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Hansjoerg Wyss

Hansjoerg Wyss

Hansjoerg Wyss (#915)

Global Rank #915
Country Rank #16
Country Switzerland

Hansjoerg Wyss is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 5 B
  • Medical devices
  • Switzerland
  • M
  • 91 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #915
Country Rank #16
Net Worth $4.8B
Previous Worth $4.8B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Switzerland
Industry Medical devices
Age 91 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 10 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Wilson, Wyoming
World Billionaires List Switzerland Billionaires Medical devices

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 91
Source Of Wealth Medical devices, Self Made
Residence Wilson, Wyoming
Citizenship Switzerland
Marital Status Divorced
Children 1
Education Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Master of Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $4.8B
Current Net Worth $4.8B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Hansjoerg Wyss' fortune stems from his 2012 sale of medical device manufacturer Synthes, which he founded, to Johnson & Johnson for $20.2 billion. He now holds stakes in publicly traded biotech company NovoCure and the Chelsea Football Club in the U.K. One of the most philanthropic people in the world, Wyss also has charitable foundations with assets of over $2 billion. He is a signatory of the Giving Pledge by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, which asks billionaires to commit to donating at least half of their fortunes to charity. In 2022, he pledged $350 million to the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard, where he had already made pledges totaling $381 million since 2009. In 2018, Wyss' foundation pledged $1 billion for conservation efforts over a decade. It upped its pledge to $1.5 billion in 2021. The nonprofit has disbursed or committed more than $1 billion of that total to date.

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Did You Know?

In 2014, Wyss pledged $120 million to two universities, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, to establish a center to accelerate medical breakthroughs.

Though he is a Swiss citizen, Wyss is a longtime Wyoming resident.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Hansjoerg Wyss's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $4.8B (May 4, 2026)

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