List of Greeks by net worth explained

Conventional Long Name:Hellenic Republic (Greece)
Gdp Ppp: $418.113 billion[1]
Gdp Ppp Year:2023
Gdp Ppp Rank:54th
Gdp Ppp Per Capita: $39,478
Gdp Ppp Per Capita Rank:53rd
Gdp Nominal: $239.300 billion
Gdp Nominal Year:2023
Gdp Nominal Rank:53rd
Gdp Nominal Per Capita: $22,595
Gdp Nominal Per Capita Rank:44th
Currency:Euro ()

The following is a list of Greek billionaires. It is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in March every year.

2024

Source: 2024 The World's Billionaires[2]

Ranking in GreeceWorld positionNameCitizenshipNet worth (USD)Sources of wealth
1448 Maria Angelicoussis 6.4 billion Daughter of John Angelicoussis
CEO of the Angelicoussis Group (shipping)
2951 3.4 billion Mining, commodities (owns 3% Glencore),
banking (owns 5% Piraeus Bank)
31198
$2.8 billion Art collection (Stavros Niarchos Foundation)
41315 George Prokopiou & Family $2.6 billion Shipping owner of Dynacom Tankers, Sea Traders and Dynagas
51441 Constantinos Martinos & Family $2.3 billion Shipping
61567 Spiro Latsis & Family 2.1 billion Son of Yiannis "John Spyridon" Latsis,
owner of EFG International (investment banking),
major shareholder in Lamda Development (real estate developer in Greece)
71576 Vardis Vardinoyannis & Family 2.1 billion Oil and gas (Motor Oil Hellas and Vegas Oil and Gas),
owns Star Channel and Alpha TV,
banking (owns Optima Bank, Vista Bank),
owns NJV Athens Plaza
81785 Marianna Latsis & Family 1.8 billion
91831 Andreas Martinos & Family 1.8 billion Shipping
102087 Athanasios Martinos & Family 1.5 billion Shipping

2023

Source: 2023 The World's Billionaires[3]

Ranking in GreeceWorld positionNameCitizenshipNet worth (USD)Sources of wealth
1455 Maria Angelicoussis 5.6 billion Daughter of John Angelicoussis
CEO of the Angelicoussis Group (shipping)
2905 3.2 billion Mining, commodities (owns 3% Glencore),
banking (owns 5% Piraeus Bank)
31067
$2.8 billion Art collection (Stavros Niarchos Foundation)
41575 Vardis Vardinoyannis & Family 1.9 billion Oil and gas (Motor Oil Hellas and Vegas Oil and Gas),
owns Star Channel and Alpha TV,
banking (owns Optima Bank, Vista Bank),
owns NJV Athens Plaza
51804 Marianna Latsis & Family 1.6 billion
61905 Spiro Latsis & Family 1.5 billion Son of Yiannis "John Spyridon" Latsis,
owner of EFG International (investment banking),
major shareholder in Lamda Development (real estate developer in Greece)

2022

Source: 2022 The World's Billionaires[4]

Greece
Ranking
World
Ranking
Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth and occupation
1 381
$7.2 billion Inherited from her late husband, Brazilian banker Joseph Safra
2 1125
$2.9 billion Mining, commodities (owns 3% Glencore),
banking (owns 5% Piraeus Bank)
3 1163
$2.8 billion Art collection (Stavros Niarchos Foundation)
4 2128 Vardis Vardinoyannis & Family $1.4 billion Oil and gas (Motor Oil Hellas and Vegas Oil and Gas),
owns Star Channel and Alpha TV,
banking (owns Optima Bank, Vista Bank),
owns NJV Athens Plaza

2021

Source: 2021 The World's Billionaires[5]

Greece
Ranking
World
Ranking
Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth and occupation
1 365
$7.5 billion Inherited from her late husband, Brazilian banker Joseph Safra
2 1147
$2.9 billion Mining, commodities (owns 3% Glencore),
banking (owns 5% Piraeus Bank)
3 1206
$2.8 billion Art collection (Stavros Niarchos Foundation)
4 2092 Vardis Vardinoyannis & Family $1.5 billion Oil and gas (Motor Oil Hellas and Vegas Oil and Gas),
owns Star Channel and Alpha TV,
banking (owns Optima Bank, Vista Bank),
owns NJV Athens Plaza

2021 Greek Nationals

List of Greek-American, Greek-Cypriots and Greek-Russian Billionaires[6]

List
Ranking
Ranking
World
Ranking
Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth and Occupation
1 373 Jim Davis[7] [8]
$6.9 billion Owner of New Balance, Major League Lacrosse
2 458 Tom Gores[9] [10]

$5.9 billion CEO of Platinum Equity
Owner Palace Sports and Entertainment
Detroit Pistons
3 1064 John Catsimatidis[11]
$2.8 billion Owner of Gristedes (Supermarket)
3 1478 George Argyros & family[12]
$2.1 billion Owner of Arnel & Affiliates (real estate)
4 1758 Ivan Savvidis[13]
$1.7 billion Agrokom Group (Atlantis-PAK, ТАВР, AKVA DON, BETTEX, Radisson Blu Rostov)
Belterra Investments (Owns 44% Port of Thessaloniki and Makedonia Palace)
Owner of Dimera Group (owns OPEN TV, PAOK FC)
(owns Porto Carras, Souroti, Don Plaza Rostov Hotel, Hyatt Regency Rostov Hotel)
5 2124 Filaret "Filaretos Kaltsidis" Galchev[14]
$1 billion Chairman of Eurocement group

