LGBTQ+ billionaires.It's only been a couple of decades since media outlets have started to keep track of out LGBTQ+ people who are, in the modern sense, reportedly among the richest individuals around the globe.In a world now governed by billionaires, it will come as no surprise that everyone featured on this ranking has a net worth above $2 billion. And yet, this list has quite a range of people with a net worth anywhere between $2 billion and more than $20 billion according to estimates.Discover below the top 10 richest LGBTQ+ people in the world.9-10. (tie) Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana $2.5 billionDomenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana founded the luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana in 1985 and, together, have successfully run the brand for the past 40 years. Beyond business partners, Dolce and Gabbana were also romantic partners until 2004. As reported by The Guardian, they continued to act as partners despite going their separate ways as spouses.Both Dolce and Gabbana have a net worth of $2.5 billion and are tied according to Forbes estimates.Overall placement in the Forbes ranking 'Real-Time Billionaires List': No. 1,575 (tie)8. Tim Cook $2.5 billionApple CEO Tim Cook has a net worth of $2.5 billion per Forbes. Due to his role at Apple and reputation as the successor to Steve Jobs picked by Jobs himself Cook is arguably the best known person on this list of wealthiest LGBTQ+ public figures.Overall placement in the Forbes ranking 'Real-Time Billionaires List': No. 1,5567. Jennifer Pritzker $2.5 billionJennifer Pritzker's net worth is also an estimated $2.5 billion according to Forbes. Yet, as of this writing, she ranks slightly above Cook, Dolce, and Gabbana, evidenced by her overall placement in the "real-time billionaires list" updated by the publication.Jennifer Pritzker is one of 13 heirs to the Pritzker family fortune which has, over time, included various businesses such as the Hyatt Hotel chain, the Marmon Group, Reynolds American Inc., Braniff Airlines, and a stake in the credit reporting company TransUnion.In September 2013, Forbes reported that Jennifer Pritzker became the "first transgender billionaire."Overall placement in the Forbes ranking 'Real-Time Billionaires List': No. 1,5536. Stein Erik Hagen $2.7 billionStein Erik Hagen founded his family business a discount supermarket chain, RIMI, established in Norway alongside his father in the 1970s. After selling the business, Hagen's fortune was consolidated into an European conglomerate of consumer goods knowns as Orkla.Hagen publicly came out as bisexual in a talk show interview from October 2015. Hagen's current net worth is an estimated $2.7 billion according to Forbes.Overall placement in the Forbes ranking 'Real-Time Billionaires List': No. 1,4705. Barry Diller $5 billionBarry Diller, a self-made executive and chairman of the IAC Inc. media and tech conglomerate, has an estimated net worth of $5 billion according to Forbes. Even though Diller's sexuality has been a topic of discussion for a few decades, he discussed it for the first time at length in his memoir, Who Knew, published in May 2025.In the memoir as evidenced in an except published on New York Magazine Diller wrote that he "never questioned my sexuality's basic authority over my life (I was only afraid of the reaction of others)." The billionaire added that "today, sexual identities are much more fluid and natural," which he seems to relate to.Overall placement in the Forbes ranking 'Real-Time Billionaires List': No. 7944. Jon Stryker $5.7 billionJon Stryker is one of the heirs to Stryker Corporation, an industry leader for medical equipment and services around the world. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $5.7 billion. Family members that also appear on the list are Ronda Stryker (net worth estimate: $8.6 billion) and Pat Stryker (net worth estimate: $4.1 billion).Overall placement in the Forbes ranking 'Real-Time Billionaires List': No. 6823. David Geffen $8.9 billionBetween cofounding Asylum Records, Geffen Records, and a movie studio that would eventually become DreamWorks, David Geffen has a net worth of $8.9 billion per the latest Forbes estimates.In the past few years, Geffen made headlines for marrying and subsequently divorcing his partner of two years, David Armstrong (otherwise known as Donovan Michaels).Overall placement in the Forbes ranking 'Real-Time Billionaires List': No. 3782. Giorgio Armani $12.1 billionGiorgio Armani's net worth is no longer being indexed in the Forbes real-time ranking since the legendary designer passed away on Thursday at 91 years old. Nonetheless, a Forbes report estimates that Armani was "worth roughly $12.1 billion at the time of his death," which puts him in second place on this list.Overall placement in the Forbes ranking 'Real-Time Billionaires List': N/A1. Peter Thiel $23.5 billionPeter Thiel an early Facebook investor and cofounder of PayPal is estimated to be the richest out gay person in the world according to Forbes. As of this writing, the tech executive's reported net worth amounts to $23.5 billion.Overall placement in the Forbes ranking 'Real-Time Billionaires List': No. 94