Laurene Powell Jobs

Laurene Powell Jobs (#183)

Global Rank #183

Country Rank #71

Country United States

Laurene Powell Jobs is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 16 B
Apple, Disney
United States
F
62 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #183

Country Rank #71

Net Worth $15.6B

Previous Worth $15.3B

Worth Change +$0.3B

Country United States

Industry Apple, Disney

Age 62 Years

Gender F

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Palo Alto, California

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Apple, Disney

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 62

Source Of Wealth Apple, Disney

Self Made Score 2

Philanthropy Score 3

Residence Palo Alto, California

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Widowed

Children 3

Education Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School

Net Worth Change +$0.3B +2.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $15.3B

Current Net Worth $15.6B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Laurene Powell Jobs is the founder and president of Emerson Collective, an impact investing, philanthropy and advocacy firm focused on environmental justice, health, immigration and education. Powell Jobs inherited her fortune--mostly shares of Walt Disney and Apple--from her late husband, Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011. Powell Jobs purchased part of The Atlantic in 2017 and has invested in other media outlets and nonprofit newsrooms, including ProPublica. She owns a minority stake in Monumental Sports, parent of the Wizards (NBA), Capitals (NHL), and Mystics (WNBA) and in 2022 invested in the WNBA's first-ever capital raise. In 2021 she launched the Waverley Street Foundation and committed to donate $3 billion over a decade to organizations addressing climate change.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Laurene Powell Jobs.

#212

Billionaires (2026)

#22

Power Women (2025)

#96

Forbes 400 (2025)

Insights

Did You Know?

Laurene Powell Jobs met her late husband Steve Jobs at Stanford U's business school when she attended a guest lecture he gave. He asked her out in the parking lot.

Her son Reed Jobs launched venture capital firm Yosemite in 2023; it is focused on making cancer non-lethal in our lifetimes.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Laurene Powell Jobs's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

Worth Trend Net Worth Growth

Period Change Worth Movement

Current Net Worth: $15.6B (May 4, 2026)