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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 891 | Miuccia PradaAge 76 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Luxury goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 891 | Patrizio BertelliAge 80 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Luxury goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 891 | S. Curtis JohnsonAge 70 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Cleaning products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 891 | Scott KapnickAge 67 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 891 | Walter FreyAge 82 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Car dealerships | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 891 | Wang YanqingAge 59 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | China | Electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 891 | Winifred J. MarquartAge 66 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Cleaning products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Beatriz Davila de Santo DomingoAge 87 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Colombia | Beer | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Ben ChestnutAge 51 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Email marketing | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Dan SnyderAge 61 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Washington Commanders | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Drayton McLane, Jr.Age 89 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart, logistics | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Egor KulkovAge 54 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Russia | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Erwin Franz MuellerAge 93 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | Drugstores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Fang WeiAge 52 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | China | Steel | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Fatih OzmenAge 68 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Aerospace | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | George BishopAge 88 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | George Prokopiou & familyAge 79 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Greece | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Hansjoerg WyssAge 91 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Jason JiangAge 53 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Advertising | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Leonid RadvinskyAge 43 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | OnlyFans | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Li MinAge 60 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | China | Semiconductor | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Liang ZhaoxianAge 63 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | China | Appliances | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Michael XieAge 57 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Cybersecurity | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | N. Murray EdwardsAge 66 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Niels Peter Louis-HansenAge 78 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Denmark | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Richard WhiteAge 70 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Australia | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Roberto SalloutiAge 54 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Brazil | banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Rupert Johnson, Jr.Age 85 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Franklin Templeton | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Somurai JaruphnitAge 72 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Thailand | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Steven Udvar-HazyAge 80 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Aircraft leasing | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Ugur SahinAge 60 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | Biotechnology | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Vikas OberoiAge 55 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | India | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 908 | Wendy AbramsAge 61 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Medical supplies | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Abhay FirodiaAge 81 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | India | Automobiles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Adi GodrejAge 83 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | India | Consumer goods | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Andrej BabisAge 71 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | Czech Republic | Agriculture | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Anil Agarwal & familyAge 72 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | India | mining, metals | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Cai KuiAge 63 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Carlos Hank Rhon & familyAge 78 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Banking | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | David FiloAge 59 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Yahoo | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Eleanor Butt Crook & familyAge 93 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Eric SprottAge 81 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | Canada | Asset management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Eric Yuan & familyAge 56 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Zoom Video Communications | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Friede SpringerAge 83 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Publishing | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Hsieh Wen-TaAge not reported | $4.6BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Semiconductor testing equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Jiang Weiping & familyAge 71 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | John GandelAge 91 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | Australia | Shopping malls | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Lee Yeow ChorAge 59 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | Malaysia | Palm oil, property | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Li ChunanAge 57 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | China | Solar wafers and modules | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Marc Ladreit de LacharriereAge 85 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | France | Finance | 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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