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
- ^ Mfonobong Nsehe. "The 5 Richest Kings in Africa". forbes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mfonobong Nsehe. "The 5 Richest Kings in Africa". forbes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robert Watts (19 May 2023). "Sunday Times Rich List 2023 revealed". The Times. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Mfonobong Nsehe. "The 5 Richest Kings in Africa". forbes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.