
Forbes Israel
By Itai Zehorai
Behind the numbers and data stand the people who shaped the world through groundbreaking innovation in technology, science, and culture. Forbes Israel’s 2025 ranking goes beyond wealth and assets – it tells the story of Jewish entrepreneurs who turned their vision into reality and transformed the world with their own hands.
This list of the world’s Jewish billionaires – Forbes Israel’s unique international project – is far more than a tally of individual assets and net worth.
A quick glance at these names reveals the depth of innovation, initiative, and intelligence behind their achievements. These figures have emerged as pioneers who have impacted billions of lives and reshaped our world across technology, science, economics, society, and culture. Many have redefined our modern times as we know it. Their wealth is merely a byproduct of these accomplishments.
Larry Ellison, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Michael Dell, and Steve Ballmer spearheaded our generation’s digital revolution, building massive tech empires – and accumulating vast fortunes along their path of innovation. Mark Zuckerberg and Jan Koum created a new media landscape, Sam Altman emerged as the leader of the AI revolution, Jerry Seinfeld and Steven Spielberg transformed entertainment – and the list continues.
Their success stems from an economic philosophy that rewards innovation and individual creation. This capitalist framework, built on free enterprise, market economics, and property rights, enabled talented entrepreneurs to convert their skills, capabilities, and personal drive into substantial wealth.
This ranking, a unique international project by Forbes Israel, draws from the Forbes World’s Billionaires List, in which Forbes Israel is a contributing partner. All data comes from Forbes’ updated billionaires list as of December 25, 2024. Like financial reports and company valuations, Forbes’ wealth rankings provide a snapshot at a specific moment. Net worth fluctuations may occur after publication…

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