Forbes Israeli Billionaire Ranking: Eyal Ofer Leads as Top Fortunes Shift
Forbes' updated Israeli billionaire ranking shows mixed results. Eyal Ofer leads with $34.9 billion, while Miriam Adelson and the Federman family saw notable weekly drops.
Forbes magazine's updated billionaire ranking reveals intriguing fluctuations at the top of Israel's wealth pyramid. The past week was marked by a mixed trend, with most members of the top five seeing declines in their net worth, while the peak of the ranking experienced fascinating positional shifts.
In first place stands Eyal Ofer, who solidified his status as Israel's wealthiest individual with an increase of approximately $200 million, bringing his fortune to $34.9 billion. Second place is held by Idan Ofer with an estimated fortune of $31.3 billion, despite registering a weekly drop of about $300 million.
Taking third place is businesswoman and philanthropist Miriam Adelson, whose wealth declined this week by approximately $800 million—the sharpest drop among the top tier. Adelson's updated fortune now stands, according to Forbes, at $30.5 billion.
In fourth place are brothers Dmitry and Igor Bukhman, figures from the gaming and high-tech empire, maintaining impressive stability at the top of the ranking. The estimated fortune of the two brothers remained unchanged this week at $13.6 billion, securing their honorable fourth place with a significant margin over the other billionaires in the top five.
Concluding the top five richest in Israel this week is the Federman family, holding the fifth and honorable spot. The family's wealth declined this week by about $800 million, currently estimated by Forbes at $8.9 billion. The weekly changes in the Forbes ranking continue to reflect volatility in global markets and the fascinating dynamics at the apex of Israeli wealth.
