Ofer vs Nadar

Quantum Pacific Group (Eastern Pacific Shipping) and HCLTech.

The differences

Forbes puts Shiv Nadar about $0.3B ahead of Idan Ofer.Forbes figures from 16 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Idan Ofer: inherited and grew it. Shiv Nadar: co-founded it.
Shiv Nadar is about 10 years older than Idan Ofer.
Idan Ofer is from Israel; Shiv Nadar is from India.

Put someone else on either side

Ofer

Nadar

Net worth, Forbes: $30.2BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $30.5BForbes, 16 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $30.7BBloomberg, 12 Oct 2026; $32.8BBloomberg, 12 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 75Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 73Real-Time list, 16 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; 2006Earliest Forbes list in the cited sources: No. 168 on the 2006 World's Richest People with $4.0 billion; an earlier listing isn't ruled out

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; Co-founded itCo-founded HCL in a garage in 1976 with five friends to make calculators and microprocessors
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'; HCLTech stock held through family promoter companiesBloomberg: the majority of his fortune is held in HCL Technologies; the family also has a majority of HCL Infosystems
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; HCLTechHCLTech: Founder; chairman emeritus and strategic advisor to the board
Biggest stake: Kenon Holdings62% owned; HCLTech0.00003% owned

Born: 2 Oct 1955Haifa, Israel; 14 Jul 1945Moolaipozhi, Tamil Nadu, India
Country: IsraelLives in London, United Kingdom; IndiaLives in Delhi, India
Education: Bachelor's degreeEconomics and shipping, University of Haifa; later London Business School; Bachelor's degreeElectrical engineering degree, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Parents: Younger son of Sammy Ofer, a Romanian immigrant and Israeli Navy veteran who founded a shipping company with his brother, and Aviva Ofer; Born in Moolaipozhi village, Tamil Nadu; lost his father early

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Idan and Batia Ofer Family Foundation; Shiv Nadar FoundationEstablished in 1994
Lifetime giving: Not stated; $1.1BForbes, 30 Sep 2026. Forbes: donated to the Shiv Nadar Foundation; Bloomberg says the foundation has spent about $1.75 billion since 1994

Role now: OwnerPrincipal owner of Quantum Pacific Group; controlling shareholder of Israel Corp. and Kenon Holdings; Founder, no executive roleChairman emeritus and strategic advisor to the board of HCLTech
Successor: Amir Elstein succeeded him as chairman of Israel Corp. in 2010No successor at his shipping business is named; His daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra chairs HCLTech and the HCL Group (since July 2020); C Vijayakumar is CEO and managing director; son-in-law Shikhar Malhotra is a director of HCL Corporation and vice chairman and CEO of HCL Healthcare
Public office: None found; None found
Legal record: None found; None found