2020

Source: 2020 The World's Billionaires[15]

Greece
Ranking
World
Ranking
Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth
1 743
$2.8 billion Art collection (Stavros Niarchos Foundation)
2 1851
$1.1 billion Mining, commodities (owns 3% Glencore)
3 1990 Vardis Vardinoyannis & family $1.0 billion Oil and gas (Motor Oil Hellas and Vegas Oil and Gas)

2019

Source: 2019 The World's Billionaires[16]

Greece Ranking World Ranking Name Sources of wealth Net worth (USD)
1 804 Art collection $2.8 billion
2 838 Banking, shipping$2.7 billion
3 1116 Mining, commodities $2.1 billion
4 1349 Oil and gas $1.7 billion

2018

Source: 2018 The World's Billionaires[17]

Greece Ranking World Ranking Name Sources of wealth Net worth (USD)
1 729 Banking, shipping$3.2 billion
2 859 Art collection $2.8 billion
3 965 Mining, commodities $2.5 billion
4 1999 Oil and gas $1.1 billion

2013

Source: 2013 The World's Billionaires[18]

Greece Ranking World Ranking Name Sources of wealth Net worth (USD)
1 412 Spiros Latsis & family Banking, shipping$3.3 billion
2 527 $2.7 billion
3 554 Art collection $2.6 billion

Other millionaires

Source: The Ultra Rich Greeks[19]

Name Sources of wealth Net worth (USD)
Georgios Vernicos & Family Grandfather of pop singer Victor Vernicos & former CEO of Vernicos Shipping$1.3 billion
Dimitris MelissanidisOil, shipping$3.4 billion (2015)
Dinos Martinos and familyShipping$3.2 billion (2015)
Minos KiriakouShipping, media $3 billion (2015)
Evangelos Marinakismedia, shipping$3.1 billion
John Angelicoussis and family Shipping$2.4 billion (2015)
Chryss GoulandrisShipping$2.4 billion (2015)
George Prokopiou and familyShipping$2 billion (2015)
Sokratis KokkalisTelecommunications, construction$1.9 billion (2015)
Evangelos Mytilineossteel$1.7 billion
George Economou and family Shipping, art collector $1.5 billion (2015)
Nikos Pateras and family Shipping $1.1 billion (2014)
Sklavenitis and familyShipping, retail$1 billion
Theodore VassilakisSirline$1 billion
Pavlos Giannakopoulos and family Pharmaceutical $975 million
Kostas MakrisReal estate $850 million
Theodore Angelopoulos and family Steel, shipping, banking $819 million
Theodoropoulos familyGood$800 million
Athina OnassisShipping$800 million
Canellopoulos Papalexopoulos and familyCement$771 million
Apostels VakakisRetail$580 million
Nikos & Evangelos StasinopoulosSteel$514 million
Yannis CostopoulosFinance$425.5 million
Dimitris Copelouzos Real estate, energy, lottery
Andreas VgenopoulosBanking, shipping
George BobolasMedia, constructions$290 million
Vasilis FourlisRetail$212 million
Angeliki FrangouShipping$192 million
George GerardosComputers$ 114.3 million

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Economic Outlook Database, April 2023 . . 12 April 2023 . Washington, D.C. . 7 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Forbes Billionaires. Forbes . 18 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Forbes Billionaires. Forbes . 15 April 2023.
  4. Web site: THE REAL-TIME BILLIONAIRES LIST . Forbes . 9 January 2022.
  5. Web site: THE WORLD'S REAL-TIME B ILLIONAIRE S . Forbes . 13 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Meet the Greeks, Greek-Americans in Forbes 2019 World's Billionaires List . National Herald . 7 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Jim Davis. Forbes . 7 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Jim Davis: The Greek Owner of New Balance Running Shoes. March 17, 2016 . Greek Gateway . 7 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Tom Gores. Forbes . 7 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Greek-American Billionaire Tom Gores Giving back during the Pandemic. National Herald . 7 March 2021.
  11. Web site: John Catsimatidis. Forbes . 7 March 2021.
  12. Web site: George Argyros. Forbes . 7 March 2021.
  13. Web site: Ivan Savvidis. Forbes . 7 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Filaret Galchev. Forbes . 14 March 2021.
  15. Web site: The World's Billionaires List. April 2020. 5 April 2020. Forbes.
  16. Web site: The World's Billionaires List. March 2019. 5 March 2019. Forbes.
  17. Web site: The World's Billionaires List. March 2018. 24 April 2018. Forbes.
  18. Web site: The World's Billionaires List. March 2013. 24 April 2018. Forbes. https://archive.today/20130629080844/http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/%23page:1_sort:0_direction:asc_search:_filter:All%20industries_filter:Greece_filter:All%20states#page:1_sort:0_direction:asc_search:_filter:All%20industries_filter:Greece_filter:All%20states. 29 June 2013. live.
  19. Web site: Angelova. Kamelia. 12 Ultra Rich Greeks Who Should Have Bailed Out Greece Themselves. 2021-05-09. Business Insider. en-US.