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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780 | Smita Crishna GodrejAge 75 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | India | Consumer goods | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 780 | Stewart ResnickAge 89 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Agriculture | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 780 | Timur KulibayevAge 59 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Kazakhstan | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 780 | Torbjorn TornqvistAge 72 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Oil trading | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 780 | Wesley BatistaAge 53 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beef packing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Arkady RotenbergAge 74 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Russia | Construction, pipes, banking | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Chandru RahejaAge 85 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | India | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | George EconomouAge 73 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Greece | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Ian LivingstoneAge 63 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | UK | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Jeff SkollAge 61 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | EBay | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Joseph GrendysAge 64 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Poultry processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Lin Lairong & familyAge 57 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | China | Iron ore mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Martin HaefnerAge 72 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Software, investments | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Murat UlkerAge 66 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Reed HastingsAge 65 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Netflix | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Richard LiuAge 52 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | China | E-commerce | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Richard LivingstoneAge 61 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | UK | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Ruan LipingAge 61 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Power strips | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Ruan XuepingAge 54 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Power strip | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Thomas Hagen & familyAge 90 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Thomas StraumannAge 62 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Dental implants | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 806 | Thomas TullAge 55 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Movies, investments | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Andrei KozitsynAge 65 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Metals | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Dan KurziusAge 54 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Email marketing | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Eduardo HochschildAge 62 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Peru | mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | George LucasAge 81 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Star Wars | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al ThaniAge 66 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Qatar | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Isaac PerlmutterAge 83 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Marvel comics | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Josh KushnerAge 40 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Venture capital | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Joy AlukkasAge 69 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | India | Jewelry | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Lorinc MeszarosAge 60 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Hungary | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-ThumannAge 84 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Auto parts | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Markus BlocherAge 55 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Michael IntratorAge 57 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Shaul ShaniAge 71 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Israel | Telecom | Telecom | Forbes profile | |
| 823 | Timur TurlovAge 38 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Kazakhstan | Stock brokerage | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Akira Mori & familyAge 89 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Japan | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Alejandro BulgheroniAge 81 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Argentina | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Barry DillerAge 84 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Online media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Cho Tak WongAge 79 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Auto parts | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Fernand HutsAge 75 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Belgium | Logistics, transportation | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Frank WangAge 45 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | China | Drones | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | God NisanovAge 53 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Joao Moreira SallesAge 64 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking, minerals | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Lin Tsung-ChiAge 85 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Furniture rails | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Luo Liguo & familyAge 70 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Michael PieperAge 80 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Kitchen appliances | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Pyotr AvenAge 70 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, banking, telecom | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Tim SweeneyAge 55 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Video games | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 837 | Walther Moreira Salles JuniorAge 69 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking, minerals | Finance | 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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