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.[1]

## Hungarians by net worth in 2017 by Forbes

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Sándor Demján was the second richest person in Hungary Hungarians by net worth in 2017 by Forbes[1] Rank  | Name  | Net worth (HUF)  | Net worth (EUR)  | Field  | Source of worth

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1 | Sándor Csányi | 294.3 billion | 0.943 billion | Investment banking
Commercial banking
Oil industry
Food production | OTP Bank
MOL Group
Bonafarm
2 | Sándor Demján | 192.0 billion | 0.615 billion | Construction
Real estate
Investment banking | TriGranit
Arcadom
Euroinvest
Gránit Bank
3 | György Gattyán | 188.6 billion | 0.604 billion | IT industry | Docler Holding
4 | Gábor Széles | 147.1 billion | 0.471 billion | Transport vehicle production
Electrical engineering | Ikarus Bus
Videoton
5 | Tibor Veres | 140.5 billion | 0.450 billion | Real estate
Building material production | Wallis
6 | László Bige | 120.6 billion | 0.387 billion | Chemical industry | Bige Holding
7 | Zsolt Felcsuti | 112.0 billion | 0.359 billion | Building engineering
Machine manufacturing | MPF Industry Group
8 | Lőrinc Mészáros | 105.7 billion | 0.339 billion | Media
Hotel industry
Agriculture
Construction | Opus Global
Apennin Holding
CIG Pannonia[2]
9 | László Szíjj | 105.3 billion | 0.338 billion | Construction | Duna Aszfalt
10 | Lajos Kasza | 90.5 billion | 0.295 billion | Automotive manufacturing | Jász-Plastik

## Hungarian expats by net worth in 2017

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George Soros is the second richest Hungarian in the world Hungarian expats by net worth in 2017 (excluded from the Forbes Hungary′s list)[1] Rank  | Name  | Net worth (HUF)  | Net worth (USD)  | Field  | Source of worth

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1 | Thomas Peterffy | 4,797 billion | 18.100 billion[3] | Financial services | Interactive Brokers
2 | George Soros | 2,120 billion | 8.000 billion[4] | Hedge fund | Soros Fund Management
3 | Frank Lowy | 1,548 billion | 5.800 billion[5] | Real estate | Westfield Corporation
4 | Steven F. Udvar-Hazy | 1,034 billion | 3.900 billion[6] | Leasing | International Lease Finance Corporation
Air Lease Corporation
5 | Charles Simonyi | 636 billion | 2.100 billion[7] | Software development | Microsoft
Intentional Software
6 | Megdet Rahimkulov | 447 billion | 1.690 billion[8] | Oil industry
Commercial banking
Private banking | Gazprom
MOL Group
OTP Bank
VTB Bank
7 | Alexander Rovt | 365 billion | 1.3 billion[9] | Agriculture | IBE Trade
8 | Frank Hasenfratz | 270 billion | 1.020 billion[10] | Automotive industry | Linamar
9 | Paul Lederer | 167 billion | 0.625 billion[11] | Food production | Primo Smallgoods

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

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Leó Lánczy (1852–1921) was one of the richest persons in Hungary at the end of the 19th century Hungarians by net worth on the turn of the 19th century by Forbes[12][13] Rank  | Name  | Net worth
(Hungarian pengő) | Field  | Source of worth

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1 | Manfréd Weiss
(1857–1922) | 30–35 million | Steel production | Manfréd Weiss Steel and Metal Works
2 | Miksa Schiffer
(1867–1944) | 15–30 million | Construction | Palatinus
Ogulin-országhatárszéli Vasút Építő
3 | Henrik Fellner
(1859–1932) | 25–30 million | Spirit production
Sugar industry
Electrical engineering | Leipziger Vilmos Szesz- és Cukorgyár
Egyesült Izzólámpa és Villamossági Rt.
4 | Sándor Hatvany-Deutsch
(1852–1913) | 25–30 million | Sugar industry | Nagy-Surányi Cukorgyár és Finomító
Hatvani Cukorgyár
Oroszkai Cukorgyár
Vas megyei Cukorgyár
Alföldi Cukorgyár
5 | Anton Dreher
(1810–1863) | 18–20 million | Beer production | Dreher Breweries
6 | Henrik Haggenmacher
(1827–1917) | 18–20 million | Beer production
Milling industry
Chemical industry | Dreher Breweries
Első Budapesti Gőzmalom
Flóra, Első Magyar Stearin-, Gyertya- és Szappangyár
7 | Ernő Gschwindt
(1881–1932) | 18–20 million | Spirit production | Gschwindt-féle Szesz-, Élesztő-, Likőr- és Rumgyár
8 | Gyula Wolfner
(1814–1889)
Lajos Wolfner
(1824–1912) | 18–20 million | Leather production | Wolfner Gyula és Társa
9 | Leó Lánczy
(1852–1921) | 15 million | Investment banking | Pesti Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank
10 | Gyula Klein
(1862–1940)[14] | 10 million | Investment banking
Electrical engineering
Transport vehicle production | Magyar Általános Hitelbank
Ganz és Társa-Danubius Villamossági-, Gép-, Waggon- és Hajógyár

## See also

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* Economy of Hungary
* List of Hungarian companies

## References

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1. ^ a b c Forbes. "A lista ami arról is árulkodik, milyen országban élünk". forbes.hu. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
2. ^ "PORTFOLIO.HU - Online gazdasági újság". www.portfolio.hu. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
3. ^ "Thomas Peterffy". Forbes. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
4. ^ "George Soros". Forbes. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
5. ^ "Frank Lowy". Forbes. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
6. ^ "Steven Udvar-Hazy". Forbes. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
7. ^ "Charles Simonyi". Forbes. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
8. ^ "Megdet Rahimkulov". Forbes. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
9. ^ Forbes.com - Alexander Rovt - February 23, 2019
10. ^ "Frank Hasenfratz". Forbes. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
11. ^ "Rich Lister Paul Lederer's four-day retirement leads to $400m dairy business". 28 May 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
12. ^ "Pengőmilliomosok - Forbes". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
13. ^ "A leggazdagabb 33 magyar – a századelőn: Weisz, Dreher, Esterházy - Forbes.hu". forbes.hu. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
14. ^ "Julius Gyula Zsigmond Klein". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

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