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The richest academics
The wealthiest academics on record — ranked by sourced net worth, not fame.
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- #NameNet worth
- 4
Dario Amodei
Academics$15.5Bas of 2026 - 5EJElizabeth JohnsonAcademics$13.8Bas of 2026
- 6DCDavid Cheriton
Academics$10.3Bas of 2026 - 7
Tench CoxeAcademics$8.5Bas of 2026 - 8
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Timur KulibayevAcademics$5.4Bas of 2026 - 9
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Matei ZahariaAcademics$5.0Bas of 2026 - 10
Vinod Rai
Academics$3.7Bas of 2026 - 11RCRichard ChandlerAcademics$3.0Bas of 2026
- 12PUPeter UngerAcademics$2.8Bas of 2026
- 13CZChen ZhipingAcademics$2.6Bas of 2026
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Sheryl SandbergAcademics$2.3Bas of 2026 - 15
Aravind SrinivasAcademics$2.1Bas of 2026 - 16DKDavid KaplanAcademics$1.9Bas of 2026
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Arthur Mensch
Academics$1.8Bas of 2026 - 18
Amnon Shashua
Academics$1.8Bas of 2026 - 19
Vladimir VoroninAcademics$1.5Bas of 2026 - 20MHMa Hong
Academics$1.5Bas of 2026 - 21
Gleb FetisovAcademics$1.4Bas of 2026 - 22
Kostyantin ZhevagoAcademics$1.0Bas of 2026 - 23
Louis BaconAcademics$1.0Bas of 2026
Ranked by sourced net worth (Forbes / Wikidata). Figures are estimates and may be out of date — not financial advice.
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