The richest politicians in the world

Billionaire politicians from Forbes, the ten richest members of the US Congress (Quiver Quantitative), and estimates for leaders whose wealth is disputed — those are labelled "unverified" or "alleged". Kings and sultans are on the royals list. Live figures as of 2026-10-23. Net worth is an estimate: the figures below are those of the sources named under each entry, not our own calculation, and they move with every stock-market day.

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   Michael Bloomberg

   $94.9 B net worth

   Bloomberg LP · Finance & Investments · United States

   2 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($94.9 B net worth) · Celebrity Net Worth ($95 B)

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   Vladimir Putin

   $70–200 B (unverified estimates)

   President of Russia · estimates are disputed, the Kremlin denies them · Russia

   3 sources: Celebrity Net Worth ($70 B) · News18 (up to $200 B (claim by Bill Browder, Dec 2025, reported via Fortune)) · Gulf News ($200 B)

3. 3

   Alexander Lukashenko

   $9–10 B (alleged)

   President of Belarus · wealth is alleged, he denies it · Belarus

   2 sources: Celebrity Net Worth ($10 B (alleged)) · Gulf News ($9 B)

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   Donald Trump

   $6.6 B net worth

   Real estate · Real Estate · United States

   3 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($6.6 B net worth) · News18 ($5–6 B) · Gulf News ($7.2 B)

5. 5

   Kim Jong Un

   $5 B (estimate, unverified)

   Supreme leader of North Korea · North Korea

   2 sources: Celebrity Net Worth ($5 B) · Gulf News ($5 B (state-linked assets, hard to verify))

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   Andrej Babis

   $4.1 B net worth

   Agriculture · Food & Beverage · Czech Republic

   2 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($4.1 B net worth) · News18 (~$4 B)

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   Thaksin Shinawatra

   $1.8 B net worth

   Investments · Finance & Investments · Thailand

   Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($1.8 B net worth)

9. 8
   

   Rishi Sunak & Akshata Murty

   ≈ £563 M (Sunday Times Rich List 2025)

   Former UK Prime Minister and wife · mostly her Infosys stake · United Kingdom

   2 sources: News18 (£563 M (Sunday Times Rich List 2025)) · The Times (2026 figure behind a paywall, not read)

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    Jefferson Shreve

    $715.2 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Rep. (R-Ind.) · self-storage business Storage Express · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($715.2 M) · EFE [es] (715,2 millones de dólares)

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    Jim Justice

    $664.4 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Sen. (R-W.Va.) · coal, farming, hospitality; heavy debts · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($664.4 M) · EFE [es] (664,4 millones de dólares)

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    Rick Scott

    $509.4 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Sen. (R-Fla.) · HCA Healthcare co-founder · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($509.4 M) · EFE [es] (509,4 millones de dólares)

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    Darrell Issa

    $399.3 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Rep. (R-Calif.) · Directed Electronics · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($399.3 M) · EFE [es] (399,3 millones de dólares)

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    Vern Buchanan

    $272.1 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Rep. (R-Fla.) · car dealerships, aircraft leasing · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($272.1 M) · EFE [es] (272,2 millones de dólares)

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    Nancy Pelosi

    $262.4 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Rep. (D-Calif.) · husband’s stock holdings · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($262.4 M) · EFE [es] (262,4 millones de dólares)

16. 15
    

    Mark Warner

    $210.1 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Sen. (D-Va.) · telecom venture capital · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($210.1 M) · EFE [es] (210,1 millones de dólares)

17. 16

    Daniel Goldman

    $208.0 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Rep. (D-N.Y.) · Levi Strauss heir · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($208.0 M) · EFE [es] (208,0 millones de dólares)

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    Pete Ricketts

    $206.6 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Sen. (R-Neb.) · TD Ameritrade family · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($206.6 M) · EFE [es] (206,6 millones de dólares)

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    April McClain Delaney

    $199.1 M net worth (Quiver estimate)

    Rep. (D-Md.) · lawyer, former Commerce Dept. official · United States

    2 sources: NewsNation / KX News ($199.1 M) · EFE [es] (199,1 millones de dólares)

20. 19

    D. K. Shivakumar

    ≈ $160 M declared assets (₹1,413.8 crore)

    Chief Minister of Karnataka, India · declared assets (ADR 2026) · India

    Source: The Times of India (₹1,413.8 crore (ADR 2026 report))

21. 20

    C. Joseph Vijay

    ≈ $75 M declared assets (₹648.86 crore)

    Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India · film star · declared assets (ADR 2026) · India

    Source: The Times of India (₹648.86 crore (ADR 2026 report))

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