What was Rockefeller's net worth?
Rockefeller (1839-1937), one of the most remarkable individuals to define the landscape of American business. Rockefeller's estimated $1.4 billion net worth in 1937 was equivalent to 1.5% of U.S. GDP. According to this metric he was (and still is) the richest individual in American business and economic history. How much is the Rockefeller family worth today? Last year, Forbes estimated that the Secretary of Education, her husband and their four adult children are together worth roughly $2 billion.