Denise Coates

Denise Coates
CBE
Born (1967-09-26) 26 September 1967 (age 57)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forFounder and joint CEO, bet365
SpouseRichard Smith
Children5
ParentPeter Coates
RelativesJohn Coates (brother)

Denise Coates CBE (born 26 September 1967) is a British billionaire businesswoman, the founder, majority shareholder and joint chief executive of online gambling company bet365.[1]

As of July 2023, Forbes estimates Coates's net worth at $7.7 billion.[2] In 2020, she earned a salary of £422 million and dividends of £48 million.[3] As of 2021, she has been the highest paid chief executive in Britain for several years,[3] and is one of the wealthiest women in Britain, according to the Sunday Times Rich list.[4]

  1. ^ Gill, Oliver; Foy, Simon (18 December 2019). "Bet365's Denise Coates cements place as world's best-paid woman with £320m payday". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Denise Coates". Forbes. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bet365 boss earns £469m in a single year". BBC News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "The Sunday Times Rich List 2020: The 10 richest women in Britain". uk.finance.yahoo.com. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.