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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1044 | Hu Rongda & familyAge 66 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Joao Roberto MarinhoAge 72 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Jose Roberto MarinhoAge 70 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Kumud BajajAge 71 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | India | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Kuok Khoon HongAge 76 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Palm oil | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Lam Wai-yingAge 68 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Smartphone screens | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Li XiangAge 44 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | China | Electric vehicles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | N.R. Narayana MurthyAge 79 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | India | Software services | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Niraj BajajAge 71 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | India | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Otto HappelAge 78 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Engineering | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Pablo LegorretaAge 62 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Pat StrykerAge 69 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Medical equipment | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Paul Gauselmann & familyAge 91 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Gambling | Gambling & Casinos | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & familyAge 82 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Chicken processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Qian DongqiAge 68 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | China | Home-cleaning robots | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Roger SamuelssonAge 62 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Drug delivery devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Samvel KarapetyanAge 60 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | Real estate | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Shekhar BajajAge 77 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | India | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Sol DaurellaAge 60 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Spain | Coca-Cola bottler | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Stewart Horejsi & familyAge 88 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Berkshire Hathaway | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Todd ChristopherAge 63 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Hair care products | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Tung Chee ChenAge 83 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Xia ZuoquanAge 64 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | China | Automobiles, batteries | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 1044 | Zhang WanzhenAge 76 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | China | Electronics components | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Albert Chao & familyAge 76 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Chemicals, building products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Anand MahindraAge 70 | $4BExternal annual reference | India | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | April GohAge 35 | $4BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Paints | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Catharina Claas-MuhlhauserAge 50 | $4BExternal annual reference | Germany | Agricultural Machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Chan Laiwa & familyAge 85 | $4BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Chan Tan Ching-fenAge not reported | $4BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Clive PalmerAge 71 | $4BExternal annual reference | Australia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | David BlitzerAge 56 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Sports | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | David NahmadAge 78 | $4BExternal annual reference | Monaco | Art collection | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Dorothy Chao Jenkins & familyAge 80 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Chemicals, building products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Edward DeBartolo, Jr.Age 79 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Shopping centers | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Gang YeAge 45 | $4BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Online gaming, e-commerce | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Geoffrey KwokAge 40 | $4BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Giorgio PerfettiAge 58 | $4BExternal annual reference | Italy | Candy | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Hilton Schlosberg & familyAge 73 | $4BExternal annual reference | UK | Energy drinks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Jack Link & familyAge 80 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Jack Link's meat snacks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | James Chao & familyAge 78 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Chemicals, building products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Jim DavisAge 65 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Staffing & recruiting | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | John PaulsonAge 70 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Jonathan KwokAge 34 | $4BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Real Estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Kenneth DartAge 70 | $4BExternal annual reference | Belize | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Kentaro OgawaAge 77 | $4BExternal annual reference | Japan | Restaurants | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Kommer DamenAge 81 | $4BExternal annual reference | Netherlands | Shipbuilding | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Lee Yeow SengAge 48 | $4BExternal annual reference | Malaysia | Palm oil, property | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Louis Le DuffAge 79 | $4BExternal annual reference | France | Bakeries | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1074 | Marc LoreAge 54 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Jet.com | Technology | 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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