Portrait of Vicky Safra & family

Rank #100

Vicky Safra & family

Net worth $25.7B

Banking · Greece

Born
Jan 01, 1953
Age
73
Source
Banking
Residence
Crans-Montana
Citizenship
Greece
Marital status
Widowed
Children
4
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Vicky Safra and her four adult children inherited their fortune from her late husband and their father, banker Joseph Safra, who died in December 2020.
  • Vicky, who was born in Greece, maintains both Greek and Brazilian citizenship and lives mostly in Switzerland.
  • Oldest son Jacob Safra, 49, is responsible for the Swiss bank J. Safra Sarasin, Safra National Bank of New York and the family's international real estate.
  • David Safra, 40, manages Banco Safra in Brazil and J. Safra Group's Brazilian real estate holdings.
  • The family's J. Safra Sarasin agreed in March 2025 to buy about 70% of Denmark's Saxo Bank in a deal valued at nearly $1.2 billion.
  • Vicky's children Alberto and Esther sold their stakes in the family group to the other Safra family members in 2024 and early 2025, respectively, for undisclosed amounts.
  • The late Joseph Safra had two billionaire brothers: Edmond Safra (d. 1999) and Moise Safra (d. 2014).