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List of royalty by net worth

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This is a list of richest monarchs and family members, as estimated by Business Insider in 2018.[1] 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 VajiralongkornKing of ThailandImage Thailand$30 billion[1]Investments derived from the Crown Property Bureau.
2 Hassanal BolkiahSultan of BruneiImage Brunei$20 billion[1]Profits from oil and gas industry.
3 SalmanKing of Saudi ArabiaImage Saudi Arabia$18 billion[1]Profits from oil industry.
4 Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumRuler of DubaiImage United Arab Emirates$4 billion[1]Majority share of Dubai Holding and investments from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
5 HenriGrand Duke of Luxembourg (abdicated in 2025)Image Luxembourg$4 billion[1]
6 Hans-Adam IIPrince of LiechtensteinImage Liechtenstein$3.5 billion[1]Holdings in the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation.
7 Mohammed VIKing of MoroccoImage Morocco$2.1 billion[1]Investments in SNI and Siger Holdings.
8 Juan Carlos IKing of Spain (abdicated in 2014)Image Spain$2 billion — $2.3 billion[2][3]Oil,[4][5] enterprise and real estate. Current controversy over the money hidden in offshore banks and the $100 million received from Saudi Arabia.[6]
9 Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniEmir of QatarImage Qatar$1.2 billion[1]From various enterprises.
10 Albert IIPrince of MonacoImage Monaco$1.0 billion[1]Various enterprises, including Société des bains de mer de Monaco and casinos.
11 Charles IIIKing of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realmsImage United Kingdom$747 million[7]From property, jewelry and other assets. See Finances of the British royal family.
12 BeatrixQueen of the Netherlands (abdicated in 2013)Image Netherlands$200 million[1]Real estate, investments, and a stake in Shell.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Meet the 10 richest billionaire royals in the world right now Archived 2020-05-18 at the Wayback Machine", 2018 Business Insider. May 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Robert Watts (19 May 2023). "Sunday Times Rich List 2023 revealed". The Times. Retrieved 19 May 2023.