Rank | Name | ✡ | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country of Citizenship | Their Books |
1 | Bill Gates | | $79.2 B | 60 | Microsoft | United States | Link to Books |
2 | Carlos Slim Helu | | $77.1 B | 76 | telecom | Mexico | Link to Books |
3 | Warren Buffett | | $72.7 B | 85 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States | Link to Books |
4 | Amancio Ortega | | $64.5 B | 79 | Zara | Spain | Link to Books |
5 | Larry Ellison | Jewish | $54.3 B | 71 | Oracle | United States | Link to Books |
6 | Charles Koch | | $42.9 B | 80 | diversified | United States | Link to Books |
7 | David Koch | | $42.9 B | 75 | diversified | United States | Link to Books |
8 | Christy Walton | | $41.7 B | 61 | Wal-Mart | United States | Link to Books |
9 | Jim Walton | | $40.6 B | 68 | Wal-Mart | United States | Link to Books |
10 | Liliane Bettencourt | | $40.1 B | 93 | L'Oreal | France | Link to Books |
11 | Alice Walton | | $39.4 B | 66 | Wal-Mart | United States | Link to Books |
12 | S. Robson Walton | | $39.1 B | 72 | Wal-Mart | United States | Link to Books |
13 | Bernard Arnault | | $37.2 B | 66 | LVMH | France | Link to Books |
14 | Michael Bloomberg | Jewish | $35.5 B | 74 | Bloomberg LP | United States | Link to Books |
15 | Jeff Bezos | | $34.8 B | 52 | Amazon.com | United States | Link to Books |
16 | Mark Zuckerberg | Jewish | $33.4 B | 31 | Facebook | United States | Link to Books |
17 | Li Ka-shing | | $33.3 B | 87 | diversified | Hong Kong | Link to Books |
18 | Sheldon Adelson | Jewish | $31.4 B | 82 | casinos | United States | Link to Books |
19 | Larry Page | Jewish | $29.7 B | 42 | Google | United States | Link to Books |
20 | Sergey Brin | Jewish | $29.2 B | 42 | Google | United States | Link to Books |
21 | Georg Schaeffler | | $26.9 B | 51 | ball bearings | Germany | Link to Books |
22 | Forrest Mars, Jr. | | $26.6 B | 84 | candy | United States | Link to Books |
23 | Jacqueline Mars | | $26.6 B | 76 | candy | United States | Link to Books |
24 | John Mars | | $26.6 B | 79 | candy | United States | Link to Books |
25 | David Thomson | | $25.5 B | 58 | media | Canada | Link to Books |
26 | Jorge Paulo Lemann | | $25 B | 76 | beer | Brazil | Link to Books |
27 | Lee Shau Kee | | $24.8 B | 88 | real estate | Hong Kong | Link to Books |
28 | Stefan Persson | | $24.5 B | 68 | H&M | Sweden | Link to Books |
29 | George Soros | Jewish | $24.2 B | 85 | hedge funds | United States | Link to Books |
30 | Wang Jianlin | | $24.2 B | 61 | real estate | China | Link to Books |
31 | Carl Icahn | Jewish | $23.5 B | 79 | investments | United States | Link to Books |
32 | Maria Franca Fissolo | | $23.4 B | 98 | Nutella, chocolates | Italy | Link to Books |
33 | Jack Ma | | $22.7 B | 51 | e-commerce | China | Link to Books |
34 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud | | $22.6 B | 60 | investments | Saudi Arabia | Link to Books |
35 | Steve Ballmer | Jewish | $21.5 B | 59 | Microsoft | United States | Link to Books |
36 | Phil Knight | | $21.5 B | 77 | Nike | United States | Link to Books |
37 | Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. | | $21.3 B | - | supermarkets | Germany | Link to Books |
38 | Li Hejun | | $21.1 B | 48 | solar power equipment | China | Link to Books |
39 | Mukesh Ambani | | $21 B | 58 | petrochemicals, oil & gas | India | Link to Books |
40 | Leonardo Del Vecchio | | $20.4 B | 80 | eyeglasses | Italy | Link to Books |
41 | Len Blavatnik | Jewish | $20.2 B | 58 | diversified | United States | Link to Books |
42 | Tadashi Yanai | | $20.2 B | 67 | retail | Japan | Link to Books |
