TheForbesFictional 15was a list fromForbesbusiness magazine that listed the 15 richest people in the realm offictionproduced between 2002 and 2013. The members are characters from movies, books, cartoons, television, video games, and comics.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
To qualify for the list, candidates needed to be "both fictional (in the sense thatmythologicalandfolkloricfigures were excluded) and characters (meaning they were part of a narrative story or series of stories), "in addition to being wealthy.[4]The one exception to the rule wasSanta Claus,a character whomForbesdecided was an "irresistible" addition, although he was absent from the list since 2006.Forbesstated, "We still estimate Claus's net worth as infinite, but we excluded him from this year's rankings after being bombarded by letters from outraged children insisting that Claus is real. We don't claim to have settled the ongoing controversy concerning Claus's existence, but after taking into account the physical evidence—toys delivered, milk and cookies devoured—we felt it was safer to remove him from consideration." After Claus was excluded,Scrooge McDuckbecame the wealthiest member due to being portrayed as havinga tower vault full of gold.[7]"Mom"fromFuturamais the wealthiest woman on the list, with an estimated $15.7 billion.
The wealth of fictional characters under consideration for the list was calculated by combining the fictional source texts with real-world information about stock and commodity prices.[1][4][5][6]As wealthy as the fictional characters on the list have been, their wealth has historically been exceeded by that of real-worldbillionairessuch asBill GatesandCarlos Slim.[4][6]
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