2.Olav Thon
The runner up on our list of wealthiest people in Norway is Olav Thon.
Net Worth: $5 billion
Source: Real Estate
Olav Thon is a real estate magnate who bought his first building in 1951 and opened his first restaurant in 1966, and is now the owner of Norway’s largest private real estate company, Olav Thon Group.
The company has 450 properties, 60 of them being hotels. He wants to give away his properties and assets to the society when he dies, as he has no heirs.
