Top 10 Richest Pastors In The World (2024) & Their Net Worth – Forbes

Top 10 Richest Pastors In The World (2024) & Their Net Worth – Forbes

Should Pastors Be Rich and Wealthy?

Christianity is no longer tagged as a religion for the poor as believers have now come to see the light in the scripture. In 2nd Cor 8: 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes, He became poor so that you through His poverty might become rich. This is the affirmation that no believer should die poor but that’s a choice a lot of people have to make for themselves.

However, in this dispensation, believers have come to see the light and enjoy their inheritance here on earth. For a believer to die poor and not live in promises of wealth is an error. EX 23: 25And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and He shall bless thy bread and thy water, and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

Today, we have pastors and priests who are enjoying the Abrahamic heritage. Operating a multinational organization, driving expensive cars, flying first-class, owing to personal private jets, and building a multi-million cathedral of worship globally.

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The new century pastors are known to be rich in words and substance. Truth to be told, churches are the new evolutional industries among the fortune-500 industry by Forbes 2024 rating because of the position they command in the community. Because millions of foreign currencies are being raised from their services, and most of these revenues are untaxed and are in credit to the visionary.

Richest Pastors In The World & Their Net Worth (Forbes) 2024

The main reason why we need to talk about the Forbes richest pastors in the world and also highlight details about them.

This article is aimed at educating you about the top ten richest pastors in the world according to Forbes 2024, we will update you soon about the top 20 richest pastors in the world. Check out the list of the top 10 richest pastors in the world.

TOP 10 RICHEST PASTORS IN THE WORLD FORBES

If you have been asking who the world’s richest pastors are, then we have the list here for you. Below is the list of the top ten wealthiest pastors in the world and their Net Worth. Forbes richest pastors in the world are;

• Kenneth Copeland ($300 Million)
• David Oyedepo ($200 Million)
• T.D Jakes ($147 Million)
• Chris Oyakhilome ($50 Million)
• Joel Osteen ($40 Million)
• Enoch Adeboye ($39 Million)
• Creflo Dollar ($27 Million)
• Benny Hinn ($25 Million)
• T.B. Joshua ($10 Million)
• Joseph Prince ($5 Million)

To buttress more on this, we have listed the wealthiest pastors in the world, their net worth, ministry name and the country in which they are from. Read along for full details about the richest pastors in the world.

1. Pastor Kenneth Copeland – (Net Worth $300 Million)

Date of Birth: 3rd Of December, 1936.
Net Worth: $25 Million
Ministry Name: Kenneth Copeland Ministries 
Ministry’s Country: United States

Pastor Kenneth Copeland’s Net worth 2024

The founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, the owner of a private jet, mansion, real estate, properties and other expensive gadgets, Kenneth Max Copeland, is the 1st on the Forbes 2024 richest pastor in the world list, with a Net worth of about $300 million. 

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The televangelist, author and speaker, Kenneth Copeland, was born on the 3rd Of December, 1936, and started ministry at the early age of 25 years old.

2. Bishop David Oyedepo – (Net Worth $200 Million)

Date of Birth: 27th Of September, 1954
Net Worth: $150 Million
Ministry Name: Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winner’s Chapel International)
Ministry’s Country: Nigeria

Bishop David Oyedepo Net Worth 2024

Undisputedly, Bishop David Oyedepo as popularly nicked is the 2nd richest Pastor in the world with a Net worth of about $200 million. He is the founder and the presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel International, with a leading congregational member in the African continent, with the church headquarters located in Ota, Ogun state.

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Bishop David Oyedepo is the Forbes richest pastor in the world and the margin is just too high compared to the others which implies that he is the most successful pastor in the world.

The Faith Tabernacle main bow – Living Faith Church Headquarter Megachurch – accommodates over 50,000 worshippers per service – awarded Guinness Book Of Records as the largest church auditorium in the world in the early 21st century, but now the second-largest church capacity in Nigeria – with branches over 300 cities in the whole world, not excluding the entire African continent, and developed countries of the world.

