7. Sergey Brin
Company – Alphabet Inc.; Google
2016 earnings – $ 7.7billion
Wealth increase – 26.3%
Whether it’s a matter of the pure intelligence and talent for entrepreneurship or the struggle for existence, many Soviet Jews emigrated from Russia in the second half of the XX century and succeeded in fulfilling the American dream, and in the case of our No 6. on our list of most successful entrepreneurs of 2016 – and much more! Sergey is not the rule, but more the exception, since this year he has added more than $7 billion to his bank account. Sounds dreamy, right? From the Stanford beginnings and research project, with his pal Larry Page, that outgrow to what we know as Google, through the position of special projects director of the GoogleX moonshot factory to the presidency of the Alphabet Inc.– Brin showed nothing but success. A total net worth of $36.8 billion, makes him the richest immigrant ever.
