Larry Page Leads as the Richest Jewish Person in the World
Larry Page, co-founder of Google, is the richest Jewish person in the world with an estimated net worth of approximately $306 billion as of July 2026, according to Bloomberg. This positions him as the second-wealthiest individual globally, ahead of all other billionaires of Jewish heritage, including his Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The list of the 15 richest Jews spans industries from technology and finance to shipping and real estate, with a collective wealth exceeding $1.5 trillion.
Key Takeaways from the 2025-2026 Rankings
Larry Page tops the list with a real-time net worth of approximately $306 billion, making him the wealthiest individual of Jewish heritage. Sergey Brin is the runner-up at approximately $270 billion, meaning two Jewish tech founders hold the #2 and #3 global wealth spots simultaneously. The list spans from $306 billion down to $7.2 billion for George Soros. The richest woman on the list is Miriam Adelson at $32.1 billion, widow of gaming industry magnate Sheldon Adelson and majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands. Five of the world's ten richest people—Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Steve Ballmer, and Michael Dell—are of Jewish heritage, collectively holding more than $1.3 trillion in wealth tied to Oracle, Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Dell Technologies.
15. George Soros: $7.2 Billion
George Soros is a Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist with a net worth of $7.2 billion as of May 2025, according to Forbes. He has donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune. In 2020, Forbes called Soros the "most generous giver" in terms of percentage of net worth. Born in Budapest to a Jewish family, Soros experienced the occupation of Hungary during World War II and moved to the United Kingdom in 1947. He founded the Quantum Fund, which earned him the nickname "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" after his successful short sale of the British pound in 1992. In January 2025, U.S. President Joe Biden awarded Soros the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
14. Bill Ackman: $9.4 Billion
Bill Ackman is an American Jewish billionaire investor and hedge fund manager with a net worth of $9.4 billion according to Forbes 2025. He built his fortune through Pershing Square Capital Management, known for high-conviction activist investment campaigns. In 2024's Most Influential Jews list, where he ranked third, he told The Jerusalem Post that October 7 was "a wake-up call on the importance of Israel and the omnipresence of antisemitism." Ackman was honored by opening trading at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, where he stated that despite the wars, "there is no better time to invest in Israel." He has also waged a prolonged public campaign against antisemitism at Harvard University, his alma mater.
13. Jan Koum: $16.3 Billion
Jan Koum is a Ukrainian-born American Jew known as the co-founder of WhatsApp, with a net worth of $16.3 billion according to Forbes Israel 2025. He co-founded WhatsApp in 2009 alongside Brian Acton, growing it to over 450 million users before selling it to Meta (then Facebook) in 2014 for approximately $19 billion. He later resigned from Meta's board in 2018 over privacy policy disagreements. Koum maintains an exceptionally low public profile, is one of the world's leading collectors of rare air-cooled Porsches, and donates substantially to pro-Israel organisations.
12. Steve Cohen: $21.3 Billion
Steven Cohen is one of Wall Street's most successful hedge fund managers with a net worth of $21.3 billion according to Forbes 2025. He ranks 95th on the Forbes 2025 Billionaires List. He owns the New York Mets and a vast art collection worth over $1 billion. Cohen founded SAC Capital Advisors in 1992, which at its peak managed over $15 billion. After SAC Capital pled guilty to insider trading charges and paid a record $1.8 billion fine in 2013, Cohen converted the fund into the family office Point72 Asset Management. He is a prominent philanthropist supporting Jewish causes and medical research.
11. Idan Ofer: $22.5 Billion
Idan Ofer is an Israeli businessman and investor with a net worth of $22.5 billion according to Forbes 2025. He ranks 89th on the Forbes 2025 Billionaires List. Through his Quantum Pacific Group, Idan has built a diversified international empire spanning shipping (XO Tankers), energy, chemicals, and technology, with significant stakes in Kenon Holdings and multiple clean-energy ventures. A London-based Israeli billionaire, Idan is an active backer of Israeli tech startups and clean-energy ventures, with investments spanning four continents.
10. Eyal Ofer: $28.2 Billion
Eyal Ofer is an Israeli shipping magnate and real estate investor with a net worth of $28.2 billion according to Forbes 2025. He ranks 68th on the Forbes 2025 Billionaires List. He inherited a major stake in his father Sammy Ofer's maritime empire and has grown Zodiac Maritime into one of the world's largest private shipping operators. His real estate arm, Global Holdings, is one of the world's largest private commercial property investors, with a portfolio of luxury hotels, offices, and residential developments spanning the US, Europe, and Asia.
9. Len Blavatnik: $29.9 Billion
Len Blavatnik is a Ukraine-born Jewish billionaire now residing in the UK with a net worth of $29.9 billion according to Forbes 2025. He ranks 59th on the Forbes 2025 Billionaires List. He made his fortune in aluminum and chemicals and now owns Warner Music Group. Blavatnik immigrated to the United States in 1978, earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, and built Access Industries into a global conglomerate. His 2011 acquisition of Warner Music Group for $3.3 billion, followed by its 2020 IPO, was one of the shrewdest deals in recent entertainment history. He is also one of the largest individual donors to Oxford University, which named its School of Government after him.
