Sergey Brin is the wealthiest of our most beautiful billionaires, with about $230 billion in Alphabet shares as of October 23, 2026. The list covers nine well-known billionaires, ranked by net worth.
Where a company is listed we multiply shares held by the October 23, 2026 closing price. Private fortunes keep a dated figure or a labelled estimate.
| Rank | Name | Industry | Net worth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Brin | Technology | $230 billion |
| 2 | Laurene Powell Jobs | Apple and Disney inheritance | $10 to $15 billion (our estimate) |
| 3 | Stefan Quandt | Automotive | $10 billion |
| 4 | Carrie Perrodo | Oil and gas | $8.8 billion (2015) |
| 5 | Alejandro Santo Domingo | Family conglomerate | $4 billion (2015) |
| 6 | Nicolas Berggruen | Investments | $2 billion (2015) |
| 7 | Aerin Lauder | Cosmetics | $1.7 billion |
| 8 | Sheryl Sandberg | Technology | $1.1 billion (2015) |
| 9 | Tory Burch | Fashion | $1 billion (2013) |
1. Sergey Brin: $230 billion
Sergey Brin co-founded Google with Larry Page and was president of its parent company Alphabet until 2019. Brin and Page together hold about 89.4% of the Class B shares, which carry about 52.7% of Alphabet’s voting power.
He has also donated more than $1 billion toward Parkinson’s research, according to reports.
How we valued it: Filings show about 358.6 million Class B shares plus about 359.2 million Class C shares, roughly 718 million shares in all. At $320.21 per share (the October 23, 2026 close for the Class A shares) that is about $230 billion.
2. Laurene Powell Jobs: $10 to $15 billion (our estimate)
Laurene Powell Jobs inherited the Steven P. Jobs Trust after Steve Jobs died in 2011. In 2013 that trust held 7.3% of Disney. She founded the Emerson Collective, which invests in education, immigration and climate causes, bought 20% of Monumental Sports & Entertainment in 2017, and pledged $3.5 billion for climate work through the Waverley Street Foundation in 2021.
Valuation basis: Her holdings are partly in private vehicles and her current Disney stake is not public, so this is our estimate rather than a share-price calculation.
3. Stefan Quandt: $10 billion
Stefan Quandt is the German engineer who inherited 17.4% of BMW at 16 when his father died, and built the family stake up over the following decades. He sits on the BMW supervisory board and also owns the logistics company Logwin.
How we valued it: BMW reports he holds 27.7% of ordinary shares, about 155.4 million shares. Times 57.42 euros (October 23, 2026) is about 8.9 billion euros, or about $10.0 billion at 1.1218. Logwin and other holdings are not counted.
4. Carrie Perrodo: $8.8 billion (2015)
Carrie Perrodo, born in Hong Kong, owns the oil and gas group Perenco with her children. She took over the company after the death of her husband Hubert, who founded it.
Valuation basis: Perenco is private and no newer valuation is public, so we keep 2015.
5. Alejandro Santo Domingo: $4 billion (2015)
Alejandro Santo Domingo manages the Santo Domingo Group, his family’s conglomerate, and sits on the boards of Bavaria Brewery, Caracol Television and El Espectador. In 2023 he and family members joined the investor group led by Josh Harris that bought the Washington Commanders for $6.05 billion, the highest price ever paid for a sports team.
How we valued it: Unchanged from 2015. The Commanders deal shows he is still investing, but his share of it is not public.
6. Nicolas Berggruen: $2 billion (2015)
Nicolas Berggruen founded Berggruen Holdings in 1984 and built a portfolio of distressed real estate, including more than 90 buildings in Berlin by 2012. In the 2000s the press nicknamed him the homeless billionaire because he gave up his homes to live in hotels.
Valuation basis: Kept at 2015. Berggruen Holdings was valued at more than 1.5 billion euros in 2011, and we have no newer public valuation.
7. Aerin Lauder: $1.7 billion
Aerin Lauder is the granddaughter of Estee Lauder and a billionaire through the family stake in the company. She also runs her own lifestyle brand, Aerin.
How we valued it: About 16 million Estee Lauder shares, a holding last reported in 2019, times $108.67 at the October 23, 2026 close, is about $1.74 billion. If she has sold since, the figure is lower.
8. Sheryl Sandberg: $1.1 billion (2015)
Sheryl Sandberg was Facebook’s chief operating officer and has sold many of her shares over the years.
Valuation basis: Her current holdings are not public, so the 2015 number remains.
9. Tory Burch: $1 billion (2013)
Tory Burch founded the fashion label that carries her name, and its growth took her past $1 billion by 2013.
How we valued it: The 2013 figure stands. The company is private, so there is no public price to update it.
FAQ
Who is the richest of the most beautiful billionaires?
Sergey Brin, at about $230 billion in Alphabet shares at the October 23, 2026 price.
How is Sergey Brin’s net worth calculated?
From his filed holdings of about 718 million Class B and Class C shares times the Alphabet share price on October 23, 2026.
Who was dropped from the original list?
Petr Kellner, who died in 2021. We replace his place with no one, so this list now has nine entries.
Is this list about looks?
It started as a reader-favorite list of wealthy people with a high public profile. We keep it as a profile of nine well-known billionaires and rank by wealth, not by appearance.
Why are some figures from 2015?
Several fortunes sit in private companies with no public valuation, so we keep the dated figure and label it instead of guessing.
How are the net worths estimated?
For listed companies we multiply filed share holdings by the closing price. For private wealth we keep a dated figure or give a labelled range.
How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
For this list we used filed share holdings and October 23, 2026 closing prices for the listed fortunes, and labelled the private ones.
Last updated: October 2026.
