A few days ago I wrote about Agloco whose tagline is “Own the Internet”.  It is playing off the concept that no one really owns the Internet and that everyone should be able to participate in the online wealth.  This is a nice, democratic, utopian notion but sadly one that’s far from the truth.  In fact, some are creating incredible wealth for themselves much like the California Gold Rush in 1848.  Ken Ham is one such Internet mogul and tycoon; he’s also someone most of us have never heard of until now.

In May 2007, Paul Sloan of “Business 2.0″ profiled Ham in the cover story for the publication.  Sloan’s article was titled, “The Man Who Owns the Internet”.   Ham is an unassuming man who has quietly been building his Internet empire through acquisition of domain names (also known as a “domainer”) since 2000. Originally trained as a family doctor,  Ham now has a portfolio of 300,000 domain names that, combined with some other ventures, generate $70 million annually.

Check out Sloan’s article to learn more about his rise to fame and Internet riches.

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