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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 542 | Marcos GalperinAge 54 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | Argentina | E-commerce | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 542 | Michael MoritzAge 71 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Venture capital | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 542 | Philip NgAge 67 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Real Estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 542 | Radovan VitekAge 55 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | Czech Republic | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 542 | Robert ZiffAge 59 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 542 | Yan JunjieAge 37 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | China | AI | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Albert AvdolyanAge 55 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, mining | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Chase Coleman, III.Age 50 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Ding ShijiaAge 62 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | China | Sports apparel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Rahul BhatiaAge 66 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | India | Aviation | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Robert NgAge 74 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Steven SpielbergAge 79 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Movies | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Teddy SagiAge 54 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | Israel | Gambling software | Gambling & Casinos | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Tsai Eng-mengAge 69 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Food, beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Tsai Hong-tuAge 73 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 557 | Ty WarnerAge 81 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Plush toys, real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Cai HuaboAge 50 | $7BExternal annual reference | China | Electronics | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Christopher OlahAge 33 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Daniela AmodeiAge 38 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Dario AmodeiAge 43 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artifical intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | David ThomsonAge 68 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Thomson Reuters | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Edythe Broad & familyAge 90 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Homebuilding, insurance | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Evangelos Marinakis & familyAge 58 | $7BExternal annual reference | Greece | Shipping, soccer | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Jack ClarkAge 37 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Jared KaplanAge 41 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Joe LewisAge 89 | $7BExternal annual reference | UK | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Kwak Dong ShinAge 51 | $7BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Leonardo Maria Del VecchioAge 30 | $7BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Peter ThomsonAge 60 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Thomson Reuters | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Sam McCandlishAge 35 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Scott FarquharAge 46 | $7BExternal annual reference | Australia | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Stephen SmithAge 74 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Finance and investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Taylor ThomsonAge 66 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Thomson Reuters | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Tom BrownAge 38 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Yasumitsu ShigetaAge 61 | $7BExternal annual reference | Japan | Mobile phone retailer | Telecom | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Zhang HongchaoAge 50 | $7BExternal annual reference | China | Bubble tea | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 567 | Zhang HongfuAge 42 | $7BExternal annual reference | China | Bubble tea | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 588 | Carlos Alberto Sicupira & familyAge 78 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beer | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 588 | Clive CalderAge 79 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | UK | Record label | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 588 | Marian Ilitch & familyAge 93 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Little Caesars Pizza | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 588 | Michael OttoAge 82 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Retail, real estate | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 588 | Richard LiAge 59 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Insurance, telecom | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 588 | Tsai Cheng-taAge 75 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 588 | Yang ShaopengAge 68 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | China | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Andrei Skoch & familyAge 60 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Russia | Metals and mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Chen BangAge 60 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | China | Hospitals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Claudio Del VecchioAge 69 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Clemente Del VecchioAge 21 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Forrest LiAge 48 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Online gaming, e-commerce | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | James ChambersAge 68 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Media, automotive | Media and Entertainment | 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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