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 | |
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1 | Vajiralongkorn | King of Thailand | $43 billion — $30 billion | Investments derived from the Crown Property Bureau. | ||
2 | Hassanal Bolkiah | Sultan of Brunei | $28 billion — $20 billion | Profits from oil and gas industry. | ||
3 | Salman | King of Saudi Arabia | $18 billion | Profits from oil industry. | ||
4 | Mohammed VI | King of Morocco | $8.2 billion — $2.1 billion[4] | Investments in SNI and Siger Holdings. | ||
5 | Hans-Adam II | Prince of Liechtenstein | $7.2 billion — $3.5 billion | Holdings in the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation. | ||
6 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Emir Sheikh of Dubai | $4 billion | Majority share of Dubai Holding and investments from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. | ||
7 | Henri | Grand Duke of Luxembourg | $4 billion | |||
8 | Juan Carlos I | King of Spain (abdicated in 2014) | $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 | $2.1 billion — $1.2 billion | From various enterprises. | ||
10 | Albert II | Prince of Monaco | $1.0 billion | Various enterprises, including Société des bains de mer de Monaco and casinos. | ||
11 | Charles III | King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms | $747 million[10] | From property, jewelry and other assets. See Finances of the British royal family. | ||
12 | Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan | Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom | $300 million[11] | From ownership of Obat Oil. | ||
13 | Beatrix | Queen of the Netherlands (abdicated in 2013) | $200 million | Real estate, investments, and a stake in Shell. |