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<p>Vancouver billionaire Chip Wilson saw his massive amount of wealth drop slightly compared to last year.</p>
<p><em>Forbes</em> released its World&#8217;s Billionaires List earlier this month, which features many wealthy Canadians, including some from right here in B.C., like Wilson and Jim Pattison.</p>
<p>Several other Canadians who are either from B.C. or have ties to the province made the list as well.</p>
<p>All figures are in USD.</p>
<h2>17. Changpeng Zhao — $110 billion</h2>
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<p>Zhao is known for co-founding cryptocurrency companies like Binance and Blockchain.com. He is the richest Canadian on the list and the 17th richest in the world, with a net worth of $110 billion. That&#8217;s a huge jump compared to last year, when <em>Forbes</em> listed him with a net worth of $62.9 billion.</p>
<p>In the late &#8217;80s, when Zhao was around 12 years old, he and his family emigrated to Canada, settling down in Vancouver, B.C.</p>
<p>Reports suggest that Zhao ran into some legal troubles beginning in 2023 due to allegedly breaching derivatives rules.</p>
<h2>255. Jim Pattison — $12 billion</h2>
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<p>Pattison, one of the oldest Canadian billionaires on the list at 97 years old, was listed with a net worth of $12 billion, a slight increase compared to last year when <em>Forbes</em> listed him with a net worth of $11.4 billion.</p>
<p>&#8220;Jim Pattison oversees a sprawling group that operates 20 divisions, including packaging, food and entertainment,&#8221; <em>Forbes</em> says.</p>
<h2>275. Sherry Brydson — $11.5 billion</h2>
<p>Brydson is Canada&#8217;s richest woman, with a net worth of $11.5 billion, a major drop compared to last year, when her net worth was $16.7 billion.</p>
<p><em>Forbes</em> said she&#8217;s one of six billionaire heirs to the media and publishing empire founded by her grandfather, Roy Thomson. The Thomson family is known for the Reuters publication.</p>
<h2>353. David Cheriton — $9.8 billion</h2>
<p>Another person whose net worth dropped fairly significantly is Cheriton. After seeing his net worth grow from $9 billion in 2023 to $14.3 billion in 2025, it dropped to $9.8 billion in 2026.</p>
<p><em>Forbes</em> says that Cheriton made his fortune thanks to an &#8220;early investment in Google.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cheriton, who is a UBC alumnus, was born in Vancouver.</p>
<h2>645. Chip Wilson — $6.5 billion</h2>
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<p>This year, <em>Forbes</em> lists Wilson&#8217;s net worth at $6.5 billion, a drop compared to 2024 and 2025 when it was $6.8 billion, but a jump compared to 2023, when it was $5 billion.</p>
<p>Wilson has been in the news more than just a little bit over the past year, sometimes for controversial reasons.</p>
<p>He recently <a href="https://dailyhive.com/canada/lululemon-chip-wilson-campaign" target="_blank">launched a campaign</a> to &#8220;change&#8221; lululemon and return it to its former glory.</p>
<p>Wilson not only saw a drop in his net worth, but he also saw a substantial drop in <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-home-chip-wilson-value" target="_blank">the value of his home</a> earlier this year when the latest BC Assessment figures were released.</p>
<h2>749. Bob Gaglardi and family — $5.6 billion</h2>
<p>You can&#8217;t mention B.C. billionaires without talking about the Gaglardi family. Gaglardi founded Northland Properties, which operates in the hotel, restaurant, sports, and construction sectors.</p>
<p>Gaglardi saw his family&#8217;s net worth rise from $5.1 billion in 2025 to $5.6 billion in 2026.</p>
<p>You can find the full list of billionaires on the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/" target="_blank"><em>Forbes</em> website</a>.</p>
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Chip Wilson and several other B.C. billionaires saw their fortunes change, some for the better, some for the worse.