Often spotted at Nottingham Forest games and a notably colourful character, it wasn’t until his furious rampage onto the City Ground in 2024/25 that Evangelos Marinakis truly hit the headlines as the owner of the club.
The Greek businessman has been in the football business for decades, growing his portfolio from Olympiacos to Forest back in 2017. Even so, it was this incident that had fans searching for Evangelos Marinakis’ net worth.
How Much is Evangelos Marinakis Worth?
According to Forbes, Evangelos Marinakis’ net worth is currently at £3.84 billion. The net worth of the Forest owner is listed as “Evangelos Marinakis and Family,” but he is seen as the owner and usually presides as the chairman of most of their companies.
Hailing from Piraeus, Marinakis’ fortune was made in shipping, but his ventures into football and media have certainly helped to bolster that net worth estimation.
Last season, Nottingham Forest finished in the European places. However, a decision over Crystal Palace’s ownership by UEFA is set to decide which competition the Midlands club will compete in.
Regardless of which one Forest is assigned to, it will result in a significant increase in revenue for the club and its owner while giving fans a chance to take to European football betting for the first time since 1996.
Nottingham Forest Owner
Nottingham Forest are one of the most successful clubs in England, still holding a top ten position for trophies won. However, when Evangelos Marinakis was eying up a purchase, they were in a bad place.
In May 2017, it was confirmed that the Greek shipping titan had taken over Forest for a cool £50 million. Around this time, he stated his desire to take the club from the Championship to European football within five years.
While this was certainly wishful thinking, at the end of the 2021/22 season, they returned to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years. Despite the threat of relegation the season prior, in 2024/25, they secured a European place.
He may be erratic, and he may deploy a rather scattershot approach to the transfer market, but his ownership has brought one of the greats of English football back to prominence and as popular picks in sports betting circles.
Business Portfolio
Powering up the net worth of Evangelos Marinakis is his evident ability to wear many hats. Having learned the ropes from his father, he founded the Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. shipping company in 2005.
That expanded to become the Capital Maritime Group, which oversees over 140 vessels, in 2025. He’s also held the post of chairman for Crude Carriers Corp., Capital Product Partners L.P., as well as several other shipping firms and machinations of his own business collective.
Also like his father, Marinakis has entered politics. Right now, he holds the post of city councillor in Piraeus, where he was born and raised.
Staying close to home, he purchased Olympiacos in mid-2010. Under his stewardship, the club has won the Greek title several times and even took the crown the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2023/24.
Two clubs aren’t enough to satisfy Evangelos Marinakis, though. In 2023, he took over Rio Ave in Portugal and is reportedly in talks to purchase Brazilian football team Vasco da Gama.
On top of all of this, the Evangelos Marinakis net worth figure is also given a boost by his ownership of Greek media group Alter Ego Media, which holds two popular newspapers and the second-largest TV channel in the country.
Personal Life
Away from the boardrooms and executive boxes at football grounds, Marinakis likes to take out his two super yachts – each of which is worth over £20 million – and fund regeneration projects in his home city.
He also has four children and is married to Athanasia Marinaki, who plays a part in running the many businesses under the family name.
In the years ahead, if Olympiacos, Nottingham Forest, and his growing portfolio of football clubs can continue to have increasingly successful seasons, Evangelos Marinakis’ net worth will continue to grow.
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