This is a list of the wealthiest Portuguese people by net worth. It is primarily based on data from The World's Billionaires publication by Forbes magazine, [1] as well as other sources.
World rank (year) | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Source of wealth | Reference |
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113rd (in 2020) | Roman Abramovich | Portugal Russia Israel | $14.5 billion | Owner of Millhouse Capital | [2] [ circular reference ] |
222nd (in 2020) | Patrick Drahi | Portugal Morocco France | $9 billion | Founder of Altice and largest shareholder in Sotheby's | [3] |
225th (in 2020) | Giancarlo Moreira-Salles | Portugal Brazil | $8 billion | Attorney, CFO of Itaú Unibanco and largest shareholder in Campari Group, JAB Holding Company | [4] |
385th (in 2017) | Américo Amorim | Portugal | $4.4 billion | Owner of Corticeira Amorim and largest shareholder in Galp Energia | [5] |
745th (in 2017) | Alexandre Soares dos Santos | Portugal | $2.7 billion | Owner of Jerónimo Martins | [6] |
973rd (in 2017) | Demetrio Carceller Coll | Portugal | $2.1 billion | Owner of Sacyr, Ebro Foods, and Damm Brewery | [7] |
677th (in 2008) | José Berardo | Portugal | $1.8 billion | Gold mining and art collection | [8] |
1,376th (in 2010) | Belmiro de Azevedo | Portugal | $1.5 billion | Owner of Sonae | [9] |
Unlisted | José Neves | Portugal | $1.4 billion | Founder and owner of Farfetch | [10] |
Unlisted | Pedro Queiroz Pereira | Portugal | $1.3 billion | Owner of Semapa | [11] |
Unlisted | Manuel and Rita Violas | Portugal | $960 million | Owner of Super Bock Group | [12] |
Unlisted | Luís Vicente | Portugal | $888 million | Owner of Grupo Luís Vicente and Nuvi Group | [12] |
Unlisted | João Pereira Coutinho | Portugal | $698 million | Owner of AR Telecom | [13] |
Unlisted | Fernando Pinho Teixeira | Portugal | $661 million | Owner of Grupo Ferpinta | [12] |
Unlisted | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | $500 million | Football contracts, endorsement deals, business investments | [14] |
Unlisted | Rui Nabeiro | Portugal | $421 million | Owner of Delta Cafés | [15] |
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