No. 71United States
Henry Samueli
Semiconductors · Newport Beach, California
Net worth
$33.4B
Today
+$1.7B+5.51%Past month
−$150M−0.45%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Henry Samueli is cofounder of chipmaker Broadcom. He stepped down as chairman in June 2026 but is still a director. Samueli started Broadcom with fellow billionaire Henry Nicholas in 1991 in a Redondo Beach, California condominium. Samueli and his wife bought the NHL's Anaheim Ducks for $70 million in 2005. The franchise is now worth more than $1 billion. The Samuelis donated $200 million to the University of California, Irvine in 2017. The gift was the largest in the school's history.
Net worth over time
−0.45%−$150M over the past month
$34B$31B$28B
Oct 12Nov 11
Principal holdings
2 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Broadcom Inc. NASDAQ: AVGO | Technology | 82.9% | $27.7B |
Private and other holdings | Technology | 17.1% | $5.7B |
Also known for
- Samueli is the son of Polish Holocaust survivors.
- Samueli holds over 75 patents and is a recipient of the Marconi Society Prize for his innovations.
“People in the industry said, 'You guys are crazy, this will never work.' We were trying to build these high performance radios and communication circuits out of very average technologies. But we saw that it could be done.”