# List of Cypriot billionaires by net worth

The following is a list of Cypriot billionaires, based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets published by Forbes every April. The vast majority of Cypriot billionaires are not native Cypriots, but are foreign billionaires who acquired Cypriot citizenship (either through the now-defunct Cyprus Investment Program or otherwise) to take advantage of the country's tax laws.

## 2024

Source: 2024 The World's Billionaires
| Ranking in Cyprus | World position | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 1 | 63 | Vinod Adani | Cyprus India | 26.6 billion | Adani Group |
| 2 | 133 | John Fredriksen | Cyprus Norway | 14.3 billion | Seadrill |
| 3 | 842 | Yakir Gabay | Cyprus Israel | 3.6 billion | Aroundtown SA |
| 4 | 1264 | Sergey Dmitriev | Cyprus Russia | 2.5 billion | JetBrains |
| 5 | 1503 | Igor Makarov | Cyprus Russia | 2.1 billion | ARETI International Group |
| 6 | 1689 | Valentin Kipyatkov | Cyprus Russia | 1.8 billion | JetBrains |
| 7 | 2320 | Polys Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1.2 billion | EasyJet |
| 8 | 2430 | Stelios Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1.1 billion | EasyJet |
| 9 | 2481 | Clelia Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1.1 billion | EasyJet |

## 2023 Cypriot billionaires

source: 2023 The World's Billionaires
| Ranking in Cyprus | World position | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 1 | 130 | John Fredriksen | Cyprus Norway | 13.1 billion | Seadrill |
| 2 | 184 | Vinod Adani | Cyprus India | 12.4 billion | Adani Group |
| 3 | 378 | Viktor Vekselberg | Cyprus Russia | 6.6 billion | Metal, energy |
| 4 | 400 | Dmitry Rybolovlev | Cyprus Russia | 6.4 billion | Fertilizer |
| 5 | 440 | Alexander Abramov | Cyprus Russia | 6 billion | Steel |
| 6 | 766 | Yakir Gabay | Cyprus Israel | 3.4 billion | Aroundtown SA |
| 7 | 1579 | Alexander Ponomarenko | Cyprus Russia | 2.6 billion | Real estate, airport |
| 8 | 1217 | Sergey Dmitriev | Cyprus Russia | 2.5 billion | JetBrains |
| 9 | 1226 | Oleg Deripaska | Cyprus Russia | 2.5 billion | Aluminium, Utility |
| 10 | 1647 | Valentin Kipyatkov | Cyprus Russia | 1.8 billion | JetBrains |
| 11 | 2405 | Polys Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1.1 billion | EasyJet |
| 12 | 2540 | Clelia Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1 billion | EasyJet |
| 13 | 2540 | Stelios Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1 billion | EasyJet |

## 2022 Cypriot billionaires

source: 2022 The World's Billionaires
| Ranking in Cyprus | World position | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 1 | 202 | John Fredriksen | Cyprus Norway | 10.8 billion | Seadrill (Oil tankers and Deepwater drilling rigs) |
| 2 | 708 | Yakir Gabay | Cyprus Israel | 4.4 billion | Aroundtown SA (German Real Estate Company) |
| 3 | 2557 | Stelios Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus Greece | 1.1 billion | EasyJet |

## 2021 Cypriot billionaires

source: 2021 The World's Billionaires
| Ranking in Cyprus | World position | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 1 | 230 | John Fredriksen | Cyprus Norway | 10.2 billion | Seadrill (Oil tankers and Deepwater drilling rigs) |
| 2 | 670 | Yakir Gabay | Cyprus Israel | 4.4 billion | Aroundtown SA (German Real Estate Company) |
| 3 | | Yiannakis "John" Christodoulou | Cyprus United Kingdom | 2.8 billion | Yianis Group (Real Estate Company) |
| 4 | 1506 | Suat Günsel | Cyprus | 2 billion | Near East University (Education facility) |
| 5 | 2277 | Stelios Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus Greece | 1.1 billion | EasyJet |
| 6 | 2315 | Clelia Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1.1 billion | EasyJet |

## 2020 Cypriot billionaires

source: 2020 The World's Billionaires
| Ranking in Cyprus | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 1 | John Fredriksen | Cyprus Norway | 9.6 billion | Seadrill (Oil tankers and Deepwater drilling rigs) |
| 2 | Yakir Gabay | Cyprus Israel | 3.2 billion | Aroundtown SA (German Real Estate Company) |
| 3 | Suat Günsel | Cyprus | 2 billion | Near East University (Education facility) |

## 2019 Cypriot billionaires

| Ranking in Cyprus | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 1 | John Fredriksen | Cyprus Norway | 9 billion | Shipping |
| 2 | Teddy Sagi | Cyprus Israel | 10.8 billion | Playtech |
| 3 | Oleg Deripaska | Cyprus Russia | 3.8 billion | Basic Element |
| 4 | Yakir Gabay | Cyprus Israel | 3.7 billion | Aroundtown SA |
| 5 | Alexander Ponomarenko | Cyprus Russia | 3.2 billion | Sheremetyevo |
| 6 | Suat Gunsel | Cyprus | 1.8 billion | Near East University, University of Kyrenia |
| 7 | Stelios Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus Greece | 1.3 billion | EasyJet |
| 8 | Polys Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1.1 billion | EasyJet, Polyar Tankers |
| 9 | Nikita Mishin | Cyprus Russia | 1.1 billion | Globaltrans |
| 10 | Ihor Kolomoyskyi | Cyprus Ukraine | 1 billion | Private Bank |

## 2016 Cypriot billionaires

source: 2016 Cyprus billionaires
| Ranking in Cyprus | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 1 | John Fredriksen | Cyprus Norway | 9 billion | Shipping |
| 2 | Stelios Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus Greece | 1.46 billion | EasyJet and Stelmar shipping |
| 3 | Polys Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1.3 billion | EasyJet, Polyar Tankers |
| 4 | Clelia Haji-Ioannou | Cyprus | 1.09 billion | EasyJet, Real Estate |
| 4 | Suat Gunsel | Cyprus | 1.09 billion | Near East University, University of Kyrenia |