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The richest academics

The wealthiest academics on record, ranked by sourced net worth rather than fame.

Reinhold Würth tops this list. Net worth: $41.3B, ahead of Stephen Ross at $21.5B.

  1. Reinhold WürthAcademicsGermany

    $41.3Bas of 2026

    as of 2026

  2. Stephen RossAcademicsUnited States

    $21.5Bas of 2026

    as of 2026

  3. Daniel GilbertAcademicsUnited States

    $21.4Bas of 2026

    as of 2026

The rest of the list

#PersonCountryCategoryNet worth, How we know
4thElizabeth JohnsonAcademics · as of 2026United StatesAcademics$14.4Bas of 2026
5thMike Cannon-BrookesAcademics · as of 2026AustraliaAcademics$12.9Bas of 2026
6thDavid CheritonAcademics · as of 2026CanadaAcademics$10.2Bas of 2026
7thViktor VekselbergFounders · as of 2026RussiaFounders$9.8Bas of 2026
8thJuan Carlos EscotetAcademics · as of 2026SpainAcademics$9.1Bas of 2026
9thTench CoxeAcademics · as of 2026United StatesAcademics$8.4Bas of 2026
10thVyacheslav KimAcademics · as of 2026Academics$7.8Bas of 2026
11thTimur KulibayevAcademics · as of 2026KazakhstanAcademics$5.4Bas of 2026
12thHenry LauferAcademics · as of 2026United StatesAcademics$3.2Bas of 2026
13thVinod RaiAcademics · as of 2026IndiaAcademics$3.0Bas of 2026
14thRichard ChandlerAcademics · as of 2026Academics$3.0Bas of 2026
15thPeter UngerAcademics · as of 2026United StatesAcademics$2.8Bas of 2026
16thChen ZhipingAcademics · as of 2026Academics$2.4Bas of 2026
17thSheryl SandbergAcademics · as of 2026United StatesAcademics$2.4Bas of 2026
18thArvid LunnemarkAcademics · as of 2026SwedenAcademics$2.3Bas of 2026
19thAravind SrinivasAcademics · as of 2026IndiaAcademics$2.1Bas of 2026
20thDavid KaplanAcademics · as of 2026United StatesAcademics$1.9Bas of 2026
21stJohn WilsonAcademics · as of 2026Academics$1.9Bas of 2026
22ndEdir MacedoAcademics · as of 2026BrazilAcademics$1.9Bas of 2026
23rdArthur MenschAcademics · as of 2026FranceAcademics$1.8Bas of 2026
24thAmnon ShashuaAcademics · as of 2026IsraelAcademics$1.8Bas of 2026
25thFarkhad AkhmedovAcademics · as of 2026AzerbaijanAcademics$1.7Bas of 2026
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Ranked by sourced net worth. Figures are estimates and may be out of date. Not financial advice.

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