Nathan Kirsh

Nathan Kirsh

Nathan Kirsh (#157)

You can't take money with you. And if you can't do good things with it, you're a bloody fool.

  • $ 18 B
  • Retail, real estate
  • Eswatini (Swaziland)
  • M
  • 94 Years

About Me

The bulk of Nathan "Natie" Kirsh's fortune comes from U.S.-based Jetro Holdings, which owns restaurant supply stores Jetro Cash and Carry and Restaurant Depot. Kirsh owns 70% of the company, which supplies wholesale goods to bodegas, small stores and restaurants in the United States. Kirsh made his first fortune in his native Swaziland, where he launched a corn milling business in 1958. He expanded into wholesale food distribution in apartheid South Africa, and then into supermarkets and commercial property development.
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  • #383   Billionaires (2026)

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $17.9B (May 4, 2026)