Muammar Gaddafi

Unverified public estimate · Source pending: $50 Billion

Empire / Country: Libya

Era: 20th–21st Century

Other Historic Billionaires

Mansa Musa I

Mali Empire

14th Century

Unverified public estimate · Source pending: $400–500 Billion

John D. Rockefeller

United States

19th–20th Century

Unverified public estimate · Source pending: $400 Billion

Historical profileAkbar the Great

Akbar the Great

Mughal Empire (India)

16th Century

Unverified public estimate · Source pending: ~$21 Trillion (GDP Share)

Evidence record

Muammar Gaddafi estimate sources

This record preserves the published collection value while distinguishing supported estimates from amounts that still need a matching valuation source.

Valuation statusSource pending — research record

As ofAs of not established

Evidence confidencelow

Last reviewedAug 27, 2026

Date basisNot established

U.S. Department of JusticeAttorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Arab Forum on Asset RecoveryPublished Sep 11, 2012 · Government Record

Limitations: The cited government statement concerns approximately $30 billion in frozen Libyan assets; it does not establish $50 billion as Gaddafi's personal net worth.