(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Forbes Brasil's 2025 ranking places Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook, at the top of the country's wealth chart for the second year in a row.
Saverin controls an estimated R$ 227 billion (US$ 41 billion) and now holds a lead of more than R$ 100 billion (US$ 18 billion) over the next richest Brazilian, banking heiress Vicky Sarfati Safra and family, who report R$ 120.5 billion (US$ 22 billion).
Saverin's net worth grew 45.5% in one year, boosted by Meta's stock gains and the global surge in artificial intelligence investment.
The 43-year-old, who lives in Singapore and runs the venture capital firm B Capital, is the clearest example of how Brazilian fortunes increasingly tie to global technology markets rather than domestic industries.
The 2025 Forbes list counts 300 Brazilian billionaires with a combined R$ 2.02 trillion (US$ 367 billion). Of these, 240 are men, together holding R$ 1.68 trillion (US$ 305 billion), while 60 women share R$ 343.7 billion (US$ 62 billion).
Vicky Safra, at 73, remains the only woman among the country's top ten billionaires. Other names on the list reflect the continued dominance of finance, investments, and consumer markets in Brazilian wealth.
Jorge Paulo Lemann, long associated with beer giant AB InBev and 3G Capital, is third with R$ 88 billion (US$ 16 billion). André Esteves of BTG Pactual saw his fortune rise to R$ 51 billion (US$ 9 billion), while Rede D'Or founder Jorge Moll Filho more than doubled his wealth to R$ 30.4 billion (US$ 6 billion).
Consumer goods and cosmetics also appear, with O Boticário's Miguel Krigsner holding R$ 34.2 billion (US$ 6 billion). The story behind the numbers is the shifting base of Brazil's wealth.
Old drivers like heavy industry or agriculture no longer dominate the very top. Instead, global capital markets, private healthcare, and consumer finance define the country's new elite.
Saverin's rise shows how a Brazilian-born entrepreneur, now living abroad, can gain more from global tech cycles than from local opportunities. For outside observers, the ranking also illustrates Brazil 's paradox.
The country produces fortunes tied to banks, consumer brands, and now technology, but remains a society with deep inequality. Just 300 individuals and families control wealth equal to more than US$ 400 billion, concentrated in a few sectors.
Saverin's dominance reflects not only the rise of technology wealth but also Brazil's place in a global economy where fortunes can grow far from home markets.
Brazil's 10 Richest Billionaires (2025)
Values from Forbes Brasil, converted at R$ 5.50 = US$ 1
Rank
Name
Wealth (R$)
Wealth (US$)
Sector
Age
| 1 |
Eduardo Saverin |
R$ 227 B |
US$ 41 B |
Technology |
43 |
| 2 |
Vicky Sarfati Safra & family |
R$ 120.5 B |
US$ 22 B |
Finance |
73 |
| 3 |
Jorge Paulo Lemann |
R$ 88 B |
US$ 16 B |
Beverages/Invest. |
85 |
| 4 |
André Santos Esteves |
R$ 51 B |
US$ 9 B |
Finance |
57 |
| 5 |
Fernando R. Moreira Salles |
R$ 40.2 B |
US$ 7 B |
Finance/Mining |
79 |
| 6 |
Carlos A. V. Sicupira |
R$ 39.1 B |
US$ 7 B |
Beverages/Invest. |
77 |
| 7 |
Pedro Moreira Salles |
R$ 38 B |
US$ 7 B |
Finance/Mining |
65 |
| 8 |
Miguel G. Krigsner |
R$ 34.2 B |
US$ 6 B |
Cosmetics |
75 |
| 9 |
Alexandre Behring da Costa |
R$ 31 B |
US$ 6 B |
Investments |
58 |
| 10 |
Jorge Neval Moll Filho |
R$ 30.4 B |
US$ 6 B |
Healthcare |
79 |
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