Dan Friedkin
Toyota dealerships · Houston, Texas
Net worth
$13.1B
Today
$00.00%Past month
+$452M+3.58%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Dan Friedkin owns Gulf States Toyota, which sold $14.5 billion worth of Toyotas in 2025. The company, based in Houston, has exclusive rights to distribute Toyota vehicles in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma. His father Thomas, who died in 2017, started the business in 1969. Through The Friedkin Group, he also owns luxury hospitality management firm Auberge Resorts, which has properties in Aspen and Cabo San Lucas. NEON, his film studio, won four Academy Awards for "Parasite" in 2020, produced Martin Scorsese's 2023 drama "Flowers Of The Killer Moon" and won five Oscars in 2025 for "Anora." In 2026, the studio's "Sentimental Value" won an Oscar for best international feature. In 2024, The Friedkin Group acquired fellow billionaire Farhad Moshiri's majority stake in Everton Football Club, the English soccer team.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
1 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Private holdings | Automotive | 100.0% | $13.1B |
Also known for
- His Friedkin Conservation Trust is working to preserve more than 6 million acres in Tanzania.
- Friedkin owns one of the largest collections of vintage military war planes in the country.