Every time a wealthy person crosses over into billionaire status, those of us in lower wealth echelons may show the limitations of our ability for empathy. Generally, the “have-nots” do not celebrate the “have-way-too-much.” Watching Elon Musk get richer and richer while many struggle to get above living paycheck to paycheck can really suck. “Hate” is a strong word, but it may be pretty close to (if not exactly) what many people feel toward billionaires.
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A recent study by Slot.Day found the 10 most hated billionaires of 2025. Data was collected from the number of Google search results containing the billionaire’s name combined with terms like “controversy,” “scam” and “fraud;” a sentiment-based “Reddit hate score” on the social news aggregation and forum site, and the billionaire’s public disapproval rating that factored in overall negative news coverage (for President Donald Trump, we didn’t use Slot.Day’s public disapproval rating, but instead used fresh data from The Economist). Additionally, net worths were sourced from Forbes.
See the 10 most hated billionaires, along with the companies they own and their respective net worths.
10. George Soros
- Key areas of success or businesses: Open Society Foundations, Soros Foundation
- Net worth: $7.5 billion
- Reddit hate score: 5.9
- Public disapproval rating: 26%
- Overall hate score: 36
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9. Bill Gates
- Key areas of success or businesses: Microsoft
- Net worth: $117 billion
- Reddit hate score: 8.2
- Public disapproval rating: 27%
- Overall hate score: 41
8. Vince McMahon
- Key areas of success or businesses: WWE
- Net worth: $3 billion
- Reddit hate score: 8.6
- Public disapproval rating: 23%
- Overall hate score: 43
7. Jamie Dimon
- Key areas of success or businesses: J.P. Morgan Chase/banking
- Net worth: $2.8 billion
- Reddit hate score: 9
- Public disapproval rating: 25%
- Overall hate score: 46
6. Jeff Bezos
- Key areas of success or businesses: Amazon
- Net worth: $241.3 billion
- Reddit hate score: 8.2
- Public disapproval rating: 30%
- Overall hate score: 47
5. Mark Zuckerberg
- Key areas of success or businesses: Meta/Facebook
- Net worth: $246 billion
- Reddit hate score: 9.1
- Public disapproval rating: 40%
- Overall hate score: 56
4. Gautam Adani
- Key areas of success or businesses: Adani Group
- Net worth: $68 billion
- Reddit hate score: 7.1
- Public disapproval rating: 51%
- Overall hate score: 56
3. Rupert Murdoch
- Key areas of success or businesses: Fox News, Sky News
- Net worth: $24 billion
- Reddit hate score: 9.2
- Public disapproval rating: 55%
- Overall hate score: 64
2. Elon Musk
- Key areas of success or businesses: Tesla, SpaceX
- Net worth: $409 billion
- Reddit hate score: 9.4
- Public disapproval rating: 36%
- Overall hate score: 92
1. Donald Trump
- Key areas of success or businesses: Real estate and politics
- Net worth: $5.5 billion
- Reddit hate score: 9.5
- Public disapproval rating: 55%
- Overall hate score: 100
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