Richest Pastors In The World (2024) & Their Net Worth

Bishop David Oyedepo, born on the 27th Of September, 1954 in Osogbo, is one of the most influential, witty and powerful pastors in Nigeria and the globe at large, not because he tops the list of Forbes 2024 richest Pastors in the world, but because he is in commands of one of the biggest churches in Nigeria, and also a successful businessman.

Being the chancellor of two flourishing private universities in Nigeria – The Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara state and Covenant University in Ota, Ogun state – the managing director of the Dominion Publisher, the author of bestselling Christian books around the globe, the CEO of Dominion Air among many other businesses throughout the world that he manages.

Bishop David Oyedepo’s net worth includes many landed properties and buildings, and fancy cars are labelled in this great Man of God’s name, being the only Pastor in the 2024 Forbes list to own and manage 4 private jets.

3. Bishop T.D Jakes – (Net Worth $147 Million)

Date of Birth: 9th Of June 1957
Net Worth: $147 Million
Ministry Name: The Potter’s House 
Ministry’s Country the United States 

Bishop T.D. Jakes’s Net worth 2024

The Bishop of the Potter’s House is incredible, the richest Pastor in the United States and the third richest Pastor in the world, with a Net worth of about $147 million.

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Bishop Thomas Dexter Jakes, born on the 9th Of June 1957, with a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional personality, being a clergyman and also an author, a filmmaker, an actor and a singer, where his megachurch has a capacity of 30,000 worshippers per service.

Richest Pastors In The World (2024) & Their Net Worth

Mostly Bishop T.D Jakes’s net worth streams from the annual mega-fest festival which gathered a congregation of over 300,000 around the globe for the mega festival, being aired over The Word Network, Lightsource.com with other service programs from the Potter’s House.

4. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome – ($50 Million)

Date of Birth: 7th Of December, 1963 
Net Worth: $50 Million
Ministry Name: Believers Loveworld (The Christ Embassy Church)
Ministry’s Country Nigeria

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Net worth 2024

Pastor Chris of the Christ Embassy makes the Forbes 2024 list of the richest Pastor in the world, being the fourth richest pastor in the world, with a Net worth of $50 million to secure his third position of the richest Pastor on earth.

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Pastor Oyakkilome is the Senior Pastor and the convener of Believers Loveworld International nicked Christ Embassy Church.

Richest Pastors In The World (2024) & Their Net Worth

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome came into public knowledge after the nationwide broadcast of the popular program called Atmosphere for Miracle, where he performed live miracles, but was later got banned, which lead to the establishment of Healing School and the Loveworld Books in all his church branches, with over 400,000 members as active congregational members globally. 

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome was born on the 7th Of December, 1963 to Tim Oyakhilome’s Family. The charismatic televangelist miracle pastor is a businessman with properties in real estate, a hospitality business line, T.V. stations, a monthly magazine and the author of many inspirational books. 

5. Pastor Joel Osteen – ($40 Million)

Date of Birth: 5th Of March, 1963
Net Worth: $40 Million
Ministry Name: Lakewood Church 
Ministry’s Country: United States

Pastor Joel Osteen’s Net Worth 2024

Although there is discord about what the actual worth of the televangelist, Pastor Joel Scott Osteen is, we believe it can’t be less than $40 million, and at most $60 million.

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We concluded at the former, using the least expected scenario factor. Nevertheless, Pastor Joel Osteen makes the list of Forbes 2024 richest pastors in the world, being the fifth richest Pastor on the list.

Richest Pastors In The World (2024) & Their Net Worth

The Present Presiding Pastor of the Lakewood Church, the megachurch located at Houston, Texas, which was founded by the televangelist father, John Osteen (of blessed memory) in 1959 Lakewood Church is renowned as the biggest Protestant Church in the United States of America.

Joel Osteen born on the 5th Of March, 1963 to the John Osteen’s family, is a seasoned author whose most of writings made the No 1 New York Times Best Seller List, with his televised sermons and evangelism broadcasted to over 8 million viewers in over 100 countries of the world. 

6. Pastor Enoch Adeboye – (Net Worth $39 Million)

Pastor Enoch Adeboye – The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

Date of Birth: 2nd Of March, 1942
Net Worth: $39 Million
Ministry Name: The Redeemed Christian Church of God 
Ministry’s Country: Nigeria

Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s Net worth in 2024

Daddy G.O. is indisputably the sixth richest pastor in the world, with a total Net worth of about $39 million in the Forbes 2024 listing of the richest Pastors in the world.

