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The richest academics

The wealthiest academics on record - ranked by sourced net worth, not fame.

Daniel Gilbert

Academics

2nd$21.9B · as of 2026

Reinhold Würth

Academics

1st$41.3B · as of 2026

Stephen Ross

Academics

3rd$21.5B · as of 2026
Reinhold Würth tops this list.

Net worth: $41.3B, ahead of Daniel Gilbert at $21.9B.

Chasing the podium
  1. 4thDario AmodeiAcademics$15.5B
  2. 5thElizabeth JohnsonAcademics$14.4B
  3. 6thMike Cannon-BrookesAcademics$12.7B
  4. 7thJuan Carlos EscotetAcademics$11.1B
  5. 8thDavid CheritonAcademics$10.4B
  6. 9thTench CoxeAcademics$8.6B
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryNet worth
10th, stableTimur KulibayevAcademics · as of 2026Academics$5.5Bas of 202611th, fallingVinod RaiAcademics · as of 2026IndiaIndiaAcademics$3.2Bas of 202612th, risingRichard ChandlerAcademics · as of 2026Academics$3.0Bas of 202613th, fallingPeter UngerAcademics · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesAcademics$2.9Bas of 202614th, risingChen ZhipingAcademics · as of 2026Academics$2.7Bas of 202615th, fallingSheryl SandbergAcademics · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesAcademics$2.5Bas of 202616th, stableAravind SrinivasAcademics · as of 2026IndiaIndiaAcademics$2.1Bas of 202617th, stableMa HongAcademics · as of 2026ChinaChinaAcademics$2.0Bas of 202618th, stableEdir MacedoAcademics · as of 2026BrazilBrazilAcademics$2.0Bas of 202619th, fallingDavid KaplanAcademics · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesAcademics$1.9Bas of 202620th, risingArthur MenschAcademics · as of 2026FranceFranceAcademics$1.8Bas of 202621st, fallingAmnon ShashuaAcademics · as of 2026IsraelIsraelAcademics$1.8Bas of 202622nd, fallingFarkhad AkhmedovAcademics · as of 2026Academics$1.7Bas of 202623rd, fallingVladimir YevtushenkovAcademics · as of 2026Academics$1.6Bas of 202624th, risingGleb FetisovAcademics · as of 2026Academics$1.4Bas of 202625th, risingEduardo CostantiniAcademics · as of 2026ArgentinaArgentinaAcademics$1.3Bas of 2026
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