Ernest Garcia II
Global Rank #126AutomotiveSelf-Made

Ernest Garcia II

Real Time Net Worth

$21.3 Billion

as of 6/26/26

Age

69

Source of Wealth

Used cars

Country

United States

Biography

Ernest Garcia, II is the biggest shareholder of Carvana, an online platform for selling used cars and making auto loans that conducted an IPO in 2017. Garcia II also owns and runs DriveTime Automotive, the nation's fourth-biggest used car retailer. Garcia's son, Ernest Garcia III, founded Carvana as a subsidiary of DriveTime and later spun it out. In 1990 when he was 33, Garcia pleaded guilty to a bank fraud charge related to his dealings with Lincoln Savings & Loan.

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Key Companies Owned

  • Used cars

Did You Know?

  • What is the source of Ernest Garcia II's wealth? The primary source of wealth is Used cars.