Net Worth: $4.3 B
Age: 91
Source: Diversified
Industries: Diversified
Jim Pattison oversees a sprawling group that operates 25 divisions including packaging, food and entertainment. Pattison’s first business was a GM dealership he bought in 1961. The Canadian billionaire also controls more than 40% of publicly-traded forest products company Canfor. His entertainment division includes Great Wolf Lodge, Guinness World Records and the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! chain.