Naruhito
Estimated net worth
$10 million
Emperor of Japan since 2019, with a modest personal fortune that reflects a constitutional monarchy where state funds cover official duties.
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Monarchs, princes and royal families ranked by estimated wealth. Royal fortunes mix private and state assets and are rarely audited.
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Top 10 Richest Royals in the World
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Mswati III
Estimated net worth
$200 million
King of Eswatini since 1986 and one of the world’s last absolute monarchs, whose wealth is tied to state-linked royal funds and family holdings.
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Prince Azim
Estimated net worth
$5 billion
Son of the Sultan of Brunei who used his royal allowance to fund film production and famously lavish parties before his death in 2020.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Estimated net worth
$2 billion
The last Shah of Iran, whose wealth came from the Pahlavi Foundation and state-linked enterprises before the 1979 revolution stripped him of it.
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Aga Khan IV
Estimated net worth
$1 billion
Karim Al-Hussaini, the 49th Ismaili Imam, who led the Aga Khan Development Network and owned one of Europe’s best-known horse racing operations.
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Hans-Adam II
Estimated net worth
$10 billion
Liechtenstein’s head of state, whose family owns LGT Bank, large Austrian property holdings and one of Europe’s great art collections.
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Al-Waleed bin Talal
Estimated net worth
$17 billion
Saudi prince and investor whose Kingdom Holding built large positions in Citigroup, Four Seasons and social media.
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Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Estimated net worth
$20 billion
Saudi Arabia’s king since 2015, a member of the Al Saud family whose collective wealth is estimated in the tens of billions.
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Maha Vajiralongkorn
Estimated net worth
$30 billion
Thailand’s king since 2016, whose wealth is held largely through royal property and investments transferred to his direct control.
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Hassanal Bolkiah
Estimated net worth
$30 billion
Sultan of Brunei since 1967, head of government and defence minister, whose wealth derives from the country’s oil and gas revenue.
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