Ofer vs Adelson

Quantum Pacific Group (Eastern Pacific Shipping) and Las Vegas Sands.

The differences

Forbes puts Miriam Adelson about $0.8B ahead of Idan Ofer.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Idan Ofer: inherited and grew it. Miriam Adelson: through marriage.
Miriam Adelson is about 10 years older than Idan Ofer.
Idan Ofer is from Israel; Miriam Adelson is from United States.

Put someone else on either side

Ofer

Adelson

Net worth, Forbes: $30.2BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $31BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $30.7BBloomberg, 12 Oct 2026; Not stated
Forbes rank: No. 75Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 71Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; Not stated

How it started: Inherited and grew itBloomberg: his fortune derives from the shipping business his father founded; the family's assets were divided evenly between Idan and his brother Eyal by the time Sammy Ofer died in 2011. He chaired Israel Corp. after the family took control in 1999 and created Kenon Holdings in 2014; Through marriageWidow of Sheldon Adelson, who founded Las Vegas Sands and died in 2021; she and her family own more than half of the company
Main source: Shipping through Quantum Pacific Group, plus stakes in Israel Corp. and Kenon HoldingsBloomberg: 'The majority of Idan Ofer's fortune is derived from the global shipping business his father founded'; Las Vegas Sands stockBloomberg: her biggest asset is a half-stake in Las Vegas Sands; it also counts the Dallas Mavericks and cash
Companies: Quantum Pacific Group (Eastern Pacific Shipping), Israel Corp., Kenon HoldingsQuantum Pacific Group (Eastern Pacific Shipping): Principal owner; Israel Corp.: Largest shareholder; no board role; Kenon Holdings: Controlling shareholder; Las Vegas SandsLas Vegas Sands: Majority shareholder with her family
Biggest stake: Kenon Holdings62% owned; Las Vegas Sands52.7% owned

Born: 2 Oct 1955Haifa, Israel; 10 Oct 1945Tel Aviv, then British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel)
Country: IsraelLives in London, United Kingdom; United StatesLives in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Education: Bachelor's degreeEconomics and shipping, University of Haifa; later London Business School; Graduate degreeMD, Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine; BSc in microbiology and genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Parents: Younger son of Sammy Ofer, a Romanian immigrant and Israeli Navy veteran who founded a shipping company with his brother, and Aviva Ofer; Her parents left Poland in the 1930s; her father, Simcha Farbstein, joined a kibbutz before the family settled in Haifa

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Idan and Batia Ofer Family Foundation; Adelson Family FoundationEstablished in 2007 by Miriam and Sheldon Adelson
Lifetime giving: Not stated; Not stated

Role now: OwnerPrincipal owner of Quantum Pacific Group; controlling shareholder of Israel Corp. and Kenon Holdings; OwnerMajority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands and the Dallas Mavericks with her family; publisher of Israel Hayom
Successor: Amir Elstein succeeded him as chairman of Israel Corp. in 2010No successor at his shipping business is named; Her son-in-law Patrick Dumont became chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands on 1 March 2026
Public office: None found; None found
Legal record: None found; None found