Private dynasties
Alghanim family
- Finding
- $1.3B dated individual estimate
- Research boundary
- Larger private group spans numerous markets.
- Source
- Forbes
- As of
- 2020
- Confidence
- Medium
The 2026 global wealth index · provisional
Who holds the world's greatest fortunes?
A clear, searchable guide to the people, industries and places shaping private wealth around the world.
3428Directory profiles
80Countries represented
$20.1TProvisional reported total
18Industries mapped
01 / The index
Wealth, put in context.
Rankings tell only part of the story. This index connects every fortune to its source, geography and industry, making it easier to see where economic power is accumulating—and how quickly it moves.
2026 annual index · provisional
World billionaire directory
Current estimates and positions are a dated external reference snapshot from March 1, 2026. They are provisional while our first-party valuation methodology and rights review are completed.
Supplemental research records are placed near an attributed public figure solely for discovery. They remain NR and are excluded from annual ranks, counts, totals and structured net-worth data.
| Provisional rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444 | Sudhir MehtaAge 71 | $8.1BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals, power | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 444 | Tatyana KimAge 50 | $8.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | E-commerce | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 444 | Wolfgang HerzAge 75 | $8.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Coffee | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 444 | Zhang DaocaiAge 76 | $8.1BExternal annual reference | China | Valves | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 455 | Andreas HalvorsenAge 64 | $8BExternal annual reference | Norway | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 455 | David SiegelAge 64 | $8BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 455 | Francis ChoiAge 78 | $8BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 455 | Igor OlenicoffAge 83 | $8BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 455 | John OverdeckAge 56 | $8BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 455 | Marc BenioffAge 61 | $8BExternal annual reference | USA | Business software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Alain BouchardAge 77 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Convinience stores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Dirk Rossmann & familyAge 79 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Drugstores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Gary Rollins & familyAge 81 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Pest control | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Gayle BensonAge 79 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | USA | New Orleans Saints | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Jacques Saadé, Jr.Age 54 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | France | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Jonathan GrayAge 56 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Ling TangAge not reported | $7.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | advertising technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Patrick RyanAge 88 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Philippe LaffontAge 58 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge fund | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Piero Ferrari & familyAge 80 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | Italy | Automobiles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Richard TsaiAge 68 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Rodolphe SaadéAge 56 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | France | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Ron BaronAge 82 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Money management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Tanya Saadé ZeennyAge 58 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | France | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Viktor KharitoninAge 53 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | Russia | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 461 | Wolfgang Marguerre & familyAge 84 | $7.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Dennis WashingtonAge 91 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Construction, mining | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Guillaume PousazAge 44 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Fintech | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Judy FaulknerAge 82 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Healthcare software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Kelcy WarrenAge 70 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Rinat AkhmetovAge 59 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | Ukraine | Steel, coal | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Sami MnaymnehAge 64 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Stanley DruckenmillerAge 72 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Tony TamerAge 68 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Tse Ping & familyAge 74 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 477 | Vyacheslav KimAge 56 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | Kazakhstan | Fintech | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Andrew CherngAge 78 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Fast food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Frederik PaulsenAge 75 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Health care | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Jim KavanaughAge 63 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | USA | IT provider | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Kjell Inge RokkeAge 67 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | Norway | Shipping, seafood | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Michael KadoorieAge 84 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Hotels, energy | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Mikhail GutserievAge 68 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, coal, real estate | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Min Kao & familyAge 77 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Navigation equipment | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Peggy CherngAge 78 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Fast food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Peter GilganAge 75 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Homebuilding | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Rahel BlocherAge 50 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 487 | Zong FuliAge 44 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | China | Beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 498 | Cliff ObrechtAge 40 | $7.6BExternal annual reference | Australia | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 498 | Daniel NadlerAge 42 | $7.6BExternal annual reference | Canada | AI software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 498 | Hasmukh Chudgar & familyAge 92 | $7.6BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile |
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Unmeasured fortunes
52 research records examine private dynasties, royal houses, political networks and foundation structures that cannot responsibly be reduced to a conventional personal-wealth ranking.
Substantiated
Independent evidence supports private or collective wealth exceeding $1 billion.
Qualified
Likely multibillion-dollar wealth, but shared, dated or not individually divisible.
Control
Oversees major assets that cannot responsibly be treated as personal property.
Historical
Previously extracted, hidden or recovered money—not present-day net worth.
Disputed
Material public claims exist, but ownership or present wealth remains unresolved.
Unproven
A significant subject whose billionaire status has not been established.
Reading rule
These are research records, not a combined ranking. Source-pending figures are leads for review, not verified values; people and families are never added together.
Substantiated
Private dynasties
Brenninkmeijer family
- Finding
- Approximately $39B
- Research boundary
- C&A and COFRA wealth distributed across an extended family.
- Source
- Bloomberg
- As of
- 2025
- Confidence
- High at family level
Private dynasties
Brescia/Breca family
- Finding
- Approximately $7.44B family pool
- Research boundary
- Mining, insurance, banking, fishing and property.
- Source
- Gestión
- As of
- 2025
- Confidence
- Medium-high
Royal houses and rulers
King Maha Vajiralongkorn
- Finding
- More than $30B under discretion
- Research boundary
- Transferred Crown Property assets retain a contested institutional history.
- Source
- The Guardian
- As of
- 2018
- Confidence
- Medium
Royal houses and rulers
King Mohammed VI
- Finding
- $5.7B historical estimate
- Research boundary
- Holding-company interests; previously listed rather than never measured.
- Source
- Forbes
- As of
- 2015
- Confidence
- Medium
Private dynasties
Merck family of Germany
- Finding
- Approximately €24.5B collective
- Research boundary
- Founding family owns 70.274% of Merck KGaA.
- Source
- Merck disclosure
- As of
- 2025
- Confidence
- High
02 / Method
A snapshot, not a scoreboard.
Net worth is an estimate, not a bank balance. The current annual directory is a provisional external reference. Our research programme is building a governed, first-party valuation record with ownership evidence, sources, review dates and clear limits.
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