gigglyCollectively, we are fascinated by the super-rich.</b> We devour their biographies. We hang on their advice. Maybe we even hope for their downfall. But in our attempts to explain the ultra-rich--and their super-inflated bank accounts--we are often guilty of reducing real people to mere caricatures. There is the monopolist. The oracle. The genius. The thief.
With the Forbes Fictional 15, we have taken the opposite approach--fiction’s caricatures are elevated to the status of real people.
1. Santa Claus
Net Worth: Infinite
Age: 1,651
Residence: North Pole
Source: Toys, Candy
2. Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks
Net Worth: $27.3 bil
Age: 52
Residence: New York, NY
Source: Defense Industries
3. Richie Rich
Net Worth: $17 bil
Age: 10
Residence: Richville, USA
Source: Inheritance, Conglomerates
4. Lex Luthor
Net Worth: $10.1 bil
Age: 36
Residence: Metropolis, USA
Source: Defense, Software, Real Estate
5. C. Montgomery Burns
Net Worth: $8.4 bil
Age: 104
Residence: Springfield, USA
Source: Energy
6. Scrooge McDuck
Net Worth: $8.2 bil
Age: 80
Residence: Duckburg, USA
Source: Mining
7. Jed Clampett
Net Worth: $6.6 bil
Age: 51
Residence: Beverly Hills, Calif.
Source: Oil & Gas, Banking
8. Bruce Wayne
Net Worth: $6.5 bil
Age: 32
Residence: Gotham City, USA
Source: Inheritance, Defense
9. Thurston Howell III
Net Worth: $5.7 bil
Age: 60
Residence: Private Island, Pacific Ocean
Source: Howell Industries
10. Willy Wonka
Net Worth: $2.3 bil
Age: 57
Residence: Kent, England
Source: Candy
11. Arthur Bach
Net Worth: $2 bil
Age: 50
Residence: New York, NY
Source: Inheritance
12. Ebenezer Scrooge
Net Worth: $1.7 bil
Age: 63
Residence: London, England
Source: Banking, Investments
13. Lara Croft
Net Worth: $1 bil
Age: 37
Residence: Wimbledon, England
Source: Inheritance, Antiques
14. Cruella De Vil
Net Worth: $1 bil
Age: 65
Residence: London, England
Source: Inheritance
15. Lucius Malfoy
Net Worth: $900 mil
Age: 51
Residence: Wiltshire, England
Source: Inheritance
