Mittal vs Adelson

ArcelorMittal and Las Vegas Sands.

The differences

Forbes puts Miriam Adelson about $0.3B ahead of Lakshmi Mittal.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Lakshmi Mittal: inherited and grew it. Miriam Adelson: through marriage.
Miriam Adelson is about 5 years older than Lakshmi Mittal.
Lakshmi Mittal is from India; Miriam Adelson is from United States.
Lakshmi Mittal has held a public or government advisory role; Miriam Adelson has none on record.

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Mittal

Adelson

Net worth, Forbes: $30.7BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $31BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $38.4BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026; Not stated
Forbes rank: No. 72Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 71Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; Not stated

How it started: Inherited and grew itStarted in his family's steel business in India, set up Ispat Indo in Indonesia in 1976 and founded Mittal Steel (formerly the LNM Group) in 1989, which merged with Arcelor in 2006. Forbes' 2006 list described his fortune as 'inherited and growing'; 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: ArcelorMittal stock, held through a family trustBloomberg: 'The majority of Lakshmi Mittal's fortune is derived from a 44% stake in ArcelorMittal'; Las Vegas Sands stockBloomberg: her biggest asset is a half-stake in Las Vegas Sands; it also counts the Dallas Mavericks and cash
Companies: ArcelorMittal, AperamArcelorMittal: Executive chairman; Aperam: Chairman of the board; Las Vegas SandsLas Vegas Sands: Majority shareholder with her family
Biggest stake: ArcelorMittal43.15% owned; Las Vegas Sands52.7% owned

Born: 15 Jun 1950Sadulpur, Rajasthan, India; 10 Oct 1945Tel Aviv, then British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel)
Country: India; United StatesLives in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Education: Bachelor's degreeBachelor of commerce, St Xavier's College, Kolkata; Graduate degreeMD, Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine; BSc in microbiology and genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Parents: His family moved to Calcutta (Kolkata) in the 1960s, where his father ran a steel mill; he began in the family steel business; 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: The Lakshmi N Mittal Family FoundationRegistered charity in England and Wales (No. 1146604); Adelson Family FoundationEstablished in 2007 by Miriam and Sheldon Adelson
Lifetime giving: Not stated; Not stated

Role now: Runs the companyExecutive chairman of ArcelorMittal; chairman of Aperam; OwnerMajority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands and the Dallas Mavericks with her family; publisher of Israel Hayom
Successor: His son Aditya Mittal became ArcelorMittal CEO in 2021; his daughter Vanisha Mittal Bhatia sits on the board; Her son-in-law Patrick Dumont became chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands on 1 March 2026
Public office: Member, Prime Minister's Global Advisory Council (India)2009; None found
Legal record: None found; None found