| Name | Net Worth (Billion) | Age | Residence | Source of Wealth | National Rank* | California Rank** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Soon-Shiong | $12.4 | 63 | Los Angeles | Pharmaceuticals | 34 | 7 |
| Elon Musk | $11.7 | 44 | Los Angeles | Tesla Motors | 35 | 8 |
| Eli Broad | $7.4 | 82 | Los Angeles | Investments | 65 | 12 |
| David Geffen | $6.9 | 72 | Malibu | Entertainment | 70 | 13 |
| Sumner Redstone | $5.0 | 92 | Beverly Hills | Media | 94 | 19 |
| Jin Sook & Do Won Chang | $4.6 | 56 | Beverly Hills | Fashion Retail | 119 | 23 |
| Tamara Gustavson | $4.4 | 53 | Malibu | Self Storage | 124 | 25 |
| Stewart & Lynda Resnick | $4.3 | - | Beverly Hills | Agriculture, Water | 129 | 26 |
| John Tu | $4.2 | 74 | Rolling Hills | Computer Hardware | 133 | 28 |
| Jeffrey Skoll | $4.1 | 50 | Los Angeles | Ebay | 135 | 30 |
| Edward Roski, Jr. | $4.0 | 76 | Los Angeles | Real Estate | 138 | 32 |
| Kieu Hoang | $3.8 | 71 | Los Angeles | Pharmaceuticals | 149 | 34 |
| Steven Udvar-Hazy | $3.7 | 69 | Beverly Hills | Aircraft Leasing | 159 | 37 |
| Steven Spielberg | $3.6 | 68 | Pacific Palisades | Movies | 164 | 39 |
| Haim Saban | $3.5 | 71 | Beverly Hills | TV Network, Investments | 171 | 41 |
| Name | Net Worth (Billion) | Age | Residence | Source of Wealth | National Rank* | California Rank** |
| Rick Caruso | $3.5 | 56 | Brentwood | Real Estate | 171 | 40 |
| Anthony Pritzker | $3.4 | 54 | Los Angeles | Hotels, Investments | 182 | 43 |
| Tom Gores | $3.3 | 51 | Beverly Hills | Private Equity | 194 | 47 |
| Donald Sterling | $3.1 | 79 | Beverly Hills | Real Estate | 209 | 48 |
| David Murdock | $2.9 | 92 | Los Angeles | Dole, Real Estate | 227 | 54 |
| A. Jerrold Perenchio | $2.7 | 84 | Bel Air | Television, Univision | 246 | 62 |
| Don Hankey | $2.7 | 72 | Malibu | Auto Loans | 246 | 60 |
| Michael Milken | $2.5 | 69 | Los Angeles | Investments | 268 | 64 |
| Alec Gores | $2.1 | 62 | Beverly Hills | Private Equity | 327 | 76 |
| Evan Spiegel | $2.1 | 25 | Los Angeles | Snapchat | 327 | 79 |
| Bruce Karsh | $2.0 | 60 | Los Angeles | Private Equity | 342 | 82 |
| Bobby Murphy | $1.8 | 27 | Venice | Snapchat | 375 | 87 |
* 400 Wealthiest Persons in the United States, 2015
** 92 Wealthiest Persons in California, 2015
Source: Forbes Magazine
South-African-born Patrick Soon-Shiong's personalwealth at $12.4 billion makes him the wealthiest resident in Los Angeles County in 2015 and the seventh wealthiest in the state. Forbes ranks him 34 among the 400 wealthiest people in the nation and 96 on their list of the world's billionaires. His father was a village doctor in China who fled with his family to South Africa during World War II. Soon-Shiong graduated from high school at age 16 and became a doctor at age 23. He went on to achieve prominence as a surgeon, medical researcher, businessman, UCLA professor and philanthropist. He took his first pharmaceutical venture public in 2001, eventually selling that and another start-up for more than $8 billion.
Forbes Magazine makes California home to 92 peoplewho in 2015 had a personal net worth of $1 billion or more. Of these, 27 reside in Los Angeles County, thehighest concentration in any of the state's counties. The combined wealth of Los Angeles County's billionaires comes to $115.7 billion.
