List of Hungarians by net worth


This list of Hungarians by net worth article consists ranks that claims to be the list of the richest Hungarians according to the individual's net worth. Some of the following lists of Hungarian millionaires and billionaires are based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine.

Hungarians by net worth in 2017 by ''Forbes''

RankNameNet worth Net worth FieldSource of worth
1Sándor Csányi294.3 billion0.943 billionInvestment banking
Commercial banking
Oil industry
Food production
OTP Bank
MOL Group
Bonafarm
2Sándor Demján192.0 billion0.615 billionConstruction
Real estate
Investment banking
TriGranit
Arcadom
Euroinvest
Gránit Bank
3György Gattyán188.6 billion0.604 billionIT industryDocler Holding
4Gábor Széles147.1 billion0.471 billionTransport vehicle production
Electrical engineering
Ikarus Bus
Videoton
5Tibor Veres140.5 billion0.450 billionReal estate
Building material production
Wallis
6László Bige120.6 billion0.387 billionChemical industryBige Holding
7Zsolt Felcsuti112.0 billion0.359 billionBuilding engineering
Machine manufacturing
MPF Industry Group
8Lőrinc Mészáros105.7 billion0.339 billionMedia
Hotel industry
Agriculture
Construction
Opus Global
Apennin Holding
CIG Pannonia
9László Szíjj105.3 billion0.338 billionConstructionDuna Aszfalt
10Lajos Kasza90.5 billion0.295 billionAutomotive manufacturingJász-Plastik

Hungarian expats by net worth in 2017

RankNameNet worth Net worth FieldSource of worth
1Thomas Peterffy4,797 billion18.100 billionFinancial servicesInteractive Brokers
2George Soros2,120 billion8.000 billionHedge fundSoros Fund Management
3Frank Lowy1,548 billion5.800 billionReal estateWestfield Corporation
4Steven F. Udvar-Hazy1,034 billion3.900 billionLeasingInternational Lease Finance Corporation
Air Lease Corporation
5Charles Simonyi636 billion2.100 billionSoftware developmentMicrosoft
Intentional Software
6Megdet Rahimkulov447 billion1.690 billionOil industry
Commercial banking
Private banking
Gazprom
MOL Group
OTP Bank
VTB Bank
7Alexander Rovt365 billion1.3 billionAgricultureIBE Trade
8Frank Hasenfratz270 billion1.020 billionAutomotive industryLinamar
9Paul Lederer167 billion0.625 billionFood productionPrimo Smallgoods
10Markus Zimmermann114 billion0.424 billionBuilders Hardware
Investment
Financial services
Abraboro
Abra Trade
Jardine Matheson

Hungarians by net worth on the turn of the 19th century by ''Forbes''

RankNameNet worth
FieldSource of worth
1Manfréd Weiss
30-35 millionSteel productionManfréd Weiss Steel and Metal Works
2Miksa Schiffer
15-30 millionConstructionPalatinus
Ogulin-országhatárszéli Vasút Építő
3Henrik Fellner
25-30 millionSpirit production
Sugar industry
Electrical engineering
Leipziger Vilmos Szesz- és Cukorgyár
Egyesült Izzólámpa és Villamossági Rt.
4Sándor Hatvany-Deutsch
25-30 millionSugar industryNagy-Surányi Cukorgyár és Finomító
Hatvani Cukorgyár
Oroszkai Cukorgyár
Vas megyei Cukorgyár
Alföldi Cukorgyár
5Anton Dreher
18-20 millionBeer productionDreher Breweries
6Henrik Haggenmacher
18-20 millionBeer production
Milling industry
Chemical industry
Dreher Breweries
Első Budapesti Gőzmalom
Flóra, Első Magyar Stearin-, Gyertya- és Szappangyár
7Ernő Gschwindt
18-20 millionSpirit productionGschwindt-féle Szesz-, Élesztő-, Likőr- és Rumgyár
8Gyula Wolfner

Lajos Wolfner
18-20 millionLeather productionWolfner Gyula és Társa
9Leó Lánczy
15 millionInvestment bankingPesti Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank
10Gyula Klein
10 millionInvestment banking
Electrical engineering
Transport vehicle production
Magyar Általános Hitelbank
Ganz és Társa-Danubius Villamossági-, Gép-, Waggon- és Hajógyár