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Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian, whose estimated net worth is $150 million now (as per Celebrity Net Worth), recently backed himself to become a billionaire in the near future after investing heavily in women's sports in recent years. Ohanian has proudly contributed to the rapid and immense growth of women's sports, particularly in the USA.The 42-year-old, best known for co-founding Reddit two decades ago, recently sat down for an interview with The Sunday Times. Here, Ohanian estimated his net worth to be around $350 million and delivered a confident answer when asked about when he thinks he'll reach billionaire status."I’ll get there!," Ohanian said.Subsequently, from a purely business perspective, Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian touched on his belief in investing in women's sports. So far, Ohanian's successful investments in women's sports include Angel City FC, Chelsea FC Women, Athlos, and the women's basketball program at the University of Virginia."There’s a remarkably strong business case for investing in women’s sports. Yes, I have two daughters and, yes, I’m married to Serena Williams. But I will never make this investment case from a standpoint of charity or feminism," he added.Ohanian also recalled a recent experience of being approached by a woman while he was having dinner with his family in Denver, Colorado. Laying bare his pride at how the woman thanked him for his contributions to women's sports so far, the 42-year-old said that it fills him with pride that his daughters with Williams, Olympia and Adira, get to live such experiences."That’s the stuff I want my daughters to see. That’s the stuff I want to be known for. Because it is outstanding business success, but in a way that I feel really proud of," Ohanian concluded.Earlier in 2025, Alexis Ohanian disclosed how wife Serena Williams was initially reluctant about him investing in women's sportsAlexis Ohanian (left) and Serena Williams (right) (Source: Getty)In August this year, Alexis Ohanian featured as a guest on CBS Mornings. Here, the 42-year-old remembered that his wife Serena Williams, a former No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles tennis as well as a 23-time singles Major champion, was initially not too optimistic about him investing in women's sports. According to Ohanian, this stemmed from Williams' lived experience as a professional athlete."She actually tried to talk me out of it because her experiences in women's sports had given her this perspective to say, look, it is going to be so hard," Ohanian said.Williams' illustrious tennis career came to an end with a shocking third-round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic at the 2022 US Open.
