PUBLIC WEALTH GEN

Jeff Bezos once said we should rank people not by how rich they are, but by how much wealth they create for everyone else.

— DealBook Summit 2024

This site is that list — a live scoreboard celebrating founders for the wealth they've created for other people.

NVIDIA logo
NVIDIANVDA
#1

Market Cap

$4.606 T

Founder Net Worth

$98.70 B

Founders

Jensen HuangChris MalachowskyCurtis Priem

Ownership %

+2.14%

Difference

+4.51T+97.86%
Apple logo
AppleAAPL
#2

Market Cap

$4.041 T

Founder Net Worth

$15.60 B

Founders

Steve Jobs (deceased)Steve WozniakRonald Wayne | Inherited by Laurene Powell Jobs

Ownership %

+0.39%

Difference

+4.03T+99.61%

Market Cap

$3.810 T

Founder Net Worth

$282.00 B

Founders

Larry PageSergey Brin

Ownership %

+7.40%

Difference

+3.53T+92.60%
#4

Market Cap

$3.618 T

Founder Net Worth

$108.00 B

Founders

Bill GatesPaul Allen (deceased)

Ownership %

+2.99%

Difference

+3.51T+97.01%
Amazon logo
AmazonAMZN
#5

Market Cap

$2.481 T

Founder Net Worth

$215.00 B

Founders

Jeff Bezos

Ownership %

+8.67%

Difference

+2.27T+91.33%

Market Cap

$1.675 T

Founder Net Worth

$303.00 B

Founders

Mark ZuckerbergDustin MoskovitzEduardo SaverinAndrew McCollumChris Hughes

Ownership %

+18.09%

Difference

+1.37T+81.91%
#7

Market Cap

$1.656 T

Founder Net Worth

$35.90 B

Founders

Henry SamueliHenry Nicholas

Ownership %

+2.17%

Difference

+1.62T+97.83%
Tesla logo
TeslaTSLA
#8

Market Cap

$1.614 T

Founder Net Worth

$342.00 B

Founders

Martin EberhardMarc TarpenningElon Musk

Ownership %

+21.19%

Difference

+1.27T+78.81%
TSMC logo
TSMCTSM
#9

Market Cap

$1.540 T

Founder Net Worth

$4.10 B

Founders

Morris Chang

Ownership %

+0.27%

Difference

+1.54T+99.73%
#10

Market Cap

$1.526 T

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Saudi Govt (State Owned)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+1.53T+100.00%

Market Cap

$1.079 T

Founder Net Worth

$154.00 B

Founders

Oliver Chace (deceased)Warren Buffett

Ownership %

+14.27%

Difference

+925.00B+85.73%
#12

Market Cap

$960.67 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Col. Eli Lilly (Heirs)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+960.67B+100.00%

Market Cap

$896.22 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

J.P. Morgan (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+896.22B+100.00%
#14

Market Cap

$884.18 B

Founder Net Worth

$403.70 B

Founders

Sam Walton (deceased)James 'Bud' Walton (deceased) | Walton Family

Ownership %

+45.66%

Difference

+480.48B+54.34%
Tencent logo
TencentTCEHY
#15

Market Cap

$700.85 B

Founder Net Worth

$56.20 B

Founders

Ma Huateng (Pony Ma)Zhang ZhidongXu ChenyeChen YidanZeng Liqing

Ownership %

+8.02%

Difference

+644.65B+91.98%
#16

Market Cap

$681.98 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Dee Hock (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+681.98B+100.00%
Oracle logo
OracleORCL
#17

Market Cap

$561.23 B

Founder Net Worth

$192.00 B

Founders

Larry EllisonBob Miner (deceased)Ed Oates

Ownership %

+34.21%

Difference

+369.23B+65.79%

Market Cap

$521.02 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Interbank Card Assoc.

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+521.02B+100.00%
Samsung logo
Samsung005930.KS
#19

Market Cap

$510.77 B

Founder Net Worth

$8.20 B

Founders

Lee Byung-chul (deceased)Jay Y. Lee (heir)

Ownership %

+1.61%

Difference

+502.57B+98.39%

Market Cap

$509.11 B

Founder Net Worth

$10.30 B

Founders

Rockefeller family

Ownership %

+2.02%

Difference

+498.81B+97.98%

Market Cap

$495.78 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Robert W. Johnson (deceased)James Wood Johnson (deceased)Edward Mead Johnson (deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+495.78B+100.00%
#22

Market Cap

$462.69 B

Founder Net Worth

$35.70 B

Founders

Peter ThielAlex KarpJoe LonsdaleStephen CohenNathan Gettings

Ownership %

+7.72%

Difference

+426.99B+92.28%

Market Cap

$414.56 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Amadeo Giannini (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+414.56B+100.00%
ASML logo
ASMLASML
#24

Market Cap

$412.15 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Philips/ASM (Joint Venture)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+412.15B+100.00%
AbbVie logo
AbbVieABBV
#25

Market Cap

$404.35 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Spun off from Abbott Labs

