# John Caudwell

_English businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of mobile phone retailer Phones 4u_

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> John David Caudwell (born 7 October 1952) is an English billionaire businessman, investor and philanthropist. He is the founder of mobile phone retailer Phones 4u. He also invests in fashion, property and other industries, and chairs Caudwell Children, a children's charity, and Caudwell LymeCo, promoting chronic Lyme disease beliefs in the UK.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 October 1952 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16151653#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Birmingham ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16151653#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16151653#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16151653#P106))
- **Education:** Berry Hill High School and Sports College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16151653#P69))
- **X (Twitter):** johndcaudwell ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16151653#P2002))
- **Facebook:** johndcaudwell ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16151653#P2013))
- **Instagram:** johncaudwell ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16151653#P2003))

## About

According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2022, Caudwell is worth £1.58 billion. On the Forbes 2022 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #984 with a net worth of US$2.8 billion.

## Questions

**When was John Caudwell born?**  
John Caudwell was born on 7 October 1952 in Birmingham.

**Where did John Caudwell study?**  
John Caudwell was educated at Berry Hill High School and Sports College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): John Caudwell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Caudwell) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16151653](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16151653) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"John Caudwell". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-caudwell. Retrieved 6 November 2026.