20 fictional characters who are super rich

He’s Chuck Bass. The heir to billions in real estate money, Chuck might’ve nearly bankrupted himself to pay his future wife’s dowry, but he’s still the richest guy on the Upper East Side.

Talk about an aptonym. Richie Rich is literally the richest boy in the entire world. His parents are billionaires, and he lives quite a lavish and unusual life. He’s got a butler, his parents know the Queen of England, and a suspicious number of people in his life have names somehow related to currency. 

If you thought that dragons couldn’t be wealthy, you thought wrong. Smaug shattered all notions that humans are the only creatures capable of getting rich by becoming a billionaire. He does, however, need to take cues from humans on better ways to spend his wealth. 

Scrooge McDuck is one lucky duck. He’s so rich that he just keeps his money in a vault that is far too easy to access. He swims and skis in his money, and he lets his nephews play in it, too. Scrooge’s net worth is off the charts. 

Like all super-rich people, Montgomery Burns’ net worth fluctuates. But like those rich people, it doesn’t matter too much because he’s always firmly planted in the billions. And he’s far better off than anyone else in Springfield. 

Would Iron Man be nearly as popular if Tony Stark weren’t a billionaire? It’s hard to say. But his access to otherworldly technology and his insane house and cars certainly add to his appeal. 

Christian Grey isn’t a fun rich person because he uses his wealth for nefarious purposes. Instead of spending his money on wooing women he’s interested in, he needs to use it for even more therapy than he’s already receiving. 

Jed Clampett is a self-made man. He stumbled into millions of dollars and let his wealth accumulate to a billion-dollar fortune. He also did what everyone dreams of doing when falling into obscene wealth: Buy a sick mansion and leave your old life behind. 

Mr. Monopoly is so rich that he has his very own currency. Sure, that currency isn’t worth anything in the real world, but it can get you very far in his eponymous board game. 

There is something very intriguing about a super-rich superhero. Bruce Wayne also fits into that category. But he doesn’t display his wealth quite as ostentatiously as Tony Stark. Yes, he has a lair, but he also doesn’t leave it. 

Lucille Bluth’s husband might have tanked their business with some shady dealings, but she’s still ballin’ thanks to their personal fortune. And Lucille is the perfect out-of-touch wealthy white woman. She has a frenemy with the same name and no idea how much bananas cost. 

Jay Gatsby is the phrase “burn bright, die young” come to life. He used his wealth to throw lavish parties for a bunch of people he didn’t even know and lived in a wild estate that was far too big for a family of any size. 

You might not have ever considered it, but the Tooth Fairy is flushed with cash. Her business is very weird and sort of exploitative, but it’s served her well. Wherever she lives, it must be nice. 

If you live and work as a doctor for hundreds of years, you’re bound to amass incredible wealth. Carlisle Cullen is a billionaire thanks to his work and sound investments. Though it does seem like a bit of a scam, given how long he’s been alive. 

Lara Croft wouldn’t sit very high on the self-made scale. She was born into wealth. But to her credit, she’s used her skills to increase her net worth. Thanks to her inheritance and her own efforts, Lara is a billionaire. 

It’s concerning that so many people other than his daughter call Oliver Warbucks “Daddy,” but that’s the sort of thing you can get away with when you’re super rich. Warbucks is a billionaire, after all, with his net worth really putting the “bucks” in his last name.

Lady Mary Crawley had it made in the shade. She was born into wealth, and she married rich. Yes, she tragically lost her husband, but she has plenty of bank notes to dry her tears.  

We live in the age of super-rich tech bros. At least one of them had to make their way to our televisions. Walden Schmidt made a small fortune at an early age and turned it into a massive fortune … also by a relatively early age. He’s an inspiration to some.

Charles Foster Kane, billionaire was actually loosely based on William Randolph Hearst, a real man who was also a billionaire. Kane fell into wealth and used it to make himself even richer. 

Willy Wonka is so zany and whimsical that it’s hard to focus on his other traits. For one, he’s super-rich. Only the incredibly wealthy can pull the sorts of stunts he’s pulled, like exploiting his employees and abusing kids under the guise of a great prize.