43 | Charles Ergen | | $20.1 B | 62 | Dish Network | United States | Link to Books |
44 | Dilip Shanghvi | | $20 B | 60 | pharmaceuticals | India | Link to Books |
45 | Laurene Powell Jobs | | $19.5 B | 52 | Apple, Disney | United States | Link to Books |
46 | Dieter Schwarz | | $19.4 B | 76 | retail | Germany | Link to Books |
47 | Michael Dell | Jewish | $19.2 B | 50 | Dell | United States | Link to Books |
48 | Azim Premji | | $19.1 B | 70 | software | India | Link to Books |
49 | Theo Albrecht, Jr. | | $19 B | 65 | Aldi, Trader Joe's | Germany | Link to Books |
50 | Michael Otto | | $18.1 B | 72 | retail, real estate | Germany | Link to Books |
51 | Paul Allen | | $17.5 B | 63 | Microsoft, investments | United States | Link to Books |
52 | Joseph Safra | Jewish | $17.3 B | 77 | banking | Brazil | Link to Books |
53 | Anne Cox Chambers | | $17 B | 96 | media | United States | Link to Books |
54 | Susanne Klatten | | $16.8 B | 53 | BMW, pharmaceuticals | Germany | Link to Books |
55 | Pallonji Mistry | | $16.3 B | 86 | construction | Ireland | Link to Books |
56 | Ma Huateng | | $16.1 B | 44 | internet media | China | Link to Books |
57 | Patrick Drahi | | $16 B | 52 | Telecom | France | Link to Books |
58 | Thomas & Raymond Kwok | | $15.9 B | - | real estate | Hong Kong | Link to Books |
59 | Stefan Quandt | | $15.6 B | 49 | BMW | Germany | Link to Books |
60 | Ray Dalio | | $15.4 B | 66 | hedge funds | United States | Link to Books |
61 | Vladimir Potanin | | $15.4 B | 55 | metals | Russia | Link to Books |
62 | Serge Dassault | | $15.3 B | 90 | aviation | France | Link to Books |
63 | Robin Li | | $15.3 B | 47 | internet search | China | Link to Books |
64 | Donald Bren | Jewish | $15.2 B | 83 | real estate | United States | Link to Books |
65 | Francois Pinault | | $14.9 B | 79 | retail | France | Link to Books |
66 | Shiv Nadar | | $14.8 B | 70 | information technology | India | Link to Books |
67 | Aliko Dangote | | $14.7 B | 58 | cement, sugar, flour | Nigeria | Link to Books |
68 | Mikhail Fridman | Jewish | $14.6 B | 51 | oil, banking, telecom | Russia | Link to Books |
69 | Hinduja Brothers | | $14.5 B | - | diversified | United Kingdom | Link to Books |
70 | Ronald Perelman | Jewish | $14.5 B | 73 | leveraged buyouts | United States | Link to Books |
71 | Cheng Yu-tung | | $14.4 B | 90 | diversified | Hong Kong | Link to Books |
72 | Alisher Usmanov | | $14.4 B | 62 | steel & mining, telecom, investments | Russia | Link to Books |
73 | Henry Sy | | $14.2 B | 91 | diversified | Philippines | Link to Books |
74 | Viktor Vekselberg | Jewish | $14.2 B | 58 | metals, energy | Russia | Link to Books |
75 | Masayoshi Son | | $14.1 B | 58 | internet, telecom | Japan | Link to Books |
76 | James Simons | Jewish | $14 B | 77 | hedge funds | United States | Link to Books |
77 | German Larrea Mota Velasco | | $13.9 B | 62 | mining | Mexico | Link to Books |
78 | Rupert Murdoch | Jewish | $13.9 B | 84 | media | United States | Link to Books |
79 | Johanna Quandt | | $13.9 B | 89 | BMW | Germany | Link to Books |
80 | David & Simon Reuben | Jewish | $13.7 B | 73 | investments, real estate | United Kingdom | Link to Books |
81 | Dhanin Chearavanont | | $13.6 B | 76 | food | Thailand | Link to Books |
82 | Iris Fontbona | | $13.5 B | 73 | mining | Chile | Link to Books |
83 | Lui Che Woo | | $13.5 B | 86 | casinos | Hong Kong | Link to Books |
84 | Lakshmi Mittal | | $13.5 B | 65 | steel | India | Link to Books |
85 | Abigail Johnson | | $13.4 B | 54 | money management | United States | Link to Books |
86 | Luis Carlos Sarmiento | | $13.4 B | 83 | banking | Colombia | Link to Books |
87 | Lei Jun | | $13.2 B | 46 | smartphones | China | Link to Books |
88 | Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi | | $13.2 B | 71 | beverages | Thailand | Link to Books |
89 | Alexey Mordashov | | $13 B | 50 | steel, investments | Russia | Link to Books |
90 | Marcel Herrmann Telles | | $13 B | 66 | beer | Brazil | Link to Books |
91 | Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor | | $12.6 B | 64 | real estate | United Kingdom | Link to Books |
92 | Hans Rausing | | $12.5 B | 89 | packaging | Sweden | Link to Books |
93 | Jack Taylor | | $12.5 B | 93 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car | United States | Link to Books |
94 | Charles Butt | Jewish | $12.3 B | 78 | supermarkets | United States | Link to Books |
95 | Gina Rinehart | | $12.3 B | 62 | mining | Australia | Link to Books |
96 | Vagit Alekperov | | $12.2 B | 65 | oil | Russia | Link to Books |
97 | Harold Hamm | | $12.2 B | 70 | oil & gas | United States | Link to Books |
98 | Patrick Soon-Shiong | | $12.2 B | 64 | pharmaceuticals | United States | Link to Books |
99 | Stefano Pessina | | $12.1 B | 74 | drugstores | Italy | Link to Books |
100 | Richard Kinder | | $12 B | 71 | pipelines | United States | Link to Books |
101 | Elon Musk | Jewish | $12 B | 44 | Tesla Motors | United States | Link to Books |
102 | Stephen Schwarzman | Jewish | $12 B | 69 | investments | United States | Link to Books |
103 | Klaus-Michael Kuehne | | $11.9 B | 78 | shipping | Germany | Link to Books |
104 | Philip Anschutz | | $11.8 B | 76 | investments | United States | Link to Books |
105 | Andrew Beal | | $11.7 B | 63 | banks, real estate | United States | Link to Books |
106 | Leonid Mikhelson | Jewish | $11.7 B | 60 | gas, chemicals | Russia | Link to Books |
107 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | | $11.6 B | 61 | Heineken | Netherlands | Link to Books |
108 | Vladimir Lisin | | $11.6 B | 59 | steel, transport | Russia | Link to Books |
109 | Steve Cohen | Jewish | $11.4 B | 60 | hedge funds | United States | Link to Books |
110 | Robert Kuok | | $11.3 B | 92 | diversified | Malaysia | Link to Books |
111 | Lee Kun-Hee | | $11.3 B | 74 | electronics/insurance | South Korea | Link to Books |
112 | Carlos Alberto Sicupira | | $11.3 B | 68 | beer | Brazil | Link to Books |
113 | John Paulson | Jewish | $11.2 B | 60 | hedge funds | United States | Link to Books |
114 | Joseph Lau | | $10.9 B | 64 | real estate | Hong Kong | Link to Books |
115 | Thomas Peterffy | | $10.9 B | 71 | discount brokerage | United States | Link to Books |
116 | Mohammed Al Amoudi | | $10.8 B | 69 | oil, diversified | Saudi Arabia | Link to Books |
117 | Dietrich Mateschitz | | $10.8 B | 71 | Red Bull | Austria | Link to Books |
118 | Hank & Doug Meijer | | $10.7 B | - | supermarkets | United States | Link to Books |
119 | Gennady Timchenko | | $10.7 B | 63 | oil & gas | Russia | Link to Books |
120 | John Fredriksen | | $10.5 B | 71 | shipping | Cyprus | Link to Books |
121 | Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez | | $10.4 B | 84 | mining | Mexico | Link to Books |
122 | Massimiliana Landini Aleotti | | $10.4 B | 73 | pharmaceuticals | Italy | Link to Books |
123 | David Tepper | Jewish | $10.4 B | 58 | hedge funds | United States | Link to Books |
124 | Zong Qinghou | | $10.3 B | 70 | beverages | China | Link to Books |
125 | Pierre Castel | | $9.9 B | 89 | wine | France | Link to Books |
| # of Jews: | 26 | Percentage Jewish (List): | 20.8% | Percentage Jewish (World): | ~.02% | |