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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1189 | Jeff RothschildAge 71 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 1189 | John FishAge 66 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Jonathan NelsonAge 69 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Juan AbelloAge 84 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Spain | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Karsanbhai PatelAge 82 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | India | Consumer goods, cement | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Koos BekkerAge 73 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | South Africa | Media, investments | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Leon G. CoopermanAge 82 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Marc FielmannAge 36 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Optometry | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Martua SitorusAge 66 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Palm oil | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Panagiotis Tsakos & familyAge 90 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Greece | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Prathap ReddyAge 94 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | India | Healthcare | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Ramon AngAge 72 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Philippines | Diversified | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Robert FriedlandAge 75 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Roman TrotsenkoAge 55 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Russia | Transport, engineering, real estate | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Sun WeijieAge 62 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | China | Oilfield equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Travis KalanickAge 49 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Uber | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Vincent McMahonAge 80 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Entertainment | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Vivek JainAge 70 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | India | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Vladimir Litvinenko & familyAge 70 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Russia | Chemical industry | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Wang Junlin & familyAge 63 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | China | Liquor | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | William Wrigley, Jr.Age 62 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Chewing gum | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Zhang GongyunAge 63 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | China | Tyre manufacturing machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1189 | Zhou JianpingAge 65 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | China | Fashion retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Alan TreflerAge 70 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | August TroendleAge 70 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Pharmaceutical services | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Bill AlfondAge 77 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Shoes | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Christian HaubAge 61 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Germany | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Eduard SchleicherAge 70 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Germany | Cement, Copper | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Georg von OpelAge 59 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Real estate, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Howard SchultzAge 72 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Starbucks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Jack CockwellAge 85 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Real estate, private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Kiran Mazumdar-ShawAge 72 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | India | Biopharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Li Hongxin & familyAge 73 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | China | Paper & related products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Li LiangbinAge 58 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | China | Lithium | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Lucio TanAge 91 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Philippines | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Luo YuhaoAge 36 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | China | Mobile gaming | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Martin LauAge 52 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Internet | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Michael LatifiAge 63 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Meat processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Neil ShenAge 58 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | China | Venture capital | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Palmer LuckeyAge 33 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Virtual reality, defense technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Renato dos SantosAge 48 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Richard PeeryAge 87 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Sanjiv GoenkaAge 65 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | India | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Susan AlfondAge 80 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Shoes | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Susan Ocampo & familyAge 68 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Ted AlfondAge 81 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Shoes | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Udo Schütz & familyAge 89 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Germany | packaging | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Ursula Hutter-SchleicherAge 68 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Germany | Cement, Copper | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Yang Steven MengAge 43 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | China | Electronics | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1223 | Yoshiko MoriAge 85 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Japan | Real estate | Real Estate | 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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