Quentin Griffiths, co-founder of the online fashion retailer ASOS, has been found dead in unexplained circumstances in Thailand. The 58-year-old reportedly fell from the balcony of his 17th-floor apartment in Pattaya, with his body discovered by emergency responders directly below the building.
Authorities have not ruled out foul play. Police said there were no obvious signs of disturbance inside the apartment, but forensic examinations will be conducted to determine what may have occurred on the day of his death.
At the time of the incident, Griffiths was involved in a financial dispute with his ex-wife, a Thai national. She had accused him of taking £500,000 from a company they ran together, alleging that he forged documents to sell land and shares without her consent. He was arrested for questioning last year but was later released, and the case remained ongoing.
A source close to the family told The Sun that they remain uncertain about what may have happened. “It’s a real mystery. The phrase ‘suspicious circumstances’ has been used, but we just don’t know yet,” the source said.
A spokesperson for the UK’s Foreign Office added: “We are supporting the family of a British national who has died in Thailand and are in contact with the local authorities.”
Quentin Griffiths’ Net Worth and ASOS Success
Quentin Griffiths co-founded ASOS in 2000, helping to build it into a major force in online fashion. The company quickly grew into a £3 billion business and is now valued at just over £5 billion — nearly twice the valuation of Marks & Spencer, which stands at £2.7 billion. Among its high-profile customers have been Kate Middleton and Michelle Obama.
Griffiths began his career as a marketing director in 1996 before launching ASOS four years later. He remained with the company until 2005, by which time its share price on the junior AIM market had tripled. In 2010, he earned around £15 million through share sales and went on to sell additional shares in 2013.
He later took legal action against his accountants at BDO, alleging that their advice had cost him more than £4 million in tax related to the sale of over £10 million worth of shares in ASOS and Achica, another online retailer he co-founded.
Griffiths relocated to Thailand in 2007 following his divorce from his first wife. He later married a Thai woman and had two children with her. The couple have since separated.