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Pastor Adeboye was ordained as the General Overseer 1981 by the founder and Presiding Pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pa Akindayomi after he was first confirmed as Pastor in 1977.

After his ordination as the new general overseer, he grew the church from a few branches to over 18,000 branches only in Nigeria, and in over 196 other countries of the world.

Richest Pastors In The World & Their Net Worth

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye was born to the family of Adeboye of the Ilesha, on the 2nd Of March, 1942, and grew to become a mathematics professor at the University of Lagos (Unilag), before resigning from his position for work in the ministry at full time.

He is among the richest pastors in the world with private jets and a private University (The Redeemers University).

7. Pastor Creflo Dollar – (Net Worth $27 Million)

Date of Birth: 28th Of January, 1962.
Net Worth: $27 Million
Ministry Name: World Changers Church International 
Ministry’s Country the United States 

Pastor Creflo Dollar Net worth 2024

Pastor Creflo Dollar of the World Changers Church International, a Non-Denominational church, located in Georgia, United States is the seventh richest Pastor in the world according to the Forbes 2024 listing of richest pastors in the world with a Net Worth of about $27 million. 

Born on the 28th Of January, 1962, with a congregation of about 30,000 per service, is a proud owner of a private jet, 2 Rolls Royce, with extraordinary Manson and properties to his Name.

8. Evangelist Benny Hinn – (Net Worth $25 Million)

Date of Birth: 3rd Of December, 1952 
Net Worth: $25 Million
Ministry Name: Orlando Christian Center
Ministry’s Country the United States

Pastor Benny Hinn’s Net worth 2024

The world-renowned evangelist and prolific author, Evangelist Benny Hinn, is rich enough to be noticed by Forbes to make its listing for the 202 richest pastors in the world, being in the eighth position.

The Jew-American evangelist is the convener of Orlando Christian Center, founded in 1983, was born on the 3rd Of December, 1952.

As a world evangelist and prosperity-driven preacher, he is known for the diverse healings and miracles he performed, who organised crusades at large stadiums and auditoriums across all the states of America and other countries of the world.

9. Late T.B Joshua – (Net Worth $10 Million)

Date of Birth: 12th Of June, 1963, Died 6 June 2024
Net Worth: $10 Million
Ministry Name: Synagogue Church of All Nations 
Ministry’s Country Nigeria

Pastor T.B. Joshua’s Net worth 2024

The controversial Pastor, and the visionary of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SoCAN) located in Lagos State, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, makes the list of the Forbes 2024 richest pastor in the world, with a Net worth $10 million, making it the fourth richest pastor in Nigeria and the Ninth on the global scene. 

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Temitope Balogun Joshua was born on the 12th Of June, 1963, he is one of the Pastors with the highest number of social media followers, with a Christian television Network called Emmanuel TV. He is a minister, a televangelist, and a philanthropist who gives back to his church members who are in dire need.

10. Pastor Joseph Prince – (Net Worth $5 Million)

Date of Birth: 15th of May, 1963 
Net Worth: $5 Million
Ministry Name: The New Creation Church 
Ministry’s Country: Singapore 

Pastor Joseph Prince’s Net worth 2024

The only Singaporean Pastor on the Forbes 2024 list, Joseph Prince, tops with a Net worth of $5 million. As the Senior Pastor of the New Creation Church, which is the largest congregation in Singapore, the Asian continent, running a T.V. church program Named “Destined to Reign.”

The prolific writer was a former I.T. consultant who was given birth by a Chinese on the 15th of May, 1963 to a Sikh priest and preached in over eight countries of the world.

Richest Pastors In The World 2024 & Their Net Worth (Forbes)

Conclusion

The era is over when poverty is synonymous with Christianity. Nigeria and the United States of America flood the list of the richest Pastor in the globe, being the fact that they are the richest countries in their continent and the world at large.

This I believe is in fulfilment of the scriptural reference in the book of Zac 1:17 … My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad, and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.