Matthew Prince
American technology executive; co-founder and chief executive of Cloudflare
| Matthew Prince
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| Image | .jpg) Prince at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin, 2019 |
| Born | 1975 (Forbes) |
| Nationality | American |
| Residence | Park City, Utah (Forbes) |
| Occupation | Technology executive |
| Known for | Co-founder, CEO and co-chair of Cloudflare |
| Education | Trinity College, Hartford (BA); University of Chicago Law School (JD); Harvard Business School (MBA) (Cloudflare) |
Matthew Prince (born 1975) is an American technology executive who co-founded the web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare in 2009. He has been its chief executive since July 2009 and is co-chair of its board.[1][2] On 12 November 2026 the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list ranked Prince 397th in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$9.2 billion; Forbes lists the source of wealth as cybersecurity.[1][3] In the annual World's Billionaires list published in 2026, Forbes had ranked Prince 762nd, at US$5.5 billion.[4]
Before Cloudflare
Forbes says Prince was a law professor and co-founded Unspam Technologies, which helped clients block spam.[1] Cloudflare's 2026 proxy statement says he has chaired Unspam Technologies since December 2001.[2] He holds a BA in English, with a minor in computer science, from Trinity College in Hartford, a JD from the University of Chicago Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School.[2]
Cloudflare
Cloudflare's proxy statement says Prince was chair of the board from July 2009 until February 2025 and is now co-chair.[2] Forbes says the company's investors before its 2019 flotation included CapitalG (Google's venture firm), Microsoft, Baidu and Qualcomm Ventures.[1] The 2026 proxy statement lists him as the beneficial owner of 25,693,312 Class B shares; Forbes puts his ownership of the company at about 8%.[2][1] Forbes reported in 2021 that Cloudflare had been criticised for protecting problematic websites, including 8chan and online forums used by ISIS.[1]
Wealth history
Forbes has included this entry in its annual World's Billionaires list in 6 of the editions from 2001 to 2026 checked for this profile, starting with 2021. The table gives the rank and estimated net worth in each annual list, and, where applicable, the rank and estimate in the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans.[4][1]
| Year | World's Billionaires rank | Net worth (US$ bn) | Forbes 400 rank | Forbes 400 net worth (US$ bn) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1249 | 2.5 | 229 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 951 | 3.2 | – | – |
| 2023 | 1516 | 2.0 | – | – |
| 2024 | 949 | 3.4 | – | – |
| 2025 | 868 | 4.2 | 231 | 6.4 |
| 2026 | 762 | 5.5 | 199 | 8.3 |
International and political links
This section uses the same ten headings for every profile in this series. Only specific, sourced actions are included; company-level and foundation-level actions are labelled as such. Where nothing was found, the entry reads "No documented involvement found in sources checked."
Israel (investments, operations, donations, contracts, statements)
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Zionist or pro-Israel organisations and lobbying groups
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Jewish communal charities
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Gulf states
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
China
Forbes lists the Chinese search company Baidu among Cloudflare's investors before its 2019 listing. This is a company-level investment.[1]
Russia
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
India
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Palestinian or Arab causes
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Home government
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Other international links
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Forbes, Forbes profile record for Matthew Prince (Forbes data feed behind forbes.com/profile/matthew-prince/) Forbes, live record, read 12 November 2026, accessed 12 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cloudflare, Inc., Definitive proxy statement (Schedule 14A) for the 2026 annual meeting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), 9 June 2026, accessed 12 November 2026.
- ↑ Forbes, Forbes Real-Time Billionaires data feed Forbes, live; downloaded 12 November 2026 09:42 UTC, accessed 12 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Forbes, Forbes World's Billionaires list data feed, annual editions 2001–2026 (one file per year at this path with the year substituted; all 26 files downloaded and read) Forbes, annual lists; downloaded 20 October 2026, accessed 12 November 2026.