Bidzina Ivanishvili’s fortune has decreased by $4 billion over the past year. At the end of December 2024, Bloomberg valued his assets at $7.6 billion, but the latest data now places them at $3.6 billion. According to Bloomberg Terminal data, Ivanishvili has not appeared among the planet’s 500 richest people since April 2025, when his fortune fell below $6.3 billion—the current threshold for the list.
The drop in wealth coincides with U.S. sanctions imposed on December 27, 2025, targeting Ivanishvili for actions deemed to undermine Georgia’s democratic and Euro-Atlantic future in favor of Russia. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions apply to any company in which he holds more than 50% ownership, forming part of the broader sanctions package against Russia.
Following the U.S. sanctions, Forbes also updated its billionaire index, reducing Ivanishvili’s net worth to $2.7 billion. This placed him at 1,299th globally, down from a 2024 valuation of $4.9 billion. The index did not provide a detailed explanation for the steep decrease in his estimated wealth.
The combined impact of the sanctions and global financial recalculations has significantly diminished Ivanishvili’s net worth, marking a sharp reversal for Georgia’s former prime minister and founder of the Georgian Dream party. His financial standing now reflects both international pressure and the evolving global assessment of his assets.
