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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1325 | Marcel ErniAge 61 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Marina BerlusconiAge 59 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Maritsa Lazari & familyAge 81 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | UK | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Miriam Baumann-BlocherAge 51 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Oprah WinfreyAge 72 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | TV shows | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Peter GassnerAge 61 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Phillip T. (Terry) RagonAge 76 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Health IT | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Pier Silvio BerlusconiAge 56 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Qiu WenshengAge 53 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | China | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Rajan Raheja & familyAge 71 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | India | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Rodney Sacks & familyAge 76 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Energy drinks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Romano MinozziAge 91 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Utilities, diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Sathien SathienthamAge 71 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Thailand | Energy drinks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Selina StihlAge 48 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | chainsaws | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Senapathy GopalakrishnanAge 70 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | India | Software services | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | She YingjieAge 68 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | printed circuit board | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Shlomo EliahuAge 90 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Israel | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Stefan WirtgenAge 55 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Construction Vehicles | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Stephen Butt & familyAge 70 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Stephen LansdownAge 73 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Guernsey | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Tung Chee HwaAge 88 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Urs WietlisbachAge 64 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | William ChisholmAge 57 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Wu XiangdongAge 57 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | China | Liquor | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Yuji OtsukaAge 72 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Japan | Copy machines, software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1325 | Zhao FenggangAge 60 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | China | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Arvind PoddarAge 68 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | India | Tires | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Arvind TikuAge 56 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | India | Renewable energy, real estate | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Barry SternlichtAge 65 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Chen BangdongAge 56 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | China | Electricity transmission equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Cheng YixiaoAge 42 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | China | Video streaming app | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Denis O'BrienAge 67 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Telecom | Telecom | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Duke ReyesAge 68 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Beer distribution | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Fernando De LeonAge 47 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Real Estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Firoz MistryAge 29 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Gerald FordAge 81 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Harsh GoenkaAge 68 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | India | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | He XiaopengAge 48 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | China | Electric vehicles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Huang Zelan & familyAge 70 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | China | metals | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | John CoatesAge 56 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | UK | Online gambling | Gambling & Casinos | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Katarina MartinsonAge 44 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Kim Jun-kiAge 81 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Lee Dong-chaeAge 66 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Liang FengAge 57 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | China | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Lin Ming-hsiungAge 76 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Manuel VillarAge 76 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | Philippines | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Masaaki AraiAge 60 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | Japan | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Qiu Guanghe & familyAge 74 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | China | Fashion retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Rufino Vigil GonzalezAge 77 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Steel | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1376 | Sergei GalitskyAge 58 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | Retail | Fashion and Retail | 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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