They are the richest Hungarians in 2018! – Forbes
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Forbes Hungary collected the wealthiest people of the country for the fifth time in 2018. The first one has never been this rich. Nobody ever had such a huge listed wealth on the Forbes list than the current leader. Lőrincz Mészáros, who took over Sándor Csányi, although he was not even among the richest fivérek a few years ago.
There have been a few changes on the Forbes list this year and it can be clearly stated that those who were rich, will be getting richer until the Hungarian economy thrives. Here are the top 10:
1. Lőrinc Mészáros – EUR 1.15 billion
He was “only” a record breaker last year, but he has become the richest in 2018. According to Forbes’ latest extract, his wealth is HUF 381.3 billion (EUR 1.15 billion). The former mayor of Felcsút overtook Sándor Csányi, leader of the Hungarian bank OTP.
The main source of his enrichment was the stock, not only the blooming of Mészáros shares, but due to a transaction series announced in February.
As a part of this, most of his shares in his large producer and architectural companies were transferred to Opus Global Holding. Mészáros received the purchase prices in Opus shares, which are considered a really valuable currency in the Hungarian state capitalism.
2. Sándor Csányi – EUR 959 million
The second on this year’s list is the leader of OTP, chairmen of the Hungarian Football Association and vice-president of FIFA, Sándor Csányi, who could not be more satisfied with his results: his wealth increased since 2017, being approximately HUF 317,2 billion (EUR 959 million). His companies and OTP had an incredible year.
But if we consider he was dethroned by Lőrincz Mészáros, straw man of the economic elite of NER (National System of Cooperation), he is surely not happy with the results.
While Csányi systematically built up his wealth, Mészáros completed the “summit” with record pace, although he had a huge political support like none of the others on the list. What is more, he became the most influential billionaire in two years at such fields, where Csányi was the strongman: energy, agriculture and fincance.
3. György Gattyán – EUR 740 million
Forbes’ third had a hectic year as he moved most his group of companies to Luxembourg,