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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 984 | Patrizio VinciarelliAge 79 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | electronic components | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Paul FosterAge 68 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil refining | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Penny PritzkerAge 66 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Hotels, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Sid BassAge 83 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Stewart RahrAge 80 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Drug distribution | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Sukanto TanotoAge 76 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Wang JianlinAge 71 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Xu Jinfu & familyAge 62 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Yang Chang-ChihAge 79 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Printed circuit board | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 984 | Yeung Kin-manAge 73 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Electronics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Alberto Siccardi & familyAge 81 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Aristotelis MistakidisAge 64 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Greece | Mining, commodities | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Dan OlssonAge 79 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Daniel OchAge 65 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | David MacNeilAge 66 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Automobile accessories | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Giuliana BenettonAge 88 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Fashion retail, investments | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Hubert BurdaAge 86 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Publishing | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Ivar TollefsenAge 64 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Norway | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Ji QiAge 59 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Hotels, motels | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Jim CoulterAge 66 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | John CaudwellAge 73 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | UK | Mobile phones | Telecom | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Jose Joao Abdalla FilhoAge 80 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Klaus-Peter SchulenbergAge 74 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Ticketing service | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Lin JianhuaAge 63 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | China | Solar panel components | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Luciano BenettonAge 90 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Fashion retail, investments | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Mahendra Choksi & familyAge 84 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | India | Paints | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Maurizio BilliAge 68 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Generic drugs | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Mitchell RalesAge 69 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Manufacturing, investments | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Nguyen Thi Phuong ThaoAge 55 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Vietnam | Airlines | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Nikolai BuinovAge 58 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Olivier BouyguesAge 75 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | France | Construction, media | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Ravi PillaiAge 72 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | India | Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Richard SchulzeAge 85 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Best Buy | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Robert Johnson & familyAge 78 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Johnson & Johnson, New York Jets | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Rodger Riney & familyAge 80 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Discount brokerage | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Samuel Tak LeeAge 86 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Shi YuzhuAge 63 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | China | Online games, investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Takahisa TakaharaAge 64 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Japan | Personal care goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Vinod Rai GuptaAge 80 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | India | Electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | William Conway, Jr.Age 76 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Willy MichelAge 79 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Xiang GuangdaAge 68 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | China | Metals | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1011 | Yakir GabayAge 59 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Cyprus | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| NR | Julio Herrera VelutiniQualified evidence record | $4.2B reportedUnverified public claim · placement only; not an Other Billionaires valuation | Venezuela / international | Britannia Financial Group | Finance and private banking | Evidence profile | |
| 1044 | Angelo KooAge 60 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Bob ParsonsAge 75 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Web hosting | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Charles ZegarAge 78 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Bloomberg LP | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Dong ZengpingAge 56 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | China | Electronics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Harsh MariwalaAge 74 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | India | Consumer goods | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Herbert WertheimAge 86 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | 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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