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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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Eric Schmidt
Scientists$38.1Bas of 2026 - 5
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Stefan Quandt
Scientists$24.5Bas of 2026 - 6
Wang Chuanfu
Scientists$21.9Bas of 2026 - 7
Jaime GilinskiScientists$17.2Bas of 2026 - 8
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Jan KoumScientists$17.0Bas of 2026 - 9
James Dyson
Scientists$15.0Bas of 2026 - 10
Shahid KhanScientists$14.7Bas of 2026 - 11
Morris ChangScientists$9.9Bas of 2026 - 12
Kelcy WarrenScientists$9.4Bas of 2026 - 13
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Piero Ferrari
Scientists$8.7Bas of 2026 - 14
Charles SimonyiScientists$8.6Bas of 2026 - 15
Thomas Kirk
Scientists$8.2Bas of 2026 - 16
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Jeff Skoll
Scientists$5.9Bas of 2026 - 17
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Luke NosekScientists$5.5Bas of 2026 - 18
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Matei ZahariaScientists$5.0Bas of 2026 - 19
George BishopScientists$4.7Bas of 2026 - 20
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Thomas JamesHistorical Figures$4.0Bas of 2026 - 21MBMarkus Blocher
Scientists$3.9Bas of 2026 - 22
Remo RuffiniScientists$3.2Bas of 2026 - 23
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Peter BeckScientists$3.2Bas of 2026 - 24
Vivek RamaswamyFounders$2.9Bas of 2026 - 25
John ArnoldScientists$2.8Bas 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 Figures are estimates and may be out of date — not financial advice.
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