Who says you have to actually exist to be named a top-earner by Forbes?

The financial magazine has just announced its Fictional 15 for 2007 – the 15 wealthiest characters in fiction. Chosen by the editors, the 15 had to meet three key criteria:

* they had to be authored fictional creations (i.e. not mythological or folkloric)
* they had to star in “a specific narrative work or series of works”
* they must be known for being rich, both within their fictional universe and by their audience

And the winners have between them a total net worth of $137 billion. That’s BILLION. The Top 15 are:

1. Scrooge McDuck, seen on '80s cartoon Ducktales ($28.8 billion)

2. Ming the Merciless, arch-enemy of Flash Gordon ($20.9 billion)

3. pre-teen billionaire Richie Rich, seen on his self-titled '80s cartoon ($16.1 billion)

4. Mom, the head of Futurama’s MomCorp ($15.7 billion)

5. The Beverly Hillbillies’ oil tycoon Jed Clampett ($11 billion)

6. C. Montgomery Burns, owner and operator of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant on The Simpsons ($8.4 billion)

7. Family Guy’s aging tycoon Carter Pewterschmidt ($7.2 billion)

8. Batman’s alter ego, Bruce Wayne ($7 billion)

9. Gilligan’s Island castaway Thurston Howell III ($6.3 billion)

10. Iron Man’s alter ego, Tony Stark, seen on Eureka ($6 billion)

11. blogger Fake Steve Jobs ($5.7 billion)

12. creepy and kooky patriarch Gomez Addams of The Addams Family ($2 billion)

13. candy king Willy Wonka ($1.9 billion)

14. Harry Potter’s nemesis Lucius Malfoy ($1.6 billion)

15. the Mario Bros.’ beloved Princess Peach ($1.3 billion)

Nevermind, I saw him.

2ndRevolution said:

Where's richie rich?????

kpowers said:

#3

matthewgrant said:

Ok didn't see that. This is an interesting thread.

Other notables:
Stephen King
Oprah

The list is crap...

Where is Anne Rices Lestat?