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The richest writers

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

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers tops this list. Net worth: $74.8B, ahead of MacKenzie Scott at $26.7B.

  1. Françoise Bettencourt MeyersWritersFrance

    $74.8Bas of 2022

    as of 2022

  2. MacKenzie ScottWritersUnited States

    $26.7Bas of 2026

    as of 2026

  3. Wang WeiWritersChina

    $16.1Bas of 2026

    as of 2026

The rest of the list

#PersonCountryCategoryNet worth, How we know
4thMichael RubinWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$11.7Bas of 2026
5thDenise CoatesWriters · as of 2026United KingdomWriters$7.8Bas of 2026
6thBlair Parry-OkedenWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$7.2Bas of 2026
7thMohed AltradWriters · as of 2026FranceWriters$6.3Bas of 2026
8thAndrew CurrieWriters · as of 2026Writers$5.8Bas of 2026
9thPaul FosterWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$5.5Bas of 2026
10thIan LivingstoneWriters · as of 2026United KingdomWriters$5.3Bas of 2026
11thLi HuaWriters · as of 2026Writers$5.2Bas of 2026
12thJames DuffWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$4.5Bas of 2026
13thJim DavisWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$4.4Bas of 2026
14thSamvel KarapetyanWriters · as of 2026ArmeniaWriters$4.1Bas of 2026
15thAnthony WoodWriters · as of 2026Writers$3.4Bas of 2026
16thWarren StephensWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$3.4Bas of 2026
17thGeorge ArgyrosWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$3.0Bas of 2026
18thBernard LewisWriters · as of 2026United KingdomWriters$2.8Bas of 2026
19thJeff SuttonWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$2.7Bas of 2026
20thManuel PuigWriters · as of 2026ArgentinaWriters$2.5Bas of 2026
21stWilliam BoydWriters · as of 2026United KingdomWriters$2.4Bas of 2026
22ndDaniel LubetzkyWriters · as of 2026MexicoWriters$2.3Bas of 2026
23rdHoward MarksWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$2.2Bas of 2026
24thJim ThompsonWriters · as of 2026United StatesWriters$2.1Bas of 2026
25thIlkka HerlinWriters · as of 2026FinlandWriters$2.0Bas of 2026
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