Charles Bronfman

Charles Bronfman (#1691)

Global Rank #1691

Country Rank #51

Country Canada

Charles Bronfman is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 3 B
Liquor
Canada
M
95 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,691

Country Rank #51

Net Worth $2.5B

Previous Worth $2.5B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Canada

Industry Liquor

Age 95 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Last Refreshed 29 Jul 2026, 12:00 AM

Residence Palm Beach, Florida

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Personal Stats

Age 95

Source Of Wealth Liquor

Residence Palm Beach, Florida

Citizenship Canada

Marital Status Widowed, Remarried

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, McGill University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $2.5B

Current Net Worth $2.5B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

In 2000, Charles Bronfman and his nephew Edgar Bronfman Jr. sold their family's spirits and alcohol giant Seagram to Vivendi for $30 billion. His father Samuel Bronfman, a Russian immigrant to Canada, started a small distillery in 1924 and eventually bought out competitor Seagram. Since the sale, Charles, who once co-chaired Seagram, has turned toward philanthropy, authoring two books on the matter and signing The Giving Pledge. Bronfman has given away or pledged at least $350 million, mostly toward promotion of Canadian culture and the Jewish community's connection to Israel. Bronfman's son, Stephen, runs Claridge, the Montreal-based private investment firm that Charles founded in 1987.

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Did You Know?

Bronfman is one of the main benefactors of Taglit-Birthright Israel, which sends Jewish youth from North America on free educational tours of Israel.

Bronfman's daughter Ellen and her husband Andrew Hauptman own the major league soccer team the Chicago Fire.

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Current Net Worth: $2.5B (May 4, 2026)