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  1. Astor was the richest passenger aboard the RMS Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time, with a net worth of roughly $87 million (equivalent to $2.75 billion in 2023) when he died.

  2. Jun 1, 2023 · John Jacob Astor IV was one of the wealthiest individuals in the world when he boarded the ill-fated RMS Titanic in 1912. He hailed from the illustrious Astor family, renowned for their real estate empire and known as one of the richest families in the United States.

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was John Jacob Astor IV? Financier, soldier and inventor John Jacob Astor IV built the Astoria section of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1897.

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men in the world when he died on the Titanic. Here's a look at his life.

  5. Jun 29, 2023 · That fortune made JJAI the 14th richest human of all time and the fifth richest American ever. John Jacob Astor IV grew up in the lap of luxury thanks to his family's vast wealth. Astor...

  6. Apr 26, 2024 · John Jacob Astor, 47, was the wealthiest man aboard the ship and would have been a billionaire by today’s standards, with an estimated net worth of $87 million at the time – roughly $2.75...

  7. Apr 28, 2024 · Mr Astor was thought to be one of the richest people in the world at the time of the Titanic 's sinking, with a net worth of about $87m - equivalent to several billion dollars today, auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said.

  8. Jul 17, 2013 · Aside from such charitable donations as the library, John Jacob Astor left the bulk of his $20 million fortune (estimated by Forbes magazine to be worth more than $100 billion today), to his ...

  9. Apr 16, 2012 · The net worth contained in the doomed steamer’s first-class cabins—estimated to total as much as half a billion dollarsis a large part of the allure of the Titanic’s brief history.

  10. Apr 14, 2023 · When the famous Titanic sank, John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthiest passenger aboard, died in the wreckage.

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