NPR: Red Bull owner and co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz dies at age 78
- #news
- #headline
Figure timeline
Dietrich Mateschitz
Dietrich Markwart Eberhart Mateschitz was an Austrian entrepreneur. He was the co-founder and 49% owner of Red Bull GmbH. In April 2022, Mateschitz's net worth was estimated at US$27.4 billion.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
business · Austrian entrepreneur (1944–2022) · entrepreneur · also Dietrich Mateschitz, Dietrich Markwart Eberhart Mateschitz, Mateschitz
Born 20 May 1944 · Died 22 October 2022 · Q111956
26 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
2 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Update
- Update
2022· 11 entries
Yahoo: Dietrich Mateschitz, billionaire founder of Red Bull, dead at 78
- #news
- #headline
autoevolution: Red Bull’s Driving Force Dietrich Mateschitz Passes Away at 78
- #news
- #headline
The Guardian: Red Bull co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies, aged 78, after long-term illness
- #news
- #headline
Yahoo! Sports: Red Bull co-founder and CEO Dietrich Mateschitz, whose sports empire spanned continents, dies at 78
- #news
- #headline
Sports Illustrated: Red Bull Founder, F1 Team Owner Dietrich Mateschitz Has Died
- #news
- #headline
Yahoo: Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies aged 78
- #news
- #headline
WSLS 10: Red Bull Formula One owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies at 78
- #news
- #headline
Major League Soccer: Dietrich Mateschitz, Red Bull co-founder and owner, passes away at 78
- #news
- #headline
Died 2022-10-22.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #death
Digital Journal: Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz dead at 78
- #news
- #headline
2019· 2 entries
Reported net worth: $18.9B (as of 2019).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #net-worth
Proved beneficial for Red Bull, leading up to their first Drivers' Championship victory since Vettel in 2013 with Verstappen in 2021, while finishing runners-up in the Formula One World Constructors' Championship which w
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2017· 1 entry
Over comments he made in a Kleine Zeitung interview in which he suggested that Austria should close its borders to refugees and expressed his support for Donald Trump and other populist positions
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2016· 1 entry
Made the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2020 and won the DFB-Pokal in 2022 and 2023 and the DFL-Supercup in 2023
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2013· 1 entry
The Guardian: Dietrich Mateschitz | MediaGuardian 100 2013
- #news
- #headline
2011· 1 entry
The Guardian: Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz confident of retaining Mark Webber
- #news
- #headline
2010· 2 entries
The Guardian: Mark Webber will stay with Red Bull for 2011 Formula 1 season, says Mateschitz
- #news
- #headline
Red Bull Racing won the Formula One World Constructors' Championship and Vettel won the Drivers' Championship
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2008· 1 entry
Red Bull founded Red Bull Ghana, a football academy in Sogakope which was sold to Dutch club Feyenoord in 2014
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2007· 2 entries
By providing various digital entertainment and thousands of hours of images to interested broadcasters
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Red Bull founded Red Bull Brasil, a football team based in Campinas, São Paulo, and in 2019 the company acquired Clube Atlético Bragantino, also in the state of São Paulo
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2006· 1 entry
Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2020, and Racing Bulls in 2024
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2005· 1 entry
And recruited former Formula-2 driver Christian Horner as team principal while also bringing one of the sport's leading design engineer Adrian Newey on board as the technical director for a salary of $10m
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1984· 1 entry
Founded Red Bull GmbH with Yoovidhya, launching the brand in Austria in 1987
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1944· 1 entry
Born 1944-05-20.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth