List of Iranians by net worth

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The following is a list of Iranians or people of Iranian descent by net worth who are reported by Forbes and other mainstream news outlets to have estimated net worth in excess of US$500 million.

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World rankNameOther citizenshipNet worth (USD)Source of wealthReference
1,394 Farhad Moshiri Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2.8 billion (2021)diversified [1]
2,999 Isaac Larian Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.1 billion (2021) MGA Entertainment [2]

Previous Forbes billionaires

Year(s)NameOther citizenshipPeak net worth (USD)Source of wealthReference
2014–2015 Elghanayan family Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2.2 billion (2015)property [3]
2006–2009 Omid Kordestani Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2.2 billion (2007) Google [4]
2014–2015 Merage family Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.8 billion (2015)microwavable snacks [5]
2007 Manny Mashouf Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.3 billion (2007) Bebe Stores [6]
2005–2013 Nasser Khalili Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1.0 billion (2007)art, real estate [7]

Other reported billionaires and multi-millionaires

NameOther citizenshipPeak net worth (USD)Source of wealthReference


Kam Ghaffarian Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3.8 billion (2023)business (space) [8]
Behdad Eghbali Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3.4 billion (2021)real estate [9]
Ghermezian family Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2.5 billion (2016) Triple Five Group [10]
Hushang Ansary Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 billionoilfield services [11]
Kamran Hakim Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.8 billion (2014)property [12]
Sean Rad Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.2 billion (2021)Tinder [13]
Arash Ferdowsi Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.1 billion (2018) Dropbox [14]
Danyel GroupFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1.0 billion (2017)real estate [15]
Ardeshir NaghshinehFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0.991 billion (2008) Targetfollow [16]
Hassan Khosrowshahi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.838 billion (2015) Future Shop [17]
David Alliance Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0.791 billion (2017) N Brown Group [18]

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  2. ↑ "Isaac Larian". Forbes. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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