Net Worth: $4.4 billion

LAST YEAR: $4.4 billion
CHANGE: 0%
AGE: 59
RESIDENCE: Beverly Hills
SOURCE OF WEALTH: Investments, e-commerce, entertainment

Skoll finally parted ways with Hollywood in 2024 when he shuttered Participant Media in April, after quietly trying to sell the company for almost a year. Skoll made the bulk of his wealth in Silicon Valley at auction site eBay Inc. during the late 1990s. He left eBay and cashed out nearly $2 billion. He came to Hollywood in 2004 and founded Participant, which produced socially conscious content such as “Good Night, and Good Luck,” “Green Book” and “An Inconvenient Truth.” Since closing earlier this year, the production company has laid off most of its 100 staffers.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from University of Toronto Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Charitable Giving: Skoll created the Skoll Foundation in 1999. It has invested $1.2 billion worldwide into 420 organizations on five continents. Sports: In 2022, Skoll became a partner in Monumental Sports & Entertainment. The group owns and operates multiple sports teams including NHL’s Washington Capitals, the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.