Idan Ofer
| Net worth | $34.6 billion Forbes 2026 list, March 24, 2026[1] |
|---|---|
| World rank | 61st (Forbes 2026)[1] |
| Source of wealth | Shipping |
| Companies | Quantum Pacific Group (founder); Israel Corporation and Kenon Holdings (majority shareholder); Atlético Madrid (33%) |
| Citizenship | Israel |
| Born | October 2, 1955, Haifa, Israel |
| Education | University of Haifa (BSc); London Business School (MBA) |
| Known for | Shipping, energy and football clubs |
| Net worth figures are estimates by the source named and change every day. | |
Idan Ofer is an Israeli businessman with interests in shipping, energy, mining and sports, and the founder of the holding company Quantum Pacific Group.[2] On the Forbes 2026 billionaires list, a snapshot taken on March 24, 2026, he was 61st in the world with an estimated $34.6 billion.[1]
Net worth
- March 2026: $34.6 billion, 61st on the Forbes list.[1]
He is the majority shareholder of Israel Corporation and Kenon Holdings, owns 33% of the Spanish football club Atlético Madrid and 85% of Portugal's Famalicão, and in 2025 bought 43% of the company behind the Movistar cycling team.[2]
How the fortune was made
Ofer is the son of the shipping magnate Sammy Ofer and the younger brother of Eyal Ofer.[2] He grew up in Haifa, served in the Israeli Navy, studied economics and shipping at the University of Haifa and earned an MBA at London Business School.[2] He began by expanding the family shipping business in Hong Kong in the 1980s.[2]
Giving
He and his wife, Batia, give through the Idan & Batia Ofer Family Foundation.[2] In 2013 he gave £25 million to London Business School for the Sammy Ofer Centre, the largest gift in the school's history.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forbes, "Idan Ofer", 2026 World's Billionaires list (snapshot of March 24, 2026), read November 3, 2026. Net worth is a Forbes estimate.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Wikipedia, "Idan Ofer", read November 3, 2026. Billionaire Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.