The following is a list of Cypriot billionaires, based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets published by Forbes every April. The vast majority of Cypriot billionaires are not native Cypriots, but are foreign billionaires who acquired Cypriot citizenship (either through the now-defunct Cyprus Investment Program or otherwise) to take advantage of the country's tax laws.
2026 Source: 2026 The World's Billionaires
Ranking in Cyprus World position Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth1 87 Vinod Adani 27.6 billion Adani Group 2 127 John Fredriksen (since 2006) (until 2006) 21.5 billion Seadrill 3 1059 Yakir Gabay 4 billion Aroundtown 4 1766 Igor Makarov (until 2023) 4 billion ARETI International Group 5 2473 Vladimir Krupchak 1.6 billion Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill (APPM)6 2788 Sergey Dmitriev (until 2023) 1.4 billion JetBrains7 2815 Stelios Haji-Ioannou 1.4 billion EasyJet8 2920 Polys Haji-Ioannou 1.3 billion EasyJet9 3132 Clelia Haji-Ioannou 1.2 billion EasyJet
2024 Source: 2024 The World's Billionaires
Ranking in Cyprus World position Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth1 63 Vinod Adani 26.6 billion Adani Group 2 133 John Fredriksen 14.3 billion Seadrill 3 842 Yakir Gabay 3.6 billion Aroundtown 4 1264 Sergey Dmitriev 2.5 billion JetBrains5 1503 Igor Makarov 2.1 billion ARETI International Group6 1689 Valentin Kipyatkov 1.8 billion JetBrains 7 2320 Polys Haji-Ioannou 1.2 billion EasyJet8 2430 Stelios Haji-Ioannou 1.1 billion EasyJet9 2481 Clelia Haji-Ioannou 1.1 billion EasyJet
2023 Cypriot billionaires source: 2023 The World's Billionaires
Ranking in Cyprus World position Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth1 130 John Fredriksen 13.1 billion Seadrill 2 184 Vinod Adani 12.4 billion Adani Group 3 378 Viktor Vekselberg 6.6 billion Metal, energy4 400 Dmitry Rybolovlev 6.4 billion Fertilizer5 440 Alexander Abramov 6 billion Steel6 766 Yakir Gabay 3.4 billion Aroundtown 7 1579 Alexander Ponomarenko 2.6 billion Real estate, airport8 1217 Sergey Dmitriev 2.5 billion JetBrains9 1226 Oleg Deripaska 2.5 billion Aluminium, Utility10 1647 Valentin Kipyatkov 1.8 billion JetBrains 11 2405 Polys Haji-Ioannou 1.1 billion EasyJet12 2540 Clelia Haji-Ioannou 1 billion EasyJet13 2540 Stelios Haji-Ioannou 1 billion EasyJet
2022 Cypriot billionaires source: 2022 The World's Billionaires
Ranking in Cyprus World position Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth1 202 John Fredriksen 10.8 billion Seadrill (Oil tankers and Deepwater drilling rigs) 2 708 Yakir Gabay 4.4 billion Aroundtown (German Real Estate Company) 3 2557 Stelios Haji-Ioannou 1.1 billion EasyJet
2021 Cypriot billionaires source: 2021 The World's Billionaires
Ranking in Cyprus World position Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth1 230 John Fredriksen 10.2 billion Seadrill (Oil tankers and Deepwater drilling rigs) 2 670 Yakir Gabay 4.4 billion Aroundtown (German Real Estate Company) 3 Yiannakis "John" Christodoulou 2.8 billion Yianis Group (Real Estate Company) 4 1506 Suat Günsel 2 billion Near East University (Education facility) 5 2277 Stelios Haji-Ioannou 1.1 billion EasyJet6 2315 Clelia Haji-Ioannou 1.1 billion EasyJet
2020 Cypriot billionaires source: 2020 The World's Billionaires
Ranking in Cyprus Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth1John Fredriksen 9.6 billion Seadrill (Oil tankers and Deepwater drilling rigs)2Yakir Gabay 3.2 billion Aroundtown (German Real Estate Company)3Suat Günsel 2 billion Near East University (Education facility)
2019 Cypriot billionaires Ranking in Cyprus Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth1 John Fredriksen Cyprus Norway 9 billion Shipping2 Teddy Sagi Cyprus Israel 10.8 billion Playtech3 Oleg Deripaska Cyprus Russia 3.8 billion Basic Element4 Yakir Gabay Cyprus Israel 3.7 billion Aroundtown5 Alexander Ponomarenko Cyprus Russia 3.2 billion Sheremetyevo6 Suat Gunsel Cyprus 1.8 billion Near East University, University of Kyrenia7 Stelios Haji-Ioannou Cyprus Greece 1.3 billion EasyJet8 Polys Haji-Ioannou Cyprus 1.1 billion EasyJet, Polyar Tankers9 Nikita Mishin Cyprus Russia 1.1 billion Globaltrans10 Ihor Kolomoyskyi Cyprus Ukraine 1 billion Private Bank
2016 Cypriot billionaires source: 2016 Cyprus billionaires Ranking in Cyprus Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth1 John Fredriksen Cyprus Norway 9 billion Shipping2 Stelios Haji-Ioannou Cyprus Greece 1.46 billion EasyJet and Stelmar shipping3 Polys Haji-Ioannou Cyprus 1.3 billion EasyJet, Polyar Tankers4 Clelia Haji-Ioannou Cyprus 1.09 billion EasyJet, Real Estate4 Suat Gunsel Cyprus 1.09 billion Near East University, University of Kyrenia
See also Economy of Cyprus List of wealthiest families List of countries by number of billionaires List of Greeks by net worth
References
External links Forbes The World's Billionaires by Country: Cyprus