List of Israelis by net worth
This is a ranking list of Israeli wealthy people. The following is based on the annual estimated wealth and assets assessment compiled and published by American business magazine Forbes. The wealth of 30 people exceeds $ 1 billion. Forbes does not include in the list all entrepreneurs and investors who have citizenship of the country.[1]

According to Israeli daily business newspaper TheMarker, Israel has seventy-one billionaires as of 2021, with one of the highest per capita rates in the world, at 6.7 billionaires for every million people. However, not all of them permanently reside in Israel. In shekel (₪) terms, Israel had 170 billionaires in the same year.[2] Forbes also lists Israeli citizens living in other countries on its list.[3][4]
Methodology
Each year, Forbes employs a team of more than 50 reporters from a variety of countries to track the activity of the world's wealthiest individuals. Preliminary surveys are sent to those who may qualify for the list. According to Forbes, they received three types of responses—some people try to inflate their wealth, others cooperate but leave out details, and some refuse to answer any questions. Business deals are then scrutinized and estimates of valuable assets (land, homes, vehicles, artwork, etc.) are made. Interviews are conducted to vet the figures and improve the estimate of an individual's holdings. Finally, positions in a publicly traded stock are priced to market on a date roughly a month before publication. Privately held companies are priced by the prevailing price-to-sales or price-to-earnings ratios. Known debt is subtracted from assets to get a final estimate of an individual's estimated worth in United States dollars. Since stock prices fluctuate rapidly, an individual's true wealth and ranking at the time of publication may vary from their situation when the list was compiled.[5]
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Family fortunes dispersed over a large number of relatives are included only if those individuals' holdings are worth more than a billion dollars. However, when a living individual has dispersed his or her wealth to immediate family members, it is included under a single listing provided that individual is still living.[5] Royal families and dictators that have their wealth contingent on a position are always excluded from these lists.[6]
2022 list
The thirty billionaires are listed as follows, including their Israel rank (R#) and world rank (W#), citizenship, age, net worth, and source of wealth:
R# | W# | Name | Image | Citizenship | Age (y.o.) |
Net worth (billions of USD) |
Source of wealth | Ref. |
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1 | 117 | Eyal Ofer | ![]() |
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71 | ![]() +US$4.3B |
Zodiac Maritime, real estate, and shipping | [7] |
2 | 188 | Idan Ofer | ![]() |
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66 | ![]() +US$4.4B |
Israel Corporation, Ofer Brothers Group, drilling, and shipping | [8] |
3 | 275 | Dmitry Bukhman | ![]() |
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36 | ![]() +US$0.2B |
Playrix | [9] |
4 | 275 | Igor Bukhman | ![]() |
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40 | ![]() +US$0.2B |
Playrix | [10] |
5 | 324 | Yuri Milner | ![]() |
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60 | ![]() +US$2.5B |
DST Global | [11] |
6 | 411 | Stef Wertheimer & family | ![]() |
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95 | ![]() |
International Metalworking Companies | [12] |
7 | 471 | Teddy Sagi | ![]() |
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50 | ![]() +US$0.4B |
Playtech | [13] |
8 | 552 | Shari Arison | ![]() |
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64 | ![]() +US$0.6B |
Bank Hapoalim and Carnival Cruises | [14] |
9 | 709 | Shaul Shani | ![]() |
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66 | ![]() +US$0.3B |
Swarth Group | [15] |
10 | 778 | Yitzhak Tshuva | ![]() |
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73 | ![]() +US$1.1B |
El-Ad Group, Delek | [16] |
11 | 851 | Arnon Milchan | ![]() |
77 | ![]() +US$0.1B |
Regency Enterprises | [17] | |
12 | 851 | Gil Shwed | ![]() |
53 | ![]() +US$0.5B |
Check Point | [18] | |
13 | 1012 | Michael Federmann & family | ![]() |
78 | ![]() +US$0.9B |
Elbit Systems, Dan Hotels | [19] | |
14 | 1012 | Oren Zeev | ![]() |
57 | 3 | Houzz, Audible (service), Chegg, TripActions, Tipalti | [20] | |
15 | 1196 | David and Drorit Wertheim | ![]() |