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+404.35B+100.00%
#26

Market Cap

$396.18 B

Founder Net Worth

$100 M

Founders

Marc Randolph

Ownership %

+0.03%

Difference

+396.08B+99.97%

Market Cap

$381.02 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Government of China

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+381.02B+100.00%
Costco logo
CostcoCOST
#28

Market Cap

$379.49 B

Founder Net Worth

$1.20 B

Founders

Jim Sinegal

Ownership %

+0.32%

Difference

+378.29B+99.68%
LVMH logo
LVMHMC.PA
#29

Market Cap

$370.43 B

Founder Net Worth

$178.00 B

Founders

Bernard Arnault

Ownership %

+48.05%

Difference

+192.43B+51.95%
#30

Market Cap

$360.84 B

Founder Net Worth

$40.40 B

Founders

Jack MaJoseph Tsai (and ~16 other co-founders)

Ownership %

+11.20%

Difference

+320.44B+88.80%
ICBC logo
ICBC1398.HK
#31

Market Cap

$352.32 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Government of China

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+352.32B+100.00%
AMD logo
AMDAMD
#32

Market Cap

$349.86 B

Founder Net Worth

$115 M

Founders

Jerry (W.J.) Sanders III

Ownership %

+0.03%

Difference

+349.75B+99.97%

Market Cap

$343.42 B

Founder Net Worth

$9.50 B

Founders

Ken Langone

Ownership %

+2.77%

Difference

+333.92B+97.23%

Market Cap

$341.84 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Government of China

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+341.84B+100.00%
Roche logo
RocheROG.SW
#35

Market Cap

$336.04 B

Founder Net Worth

$45.00 B

Founders

Hoffmann–Oeri family

Ownership %

+13.39%

Difference

+291.04B+86.61%

Market Cap

$335.11 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

William ProcterJames Gamble

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+335.11B+100.00%

Market Cap

$334.60 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Thomas Edison (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+334.60B+100.00%

Market Cap

$310.94 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Ward Parkinson

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+310.94B+100.00%
Cisco logo
CiscoCSCO
#39

Market Cap

$308.26 B

Founder Net Worth

$400 M

Founders

Sandy LernerLeonard Bosack

Ownership %

+0.13%

Difference

+307.86B+99.87%
#40

Market Cap

$303.25 B

Founder Net Worth

$10.30 B

Founders

Rockefeller family

Ownership %

+3.40%

Difference

+292.95B+96.60%

Market Cap

$302.62 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Henry WellsWilliam Fargo

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+302.62B+100.00%

Market Cap

$300.69 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

John Pemberton (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+300.69B+100.00%

Market Cap

$294.21 B

Founder Net Worth

$1.60 B

Founders

Richard T. Burke

Ownership %

+0.54%

Difference

+292.61B+99.46%

Market Cap

$286.54 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Henry Sturgis Morgan (deceased)Harold Stanley (deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+286.54B+100.00%
SAP logo
SAPSAP
#45

Market Cap

$285.81 B

Founder Net Worth

$15.20 B

Founders

Dietmar HoppHasso PlattnerClaus WellenreutherKlaus Tschira (deceased)Hans-Werner Hector

Ownership %

+5.32%

Difference

+270.61B+94.68%
#46

Market Cap

$285.74 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Kiichiro Toyoda (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+285.74B+100.00%

Market Cap

$285.68 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Merger (Astra + Zeneca)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+285.68B+100.00%
IBM logo
IBMIBM
#48

Market Cap

$283.95 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Charles R. Flint (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+283.95B+100.00%
SK Hynix logo
SK Hynix000660.KS
#49

Market Cap

$279.15 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Chey Tae-won (SK Group)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+279.15B+100.00%

Market Cap

$272.96 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Marcus Goldman (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+272.96B+100.00%

Market Cap

$272.85 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Benjamin Holt (deceased)C. L. Best (deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+272.85B+100.00%
HSBC logo
HSBCHSBC
#52

Market Cap

$272.18 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Thomas Sutherland (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+272.18B+100.00%
Prosus logo
ProsusPRX.AS
#53

Market Cap

$271.59 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Spun off from Naspers

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+271.59B+100.00%
#54

Market Cap

$266.96 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Merger (Ciba-Geigy + Sandoz)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+266.96B+100.00%

Market Cap

$265.95 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

WellsFargoButterfield

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+265.95B+100.00%
#56

Market Cap

$262.36 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

George Merck (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+262.36B+100.00%
Bank of China logo
Bank of China601988.SS
#57

Market Cap

$260.34 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Government of China

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+260.34B+100.00%
Hermès logo
HermèsRMS.PA
#58

Market Cap

$259.36 B

Founder Net Worth

$176.00 B

Founders

Hermès / Dumas family

Ownership %

+67.86%

Difference

+83.36B+32.14%
PetroChina logo
PetroChina0857.HK
#59

Market Cap

$257.10 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Government of China

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+257.10B+100.00%
Nestlé logo
NestléNESN.SW
#60

Market Cap

$254.47 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Henri Nestlé (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+254.47B+100.00%

Market Cap

$252.26 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Philip Morris (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+252.26B+100.00%

