Forbes Fictional 15

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The Forbes Fictional 15 is a list generated by Forbes magazine, that lists the 15 richest people in the realm of fiction. The members are characters from movies, books, cartoons and television. The current list was written in 2007.

To qualify for the list members must be "both fictional (in the sense that we excluded mythological and folkloric figures) and characters (meaning they are part of a narrative story or series of stories)." And of course, rich. The one exception to the rule was Santa, a mythological character, who Forbes decided was an "irresistible" addition. Although, for the first time, he is absent from the current list. Forbes stated, "We still estimate Claus's net worth as infinite, but we excluded him from this year's rankings after being bombarded by letters from outraged children insisting that Claus is "real." We don't claim to have settled the ongoing controversy concerning Claus's existence, but after taking into account the physical evidence--toys delivered, milk and cookies devoured--we felt it was safer to remove him from consideration."

The current list:

Rank Name Net Worth ($bil) Age Residence Source
1 Scrooge McDuck 28.8 80 Duckburg, U.S.A. Mining, Treasure Hunting
2 Ming the Merciless 20.9 74 Mingo City, Planet Mongo Technology
3 Richie Rich 16.1 10 Richville, U.S.A. Inheritance, Conglomerates
4 Mom (Futurama) 15.7 158 New New York, Earth Technology, Conglomerates
5 Jed Clampett 11 51 Beverly Hills, CA Oil & Gas, Banking
6 C. Montgomery Burns 8.4 104 Springfield, U.S.A. Energy
7 Carter Pewterschmidt 7.2 70 Newport, R.I. Inheritance, Steel
8 Bruce Wayne 7 32 Gotham City, U.S.A. Inheritance, Defense
9 Thurston Howell, III 6.3 60 Private Island, Pacific Ocean Howell Industries
10 Tony Stark 6 35 New York, NY Defense
11 Fake Steve Jobs 5.7 52 Palo Alto, CA Apple Computer, Pixar
12 Gomez Addams 2 51 Westfield, N.J. Inheritance, Investing
13 Willy Wonka 1.9 57 Kent, England Candy, Aerospace
14 Lucius Malfoy 1.6 51 Wiltshire, England Inheritance
15 Princess Peach 1.3 23 Mushroom Kingdom Inheritance


The list in 2002:

  1. Santa Claus
  2. Richie Rich
  3. Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks
  4. Scrooge McDuck
  5. Thurston Howell III
  6. Willy Wonka
  7. Bruce Wayne
  8. Lex Luthor
  9. J.R. Ewing
  10. Auric Goldfinger
  11. C. Montgomery Burns
  12. Charles Foster Kane
  13. Cruella De Vil
  14. Gordon Gekko
  15. Jay Gatsby

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