​Top 10 richest people in Canada according to Forbes, as of August 12, 2024

Aug 12, 2024

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Here’re the top 10 richest people in Canada as per the Forbes real-time billionaires list as of August 12, 2024

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​David Thomson & family

World rank: 23 | Net worth: $69.2 B | The family | The family owns the Woodbridge Company, the parent company of the Thomson Reuters media empire founded by Roy Thomson 90 years ago.

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​Changpeng Zhao

World rank: 26 | Net worth: $56.8 B | Zhao is the co-founder and former CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume as of July 2024.

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​David Cheriton

World rank: 129 | Net worth: $14.5 B | David Cheriton is a computer scientist and venture capitalist. He made his fortune primarily because of his early investments in Google. He is also amongst the first few investors in VMware and Arista.

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​Jim Pattison

World rank: 271 | Net worth: $9 B | Jim Pattison owns the Jim Pattison Auto Group, the second-largest privately held company in Canada.

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​Joseph Tsai

World rank: 288 | Net worth: $8.7 B | Co-founder of Alibaba and the second-largest individual shareholder after Jack Ma.

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​Alain Bouchard

World rank: 365 | Net worth: $7.6 B | Alain Bouchard is co-founder and chairman of Alimentation Couche-Tard.

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​Anthony von Mandl

World rank: 421 | Net worth: $6.8 B | Anthony von Mandl, through his company Mark Anthony Brands, developed the ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages White Claw Hard Seltzer and Mike's Hard Lemonade.

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​Tobi Lutke

World rank: 467 | Net worth: $6.3 B | Tobi Lutke is the co-founder and CEO of Shopify, an e-commerce company based in Canada that assists businesses in creating and managing their online stores.

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Mark Scheinberg

World rank: 542 | Net worth: $5.6 B | Mark Scheinberg is an entrepreneur and philanthropist, known for co-founding PokerStars, a leading online poker platform with his father. His ventures extend to various tech investments and charitable causes.

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Chip Wilson

World rank: 688 | Net worth: $4.6 B | Also known as Dennis "Chip" Wilson, he founded several apparel companies but most notably is known as the founder and former CEO of Lululemon.

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