Biography
Vicky Safra & family is among the world's most closely watched billionaires from GREECE, with an estimated fortune of $25.5B. The bulk of Vicky Safra & family's wealth comes from Banking, closely tied to Banking. Vicky Safra, born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1952, is a Greek-Brazilian billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist. She is best known as the widow of banker Joseph Safra and the matriarch of the Safra banking dynasty. Following Joseph's death in 2020, Vicky Safra and her family inherited his fortune and now oversee the J. Safra Group, a global financial conglomerate with a significant presence in banking, investments, and real estate. Her net worth is estimated at $27.1 billion as of 2024, making her the wealthiest Greek woman. Vicky Safra also leads the Vicky and Joseph Safra Philanthropic Foundation, supporting various initiatives in education, healthcare, and cultural preservation. Key career milestones include Marriage to Joseph Safra (1969); Inherited the Safra Group (2020); Founded Vicky and Joseph Safra Philanthropic Foundation (2022). This profile documents verified holdings, career milestones, and multi-year net worth history drawn from Forbes rankings, company filings where available, and our editorial methodology. Readers use it to understand how public markets, private company stakes, and major business bets shape one of the largest personal fortunes on record. Wealth estimates move with stock prices, funding rounds, and disclosed transactions—figures on this page are research estimates, not cash balances. We publish year-by-year net worth history when verified data exists, link to primary sources, and update profiles when Forbes Real-Time Billionaires or major filings change the picture materially. For investors and researchers, the most useful reading pairs the headline number with ownership structure, geography, sector exposure, and the multi-year history chart on this page—especially during volatile markets when single-day moves can shift rankings without any operational change at the underlying companies.