The dispute for the first place in the ranking of the richest in Brazil is more intense than ever. After being at the top of the list for a good period, the Safra family saw its huge assets no longer being enough to keep it at the top, and now richest person in Brazil is the co-founder of Facebook, Edward Saverin.
Eduardo Saverin is now the richest Brazilian
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In the last update of the ranking of the richest Brazilians, Eduardo Saverin occupied the fourth position, behind personalities such as Marcel Herrmann, Jorge Paulo Lemann and, in particular, the Safra family, which was at the top of list.
With an estimated fortune of approximately $16 billion, the Safra family's wealth seemed unrivaled. However, Eduardo Saverin managed to overcome it.
Eduardo Saverin's fortune
Eduardo Saverin's participation in the creation of Facebook, in 2004, earned the Brazilian a significant amount of money.
As he holds 2% of the shares of the company Meta, which offers various services such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp, Eduardo benefits when these shares appreciate. That's exactly what happened.
In 2023, Meta's shares appreciated, making it possible for Eduardo Saverin to become the richest person in Brazil.
Currently, the Brazilian's fortune reaches impressive values, reaching an incredible US$ 17.2 billion, equivalent to about R$ 87 billion.
Top 5 Richest in Brazil
With the change, the updated ranking of the richest in the country looks like this:
1st place – Eduardo Saverin ($17.2 billion)
2nd place – Safra Family ($16.6 billion)
3rd place – Jorge Paulo Lemann ($15.8 billion)
4th Place — Marcel Herrmann Telles ($10.6 billion)
5th place – Carlos Alberto Sicupira ($8.6 billion)
Eduardo Saverin's position in the world's richest ranking
It was not only in Brazil that Eduardo Saverin rose in the ranking of the richest. With the increase in his assets, Eduardo made a leap in the ranking of the richest people on the planet, leaving the 171st position to appear in the top 100, assuming the 93rd position.
