Each year Forbes evaluates the riches of the wealthiest characters from novels, movies, television and games, constructing portfolios based on their stories and then valuing them using real-world commodity and share prices. It’s been a good year to be imaginary: The aggregate net worth of the Fictional 15 is $215.8 billion, up 3 percent. Below, we’ve collected some of the wisdom that has helped these characters amass their fantastic fortunes.
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1. Scrooge McDuck Uncle Scrooge $65.4 billionSource: Mining, treasure hunting. Residence: Duckburg, Calisota.“No man is poor who can do what he likes to do once in a while! And I like to dive around in my money like a porpoise! And burrow through it like a gopher! And toss it up and let it hit me on the head!” 2. Smaug The Hobbit $54.1 billionSource: Marauding. Residence: The Lonely Mountain.“I kill where I wish and none dare resist.” 3. CarliSle Cullen Twilight $46 billionSource: Compound interest, investments. Residence: Forks, Washington. 4. Tony Stark Iron Man $12.4 billionSource: Defence. Residence: Malibu, California.“They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once.” 5. Charles Foster Kane Citizen Kane $11.2 billionSource: Media. Residence: Xanadu, California.“If I hadn’t been very rich, I might have been a really great man.” 6. Bruce Wayne Batman $9.2 billionSource: Inheritance, defence. Residence: Gotham City, USA.“Sometimes it’s only madness that makes us what we are.” 7. Richie Rich Richie Rich $5.8 billionSource: Inheritance, conglomerates. Residence: Richville, USA.“How come all we do is talk about money? Why don’t we do something fun?” 8. Christian Grey Fifty Shades of Grey $2.5 billionSource: Investments, manufacturing. Residence: Seattle, Washington.“I go with my gut and 99 percent of the time it doesn’t let me down. If you can free your mind from the clutter of other people’s expectations and the constraints of what’s expected of you, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.” 9. Tywin Lannister Game of Thrones $1.8 billionSource: Inheritance. Residence: Casterly Rock, Westeros.“A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinions of a sheep.” 10. C Montgomery Burns The Simpsons $1.5 billionSource: Energy. Residence: Springfield, USA.“What good is money if it can’t inspire terror in your fellow man?” 11. Walden Schmidt Two and a Half Men $1.3 billionSource: Technology. Residence: Malibu, California.“I can’t give you hope, but I can give you my American Express black card.” 12. Lara Croft Tomb Raider $1.3 billionSource: Inheritance, treasure hunting. Residence: Wimbledon, England.“Everything lost is meant to be found.” 13. Mr Monopoly Monopoly $1.2 billionSource: Real estate. Residence: Atlantic City, New Jersey. 14. Mary Crawley Downton Abbey $1.1 billionSource: Inheritance, marriage. Residence: Yorkshire, England. 15. Jay Gatsby The Great Gatsby $1 billionSource: Racketeering, investments. Residence: West Egg, New York.“Can’t repeat the past? Why, of course you can!”
