Tobi Lütke
1980–present · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Cofounder and CEO of Shopify, the commerce software behind millions of merchants in more than 175 countries, and the engineer who rebuilt his own company from first principles instead of imitating anyone else.
Merchant sales on Shopify, 2025 378.4 billion dollars, up 29 percent
Shopify revenue, 2025 11.6 billion dollars, up 30 percent
Reach Millions of merchants in 175+ countries
IPO May 2015, 17 dollars a share, 131 million dollars raised
Time at the helm CEO since 2008, building Shopify for 20+ years
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