Facts & Trivia Ingvar Kamprad Trivia
1. IKEA was founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad
2. Ingvar’s entrepreneurial instincts emerged when he was even younger, when he made money selling matches and pencils.
3. Today, Kamprad is one of the richest men in the world but, as Åstebro pointed out, has long since left Sweden, because of its tax policies, and resides in Switzerland.