Biggest Billionaire Flops in 2008
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
During 2008, markets and currencies around the world plummeted and so did the net worth of some of the world's wealthiest people. The top ten biggest billionaire flops lost a combined sum of $150 billion. The following table lists the ten largest losses according to Forbes.com.
| Net Worth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | December 2008 | Name | Industry | Source of Fortune | Country of Citizenship |
| $42 billion | $12 billion | Anil Ambani | Diversified | Inherited | India |
| $28 billion | $10 billion | Oleg Deripaska | Diversified | Self-made | Russia |
| $1.6 billion | $1 billion | Anurag Dikshit | Online gambling | Self-made | India |
| $1.1 billion | $0 | Bjorgflur Gudmundsson | Finance | Self-made | Iceland |
| $1.2 billion | $15 million | Luis Portillo | Inherited | Real Estate | Spain |
| $1.4 billion | $150 million | David Ross | Self-made | Communications | United Kingdom |
| $3 billion | $500 million | Tulsi Tanti | Self-made | Energy | India |
| $3.5 billion | $2.5 billion | Wong Kwong Yu | Self-made | Retail | China |
| $3 billion | $750 million | Larry Yung | Inherited | Diversified | China |
| $3.4 billion | $350 million | Konstantin Zhevago | Self-made | Diversified | Ukraine |
Source: Forbes.com. Web: www.forbes.com.
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