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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1440 | Daniel PritzkerAge 66 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Hotels, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Danna AzrieliAge 58 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Israel | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Deng WenAge 58 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Condiments | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Don LevinAge 74 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | rolling papers | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Eugene MurtaghAge 83 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Building materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Filiz SahenkAge 59 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Frank SlootmanAge 67 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Georgi DomuschievAge 53 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Bulgaria | Animal health, investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Glenn DubinAge 68 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Gu Yuhua & familyAge 76 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Furniture | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Hayes BarnardAge 54 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Fintech | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Hong FengAge 49 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Smartphones | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Jin BaofangAge 73 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Solar panels | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Joe LonsdaleAge 43 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | tech investments | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | John KrystynakAge 57 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Advertising technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Jonathan TischAge 72 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Loews, New York Giants | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Kamal GhaffarianAge 67 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Space, energy | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Karthik SarmaAge 51 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | India | Hedge fund | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Kei Hoi PangAge 60 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Kiril DomuschievAge 56 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Bulgaria | Animal health, investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Lee BassAge 69 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Leng YoubinAge 57 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Infant formula | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Li WanqiangAge 48 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Smartphones | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Lina TombolatoAge 78 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Italy | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Lindsay FoxAge 88 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Australia | Logistics, real estate | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Long WanAge 85 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Louise LindhAge 46 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | M.Satyanarayana ReddyAge 68 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Mark Leonard & familyAge 69 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Massimo DorisAge 58 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Italy | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Mitchell GoldharAge 64 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Naomi AzrieliAge 60 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Nicolas BerggruenAge 64 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate, investments | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Niva GurevitchAge 54 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Israel | FInancial Services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Park Soon-jaeAge 71 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Biopharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Peter UngerAge 81 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Auto repair | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Qi JinxingAge 63 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Ramesh JunejaAge 70 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Safra CatzAge 64 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Semahat Sevim ArselAge 97 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Sharon AzrieliAge 65 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Stephen DeckoffAge 60 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | T.Y. TsaiAge 73 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Tali GriffelAge 40 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Israel | Financial Services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Timm OberwellandAge 56 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Candy | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Tran Dinh LongAge 65 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Vietnam | Steel | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Ugo Gussalli Beretta & familyAge 88 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Italy | Firearms | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Vadim MoshkovichAge 58 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Russia | Agriculture, land | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Wang Junshi & familyAge 77 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Solar inverters | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1440 | Wayne RothbaumAge 58 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Biotech investing | Healthcare | 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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