Richard “Rich” Barton is an American entrepreneur and the founder of multiple companies, including Zillow and Expedia, as well as a board member for numerous public companies, including Netflix.
Barton co-founded the internet real estate company, Zillow, in 2004, and he serves as its CEO and director. The company quickly gained popularity due to its Zestimate feature which offers users an estimated value for any property listed on the site. Zillow also offers a suite of complementary real estate sites such as Trulia, Naked Apartments, HotPads, and Streeteasy.
He previously served as president, CEO, and director at online travel company, Expedia, which he founded as a group within Microsoft in 1994 and then spun out on its own in 1999. Under his leadership, Expedia became one of the world’s most popular and successful travel booking websites.
Barton has also held the following roles: general manager at Microsoft, venture partner at Benchmark Capital Management Co., and non-executive chairman at Glassdoor, a job search engine and online career community that he co-founded in 2007 while on a hiatus from Zillow.
In 2003, Barton was named as one of MIT Technology Review’s “Top 10 Innovators Under 35,” and in April 2012, he was named one of Barack Obama's Presidential Ambassadors for Continental Entrepreneurship.
Barton is known for his “power to the people” business philosophy, as many of his companies provide valuable data and industry transparency. Zillow offers accessible real estate information, Glassdoor provides salary data and company ratings, and Expedia provides travel information.
He became a billionaire in February 2020 after reporting strong earnings at Zillow.
Barton grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut and earned his B.S. in engineering with a focus on industrial design from Stanford University in 1989. He currently lives in Seattle with his wife, Sarah and their three children.
What is Richard N. Barton's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Richard N. Barton is at least $245,330.88 as of January 7th, 2025. Mr. Barton owns 246 shares of Netflix stock worth more than $245,331 as of March 25th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Barton may own. Learn More about Richard N. Barton's net worth.
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Has Richard N. Barton been buying or selling shares of Netflix?
During the last quarter, Richard N. Barton has sold $5,596,374.32 in shares of Netflix stock. Most recently, Richard N. Barton sold 6,364 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $879.38, for a transaction totalling $5,596,374.32. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 246 shares of the company's stock, valued at $216,327.48. Learn More on Richard N. Barton's trading history.
Who are Netflix's active insiders?
Netflix's insider roster includes Richard Barton (Director), Rodolphe Belmer (Director), Timothy Haley (Director), Reed Hastings (CEO), Wilmont Hastings, Jr. (Co-Founder & Executive Chairman), Jay Hoag (Director), David Hyman (Insider), Leslie Kilgore (Director), Strive Masiyiwa (Director), Ann Mather (Director), Jessica Neal (Insider), Spencer Neumann (CFO), Gregory Peters (COO), Susan Rice (Director), Theodore Sarandos (CEO), Anne Sweeney (Director), and David Wells (CFO). Learn More on Netflix's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Netflix?
In the last year, insiders at the Internet television network sold shares 55 times. They sold a total of 719,731 shares worth more than $580,237,990.59. The most recent insider tranaction occured on March, 3rd when CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 2,601 shares worth more than $2,554,312.05. Insiders at Netflix own 1.8% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Netflix. Information on this page was last updated on 3/3/2025.
