Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn (#940)

Global Rank #940

Country Rank #351

Country United States

Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.

$ 5 B
Investments
United States
M
90 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #940

Country Rank #351

Net Worth $4.5B

Previous Worth $4.5B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Investments

Age 90 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Indian Creek, Florida

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Investments

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 90

Source Of Wealth Investments, Self Made

Self Made Score 9

Philanthropy Score 3

Residence Indian Creek, Florida

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Drop Out, New York University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Princeton University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $4.5B

Current Net Worth $4.5B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Carl Icahn, one of Wall Street's most successful investors, has been shaking up corporate America for decades. Icahn's primary investing vehicle is publicly traded Icahn Enterprises. He also runs a fund that invests his personal cash and money belonging to Icahn Enterprises. Icahn grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens. He graduated from Princeton with a degree in philosophy in 1957. Icahn began his career on Wall Street as a stockbroker for Dreyfus Corporation before buying a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1968. He has donated about $200 million to what is now the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Carl Icahn.

#972

Billionaires (2026)

#334

Forbes 400 (2025)

#11

The Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers (2019)

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Did You Know?

Icahn was pushed by his mother to go to med school, but dropped out because he hated it.

He spent the first months of the Trump Administration advising Donald Trump on regulatory overhaul, but left the position amid controversy.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $4.5B (May 4, 2026)