Nathan Kirsh

Nathan Kirsh (#148)

Global Rank #148

Country Rank #1

Country Eswatini (Swaziland)

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

$ 19 B
Retail, real estate
Eswatini (Swaziland)
M
94 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #148

Country Rank #1

Net Worth $18.5B

Previous Worth $18.5B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Eswatini (Swaziland)

Industry Retail, real estate

Age 94 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Ezulwini, Eswatini (Swaziland)

Citizenship Eswatini (Swaziland)

World Billionaires List Eswatini (Swaziland) Billionaires Retail, real estate

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 94

Source Of Wealth Retail, real estate, Self Made

Residence Ezulwini, Eswatini (Swaziland)

Citizenship Eswatini (Swaziland)

Marital Status Married

Children 3

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Witwatersrand

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

Previous Net Worth $18.5B

Current Net Worth $18.5B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

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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Did You Know?

Kirsh owns one of London's tallest skyscrapers, Tower 42, which is home to more than 50 international companies.

Kirsh's charitable efforts focus on Swaziland, where he has supplied more than 12,000 people with starter capital for small businesses.

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Current Net Worth: $18.5B (May 4, 2026)