"Forbes" has published its 2017 list of the world's wealthiest billionaires with 18 Israelis listed in the list of 2,043 billionaires (up from 1,694 last year). Eyal Ofer ranked 145 with a fortune of $9.2 billion (down from 135 with a fortune of $8.4 billion last year but up from 156 with $8.5 billion in 2015 and 191 with $7 billion in 2014).
Ranked 269 with wealth of $5.6 billion (down from 258 with $5.6 billion last year, 256 in 2015 also with $5.6 billion and 267 in 2014 with $5.3 billion)) was Stef Wertheimer - the wealthiest Israel-based Israeli as Eyal Ofer is based in Monaco. In third place, ranked 303 with a fortune of $5.2 billion was Arnon Milchan, the Los Angeles based movie director being investigated for his gifts to the Netanyahu family (down from 270 last year with $5.1 billion, 301 and $5.1 billion in 2015 and 319 with $4.7 billion in 2014).
Israel's wealthiest woman, ranked 334 with a fortune of $4.9 billion was Shari Arison (up from 392 with $3.9 billion last year, 369 with wealth of $4.4 billion in 2015 and 319 with $4.7 billion in 2014). Yitzhak Tshuva ranked 501 with $3.7 billion jumped from 638 last year with $2.7 billion, 481 and $3.6 billion in 2015 and 520 with $3.1 billion in 2014.
The top five were followed by Shaul Shani ranked 581 with $3.3 billion, Idan Ofer and Teddy Sagi tied on 631 with 3.1 billion, Gil Shwed on 717 with $3 billion, Adam Neumann on 814 with $2.5 billion and Marius Nacht on 912 with $2.2 billion.
Netanyahu associate Sheldon Adelson slipped to 20 in the "Forbes" rankings with a fortune of $30.4 billion. French-Israeli telecom tycoon Patrick Drahi, who is this year listed as French 92 with a fortune of $13 billion up from 205 last year with wealth of $6.6 billion. Haim Saban ranked 660 is listed as American and has wealth of $3 billion.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on March 21, 2017
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