Israel is one of the most advance and evolutionary country of the world. This achievement of Israel is due to it’s the amount of its startup companies. Israel is known as the world’s second largest country in terms of the startup companies present here. Moreover, Israel has the largest sum of NASDAQ listed companies that are situated exterior to North America. Despite of its small population, Israel has fashioned many billionaires and every year, new and young talents are merging from all over the country and are being enlisted among the richest people of Israel.
Top ten richest people of Israel in 2016 are as share below.
Eyal Ofer
Net worth: 8.9 billion dollars
Known for: Chairman of Zodiac Maritime Ltd and Chairman of Global Holdings
He is a famous monocot based real estate agent working in Israel. He is a great shipping magnet and is among the most renowned philanthropists of the world. His foundation i.e. Zodiac Maritime Ltd and Global Holdings supports many educational projects in Israel.
Stef Wertheimer
Net worth: 5.6 billion dollars
Known for: Chairman of IMC
He is a German born Israeli business tycoon and is also famous as a philanthropist and a politician. He used to be a chief member of Knesset and is very well recognized for making many industrial parks in Israel alongside other bordering countries.
Arnon Milchan
Net worth: 5.2 billion dollars
Known for: Film producer
He is 62 years old but is among the most honorable and famous film producers of Israel. He has his own production line called Regency Productions which is currently the most profitable company of Israel.
Idan Ofer
Net worth: 5.1 billion dollars
Known for: Majority shareholder of Quantum Pacific Group, Pacific Drilling, Israel Corporation and Kenon Holdings
He is a famous Israeli businessman who is currently based in London. He is also a great philanthropist and has great interest in shipping and mining business.
Shari Arison
Net worth: 4.8 billion dollars
Known for: Philanthropist and businesswomen
She is the richest investor and philanthropist of Israel and is among the wealthiest people of the world. She is currently the owner of Arison Investments which has many sub-companies like Bank Hapoalim.
Yitzhak Tshuva
Net worth: 4.1 billion dollars
Known for: Chairman of El-Ad group
He is one of the richest business magnets of Israel and is also the owner of New York Plaza Hotel. According to Forbes, he is among the wealthiest people of the world and is going to raise his net worth many folds in coming years.
Teddy Sagi
Net worth: 3.3 billion dollars
Known for: Founder of Playtech
He is currently based in London but is also a billionaire businessman of Israel. He is the owner of his own gambling software companies and services. He is also among the chief shareholders of Market Tech Holdings which owns the Camden Market of London.
Shaul Shani
Net worth: 3 billion dollars
Known for: Investor
He is a 60 year old Israel’s richest investor of the year and is known to have made his fortune by selling Global Village Telecom to Vivendi for about four billion dollars.
Beny Steinmetz
Net worth: 2.8 billion dollars
Known for: Businessman
He has been born and raised in Israel and runs his own diamond business which was inherited to him by his father. He is the chairman of Geneva-based Steinmetz Diamond Group.
Alexander Machkevitch
Net worth: 2.2 billion dollars
Known for: Owner of Eurasian Natural Resources Co
One of the richest investor and businessman of Israel is Alexander Machkevitch. He has his own metal manufacturing company in Kazakhstan and has partnerships with other billionaire and millionaire investors’ f of Israel and neighboring countries.