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Ken Griffin

4.3%

Ken Griffin has given an estimated 4.3% of total wealth: $2.7B in lifetime giving against a $60.5B net worth.

GiveRate

4.3%

Net worth

$60.5B

Stated lifetime giving

$2.7B

Forbes 400

#20 · Hedge funds · Miami, Florida

Status

Calculated estimate

Sources

Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026

The math

$2.7B lifetime giving (given to philanthropic causes) ÷ ($2.7B + $60.5B net worth) ≈ 4.3%. Forbes philanthropy score 2 of 5 (1–5% of net worth given), which agrees.

Profile

Age

57

Residence

Miami, Florida

Industry

Finance & Investments

Source of wealth

Hedge funds

Self-made

Yes

Role

Founder & CEO, Citadel LLC

One-year change

$50.4B (#21) in Sept. 2025 to $60.5B (#20) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 20%.

What the range means in dollars

Forbes gives Ken Griffin a philanthropy score of 2 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 1% to 5% of current net worth. On a $60.5B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $605M and $3.0B. 138 of the 400 share this score, 177 score lower and 68 score higher.

For scale: 1% to 5% of a $50,000 household income would be $500 to $2,500.

Giving on record

Citadel Securities, one of Wall Street's biggest market-making firms, is responsible for one of every four stock trades in the U.S. Griffin has given some $2.7 billion to philanthropic causes.

From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).

Others in Finance & Investments

• Warren Buffett: ≥33.3% · $144B
• Thomas Peterffy: Under 1% · $107B
• Michael Bloomberg: ≥21.1% · $94.9B
• Jeff Yass: Under 1% · $77.8B
• Stephen Schwarzman: 1–5% · $46.4B
• Abigail Johnson: Under 1% · $41.6B

Others in Florida

• Jeff Bezos: 1–5% · $378B
• Larry Ellison: Under 1% · $204B
• Thomas Peterffy: Under 1% · $107B
• David Tepper: 1–5% · $28.5B
• Stephen Ross: 1–5% · $21.5B
• Antonio Gracias: Under 1% · $17.1B

Questions

How much has Ken Griffin given to charity?

Forbes scores Ken Griffin 2 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 1% to 5% of net worth, roughly between $605M and $3.0B on a $60.5B fortune. GiveRate calculates 4.3% of total wealth from stated lifetime giving of $2.7B.

What is Ken Griffin's net worth?

Forbes estimates $60.5B as of September 2026, ranking #20 on the Forbes 400.

What is Ken Griffin's GiveRate?

4.3%. GiveRate is lifetime giving as a share of wealth, built from published Forbes figures. See giverate.org/methods/ for the method.

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