Edward Bass

Edward Bass (#1441)

Global Rank #1441

Country Rank #520

Country United States

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$ 3 B
Oil, investments
United States
M
80 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,441

Country Rank #520

Net Worth $2.9B

Previous Worth $2.9B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Oil, investments

Age 80 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Fort Worth, Texas

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Oil, investments

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 80

Source Of Wealth Oil, investments

Self Made Score 4

Philanthropy Score 3

Residence Fort Worth, Texas

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 1

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University

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

Previous Net Worth $2.9B

Current Net Worth $2.9B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

In 1959 Edward Bass and his three brothers inherited $2.8 million each from oil tycoon uncle Sid Richardson. The brothers parlayed their inheritance into multi-billion dollar fortunes with the help of bets on oil and pipelines that paid off big. In early 2017, Bass and his three brothers sold their oil company to ExxonMobil for $5.6 billion in stock. Future payouts could total $1 billion. In 2018, Bass pledged $160 million to refurbish the Peabody Museum at Yale University. Bass owns Sundance Square, a 37-block area of downtown Fort Worth dedicated to historical preservation and community building.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#1406

Billionaires (2026)

#370

Forbes 400 (2019)

Insights

Did You Know?

In 1991, Bass spent $150 million backing the Biosphere 2 project in Arizona, an experimental enclosed system designed to prove that humans could live in space.

Bass spearheaded development of Fort Worth's Dickies Arena, built with $540 million in public and private funds.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $2.9B (May 4, 2026)