Eyal Ofer ranked number 86 in the Forbes list of the 100 wealthiest people in the world with an estimated net worth of $18.9 billion making Ofer Israel’s richest man. This is more than a 20% increase ($3.5 billion) from his 2022 fortune of $15.4 billion.
Forbes listed 2,640 billionaires around the world on its list and, yes, that is in US Dollars and not worthless currencies also called dollars from countries like Zimbabwe.
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And his brother, Idan Ofer, has an estimated worth of $14 billion, placing him at number 127 overall in the world. Eyal and Idan are sons of the late shipping magnate Sammy Ofer and split his assets when he died in 2011.
Eyal Ofer is Chairman of Ofer Global, leading the group’s private portfolio of international multi-generational businesses active in maritime shipping, real estate and hotels, technology, banking, energy, and large public investments, with over 30,000 employees in 15 locations across the globe. He also sits on the board of Royal Caribbean Group and the advisory board of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum.
Eyal established the group’s shipping division, Zodiac Group , in the 1970s alongside his father, the late Sammy Ofer KBE, and built it into one of the world’s largest privately held shipping fleets, operating today a diversified fleet in excess of 180 vessels worldwide, before leading the group’s diversification into real estate and its other sectors.
Israel brothers Dmitri and Igor Bukhman tied for 332nd place on the global list with a combined net worth of $7 billion. They made their fortune in the gaming industry.
Arnon Milchan, an Israeli born businessman who has lived now in America for decades came in at number 878 with about $3.3 billion. Milchan has been involved in the film industry after making money in shipping. He once claimed to have been involved in Mossad operations back in the 1960s.
The wealthiest Israeli woman ion the world is Shari Arison with a net worth of $4.2 billion, making her the eighth wealthiest Israeli overall.
