- Forbes just released its annual ranking of the richest people in the world.
- Among the 2,153 billionaires in the world, 135 built their wealth through their work in the healthcare industry.
- Here are the 10 richest billioniares who draw their wealth from the healthcare industry.
Forbes just released its annual ranking of the top billionaires.
Among the 2,153 billionaires in the world, 135 built their wealth through their work in the healthcare industry — with others like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos also tapping into the sector.
The billionaires come from around the world, drawing their fortunes from pharmaceuticals, hospitals, and medical devices.
Here are the top 10 richest billionaires in healthcare.
Charlotte Hu contributed to an earlier version of this post.
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10. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Net worth: $7 billion
Home country: USA
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong invented the pancreatic cancer drug Abraxane, which became a blockbuster drug that's now owned by Celgene. He now owns a series of health and biotech startups like NantHealth, NantKwest, and NantWorks. At the time, NantKwest was a record-breaking $2.6 billion initial public offering. As of March, the company had a market cap of about $100 million. He also owns the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Tribune.
9. Frederik Paulsen
Net worth: $7.1 billion
Home country: Sweden
Frederik Paulsen inherited small drugmaker Ferring Pharmaceuticals in 1983, which makes infertility, obstetrics, urology, gastroenterology, and endocrinology drugs. The company in 2018 made a heat-stable drug that could prevent excessive bleeding in women after childbirth.
8. Massimiliana Landini Aleotti and family
Net worth: $7.4 billion
Home country: Italy
Massimiliana Landini Aleotti inherited pharma giant Menarini from her late husband in 2014, and it is now one of Italy's leading drug companies. The company does drug research in the areas of cancer, analgesia, and gastro-intestinal conditions.
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