So who’s the richest fictional character? We’ll give you a hint:
He doesn’t dress like a bum, but he certainly doesn’t dress like a billionaire, either. And he doesn’t drive a Rolls, or at least not when he’s working. And you’d think he could afford razors, but he likes the shaggy look.
Yes, you’ve guessed it. St. Nick is at the top of the list — The Forbes Fictional Fifteen list:
1. Santa Claus $ ∞
2. Richie Rich 24.7 billion
3. Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks 10 billion
4. Scrooge McDuck 8.2 billion
5. Thurston Howell III 8 billion
6. Willie Wonka 8 billion
7. Bruce Wayne 6.3 billion
8. Lex Luthor 4.7 billion
9. J.R. Ewing 2.8 billion
10. Auric Goldfinger 1.2 billion
11. C. Montgomery Burns 1 billion
12. Charles Foster Kane 1 billion
13. Cruella De Vil 875 million
14. Gordon Gekko 650 million
15. Jay Gatsby 600 million
Many thanks to A Little More To The Right for the tip.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.