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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.

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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.

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3,428 provisional annual records + 1 qualified research recordExternal annual reference · USD billions

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 rankPersonReported amountCountryWealth sourceIndustrySourceAs of
101Gina RinehartAge 72$25.5BExternal annual referenceAustraliaMiningMetals and MiningForbes profile
101Vladimir LisinAge 69$25.5BExternal annual referenceRussiaSteel, transportMetals and MiningForbes profile
103Yu YongAge 65$25.4BExternal annual referenceChinaMiningFinanceForbes profile
104Stuart HoegnerAge not reported$24.7BExternal annual referenceCanadaCryptocurrencyFinanceForbes profile
105Huang ShilinAge 59$24.4BExternal annual referenceChinaBatteriesEnergyForbes profile
106Christy WaltonAge 77$24.3BExternal annual referenceUSAWalmartFashion and RetailForbes profile
107Gennady TimchenkoAge 73$24.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaOil, gasEnergyForbes profile
107Stefan PerssonAge 78$24.2BExternal annual referenceSwedenH&MFashion and RetailForbes profile
109David TepperAge 68$23.7BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
110Harry TriguboffAge 93$23.4BExternal annual referenceAustraliaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
111Steve CohenAge 69$23BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
112Rupert Murdoch & familyAge 94$22.7BExternal annual referenceUSANewspapers, TV networkMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
113Diane HendricksAge 79$22.3BExternal annual referenceUSABuilding suppliesConstructionForbes profile
114Stanley KroenkeAge 78$22.2BExternal annual referenceUSASports, real estateSportsForbes profile
115Todd GravesAge 54$22BExternal annual referenceUSAFast foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
116Ernest Garcia, II.Age 68$21.5BExternal annual referenceUSAUsed carsAutomotiveForbes profile
116Wang ChuanfuAge 59$21.5BExternal annual referenceChinaBatteries, automobilesAutomotiveForbes profile
118John FredriksenAge 81$21.2BExternal annual referenceCyprusShippingLogisticsForbes profile
119Kumar BirlaAge 58$21.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
120Michael PlattAge 57$20.9BExternal annual referenceUKHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
121Qin YinglinAge 60$20.8BExternal annual referenceChinaPig breedingFood and BeverageForbes profile
121Vinod AdaniAge 77$20.8BExternal annual referenceCyprusInfrastructure, commoditiesDiversifiedForbes profile
123Chen TianshiAge 41$20.7BExternal annual referenceChinaSemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
123Dang YanbaoAge 53$20.7BExternal annual referenceChinaCoalMetals and MiningForbes profile
123Kwong Siu-hingAge 96$20.7BExternal annual referenceHong KongReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
126Henry Nicholas, III.Age 66$20.6BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
127Andrey Melnichenko & familyAge 54$20.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaFertilizers, coalMetals and MiningForbes profile
128Andrew Forrest & familyAge 64$20.3BExternal annual referenceAustraliaMiningMetals and MiningForbes profile
128Jerry Jones & familyAge 83$20.3BExternal annual referenceUSADallas CowboysSportsForbes profile
128Takemitsu TakizakiAge 80$20.3BExternal annual referenceJapanSensorsManufacturingForbes profile
131Andre EstevesAge 57$20.2BExternal annual referenceBrazilBankingFinanceForbes profile
131Low Tuck KwongAge 77$20.2BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaCoalEnergyForbes profile
131Renata Kellnerova & familyAge 58$20.2BExternal annual referenceCzech RepublicFinance, telecommunicationsFinanceForbes profile
134Nancy Walton LaurieAge 74$20BExternal annual referenceUSAWalmartFashion and RetailForbes profile
135Dhanin ChearavanontAge 86$19.9BExternal annual referenceThailandDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
135Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal AlsaudAge 71$19.9BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiainvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
137John DoerrAge 74$19.8BExternal annual referenceUSAVenture capitalFinanceForbes profile
137Jorge Paulo Lemann & familyAge 86$19.8BExternal annual referenceBrazilBeerFood and BeverageForbes profile
139R. Budi HartonoAge 85$19.6BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaBanking, tobaccoFinanceForbes profile
140Alejandro Baillères Gual & familyAge 64$19.5BExternal annual referenceMexicoDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
141John Menard, Jr.Age 86$19.4BExternal annual referenceUSAHome improvement storesFashion and RetailForbes profile
141Philip AnschutzAge 86$19.4BExternal annual referenceUSAEnergy, sports, entertainmentFinanceForbes profile
143Chen JianhuaAge 55$19.3BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
144Donald BrenAge 93$19.2BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
144Georg SchaefflerAge 61$19.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
146Beate HeisterAge 75$19.1BExternal annual referenceGermanySupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
146Brett AdcockAge 39$19.1BExternal annual referenceUSARobotsTechnologyForbes profile
146Karl Albrecht Jr. & familyAge 78$19.1BExternal annual referenceGermanySupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
149Michael HartonoAge 86$18.9BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaBanking, tobaccoManufacturingForbes profile
150Nik StoronskyAge 41$18.8BExternal annual referenceUKFintechFinanceForbes 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.

Private dynasties

Alghanim family

Substantiated
Finding
$1.3B dated individual estimate
Research boundary
Larger private group spans numerous markets.
Source
Forbes
As of
2020
Confidence
Medium

Private dynasties

Brenninkmeijer family

Substantiated
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

Substantiated
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

Substantiated
Finding
More than $30B under discretion
Research boundary
Transferred Crown Property assets retain a contested institutional history.
As of
2018
Confidence
Medium

Royal houses and rulers

King Mohammed VI

Substantiated
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

Substantiated
Finding
Approximately €24.5B collective
Research boundary
Founding family owns 70.274% of Merck KGaA.
As of
2025
Confidence
High

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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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