8. Miriam Adelson: $32.1 Billion
Miriam Adelson is an American/Israeli dual citizen and the richest Jewish woman in the world with a net worth of $32.1 billion according to Forbes 2025. She ranks 56th on the Forbes 2025 Billionaires List. She inherited the Las Vegas Sands empire after the death of her husband Sheldon Adelson and continues to influence Jewish and pro-Israel causes. A physician by training, she funds addiction research and Israeli medical institutions. Since taking control of Las Vegas Sands after Sheldon Adelson's death in January 2021, she has driven significant investments in Texas gaming legislation and continued the Adelson family's legacy of major political donations.
7. Michael Bloomberg: $109 Billion
Michael Bloomberg is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician with a net worth of $109 billion according to Forbes 2026. He co-founded financial information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981 and served three terms as Mayor of New York City (2002–2013). The Bloomberg LP founder is a proud Jew with deep philanthropic ties to Jewish cultural institutions, Yad Vashem, and Israeli hospitals. His foundation has donated over $12 billion, including substantial support for gun control, public health, and climate resilience. A self-made billionaire who has donated over $17 billion in his lifetime, Bloomberg LP remains the foundation of his fortune, with an estimated valuation of over $60 billion.
6. Steve Ballmer: $171 Billion
Steve Ballmer is the former CEO of Microsoft with a net worth of $171 billion according to Bloomberg 2026. He led Microsoft from 2000 to 2014 and holds approximately a 4% stake in the company, which has skyrocketed in value as Microsoft became a global AI powerhouse. Ballmer gained $2.10 billion in recent updates and increased his net worth by $24.3 billion year-to-date, fueled by Microsoft's booming AI and cloud businesses. He is also the owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, purchased for a then-record $2 billion in 2014, and the founder of USAFacts, a non-profit dedicated to government data transparency.
5. Larry Ellison: $190 Billion
Larry Ellison is the co-founder of Oracle Corporation with a net worth of $190 billion according to Forbes 2026. Born August 17, 1944, he co-founded Oracle and was its CEO from 1977 to 2014, now serving as its CTO and executive chairman. In September 2025, he became the second person ever worth more than $400 billion, thanks to an AI-driven boom in Oracle's stock price. Larry Ellison, New York-born Jewish co-founder of Oracle, is a philanthropist to Jewish causes, including large contributions to the Friends of the IDF and the city of Sderot. He also owns nearly 50% of media giant Paramount Skydance, which formed after the nearly $28 billion merger of Paramount and his son David's Skydance in August 2025.
4. Michael Dell: $210 Billion
Michael Dell is the founder of Dell Technologies with a net worth of $210 billion according to Bloomberg, July 2026. Raised in a Jewish family in Houston, Texas, he is active in educational philanthropy and digital inclusion programs. Dell Technologies was formed in 2016 via Dell's $60 billion merger with computer storage giant EMC. Dell's fortune has surged dramatically in 2025–2026, propelled by Dell Technologies' position as a key AI server supplier. Throughout Israel's war in Gaza, Dell continued to invest in Jewish communities through the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, committing $15 million to 17 active projects across Israel and abroad. Forbes ranked Dell as the world's sixth richest Jew in 2025, with a net worth of $113.5 billion, a figure that has nearly doubled since then on Bloomberg's real-time tracker.
3. Mark Zuckerberg: $222 Billion
Mark Zuckerberg is the co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms with a net worth of $222 billion according to Forbes 2026. He co-founded Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, where he serves as chairman, CEO, and controlling shareholder. Meta had revenue of $201 billion in 2025 and more than 3.5 billion daily users. Raised in a Reform Jewish home in New York, Zuckerberg has spoken publicly about returning to religion after becoming a father. His fortune has seen a sharp rise driven by Meta's renewed dominance in artificial intelligence, with the company's AI infrastructure and open-source Llama 3 model boosting investor confidence.
2. Sergey Brin: $270 Billion
Sergey Brin is the co-founder of Google and Alphabet Inc. with a net worth of $270 billion according to Bloomberg, July 2026. He stepped down as president of Alphabet in 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder. Born in Moscow to a Jewish family, Brin immigrated to the United States at age six. He met Larry Page while pursuing a PhD at Stanford, and together they developed the PageRank algorithm that became the backbone of Google. Sergey Brin, worth an estimated $237 billion per Forbes' March 2026 snapshot, along with Larry Page, is a combined $212 billion richer than a year ago, climbing past Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Oracle's Larry Ellison, and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg. Brin was featured in The Jerusalem Post's "50 Most Influential Jews of 2025."
1. Larry Page: $306 Billion
Larry Page is the richest Jewish person in the world with a net worth of $306 billion according to Bloomberg, July 2026. Lawrence Edward Page, born March 26, 1973, co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. His mother Gloria is Jewish and his maternal grandfather later immigrated to Israel, giving Page his Jewish heritage through the maternal line. Page was CEO of Google from 1997 until August 2001, then again from April 2011 until July 2015, when he became CEO of its newly formed parent company Alphabet Inc. Today, with Alphabet commanding AI search, cloud computing via Google Cloud, YouTube, and a vast portfolio of moonshot bets through X and DeepMind, Forbes and Bloomberg estimate his net worth at $334 billion, positioning him as the second-wealthiest individual in the world. He is not just the richest Jewish person alive—he is one of only two or three people in human history to have ever held such a fortune.
