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The richest scientists
The wealthiest scientists on record — ranked by sourced net worth, not fame.
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- #NameNet worth
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James Dyson
Scientists$15.0Bas of 2026 - 5
Thomas Kirk
Scientists$8.1Bas of 2026 - 6
Charles SimonyiScientists$7.3Bas of 2026 - 7
Palmer Luckey
Scientists$5.0Bas of 2026 - 8
George BishopScientists$4.7Bas of 2026 - 9MBMarkus Blocher
Scientists$3.9Bas of 2026 - 10
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Thomas JamesScientists$3.8Bas of 2026 - 11
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John FisherScientists$3.5Bas of 2026 - 12
Remo Ruffini
Scientists$3.5Bas of 2026 - 13
John ArnoldScientists$2.8Bas of 2026 - 14
Vivek RamaswamyFounders$2.8Bas of 2026 - 15
Noubar AfeyanBusiness Professionals$1.9Bas of 2026 - 16
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Nikesh Arora
Scientists$1.7Bas of 2026 - 17SKSergei KolesnikovScientists$1.4Bas of 2026
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Donald MackenzieScientists$1.3Bas of 2026 - 19
David MacMillanScientists$1.2Bas of 2026 - 20XYXie Yi
Scientists$1.2Bas 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 Figures are estimates and may be out of date — not financial advice.
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