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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 934 | Nadir GodrejAge 75 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | India | Consumer goods, real estate | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Song ZuowenAge 78 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | China | Aluminum, diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 934 | Vlad TenevAge 39 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Stock trading app | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair & familyAge 97 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | United Arab Emirates | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Alexandre Van DammeAge 63 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Belgium | ABInBev | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Anna Katharina ViessmannAge 40 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Germany | Heating and cooling equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Anne BeaufourAge 62 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | France | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Baiju BhattAge 41 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Stock trading app | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Carlo FidaniAge 71 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Du Jiangtao & familyAge 56 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Fabien PinckaersAge 47 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Belgium | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Gil ShwedAge 57 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Israel | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | James DuffAge 65 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Tires, diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Laurence Graff & familyAge 87 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | UK | Diamond jewelry | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Nirmal MindaAge 68 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | India | Auto parts | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Pansy HoAge 63 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Casinos | Gambling & Casinos | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Rajiv JainAge 58 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Renzo Rosso & familyAge 70 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Italy | Fashion | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Theodore RachmatAge 82 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Thomas DuffAge 69 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Tires, diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 954 | Zhang JianzhongAge 60 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | China | Semiconductor | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Andreas Martinos & familyAge 70 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | Greece | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Angela BennettAge 81 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | Australia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Anthony PritzkerAge 65 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Hotels, investments | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Carl IcahnAge 90 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | David BaszuckiAge 63 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Online games | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Donald SterlingAge 91 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Falguni NayarAge 63 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | India | Retailing | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Gustav Magnar WitzoeAge 32 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | Norway | Fish farming | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Han Arming HanafiaAge 69 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Data centers | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Lynn Schusterman & familyAge 87 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Nancy Mills BarnettAge 62 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Medical supplies | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 972 | Phil RuffinAge 90 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Casinos, real estate | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Antonio GraciasAge 55 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Byron TrottAge 67 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | C. Dean MetropoulosAge 79 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Chen WeiliangAge 49 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | China | Semiconductors | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Danielle Bellon & familyAge 86 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | France | Food services | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | David RubensteinAge 76 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Fu LiquanAge 58 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | China | Surveillance equipment | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Hamilton James & familyAge 74 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Hu KaijunAge 64 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | John MiddletonAge 71 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Tobacco | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Jorge MasAge 63 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Maggie HardyAge 60 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Building materials | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Martin BouyguesAge 73 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | France | Construction, media | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Michael JordanAge 63 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Charlotte Hornets, endorsements | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Miguel Fluxa RosselloAge 87 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | Spain | Hotels | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Patrice MotsepeAge 64 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | South Africa | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Patrick LeeAge 84 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Paper | Manufacturing | 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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