Canada had 41 billionaires in 2019

Canada is home to 41 billionaires.

According to CEOWORLD Magazine’s Canada Rich List Index for 2019, this year’s total wealth of the top 10 richest Canadian hit a new record high of $96.4 billion USD.

To identify wealthiest people in Canada, CEOWORLD magazine said it reviewed numerous national and international reports, along with the Forbes global index, and all estimated net worth figures are in US dollars.

Topping this year’s list with an estimated net worth of $39 billion in 2019 is David Thomson, chairman of Thomson Reuters.

CEOWORLD named Joseph Tsai, vice-chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, as the second richest person in Canada, with a net worth of $10.2 billion.

Galen Weston is the third richest person in Canada, according to the magazine, as his net worth stands at $9 billion.

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  • Canada ranks as one of the countries with the most billionaires in the world

David Cheriton and James Irving take the fourth and fifth spots of the wealthiest people in Canada with $6.4 billion and $6.3 billion, respectively.

So who else is on this year’s list?

Canadian Billionaires: Richest People In Canada, 2019 – written by Ryan Miller. https://t.co/b1uHJ68Hg2 pic.twitter.com/mgtAJ5XJNI

— Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj (@ceoworld) November 19, 2019

Canadian Billionaires: Richest People In Canada, 2019

1. David Thomson: $39 billion
2. Joseph Tsai: $10.2 billion
3. Galen Weston: $9 billion
4. David Cheriton: $6.4 billion
5. James Irving: $6.3 billion
6. Jim Pattison: $5.7 billion
7. Huang Chulong: $5.6 billion
8. Emanuele (Lino) Saputo: $5.1 billion
9. Chip Wilson: $4.6 billion
10. Mark Scheinberg: $4.5 billion
11. Alain Bouchard: $4.1 billion
12. Peter Gilgan: $4 billion
13. Arthur Irving: $3.5 billion
14. Daryl Katz: $3.1 billion
15. Bob Gaglardi: $3 billion
16. Tobi Lutke: $2.9 billion
17. Garrett Camp: $2.7 billion
18. Robert Miller: $2.7 billion
19. Mitchell Goldhar: $2.7 billion
20. Lawrence Stroll: $2.6 billion
21. Jean Coutu: $2.5 billion
22. Michael Lee-Chin: $2.4 billion
23. Carlo Fidani: $2.3 billion
24. Serge Godin: $2.3 billion
25. Charles Bronfman: $2.3 billion
26. Jacques D’Amours: $2.1 billion
27. Pierre Karl Péladeau: $1.8 billion
28. Stephen Smith: $1.8 B $2 billion
29. Marcel Adams: $1.7 billion
30. Stephen Jarislowsky: $1.6 billion
31. Hal Jackman: $1.6 billion
32. Gerald Schwartz: $1.6 billion
33. Mark Leonard: $1.5 billion
34. N. Murray Edwards: $1.4 billion
35. Bruce Flatt: $1.4 billion
36. Brandt Louie: $1.4 billion
37. Peter Szulczewski: $1.4 billion
38. K. Rai Sahi: $1.3 billion
39. Jack Cockwell: $1.3 billion
40. Terence (Terry) Matthews: $1.2 billion
41. Guy Laliberté: $1 billion