership with Ideal Toys, an American company.
Erno Rubik, who was born in Budapest, Hungary in July 1944, was earning $200 per month as an architecture and design professor in Hungary when he invented the Cube.
His mechanical puzzles, including the Rubik’s Cube from 1974, Rubik’s Magic, Rubik’s Magic: Master Edition, and Rubik’s Snake, are well-known.
He attended the Budapest University of Technology and the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts.
Between 1971 and 1979, Rubik worked as an architecture professor at the Budapest College of Applied Arts, where he designed a three-dimensional puzzle and produced his first functional prototype of the Rubik’s Cube. He was motivated to find a suitable project for his students.
He went on to become the editor of a game and puzzle journal and the founder of the Rubik Studio.
He has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Toy of the Year and an Honorary Citizen of Budapest.