The Forbes Fictional 15 is a list generated by Forbes magazine that lists the 15 richest people in the realm of fiction. The members are characters from movies, books, cartoons, television, video games, and comics. It is cited by numerous outside sources.[1][2]
To qualify for the list, members must be "both fictional (in the sense that we excluded mythological and folkloric figures) and characters (meaning they are part of a narrative story or series of stories)," in addition to being wealthy. The one exception to the rule was Santa Claus, a mythological character whom Forbes decided was an "irresistible" addition, although he has been absent from the list since 2006. Forbes stated, "We still estimate Claus's net worth as infinite, but we excluded him from this year's rankings after being bombarded by letters from outraged children insisting that Claus is 'real.' We don't claim to have settled the ongoing controversy concerning Claus's existence, but after taking into account the physical evidence—toys delivered, milk and cookies devoured—we felt it was safer to remove him from consideration."
Top 5 by year [edit]
No list was published in some years within the range of the list's existence, namely 2003, 2004 and 2009.
| Rank |
Name |
Net Worth ($billion) |
|
Residence |
Source |
Comparison with Previous Year |
| 1 |
Smaug |
62.0 |
|
The Lonely Mountain |
Marauding |
+$53.4billion |
| 2 |
Flintheart Glomgold |
51.9 |
|
Johannesburg, South Africa |
Mining, Theft |
|
| 3 |
Carlisle Cullen |
36.3 |
|
Forks, Wash. |
Compound interest, Investments |
+$0.1billion |
| 4 |
Jed Clampett |
9.8 |
|
Beverly Hills, Calif. |
Oil & Gas. |
+$0.3billion |
| 5 |
Tony Stark |
9.3 |
|
Malibu, Calif. |
Inheritance, Defense |
+$2.9billion |
| Rank |
Name |
Net Worth ($billion) |
Age |
Residence |
Source |
Comparison with Previous Year |
| 1 |
Scrooge McDuck |
44.1 |
82 |
Duckburg, U.S. |
Mining, Treasure Hunting |
+$10.6billion |
| 2 |
Carlisle Cullen |
36.2 |
370 |
Forks, Washington, U.S. |
Compound Interest, Investments |
+$2.1billion |
| 3 |
Artemis Fowl II |
13.5 |
15 |
Dublin, Ireland. |
Theft, Forgery, Facebook |
+$11.6billion |
| 4 |
Richie Rich |
9.7 |
10 |
Richville, U.S. |
Inheritance, Conglomerates |
-$1.8billion |
| 5 |
Jed Clampett |
9.5 |
51 |
Beverly Hills, Calif. |
Oil & Gas |
+$2.3billion |
| Rank |
Name |
Net Worth ($billion) |
Age |
Residence |
Source |
Comparison with Previous Year |
| 1 |
Carlisle Cullen |
34.1 |
370 |
Forks, Washington, U.S.A. |
Compound Interest, Long-term investments |
|
| 2 |
Scrooge McDuck |
33.5 |
81 |
Duckburg, U.S.A. |
Mining, Treasure Hunting |
+$4.4billion |
| 3 |
Richie Rich |
11.5 |
10 |
Richville, U.S.A. |
Inheritance, Conglomerates |
-$0.8billion |
| 4 |
Tony Stark |
8.8 |
35 |
New York, U.S.A. |
Defense, Inheritance |
+$0.9billion |
| 5 |
Jed Clampett |
7.2 |
51 |
Beverly Hills, U.S. |
Oil & Gas, Banking |
+$3.6billion |
| Rank |
Name |
Net Worth ($billion) |
Age |
Residence |
Source |
Comparison with Previous Year |
| 1 |
Scrooge McDuck |
29.1 |
80 |
Duckburg, U.S.A. |
Mining, Treasure Hunting |
+$3.3billion |
| 2 |
Richie Rich |
12.3 |
10 |
Richville, U.S.A. |
Inheritance, Conglomerates |
-$3.8billion |
| 3 |
Gordon Gekko |
8.5 |
44 |
New York, U.S.A. |
Investments |
|
| 4 |
Jabba the Hutt |
8.4 |
603 |
Tatooine |
Crime, Extortion |
|
| 5 |
Ebenezer Scrooge |
8.0 |
63 |
London, England |
Investments, Banking |
|
| Rank |
Name |
Net Worth ($billion)* |
Age |
Residence |
Source |
Comparison with Previous Year |
| 1 |
Scrooge McDuck |
28.8 |
80 |
Duckburg, U.S.A. |
Mining, Treasure hunting |
+$17.9billion |
| 2 |
Ming the Merciless |
20.9 |
74 |
Mingo City, Planet Mongo |
Technology |
|
| 3 |
Richie Rich |
16.1 |
10 |
Richville, U.S.A. |
Inheritance, Conglomerates |
+$5.4billion |
| 4 |
Mom (Futurama) |
15.7 |
158 |
New New York, Earth |
Technology, Conglomerates |
|
| 5 |
Jed Clampett |
11 |
51 |
Beverly Hills, CA |
Oil & Gas, Banking |
+$3.3billion |
| Rank |
Name |
Net Worth ($billion)* |
Age |
Residence |
Source |
Comparison with Previous Year |
| 1 |
Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks |
36.2 |
52 |
New York City, NY |
Defense Industries |
+$8.9billion |
| 2 |
C. Montgomery Burns |
16.8 |
104 |
Springfield, U.S.A. |
Energy |
+$8.4billion |
| 3 |
Scrooge McDuck |
10.9 |
80 |
Duckburg, U.S.A. |
Mining, Treasure hunting |
+$2.7billion |
| 4 |
Richie Rich |
10.7 |
10 |
Richville, U.S.A. |
Inheritance, Conglomerates |
-$6.3billion |
| 5 |
Jed Clampett |
7.7 |
51 |
Beverly Hills, CA |
Oil & Gas, Banking |
+$1.1billion |
| Rank |
Name |
Net Worth ($billion) |
Age |
Residence |
Source |
| 1 |
Santa Claus |
Excessive |
1,651 |
North Pole |
Toys, Candy, Coal |
| 2 |
Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks |
27.3 |
52 |
New York, N.Y. |
Defense industries |
| 3 |
Richie Rich |
17 |
10 |
Richville, U.S.A. |
Inheritance, Conglomerates |
| 4 |
Lex Luthor |
10.1 |
36 |
Metropolis, USA |
Defense, Software, Real Estate |
| 5 |
C. Montgomery Burns |
8.4 |
104 |
Springfield, USA |
Energy |
References [edit]
- ^ "Forbes’ ‘Fictional 15′ Richest Characters Topped By Smaug". ABC News. Apr 25, 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Celeste, Rigel. "Scrooge McDuck Tops Forbes Fictional Rich List". Luxist. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
External links [edit]
|
|
|
| Companies |
|
|
| People |
|
|
| Places |
|
|
| Sports |
|
|
| Technology |
|
|
