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.
World Rank | Name | Other citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Source of wealth | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1,394 | Farhad Moshiri | United Kingdom | 2.8 billion (2021) | diversified | [1] |
2,999 | Isaac Larian | United States | 1.1 billion (2021) | MGA Entertainment | [2] |
Year(s) | Name | Other citizenship | Peak net worth (USD) | Source of wealth | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–2015 | Elghanayan family | United States | 2.2 billion (2015) | property | [3] |
2006–2009 | Omid Kordestani | United States | 2.2 billion (2007) | [4] | |
2014–2015 | Merage family | United States | 1.8 billion (2015) | microwavable snacks | [5] |
2007 | Manny Mashouf | United States | 1.3 billion (2007) | Bebe Stores | [6] |
2005–2013 | Nasser Khalili | United Kingdom | 1.0 billion (2007) | art, real estate | [7] |
Name | Other citizenship | Peak net worth (USD) | Source of wealth | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kam Ghaffarian | United States | 3.8 billion (2023) | Business (Space) | [8] |
Behdad Eghbali | United States | 3.4 billion (2021) | Real Estate | [9] |
Ghermezian family | Canada | 2.5 billion (2016) | Triple Five Group | [10] |
Hushang Ansary | United States | 2 billion | oilfield services | [11] |
Kamran Hakim | United States | 1.8 billion (2014) | property | [12] |
Sean Rad | United States | 1.2 billion (2021) | Tinder | [13] |
Arash Ferdowsi | United States | 1.1 billion (2018) | Dropbox | [14] |
Danyel Group | United States | 1.0 billion (2017) | Real Estate | [15] |
Ardeshir Naghshineh | United Kingdom | 0.991 billion (2008) | Targetfollow | [16] |
Hassan Khosrowshahi | Canada | 0.838 billion (2015) | Future Shop | [17] |
David Alliance | United Kingdom | 0.791 billion (2017) | N Brown Group | [18] |
A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. It is a sub-category of the concept of the ultra high-net-worth individual. The American business magazine Forbes produces a global list of known U.S. dollar billionaires every year and updates an internet version of this list in real time. The American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller became the world's first confirmed U.S. dollar billionaire in 1916.
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is an Indian steel magnate, based in the United Kingdom. He is the executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world's second largest steelmaking company, as well as chairman of stainless steel manufacturer Aperam. Mittal owns 38% of ArcelorMittal and holds a 3% stake in EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
James Carr Walton is an American businessman, currently an heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. As of November 2023, Walton was the 15th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$73 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He is the youngest son of Sam Walton.
Antonio Andrónico Luksic Abaroa was a Chilean businessman of Croatian and Bolivian origin. He founded the Luksic Group, becoming the richest person in Chile, the fourth in Latin America, and the 132nd in the world, with a net worth in 2005 of US$4.2 billion according to Forbes magazine. The Luksic Group has interests in the mining, financial, industrial, and beverages sectors. Major holdings include, or have included, Banco de Chile, Compañia de Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), and Antofagasta Plc, a UK-listed copper mining company. In Croatia, he was involved in the tourist industry.
David Reuben and Simon Reuben are British businessmen. In 2024, they were named the third-richest family in the UK by the Sunday Times Rich List, with a net worth of £24.9 billion.
Black billionaires are individuals who are of predominantly African ancestry with a net worth of at least US$1 billion.
Harry Oskar Triguboff is a Chinese-born Australian billionaire real estate developer, and one of Australia's richest people. He is the founder and managing director of Meriton and is known as "high-rise Harry".
Mohammed "Mo" Gulamabbas Dewji is a Tanzanian billionaire businessman and former politician. He is the owner of MeTL Group, a Tanzanian conglomerate founded by his grandmother, developed by his father in the 1970s. Dewji served as Member of the Tanzanian Parliament for Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from 2005 to 2015 for his home town of Singida. As of October 2022, Dewji has an estimated net worth of US$1.5 billion, Africa's 17th richest person and youngest billionaire. Dewji was the first Tanzanian on the cover of Forbes magazine, in 2013.
Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian businessman and industrialist. He is best known as the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated his net worth at $15.3 billion in May 2024, making him the richest person in Africa, the world's richest black person, and the world's 132nd richest person overall.
Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva is a Brazilian-German serial entrepreneur who made and lost a multi-billion dollar fortune in mining and oil and gas industries. He engaged in a quest to promote Brazil's infrastructure with large-scale projects, such as the Porto do Açu.
The World's Billionaires is an annual ranking of people who are billionaires, i.e., they are considered to have a net worth of US$1 billion or more, by the American business magazine Forbes. The list was first published in March 1987. The total net worth of each individual on the list is estimated and is cited in United States dollars, based on their documented assets and accounting for debt and other factors. Royalty and dictators whose wealth comes from their positions are excluded from these lists. This ranking is an index of the wealthiest documented individuals, excluding any ranking of those with wealth that is not able to be completely ascertained.
Michael Cannon-Brookes is an Australian businessman who is the co-founder and co-CEO of software company Atlassian.
Scott Farquhar is an Australian businessman who is the co-founder and co-chief executive officer of software company Atlassian. Farquhar often carries the epithet of accidental billionaire after he and his business partner Mike Cannon-Brookes founded Atlassian with the aim to replicate the A$48,500 graduate starting salary typical at corporations without having to work for someone else. Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes were Australia’s first technology billionaires.
The Sunday Times Rich List 2015 is the 27th annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in the United Kingdom, published by The Sunday Times on 26 April 2015.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, launched in March 2012, is a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people based on their net worth. It features a profile of each billionaire, and includes a tool that allows users to compare the fortunes of multiple billionaires. The index is updated every day at the close of trading in New York.