Market Cap

$250.78 B

Founder Net Worth

$9.80 B

Founders

Marc Benioff

Ownership %

+3.91%

Difference

+240.98B+96.09%
#63

Market Cap

$249.99 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Government of China

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+249.99B+100.00%
RTX logo
RTXRTX
#64

Market Cap

$249.06 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Merger (Raytheon + United)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+249.06B+100.00%
#65

Market Cap

$246.39 B

Founder Net Worth

$9.90 B

Founders

Adam Foroughi

Ownership %

+4.02%

Difference

+236.49B+95.98%
CATL logo
CATL300750.SZ
#66

Market Cap

$245.43 B

Founder Net Worth

$37.90 B

Founders

Robin Zeng

Ownership %

+15.44%

Difference

+207.53B+84.56%

Market Cap

$240.11 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Merchants of Halifax

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+240.11B+100.00%

Market Cap

$238.64 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Royal Group (UAE)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+238.64B+100.00%
#69

Market Cap

$234.94 B

Founder Net Worth

$92.50 B

Founders

Dhirubhai Ambani (deceased) - Heir: Mukesh Ambani

Ownership %

+39.37%

Difference

+142.44B+60.63%
#70

Market Cap

$233.15 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Government of China

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+233.15B+100.00%

Market Cap

$229.32 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Novo Nordisk Foundation

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+229.32B+100.00%
#72

Market Cap

$228.61 B

Founder Net Worth

$81.60 B

Founders

Eugène Schueller (deceased) - F. Bettencourt Meyers (heir)

Ownership %

+35.69%

Difference

+147.01B+64.31%

Market Cap

$222.46 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Deutsche Telekom

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+222.46B+100.00%
#74

Market Cap

$221.81 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

RichardMaurice McDonald

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+221.81B+100.00%

Market Cap

$220.88 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

David K. Lam

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+220.88B+100.00%
#76

Market Cap

$220.70 B

Founder Net Worth

$8.90 B

Founders

Tobi Lütke

Ownership %

+4.03%

Difference

+211.80B+95.97%
Siemens logo
SiemensSIE.DE
#77

Market Cap

$219.84 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Werner von Siemens

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+219.84B+100.00%

Market Cap

$219.80 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Sanford Weill

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+219.80B+100.00%

Market Cap

$217.88 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

George Hatsopoulos

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+217.88B+100.00%

Market Cap

$216.75 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Wallace Calvin Abbott

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+216.75B+100.00%
Shell logo
ShellSHEL
#81

Market Cap

$208.04 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Marcus Samuel (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+208.04B+100.00%

Market Cap

$207.31 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Michael A. McNeilly

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+207.31B+100.00%

Market Cap

$206.96 B

Founder Net Worth

$3.60 B

Founders

Frederic H. Moll

Ownership %

+1.74%

Difference

+203.36B+98.26%
Inditex logo
InditexITX.MC
#84

Market Cap

$206.80 B

Founder Net Worth

$124.00 B

Founders

Amancio Ortega

Ownership %

+59.96%

Difference

+82.80B+40.04%

Market Cap

$203.56 B

Founder Net Worth

$1.30 B

Founders

Walt Disney (deceased) | Disney Family

Ownership %

+0.64%

Difference

+202.26B+99.36%
#86

Market Cap

$199.33 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Carl von Linde (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+199.33B+100.00%
#87

Market Cap

$196.70 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Caleb Bradham (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+196.70B+100.00%

Market Cap

$190.39 B

Founder Net Worth

$44.40 B

Founders

Stephen A. SchwarzmanPeter G. Peterson (deceased)

Ownership %

+23.32%

Difference

+145.99B+76.68%
#89

Market Cap

$188.55 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Irwin Jacobs

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+188.55B+100.00%
Intuit logo
IntuitINTU
#90

Market Cap

$187.68 B

Founder Net Worth

$8.00 B

Founders

Scott CookTom Proulx

Ownership %

+4.26%

Difference

+179.68B+95.74%

Market Cap

$186.40 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Government of China

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+186.40B+100.00%
#92

Market Cap

$186.05 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Hasmukhbhai Parekh

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+186.05B+100.00%

Market Cap

$184.33 B

Founder Net Worth

$10.90 B

Founders

Terry Gou

Ownership %

+5.91%

Difference

+173.43B+94.09%

Market Cap

$183.66 B

Founder Net Worth

$10.80 B

Founders

Charles R. Schwab

Ownership %

+5.88%

Difference

+172.86B+94.12%

Market Cap

$183.16 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Iwasaki Yatarō (Deceased)

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+183.16B+100.00%
Airbus logo
AirbusAIR.PA
#96

Market Cap

$182.88 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

European Consortium

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+182.88B+100.00%

Market Cap

$181.28 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Govt of Australia

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+181.28B+100.00%

Market Cap

$180.06 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Spun off from GE

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+180.06B+100.00%
Amgen logo
AmgenAMGN
#99

Market Cap

$178.50 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

George Rathmann

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+178.50B+100.00%
#100

Market Cap

$178.12 B

Founder Net Worth

N/A

Founders

Ma Mingzhe

Ownership %

N/A

Difference

+178.12B+100.00%

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