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George Soros HonFBA (born György Schwartz on August 12, 1930) is a Hungarian-American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist. As of October 2023, he had a net worth of US$6.7 billion, having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune.
For example, economic blogger Scott Sumner noted in 2018 that Rockefeller was worth $1.4 billion when he died in 1937, about $24 billion in dollars adjusted to 2018. Meanwhile, Bill Gates in 1999 was worth nearly $150 billion in dollars adjusted to 2018. The second-richest person in terms of wealth vs. contemporary GDP is disputed.
The richest president in history is Donald Trump. With an estimated net worth of 7.7 billion. [5] [6] However, his net worth is not precisely known because the Trump Organization is privately held. [5] [6] Truman was among the poorest U.S. presidents, with a net worth considerably less than $1 million. His financial situation contributed to the ...
Before: $14 million. After: $20 million. The Johnson family’s net worth was $14 million thanks to land, radio, and TV holdings, the New York Times reported in 1964. When President Lyndon Johnson ...
Countries by median wealth ( US dollars) per adult. From 2021 publication of Credit Suisse. This is a list of countries of the world by wealth per adult or household, from sources such as UBS 's annual Global Wealth Databook [1] and the OECD 's Better Life Index. [2] Wealth includes both financial and non-financial assets.
Musk's net worth from 2013 to 2023 as estimated by Forbes magazine. Elon Musk made $175.8 million when PayPal was sold to eBay in October 2002. [1] He was first listed on the Forbes Billionaires List in 2012, with a net worth of $2 billion. [2] He is the founder, chairman, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO, product architect, and ...
His personal net worth is estimated to be between $7.5–9.4 billion. [105] [106] Lucas has pledged to give half of his fortune to charity as part of an effort called The Giving Pledge led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to persuade America's richest individuals to donate their financial wealth to charities.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, launched in March 2012, is a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people based on their net worth. [3] [4] [5] 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.