Vladimir Tenev
Awards & Honours
5
Awards Won
3
Honours
4
Rankings
4
Covers
2
Records
Tenev's impact on retail investing is hard to overstate. By eliminating commissions, Robinhood forced every major brokerage to follow suit, saving investors billions in fees. The company's rapid growth made Tenev a billionaire by age 34, and his vision of a mobile-first, accessible financial platform has been copied worldwide. He has been consistently ranked among the most influential people in finance by Forbes, Fortune, and Time. Despite controversies, his core achievement remains: making stock trading free and simple for anyone with a smartphone.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Time 100 Next
Listed among emerging leaders shaping the future.
World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
Honored for contributions to financial inclusion.
UCLA Alumni Achievement Award
Recognized for professional accomplishments in fintech.
Rankings & Lists
Forbes 30 Under 30
Fortune 40 Under 40
Time 100 Next
Forbes Billionaires List
Magazine Covers
Forbes
2021-02-01
Robinhood's Vlad Tenev: The Man Who Made Trading Free
Time
2021-03-01
The Robinhood Revolution: Vlad Tenev on Making Investing Accessible
Bloomberg Businessweek
2021-08-01
The Robinhood CEO Who Changed Wall Street
Fortune
2021-09-01
Vlad Tenev: The Disruptor Who Survived the GameStop Frenzy
Records & Feats
First commission-free trading app to reach 10 million users
Robinhood became the first brokerage app to hit 10 million users, disrupting the traditional brokerage industry.
Youngest CEO to take a fintech company public at $32 billion valuation
At age 34, Tenev led Robinhood's IPO, making it one of the largest fintech IPOs in history.