Johnson vs Schwarzman

Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC) and Blackstone.

The differences

Forbes puts Stephen Schwarzman about $3.2B ahead of Abigail Johnson.Forbes figures from 9 Sep 2026 and 16 Oct 2026.
Abigail Johnson: inherited and grew it. Stephen Schwarzman: co-founded it.
Stephen Schwarzman is about 14 years older than Abigail Johnson.
Stephen Schwarzman has signed the Giving Pledge; Abigail Johnson has not.
Stephen Schwarzman has held a public or government advisory role; Abigail Johnson has none on record.

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Net worth, Forbes: $41.6BForbes, 16 Oct 2026; $44.8BForbes, 9 Sep 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $48.3BBloomberg, 16 Oct 2026; $44.5BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 48Real-Time list, 16 Oct 2026; No. 47Real-Time list, 9 Sep 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; 2007On the Forbes World's Billionaires list in 2007 with $3.5 billion

How it started: Inherited and grew itHer grandfather Edward C. Johnson II founded Fidelity in 1946; she joined full-time in 1988 and succeeded her father as CEO in 2014. Forbes' 2006 list described her fortune as 'inherited and growing'; Co-founded itCo-founded Blackstone in 1985 with Peter Peterson
Main source: Her stake in FMR, the parent of Fidelity InvestmentsBloomberg: 'The majority of Abigail Johnson's fortune is derived from her 32.74% stake in FMR'; BlackstoneBloomberg names Blackstone (BX) stock as his biggest asset
Companies: Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC): Chairman and CEO; BlackstoneBlackstone: Chairman, CEO and co-founder
Biggest stake: Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)32.74% owned; Blackstone19% owned

Born: 19 Dec 1961Boston, Massachusetts, United States; 14 Feb 1947Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Country: United StatesLives in Boston, Massachusetts, United States; United StatesLives in New York, New York, United States
Education: Graduate degreeBA art history, Hobart and William Smith Colleges (1984); MBA, Harvard Business School (1988); Graduate degreeBA, Yale University; MBA, Harvard Business School
Parents: Daughter of Edward C. 'Ned' Johnson III, who ran Fidelity before her and built it into one of the largest mutual fund companies; granddaughter of its founder; His father owned a dry-goods store in Philadelphia, one of the family's stores going back to his great-grandfather

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Signed in 2020
Foundation: Not stated; Stephen A. Schwarzman FoundationDescribed as the primary vehicle for his giving
Lifetime giving: Not stated; $1BStephen A. Schwarzman Foundation, 22 Dec 2025. 'Over $1 billion in his lifetime so far', per his foundation; Forbes estimated more than $600 million in December 2020

Role now: Runs the companyChairman and CEO of Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC); Runs the companyChairman and CEO of Blackstone
Successor: None namedShe succeeded her father as CEO in 2014; her brother Edward Johnson IV runs Pembroke Real Estate, affiliated with FMR, and her sister Elizabeth is not involved at Fidelity; None namedJonathan Gray is president and chief operating officer and a board member; no family members in executive roles
Public office: None found; Chairman of the President's Strategic and Policy Forum2016-2017
Legal record: None found; None found