List of royalty by net worth

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This is a list of richest monarchs and family members, as estimated by forbes.com in 2015,[1] Business Insider in 2018,[2] and the CEOWORLD magazine in 2019.[3] The evaluations are based on their personal net worths, excluding properties held by the State, Government or Crown, and all of the figures are in U.S. dollars.

Rank Name Title Residence Net worth Source of wealth
1 Vajiralongkorn King of Thailand  Thailand $43 billion[3] — $30 billion[2] Investments derived from the Crown Property Bureau.
2 Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei  Brunei $28 billion[3] — $20 billion[2] Profits from oil and gas industry.
3 Salman King of Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia $18 billion[3][2] Profits from oil industry.
4 Mohammed VI King of Morocco  Morocco $8.2 billion[3] — $2.1 billion[2][4] Investments in SNI and Siger Holdings.
5 Hans-Adam II Prince of Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein $7.2 billion[3] — $3.5 billion[2] Holdings in the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation.
6 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
Emir Sheikh of Dubai		  United Arab Emirates $4 billion[3][2] Majority share of Dubai Holding and investments from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
7 Henri Grand Duke of Luxembourg  Luxembourg $4 billion[3][2]
8 Juan Carlos I King of Spain (abdicated in 2014)  Spain $2.3 billion — $2 billion[5][6] Oil,[7][8] enterprise and real estate. Current controversy over the money hidden in offshore banks and the $100 million received from Saudi Arabia.[9]
9 Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Emir of Qatar  Qatar $2.1 billion[3] — $1.2 billion[2] From various enterprises.
10 Albert II Prince of Monaco  Monaco $1.0 billion[3][2] Various enterprises, including Société des bains de mer de Monaco and casinos.
11 Charles III King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms  United Kingdom $747 million[10] From property, jewelry and other assets. See Finances of the British royal family.
12 Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom  Nigeria $300 million[11] From ownership of Obat Oil.
13 Beatrix Queen of the Netherlands (abdicated in 2013)  Netherlands $200 million[2] Real estate, investments, and a stake in Shell.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mfonobong Nsehe. "The 5 Richest Kings in Africa". forbes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Meet the 10 richest billionaire royals in the world right now Archived 2020-05-18 at the Wayback Machine", 2018 Business Insider. May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "These Are The World’s Richest Royals Archived 2020-05-20 at the Wayback Machine", 2019 CEO World. 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ Mfonobong Nsehe. "The 5 Richest Kings in Africa". forbes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ Paradinas, Marcos (3 June 2014). "Las redes se hacen eco de la fortuna del Rey, estimada en 2 mil millones de euros según la prensa extranjera". El Plural. El Pural. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ "NYT: el Rey llegó al trono casi sin dinero; su fortuna supera los 2.300 millones". Bolsamania. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. ^ A, D (4 June 2019). "La fortuna del rey Juan Carlos se debe a una comisión por cada barril de petróleo". El Plural. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  8. ^ Villanueva, Marc (23 July 2018). "Peñafiel destroza al rey: cobra comisión por cada barril de petróleo saudí". El Nacional. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. ^ Irujo, Jose Maria (5 April 2020). "Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi diplomat who endorsed the $100m donation to Spain's King Juan Carlos". El Pais. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  10. ^ Robert Watts (19 May 2023). "Sunday Times Rich List 2023 revealed". The Times. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  11. ^ Mfonobong Nsehe. "The 5 Richest Kings in Africa". forbes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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