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Ray Dalio
≥5.0%
Ray Dalio has given an estimated ≥5.0% of total wealth: $1B in lifetime giving against a $18.9B net worth.
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- ≥5.0%
- Net worth
- $18.9B
- Stated lifetime giving
- $1B
- Forbes 400
- #62 · Hedge funds · Greenwich, Connecticut
- Status
- Calculated lower bound
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
More than $1B lifetime giving (given to philanthropic causes) ÷ ($1B + $18.9B net worth) ≈ ≥5.0%. Forbes philanthropy score 3 of 5 (5–10% of net worth given), which agrees.
Profile
- Age
- 77
- Residence
- Greenwich, Connecticut
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Source of wealth
- Hedge funds
- Self-made
- Yes
- Role
- Founder & CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates
- One-year change
- $15.4B (#68) in Sept. 2025 to $18.9B (#62) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 23%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Ray Dalio a philanthropy score of 3 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 5% to 10% of current net worth. On a $18.9B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $945M and $1.9B. 38 of the 400 share this score, 315 score lower and 30 score higher.
For scale: 5% to 10% of a $50,000 household income would be $2,500 to $5,000.
Giving on record
Dalio has given more than $1 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
- Ken Griffin: 4.3% · $60.5B
- Stephen Schwarzman: 1–5% · $46.4B
Others in Connecticut
- Steve Cohen: 5–10% · $26.7B
- Brad Jacobs: Not scored · $13.3B
- Karen Pritzker: 1–5% · $8.1B
- Clifford Asness: Under 1% · $8.0B
- Stephen Mandel, Jr.: 1–5% · $5.7B
- Ratmir Timashev: Under 1% · $5.4B
Questions
How much has Ray Dalio given to charity?
Forbes scores Ray Dalio 3 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 5% to 10% of net worth, roughly between $945M and $1.9B on a $18.9B fortune. GiveRate calculates ≥5.0% of total wealth from stated lifetime giving of $1B.
What is Ray Dalio's net worth?
Forbes estimates $18.9B as of September 2026, ranking #62 on the Forbes 400.
What is Ray Dalio's GiveRate?
≥5.0%. 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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