After nearly 25 years, the Los Angeles Business Journal’s annual look at the Wealthiest Angelenos remains one of our most anticipated special issues. And that’s not surprising. In a city powered by bold-faced names, the Journal’s list features some of the boldest of all. This elite group boasts men and women from L.A.’s leading industries — including tech, entertainment, finance and, of course, real estate. Just how rich are they? Following a run of soaring stock indexes and rising property values, the 2019 roster weighs in with a whopping total of $221 billion. Read on to see how each fortune stacks up.
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
Anna Magzanyan
Publisher & CEO
WEALTHIEST ANGELENOS 2019 FEATURES
- Wealthiest Angelenos: Elon Musk Moves into the Top Spot
- Real Estate: Many of This Year’s Wealthiest Have Extensive Real Estate Holdings
- Media: Entertainment Players Are Riding High Despite Sweeping Industry Changes
- Philanthropy: Wealthy Donors Shift Focus to Social, Environmental Causes
- Charts: Wealthiest Angelenos by Rank, Age and Gender
- Charts: Angelenos Who Saw the Biggest Increases and Decreases in Their Wealth
- Charts: Wealthiest Angelenos by Industry and Location
WEALTHIEST ANGELENOS 2019 LIST
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- 1. Elon Musk
- 2. Patrick Soon-Shiong
- 3. Sean Parker
- 4. David Geffen
- 5. John Tu
- 6. Eli Broad
- 7. Stewart & Lynda Resnick
- 8. Tamara Hughes Gustavson
- 9. Steven Udvar-Hazy
- 10. Rick Caruso
- 11. Edward Roski Jr.
- 12. Steven Spielberg
- 13. Donald & Rochelle Sterling
- 14. Travis Kalanick
- 15. Tom Gores
- 16. Anthony Pritzker
- 16. Eric Smidt
- 18. Jeffrey Skoll
- 19. Sumner Redstone
- 19. Haim Saban
- 19. Evan Spiegel
- 22. Don Hankey
- 23. Alec Gores
- 24. Bobby Murphy
- 25. Michael Milken
- 25. Geoffrey Palmer
- 27. Antony Ressler
- 27. Lynsi Snyder
- 29. Neil Kadisha
- 29. David Murdock
- 29. Peter Thiel
- 32. Lowell Milken
- 33. Michael Eisner
- 34. Robert Addison Day
- 34. Gary Karlin Michelson
- 36. George Joseph
- 36. Bruce Karsh
- 36. Arthur Levine & Lauren Leichtman
- 36. Marc Nathanson
- 40. Charles Munger
- 40. John Shea
- 42. Nicolas Berggruen
- 42. Richard Alan “Ric” Kayne
- 44. Vera Guerin
- 44. Ray Irani
- 44. Gary Winnick
- 47. Jeffrey Gundlach
- 47. Jeffrey Katzenberg
- 49. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
- 49. Aubrey Chernick
