A total of 21 Greeks from the shipping and business sectors have been included in the latest Forbes list of the world’s billionaires for 2026, published on March 10.
Topping the Greek rankings is Vicky Safra and her four children, who placed 94th globally with a net worth of $27.1 billion after inheriting their fortune from banker Joseph Safra, who died in December 2020.
Shipowner Maria Angelicoussi follows with a fortune of $7.5 billion, ranked 509th globally. Her wealth has steadily risen in recent years, increasing from $5.6 billion in 2023 to $6.4 billion in 2024 and $7.6 billion in 2025.
Vangelis Marinakis ranks 567th with a fortune of $7 billion, up from $4.9 billion last year. The Greek top five is completed by shipowners George Economou (No. 806) and George Prokopiou (No. 908).
Also in the top 10 are Andreas Martinos (No. 972) with $4.4 billion and mining magnate Telis Mystakidis (No. 1011) with $4.2 billion.
The top 10 is rounded out by Spyros Latsis and family (No. 1108, $3.9 billion), Panagiotis Tsakos and family (No. 1189, $3.6 billion), and Philip Niarchos (No. 1504, $2.8 billion).
The list also includes several Greek football club owners: Marinakis, who owns Olympiacos FC; Aristotelis Mystakidis, the new owner of PAOK FC; and Giannis Alafouzos, owner of Panathinaikos FC.
Other Greek billionaires on the 2026 list include members of the Angelicoussi, Latsis and Martinos families, as well as business figures such as Ioannis Papalekas, Evangelos Mytilineos, Georgios Peristeris, Ioannis Coustas and Diamantis Diamantidis.
