Forbes Fictional 15

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, television, video games, and comics. It is cited by numerous outside sources.^[1][2]

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)," in addition to being wealthy. The one exception to the rule was Santa Claus, a character whom Forbes decided to be an "irresistible" addition, although he has been absent from the list since 2006. 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."

Top 5 by year

Forbes did not publish a list in 2003, 2004, 2009 or 2014

2013

Rank	Name	Net worth ($ billion)	Residence	Source	Comparison with previous year
1	Scrooge McDuck	65.4	Duckburg, Calisota	Mining, Treasure Hunting
2	Smaug	54.1	The Lonely Mountain, Rhovanion, Middle-earth	Marauding	$7.9 billion
3	Carlisle Cullen	46.0	Forks, Washington, USA	Compound interest, investments	$9.7 billion
4	Tony Stark	12.4	Malibu, California, USA	Defense	$3.1 billion
5	Charles Foster Kane	11.2	Xanadu, California, USA	Media
6	Montgomery Burns	9.2	Springfield, USA	Energy

2012

Rank	Name	Net worth ($ billion)	Residence	Source	Comparison with previous year
1	Smaug	62.0	The Lonely Mountain, Rhovanion, Middle-earth	Marauding	$53.4 billion { $??? trillions from the 2013 movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug}
2	Flintheart Glomgold	51.9	Johannesburg, South Africa	Mining	$51.9 billion
3	Carlisle Cullen	36.3	Forks, Washington, USA	Compound interest, investments	$0.1 billion
4	Jed Clampett	9.8	Beverly Hills, California, USA	Oil and gas	$0.3 billion
5	Tony Stark	9.3	Malibu, California, USA	Inheritance, defense	$2.9 billion

2011

Rank	Name	Net worth ($ billion)	Age	Residence	Source	Comparison with previous year
1	Scrooge McDuck	44.1	82	Duckburg, USA	Mining, treasure hunting	$10.6 billion
2	Carlisle Cullen	36.2	370	Forks, Washington, USA	Compound interest, investments	$2.1 billion
3	Artemis Fowl II	13.5	15	Dublin, Ireland	Inheritance, theft, forgery, Facebook	$11.6 billion
4	Richie Rich	9.7	10	Richville, USA	Inheritance, conglomerates	$1.8 billion
5	Jed Clampett	9.5	51	Beverly Hills, California, USA	Oil and gas	$2.3 billion

2010

Rank	Name	Net worth ($ billion)	Age	Residence	Source	Comparison with previous year
1	Carlisle Cullen	34.1	370	Forks, Washington, USA	Compound interest, long-term investments
2	Scrooge McDuck	33.5	81	Duckburg, USA	Mining, treasure hunting	$4.4 billion
3	Richie Rich	11.5	10	Richville, USA	Inheritance, conglomerates	$0.8 billion
4	Tony Stark	8.8	35	New York, USA	Defense, inheritance	$0.9 billion
5	Jed Clampett	7.2	51	Beverly Hills, California, USA	Oil and gas, banking	$3.6 billion

2008

Rank	Name	Net worth ($ billion)	Age	Residence	Source	Comparison with previous year
2	Uncle Sam	∞	232	Washington, D.C.	Engraving
2	Scrooge McDuck	29.1	80	Duckburg, USA	Mining, treasure hunting	$3.3 billion
3	Richie Rich	12.3	10	Richville, USA	Inheritance, conglomerates	$3.8 billion
4	Gordon Gekko	8.5	44	New York City	Investments
5	Jabba the Hutt	8.4	603	Tatooine	Crime, extortion

2007

Rank	Name	Net worth ($ billion)	Age	Residence	Source	Comparison with previous year
1	Scrooge McDuck	28.8	80	Duckburg, USA	Mining, treasure hunting	$17.9 billion
2	Ming the Merciless	20.9	74	Mingo City, Planet Mongo	Technology
3	Richie Rich	16.1	10	Richville, USA	Inheritance, conglomerates	$5.4 billion
4	Mom (Futurama)	15.7	158	New New York, Earth	Technology, conglomerates
5	Jed Clampett	11	51	Beverly Hills, California, USA	Oil and gas, banking	$3.3 billion

2006

Rank	Name	Net worth ($ billion)	Age	Residence	Source	Comparison with previous year
1	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	36.2	52	New York City, USA	Defense industries	$8.9 billion
2	C. Montgomery Burns	16.8	104	Springfield, USA	Energy	$8.4 billion
3	Scrooge McDuck	10.9	80	Duckburg, USA	Mining, treasure hunting	$2.7 billion
4	Richie Rich	10.7	10	Richville, USA	Inheritance, conglomerates	$6.3 billion
5	Jed Clampett	7.7	51	Beverly Hills, California, USA	Oil and gas, banking	$1.1 billion

2005

2002

References

1. ↑ "Forbes’ ‘Fictional 15′ Richest Characters Topped By Smaug". ABC News. Apr 25, 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013. 
2. ↑ Celeste, Rigel. "Scrooge McDuck Tops Forbes Fictional Rich List". Luxist. Retrieved 10 January 2013. 

External links

• 2013 Forbes Fictional 15
• 2012 Forbes Fictional 15
• 2011 Forbes Fictional 15
• 2010 Forbes Fictional 15
• 2008 Forbes Fictional 15
• 2007 Forbes Fictional 15
• 2006 Forbes Fictional 15
• 2005 Forbes Fictional 15
• 2002 Forbes Fictional 15