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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 595 | Katharine RaynerAge 81 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Media, automotive | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Lee Thiam WahAge 62 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Malaysia | Retailing | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Luca Del VecchioAge 24 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Marc RowanAge 63 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Margaretta TaylorAge 83 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Media, automotive | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Marisa Del VecchioAge 67 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Miguel KrigsnerAge 76 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Cosmetics | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Nicoletta ZampilloAge 67 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Paola Del VecchioAge 64 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Rocco BasilicoAge 36 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 595 | Rudolf MaagAge 80 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Bruce FlattAge 60 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Money management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Carl DouglasAge 64 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Dmitry Rybolovlev & familyAge 59 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | Russia | Fertilizer | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Elizabeth UihleinAge 80 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Packaging materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Herb SimonAge 91 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Lutz Mario Helmig & familyAge 79 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | Hospitals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Marina BudimanAge 64 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Data centers | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Mohed AltradAge 78 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | France | Scaffolding, cement mixers | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Paul SingerAge 81 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Richard UihleinAge 80 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Packaging materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 612 | Zhang YongAge 55 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Restaurants | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Albert BoehringerAge 85 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Barbara BoehringerAge 53 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Benu Gopal BangurAge 94 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | India | Cement | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Christian BoehringerAge 60 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Christoph BoehringerAge 55 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Dietmar Hopp & familyAge 85 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Erich von BaumbachAge 54 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharma | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Erich Wesjohann & familyAge 80 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Poultry genetics | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Franz von BaumbachAge 24 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharma | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Hubertus von BaumbachAge 58 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharma | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Isabel BoehringerAge 45 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Johannes von BaumbachAge 20 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharma | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Joseph LiemandtAge 57 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Katharina von BaumbachAge 26 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharma | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Mathias BoehringerAge 57 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Maximilian von BaumbachAge 28 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharma | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Otto BoehringerAge 95 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Pavel DurovAge 41 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | United Arab Emirates | Messaging app | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Philipp BoehringerAge 47 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Ray Lee HuntAge 82 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil, real estate | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Ulrike von BaumbachAge 84 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharma | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 623 | Wu YajunAge 62 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 645 | Chip WilsonAge 69 | $6.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Lululemon | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 645 | Donald TrumpAge 79 | $6.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 645 | Eric DouglasAge 57 | $6.5BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 645 | H. Ross Perot, Jr.Age 67 | $6.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 645 | Koon Poh KeongAge 64 | $6.5BExternal annual reference | Malaysia | Aluminum | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 645 | Mike AdenugaAge 72 | $6.5BExternal annual reference | Nigeria | Telecom, oil | Diversified | 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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