Lily Safra

$1.3B

as of 07/09/22

About Lily Safra

Brazil-born, Monaco-based billionaire Lily Safra inherited most of her fortune from her fourth husband, the late Edmond J. Safra, a banker.

Edmond's 1999 death in a fire at his Monaco penthouse made global headlines and prompted conspiracy theories despite his nurse's admission of guilt.

Edmond left most of his fortune to the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation, but he also left Lily enough assets to make her a billionaire.

Lily's fortune also stems from a stake in Brazilian appliance giant Ponto Frio, inherited after second husband Alfredo Monteverde's 1969 suicide.

She sold the stake in 2009 for $340 million to Brazilian retailer Grupo Pao de Acucar, resulting in a 2015 lawsuit she ultimately won.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Monaco

Source of wealth

banking

Birth date

01/01/38

Number of children

Self-made

inherited

Lily Safra’s fortune is worth

22K

troy ounces of gold

20K

median U.S. household

13K

median U.S. income

0.026%

U.S. credit card volume

0.005%

GDP of the United States

0.004%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

In 2012, Safra's Hope Ruby sold at a Christie's charity event for $6.7 million, a world-record price for a ruby at auction.