Idan Ofer, an Israeli businessman and the principal of Quantum Pacific Group, is ranked No. 61 on the Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires list with a net worth of $34.6 billion. He owns 33% of the Spanish football club Atlético Madrid.
Idan Ofer was born on October 2, 1955, and is the son of the Israeli shipping magnate Sammy Ofer (born Shmuel Herskovich, who emigrated from Romania) and Aviva Ofer. He grew up in Haifa. His older brother is the businessman Eyal Ofer.
Net Worth and Rank
- Forbes 2026 list: No. 61, with $34.6 billion
- Interests: shipping, energy, mining and sports, according to Wikipedia
Education and Early Career
Ofer served in the Israeli Navy as deputy commander of a patrol boat, and graduated from the University of Haifa with a bachelor’s degree in economics and shipping. He later earned an MBA from London Business School. He began his career in the 1980s by expanding the family shipping business in Hong Kong, then worked in Singapore and the United States.
Business Holdings
- Quantum Pacific Group: a Guernsey-based holding company of which he is the principal
- Israel Corporation: he is the majority shareholder of this Tel Aviv-listed company and chaired it from 1999 to 2010
- Kenon Holdings: listed in Tel Aviv and New York
- Football: 33% of Atlético Madrid in La Liga and 85% of Famalicão in Portugal’s Primeira Liga
Personal Life
Ofer has been married four times and has five children. His fourth wife, Batia Ofer, is an art collector and charity fundraiser. His brother is profiled in Eyal Ofer’s biography.
Why It Matters
Ofer’s fortune is built on the shipping empire founded by his father, and his stakes in shipping, energy and football make him one of Israel’s best-known business figures abroad.
Net worth figures change daily with share prices. Rankings here follow the Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires list, with wealth measured on March 1, 2026.
Image: The Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, home of Atlético Madrid, in which Idan Ofer owns a 33% stake (file photo, 2017; he is not pictured). Photo: JesVCB / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
