The world’s richest royal in 2019 revealed
When you think of royalty, the British royal family might be the first thing that comes to mind – but when it comes to wealth, other royals around the world have the edge.
A ranking of the world’s richest royals, published by The CEOWORLD Magazine, found that no British royals made it to the top 10.
Earning the top spot was Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn with an estimated net worth of US$43 billion. Following as a distant second was Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah with US$28 billion.
Middle Eastern royals dominated the Top 10. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Abdulaziz bin Saud came in third with US$18 billion, while Abu Dhabi’s Emir Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI took the fourth and fifth place.
Queen Elizabeth II (US$520 million) and Prince Charles (US$420 million) placed at number 11 and 12 respectively, while Prince William and Prince Harry came in at number 15 and 16 with an estimated wealth of US$40 million each.
The wealthiest royals:
- King Maha Vajiralogkorn, Thailand: $43 billion
- Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei: $28 billion
- King Salman Abdulaziz bin Saud, Saudi Arabia: $18 billion
- Emir Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, UAE: $15 billion
- King Mohammed VI, Morocco: $8.2 billion
- Prince Hans Adam II, Liechtenstein: $7.2 billion
- Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai, UAE: $4 billion
- Grand Duke Henri, Luxembourg: $4 billion
- Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar: $2.1 billion
- Prince Albert, Monaco: $1 billion
- Queen Elizabeth II, UK: $520 million
- Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, UK: $420 million
- King Carl XVI Gustaf, Sweden: $70 million
- Queen Margrethe, Denmark: $40 million
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, UK: $40 million
- Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, UK: $40 million
- Harald V, Norway: $30 million
- Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, UK: $30 million
- Felipe VI, Spain: $20 million
- Kate Middleton, UK: $10 million
- Meghan Markle, UK: $5 million