Fictional 15

The American Forbes magazine has published the Fictional 15 annually since 2005 , a list of the 15 richest fictional but not mythological characters.

selection

The characters must generally star in a particular work and be known for being rich in both their fictional and real worlds. The selection criteria are based on the economic conditions in the real world. The editorial team tries to identify the economic base of wealth and calculate the changes that base has undergone in the previous year. Forbes presents the winners in short portraits, explains the sources of their wealth and comments on the acquisition.

Change over time

The Santa Claus , who for many years led the list, Forbes stressed since complained loudly editorial numerous children that Santa Claus is indeed real.

In 2009, Uncle Sam rose to become the richest fictional person as the emblem of the United States, demonstrating the United States' ability to circulate huge amounts of money. In 2010, the Forbes editorial team downgraded him drastically because they doubted how much this infinite supply of money would actually be worth. On the other hand, the fictitious wealth of Dagobert Duck for example fluctuates with the commodity indices . National Public Radio describes Forbes 15 as one of the most creative among the many lists in the business press that cover the richest or most successful people or companies .

The only people who have been on the list every year since 2005 are Bruce Wayne , Thurston Howell III , Scrooge McDuck (in German Dagobert Duck ) and C. Montgomery Burns .

2010

The list from 2010:

rank	Surname	origin		Net worth (billion US dollars)	Age	place of residence	country	Sources of income
1	Carlisle Cullen	The Twilight Series	Novel film	34.1	370	Forks , Washington	United States	Long-term investments, compound interest
2	Scrooge McDuck	Disney Comics	Comic film	33.5	81	Duck house	United States	Treasure hunt, mineral resources
3	Richie rich	Richie rich	Comic film	11.5	10	Richville	United States	Inheritance, investment
4th	Tony Stark	Marvel Comics , Iron Man	Comic film	8.8	35	New York City , NY	United States	Inheritance, arms trade
5	Jed Clampett	The Beverly Hillbillies	Television broadcast	7.2	51	Beverly Hills , CA	United States	Oil & gas production, investment
6th	Adrian "Ozymandias" Veidt	DC Comics , Watchmen	Comic film	7.0	47	New York City, NY	United States	marketing
7th	Bruce Wayne	DC Comics , Batman	Comic film	6.5	32	Gotham City	United States	Inheritance, arms trade, investments
8th	Tooth fairy	Mythical creatures	fable	3.9	forever young	unknown	unknown	heritage
9	Thurston Howell III	Gilligan's Island	Television broadcast	2.1	60	Private island	South pacific	Howell Industries
10	Sir Topham Hatt	Thomas, the little locomotive	Television broadcast	2.0	55	Sodor Island	UK	Railway business, real estate
11	Artemis Fowl II	Artemis Fowl	novel	1.9	15th	Dublin	Ireland	Inheritance, theft, technical patents
12	Montgomery Burns	The simpsons	TV show comic	1.3	104	Springfield	United States	Nuclear energy
13	Charles Bass	gossip Girl	Television broadcast	1.1	18th	Manhattan , NY	United States	Inheritance, real estate
14th	Jay Gatsby	The Great Gatsby	novel	1.0	30th	West Egg , NY	United States	Criminal business, investments
15th	Lucille Bluth	Arrested Development	Television broadcast	0.95	68	Newport Beach , CA	United States	property

2013

The list from 2013:

rank	Surname	origin		Net worth (billion US dollars)	Age	place of residence	country	Sources of income
1	Scrooge McDuck	Disney Comics	Comic film	65.4	167	Duck house	United States	Mining, treasure hunt
2	Smaug	The Hobbit	Novel film	54.1	?	The lonely mountain	Middle earth	Looting
3	Carlisle Cullen	Twilight	Novel film	46	approx. 375	Forks , Washington	United States	Compound interest, investments
4th	Tony Stark	Marvel Comics , Iron Man	Comic film	12.4	43	Malibu , California	United States	Defense, energy
5	Charles Foster Kane	Citizen Kane	Movie	11.2	†	Xanadu , California	United States	media