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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 645 | Robert Rich, Jr.Age 85 | $6.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Frozen foods | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 645 | Vincent ViolaAge 70 | $6.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Electronic trading | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Arnon MilchanAge 81 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | Israel | Movie making | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Emanuele (Lino) Saputo & familyAge 89 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | Canada | Cheese | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Franz ViegenerAge 43 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | plumbing/HVAC | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Huang LiAge 62 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | China | Imaging systems | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Lim Hariyanto Wijaya SarwonoAge 97 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Palm oil, nickel mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Liu Yonghao & familyAge 74 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | China | Agribusiness | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Matthias Reimann-AndersenAge 60 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | Consumer goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Renate Reimann-HaasAge 74 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | Consumer goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Stefan Reimann-AndersenAge 62 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | Consumer goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Thomas KaeserAge 72 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | air systems | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 653 | Wolfgang ReimannAge 73 | $6.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | Consumer goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Anna ViegenerAge 35 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | Germany | plumbing/HVAC | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Clifford AsnessAge 59 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Money management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Doug Meijer & familyAge 72 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Florentino PerezAge 79 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | Spain | Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Giuseppe De'Longhi & familyAge 86 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | Italy | Coffee makers | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Hank Meijer & familyAge 74 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Hao TangAge 54 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | China | Advertising technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Jim Davis & familyAge 82 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | USA | New Balance | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Mark Meijer & familyAge 68 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Robert BassAge 77 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Shapoor MistryAge 61 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Stefano PessinaAge 84 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | Monaco | Drugstores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 664 | Steve Lavin & familyAge 70 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Meat processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 677 | Gopikishan DamaniAge 68 | $6.2BExternal annual reference | India | Retail, investments | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 677 | Jeffrey Koo, Jr.Age 61 | $6.2BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 677 | John A. Sobrato & familyAge 86 | $6.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 677 | Ronald WanekAge 84 | $6.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Furniture | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 677 | Thomas PritzkerAge 75 | $6.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Hotels, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 677 | Venu SrinivasanAge 73 | $6.2BExternal annual reference | India | Two-wheelers | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 677 | William Berkley & familyAge 79 | $6.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | Abel AvellanAge 55 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | USA | telecoms | Telecom | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | Andrew CurrieAge 70 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | UK | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | Annette Lerner & familyAge 96 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | Gao Dekang & familyAge 74 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | China | Apparel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | John ReeceAge 69 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | UK | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | John SallAge 77 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | Mangal Prabhat LodhaAge 70 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | India | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | Michel Leclercq & familyAge 86 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | France | Sporting goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | Mitchell Morgan & familyAge 71 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 684 | Tom MorrisAge 71 | $6.1BExternal annual reference | UK | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 694 | Bill HaslamAge 67 | $6BExternal annual reference | USA | Gas stations | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 694 | Cai HaoyuAge 38 | $6BExternal annual reference | China | Mobile games | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 694 | Gwendolyn Sontheim MeyerAge 64 | $6BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 694 | Justin IshbiaAge 48 | $6BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 694 | Maria Del PinoAge 69 | $6BExternal annual reference | Spain | Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 694 | Mark CubanAge 67 | $6BExternal annual reference | USA | Online media, Dallas Mavericks | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 694 | Mark ScheinbergAge 52 | $6BExternal annual reference | Canada | Online gambling | Gambling & Casinos | 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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