צילום: Forbes Israel // Forbes Israel publishes a special issue devoted to the 151 richest Jews in the world.

By the numbers: Forbes Israel ranks the world's richest Jews

According to the financial magazine, 151 Jewish billionaires exist worldwide, 14 of whom are Israeli • The majority live in the U.S.

Larry Ellison, the co-founder and CEO of computer technology company Oracle, is the wealthiest Jew in the world, according to Forbes Israel's ranking of the 151 richest Jews in the world. Ellison, who earlier this year ranked the sixth on Forbes' list of world billionaires, has an estimated worth of $36 billion.

Forbes Israel published a special issue this month devoted to the 151 richest Jews across the world, whose collective value totals $667 billion. Of the 151 billionaires on the list, 14 are Israelis, the wealthiest of whom is Idan Ofer, the late Sammy Ofer's son, with $6.2 billion.

As far as the leaders on the Forbes Israel list, Ellison is in good company: Casino and hotel magnate (and Israel Hayom's primary shareholder) Sheldon Adelson ranks second with $24.9 billion, while New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg rounds out the top three with $22 billion.

Among the others in the list's top five are investor George Soros, who ranks fourth with $20 billion and Google co-founders Sergey Brinn and Larry Page, each of whom is worth $18.7 billion. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg came in sixth place with $17.5 billion. Other notable names on the list are fashion designer Ralph Lauren ($7.5 billion), Ronald Lauder ($3.4 billion) and Haim Saban ($2.9 billion).

Israeli tycoons also made the list: Benny Steinmetz, chairman of the Steinmetz Diamond Group, is listed as the second richest Israeli after Idan Ofer, with $5.9 billion, while Eyal Ofer, Sammy Ofer's other successor, ranked third with $5.8 billion. Israeli tycoons who surprisingly didn't make the cut are IDB Chairman Nochi Dankner and Ofra Strauss, chairwoman of the Strauss Group.

Out of the 151 richest Jews, 58 of them earned their fortunes through the stock market and investments, 20 through energy and industry, 15 through real estate and 14 through high-tech ventures. Only one attained his wealth by inheritance.

The majority of the world's richest Jews – 99 of them – live in the United States, while 14 live in Israel and eight live in Canada. Brazil, Spain, Britain, Australia, Hong Kong and Monaco are also home to some of the world's richest Jews.

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