Ofer vs Alekperov

Quantum Pacific Group (Eastern Pacific Shipping) and Lukoil.

The differences

Forbes puts Idan Ofer about $0.7B ahead of Vagit Alekperov.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Idan Ofer: inherited and grew it. Vagit Alekperov: founded it.
Vagit Alekperov is about 5 years older than Idan Ofer.
Idan Ofer is from Israel; Vagit Alekperov is from Russia.
Vagit Alekperov has held a public or government advisory role; Idan Ofer has none on record.

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Ofer

Alekperov

Net worth, Forbes: $30.2BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $29.5BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $30.7BBloomberg, 12 Oct 2026; $25.5BBloomberg, 8 Oct 2025
Forbes rank: No. 75Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 78Real-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; Founded itIn 1991 he took three large ministry-controlled oil fields and set up Lukoil
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'; Lukoil stock and dividendsBloomberg: most of his fortune is a 28.3% Lukoil stake; he has collected more than $13 billion in dividends
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; LukoilLukoil: Founder; no executive or board role
Biggest stake: Kenon Holdings62% owned; Lukoil8.6% owned

Born: 2 Oct 1955Haifa, Israel; 1950Baku, Azerbaijan
Country: IsraelLives in London, United Kingdom; RussiaLives in Moscow, Russia
Education: Bachelor's degreeEconomics and shipping, University of Haifa; later London Business School; Graduate degreeMaster of science in engineering, Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry (1974)
Parents: Younger son of Sammy Ofer, a Romanian immigrant and Israeli Navy veteran who founded a shipping company with his brother, and Aviva Ofer; Youngest of five children; his father, an oil worker, died when he was 3

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Idan and Batia Ofer Family Foundation; Our Future FoundationSet up and financed by him; makes interest-free loans to social enterprises
Lifetime giving: Not stated; Not stated

Role now: OwnerPrincipal owner of Quantum Pacific Group; controlling shareholder of Israel Corp. and Kenon Holdings; Founder, no executive roleLukoil shareholder; left the presidency and board in April 2022
Successor: Amir Elstein succeeded him as chairman of Israel Corp. in 2010No successor at his shipping business is named; Vadim Vorobyev, first executive vice president, was named temporary president of Lukoil in April 2022
Public office: None found; Soviet deputy minister overseeing the oil industrybefore 1991
Legal record: None found; 2022: UK government; 2025: UK Companies HouseSanctioned by the UK in April 2022; he stepped down as Lukoil president days later. Disqualified from acting as a company director from 9 April 2025 as a person designated under UK sanctions (UK sanctions list reference RUS1334).