Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

Forbes lists 15 wealthiest fictional characters

In case you ever wondered how the fortunes of Beverly Hillbilly Jed Clampett sized up to Batman's, Forbes has done the ground work with "The Forbes…

In case you ever wondered how the fortunes of Beverly Hillbilly Jed Clampett sized up to Batman’s, Forbes has done the ground work with “The Forbes Fictional 15,” a list of the 15 wealthiest fictional characters, their net worth and how they came to amass their riches. Topping the list is Twilight vampire Carlisle Cullen, who garnered $34.1 billion thanks in no small part to being immortal. Other list notables include superheros Iron Man and Batman, Jay Gatsby and the Tooth Fairy (apparently Santa Claus was kept off the list due to letters to Forbes from children insisting he was real).

Here’s the top 5 according to Forbes:

  1. Carlisle Cullen, “Twilight”

  2. Scrooge McDuck

  3. Richie Rich

  4. Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man)

  5. Jed Clampett, “The Beverly Hillbillies”

Related Topics

Collections:

Tagged as:

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    20 hours ago
    25:48
  • Make Me Smart
    21 hours ago
    24:33
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    a day ago
    6:48
  • Marketplace Tech
    a day ago
    10:08
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    5 days ago
    4:41
  • Million Bazillion
    a month ago
    32:45
Forbes lists 15 wealthiest fictional characters