List of Latin Americans by net worth
The list of Latin Americans by net worth is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2019. In the same year the region of Latin America and the Caribbean had over 100 billionaires (in USD). The countries with the most billionaires are: Brazil (65), Mexico (13), Chile (8), Peru (6), Argentina (5), Colombia (2) and Venezuela (1) and Uruguay (1).
Annual rankings[]
2021[]
Rank | Name | Net worth (USD):[1] | Age | Country | Source(s) of wealth |
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1 | Iris Fontbona | 23.3 billion | 78 | Chile | mining |
2 | Jorge Paulo Lemann | 16.9 billion | 81 | Brazil | beer |
3 | Eduardo Saverin | 14.6 billion | 39 | Brazil | |
4 | Ricardo Salinas Pliego | 12.9 billion | 65 | Mexico | retail, media |
5 | Marcel Herrmann Telles | 11.5 billion | 71 | Brazil | beer |
6 | 11.3 billion | 76 | Brazil | hospitals | |
7 | Luis Carlos Sarmiento | 11.0 billion | 88 | Colombia | banking |
8 | Alberto Baillères | 9.2 billion | 89 | Mexico | mining |
9 | Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal | 9.0 billion | 81 | Mexico | tequila |
10 | Carlos Alberto Sicupira | 8.7 billion | 72 | Brazil | beer |
11 | Safra family | 7.1 billion | - | Brazil | banking |
12 | Marcos Galperin | 6.1 billion | 49 | Argentina | e-commerce |
13 | 6.0 billion | 73 | Brazil | hospitals, health care | |
14 | María Asunción Aramburuzabala | 5.8 billion | 57 | Mexico | beer, investments |
15 | 5.4 billion | 71 | Brazil | fertilizer | |
16 | Luiza Trajano | 5.3 billion | 69 | Brazil | retail chain |
17 | Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor | 5.3 billion | 62 | Peru | finance |
28 | David Vélez | 5.2 billion | 39 | Colombia | fintech |
2019[]
Rank | Name | Net worth (USD):[2] | Age | Country | Source(s) of wealth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Slim Helu | 64.0 billion | 79 | Mexico | telecom |
2 | Joseph Safra | 25.2 billion | 80 | Brazil | banking |
3 | Jorge Paulo Lemann | 24.6 billion | 79 | Brazil | beer |
4 | Iris Fontbona | 15.4 billion | 76 | Chile | mining |
5 | Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco | 13.3 billion | 65 | Mexico | mining |
6 | Ricardo Salinas Pliego | 11.1 billion | 63 | Mexico | retail, media |
7 | Luis Carlos Sarmiento | 10.8 billion | 86 | Colombia | banking |
8 | Marcel Herrmann Telles | 9.9 billion | 69 | Brazil | beer |
9 | Eduardo Saverin | 9.7 billion | 37 | Brazil | |
10 | Carlos Alberto Sicupira | 8.9 billion | 71 | Brazil | beer |
11 | Alberto Baillères | 7.4 billion | 87 | Mexico | mining |
12 | Eva Gonda de Rivera | 6.7 billion | - | Mexico | beverages |
13 | María Asunción Aramburuzabala | 5.6 billion | 56 | Mexico | beer, investments |
14 | Jerónimo Arango | 4.3 billion | 93 | Mexico | retail |
15 | Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal | 4.3 billion | 79 | Mexico | tequila |
16 | Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor | 4.1 billion | 60 | Peru | finance |
17 | Juan Carlos Escotet | 3.8 billion | 59 | Venezuela | banking |
17 | Julio Ponce Lerou | 3.8 billion | 73 | Chile | fertilizer |
19 | Jaime Gilinski Bacal | 3.6 billion | 61 | Colombia | banking |
20 | Jose Joao Abdalla Filho | 3.4 billion | 74 | Brazil | investments |
See also[]
- Lists of billionaires
- List of countries by the number of billionaires
References[]
- ^ "Forbes Billionaires 2021: The Richest People in the World". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Billionaires 2019". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
Categories:
- Latin American people
- Lists of people by wealth
- Latin America-related lists