Vicky Safra and her family are ranked No. 94 on the Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires list with a net worth of $27.1 billion. She inherited her husband Joseph Safra’s fortune when he died in 2020.
Vicky Safra (née Vicky Sarfati) was born on July 1, 1952, in Athens, Greece, the daughter of Fortunée (née Eskenazi, 1926–2015) and Alberto El Sarfaty (1914–2003). She is a Greek citizen who lives in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Little else about her life is public, and Wikipedia has only a short entry on her.
Net Worth and Rank
- Forbes 2026 list: No. 94, with $27.1 billion, listed as “Vicky Safra & family”
- Later estimate: Wikipedia says Forbes estimated her wealth at $26.5 billion in May 2026, making her one of the richest people in Brazil or Greece
Family and Inheritance
In 1969 she married Joseph Safra (1938–2020), the banker from the Safra family. When he died in 2020 he left his fortune to her and their children. She heads the Joseph Safra Philanthropic Foundation.
Children and the Banks
- Jacob J. Safra: responsible for the group’s international operations, including Safra National Bank of New York and J. Safra Sarasin in Switzerland
- David J. Safra: manages Banco Safra in Brazil
- Other children: Esther Safra Dayan, who is married to Carlos Dayan, son of Sasson Dayan, and Alberto J. Safra
Why It Matters
The Safra family’s fortune is based on private banking in Brazil, Switzerland and the United States, and is held through family-owned institutions, so figures for it are estimates.
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: A Banco Safra branch on Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil (file photo, 2015; Vicky Safra is not pictured). Photo: Joehawkins / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
