This is a list of Kuwaiti billionaires based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine. Kuwait is estimated to have twenty to thirty billionaires with a majority of them having their fortunes money inherited. According to Forbes magazine, the richest Kuwaiti is Kutayba Yousef Al Ghanim with an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion. However, due to Kuwait’s closed environment, disclosing net worths to the public is not a common practice among Kuwaiti families.