64 | ![]() +US$0.2B |
Coca-Cola Israel | [21] | |
16 | 1397 | Shlomo Kramer | ![]() |
56 | 2.2 | Check Point, Imperva | [22] | |
17 | 1445 | Shmuel Harlap | ![]() |
77 | ![]() +US$0.2B |
Mobileye | [23] | |
18 | 1645 | Liora Ofer | ![]() |
68 | ![]() +US$0.6B |
Investments | [24] | |
19 | 1729 | Zadik Bino | ![]() |
77 | ![]() +US$0.3B |
First International Bank of Israel, Paz Oil Company | [25] | |
20 | 1818 | Mori Arkin | ![]() |
69 | ![]() +US$0.2B |
Arkin Holdings | [26] | |
21 | 1929 | Ziv Aviram | ![]() |
63 | ![]() +US$0.1B |
Mobileye | [27] | |
22 | 1929 | Danna Azrieli | ![]() |
54 | ![]() +US$0.4B |
Azrieli Group | [28] | |
23 | 1929 | Amnon Shashua | ![]() |
61 | ![]() +US$0.1B |
Mobileye | [29] | |
24 | 2076 | Marius Nacht | ![]() |
59 | ![]() -US$0.1B |
Software: Check Point | [30] | |
25 | 2076 | Adam Neumann | ![]() |
43 | ![]() -US$2.7B |
WeWork | [31] | |
26 | 2076 | Drorit Wertheim | ![]() |
64 | ![]() |
Coca-Cola Israel | [32] | |
27 | 2190 | Shlomo Eliahu | ![]() |
86 | ![]() +US$0.2B |
Bank Leumi, Union Bank of Israel, and others | [33] | |
28 | 2190 | David Fattal & family | ![]() |
64 | ![]() +US$0.3B |
Fattal Hotel Chain | [34] | |
29 | 2324 | Dan Gertler | ![]() |
48 | ![]() |
Dan Gertler International | [35] | |
30 | 2578 | Morris Kahn | ![]() |
92 | ![]() |
Golden Pages, Amdocs, Aurec Group, Coral World Ocean Park | [36] | |
References
- "World's Billionaires – Israel". Forbes. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- Avriel, Eitan. "500 עשירי ישראל שווים 326 מיליארד דולר - ומפוררים את המדינה" [Israel's rich as worth 326 billion dollars – and are fragmenting the country]. TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- Tsuria, Johnathan (7 April 2021). "21 Israelis make Forbes 2021 billionaires list". Globes. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- staff, TOI (7 April 2021). "Miriam Adelson becomes richest Israeli as COVID year boosts world's billionaires". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Dolan, Kerry A. (7 March 2012). "Methodology: How We Crunch The Numbers". Forbes. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- Kroll, Luisa (5 May 2006). "Fortunes Of Kings, Queens And Dictators". Forbes. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "Eyal Ofer". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Idan Ofer". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Dmitry Bukhman". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Igor Bukhman". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Yuri Milner". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Stef Wertheimer & family". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Teddy Sagi". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Shari Arison". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Shaul Shani". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Yitzhak Tshuva". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Arnon Milchan". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Gil Shwed". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Michael Federmann & family". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Oren Zeev". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "David Wertheim". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Shlomo Kramer". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Shmuel Harlap". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Liora Ofer". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Zadik Bino & family". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Mori Arkin". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Ziv Aviram". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Danna Azrieli". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Amnon Shashua". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Marius Nacht". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Adam Neumann". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Drorit Wertheim". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Shlomo Eliahu". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "David Fattal & family". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Dan Gertler". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Morris Kahn". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
External links
- Fulbright, Alexander (2 April 2017). "Israel's 400 richest: Middle-aged, living in Tel Aviv, and 89% men". The Times of Israel.
- Tsipori, Tali. "The Hurun 2015 Global Rich List features 13 Israeli billionaires". Globes. Retrieved 3 August 2015.