The combined wealth of Slovakia’s richest people included in the ranking compiled by Forbes magazine has exceeded €30 billion for the first time.
The 2026 ranking features a record 65 people, five more than in the previous edition. Their combined wealth amounts to €32.5 billion. The number of Slovaks with fortunes exceeding €1 billion has risen to seven. More than half of the total wealth held by those on the list belongs to the top 10.
For the first time, the top spot went to Jozef Tkáč, head of the banking division of financial group J&T Finance Group (JTFG), whose wealth is estimated at €3.57 billion. According to Forbes, this figure includes the value of his shares in JTFG, dividends paid to shareholders and the estimated returns on their investments. In valuing the group, Forbes takes into account the equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company, which stood at €2.467 billion at the end of last year.
Ivan Jakabovič, co-owner of J&T Finance Group, climbed from fifth to second place. His estimated wealth rose from €1.59 billion to €3.3 billion over the past year. Third place went to Jozef Tkáč’s son, Patrik Tkáč, who has chaired the JTFG board of directors since 2024. His wealth is estimated at €2.92 billion.
Jaroslav Haščák, co-owner of investment group Penta Investments, and his family also feature among the top five. Their combined wealth increased from €2 billion to €2.3 billion over the past year.
Also among Slovakia’s five richest people is Tomáš Chrenek, co-owner of the Czech steel group Moravia Steel and owner of Agel, the largest private healthcare provider in Central Europe. According to Forbes, his wealth fell from €2.25 billion to €2.1 billion over the past year. Chrenek topped the ranking in both 2024 and 2025.
This year’s ranking includes five newcomers whose combined wealth is estimated at €690 million. The highest-ranked newcomer is Štefan Czucz, head of Transpetrol and a real estate entrepreneur, whose fortune Forbes estimates at €260 million.
Forbes Slovakia has compiled its ranking of the country’s richest people since 2013. Its estimates are based on the presumed value of the companies owned by those on the list. For publicly traded companies, market capitalisation is used. In other cases, valuations are generally based on EBITDA — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation.
