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Live · Updated 9 Nov 2026
1
Prince William
Duke of Cornwall · heir to the throne
£1.2bn
Duchy of Cornwall net assets (royal.uk, 18 Jun 2026)
Holds the largest estate on this list and cannot keep the proceeds of selling any of it: they stay inside the Duchy.
2
The Arnault children
$116.5bn
3
David Ellison
$186.5bn
4
Akash Ambani
$94.7bn
+$315m
5
Howard, Susie and Peter Buffett
$160.7bn
−$586m
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Today's five · No. 13 · Monday 9 November
Which American cereal maker did Ferrero buy for $23 a share in cash?
Post Holdings
General Mills
WK Kellogg Co
Quaker Oats
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Richer or Poorer · No. 13
Richard Branson
$2.8bn
or
Donald Trump
?
Is Donald Trump richer or poorer?
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Taste & Travel
Renting Forest Lodge Was the Waleses’ Wisest Move
Taste & Travel
The $735m Treasury Estimate at the Top of 2026’s Most Expensive Superyachts
Taste & Travel
Why Allington Castle, for Sale in 2026, Costs Less Than a Georgian Mansion
Taste & Travel
Minecraft’s Creator Wants His Beverly Hills Money Back
Investments
Why the Richest Families in Asia Got Richer in 2026
Investments
Rupert Family Net Worth in 2026, and Who Comes Next
Investments
What King Harald Owned, and What Belonged to Norway
Investments
What Really Counts as the Biggest Inheritances Ever in 2026
Etiquette
2026’s Richest Monarchs Ranked by What They Own
Etiquette
9 Tests That Settle What Is an Aristocrat in 2026 and Who Still Counts
Etiquette
9 Answers to What Is a Count and Countess in 2026
Etiquette
What Windsor’s White Tie Card Is Actually Asking For
Mindset
14 Friends, George Clooney and a Million Dollars Each, 2026
Mindset
Sting, Daniel Craig and Jackie Chan on Not Leaving It to the Children
Mindset
What United Airlines Boss Scott Kirby’s Inheritance Tax Idea Would Mean in 2026
Mindset
Gloria Vanderbilt’s Estate Came to Less Than $1.5 Million
Pioneers
How the Milsteins Split Over a Bank in Ten Years
Pioneers
Why Nicolas Berggruen’s Net Worth Keeps Becoming Buildings in 2026
Pioneers
What Giovanni Ferrero’s Net Worth Is Built On in 2026
Pioneers
Avram Glazer Said the Quiet Part to the Right Room
Opinion
Why Aristotle’s Good King and a Hereditary Aristocracy Beat Democracy’s Illusion of Choice in 2026
Opinion
8 Points Against Central Banks Repatriating Gold, the 2026 Opinion That Dutch Bullion Backs
Opinion
8 Reasons Oxford Was Right About the Schwarzman Centre, an Opinion for 2026
Opinion
How Donald Trump’s Jupiter Golf Club Became Forbes’ $825m Bird Sanctuary in 13 Years
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Heirs List
Puzzles
Taste & Travel
Investments
Etiquette
Mindset
Pioneers
Opinion
Live · Updated 9 Nov 2026
1
Prince William
Duke of Cornwall · heir to the throne
£1.2bn
Duchy of Cornwall net assets (royal.uk, 18 Jun 2026)
Holds the largest estate on this list and cannot keep the proceeds of selling any of it: they stay inside the Duchy.
2
The Arnault children
$116.5bn
3
David Ellison
$186.5bn
4
Akash Ambani
$94.7bn
+$315m
5
Howard, Susie and Peter Buffett
$160.7bn
−$586m
See the full list
→
Today's five · No. 13 · Monday 9 November
Which American cereal maker did Ferrero buy for $23 a share in cash?
Post Holdings
General Mills
WK Kellogg Co
Quaker Oats
Play today's five
→
Richer or Poorer · No. 13
Richard Branson
$2.8bn
or
Donald Trump
?
Is Donald Trump richer or poorer?
Play today's run
→
Taste & Travel
Renting Forest Lodge Was the Waleses’ Wisest Move
Taste & Travel
The $735m Treasury Estimate at the Top of 2026’s Most Expensive Superyachts
Taste & Travel
Why Allington Castle, for Sale in 2026, Costs Less Than a Georgian Mansion
Taste & Travel
Minecraft’s Creator Wants His Beverly Hills Money Back
Investments
Why the Richest Families in Asia Got Richer in 2026
Investments
Rupert Family Net Worth in 2026, and Who Comes Next
Investments
What King Harald Owned, and What Belonged to Norway
Investments
What Really Counts as the Biggest Inheritances Ever in 2026
Etiquette
2026’s Richest Monarchs Ranked by What They Own
Etiquette
9 Tests That Settle What Is an Aristocrat in 2026 and Who Still Counts
Etiquette
9 Answers to What Is a Count and Countess in 2026
Etiquette
What Windsor’s White Tie Card Is Actually Asking For
Mindset
14 Friends, George Clooney and a Million Dollars Each, 2026
Mindset
Sting, Daniel Craig and Jackie Chan on Not Leaving It to the Children
Mindset
What United Airlines Boss Scott Kirby’s Inheritance Tax Idea Would Mean in 2026
Mindset
Gloria Vanderbilt’s Estate Came to Less Than $1.5 Million
Pioneers
How the Milsteins Split Over a Bank in Ten Years
Pioneers
Why Nicolas Berggruen’s Net Worth Keeps Becoming Buildings in 2026
Pioneers
What Giovanni Ferrero’s Net Worth Is Built On in 2026
Pioneers
Avram Glazer Said the Quiet Part to the Right Room
Opinion
Why Aristotle’s Good King and a Hereditary Aristocracy Beat Democracy’s Illusion of Choice in 2026
Opinion
8 Points Against Central Banks Repatriating Gold, the 2026 Opinion That Dutch Bullion Backs
Opinion
8 Reasons Oxford Was Right About the Schwarzman Centre, an Opinion for 2026
Opinion
How Donald Trump’s Jupiter Golf Club Became Forbes’ $825m Bird Sanctuary in 13 Years
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