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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1504 | Sylvan AdamsAge 67 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | Israel | Real Estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | Ted TurnerAge 87 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Cable television | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | Tim CookAge 65 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Apple | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | Tor PetersonAge 61 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Commodities | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | Victor PinchukAge 65 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | Ukraine | Steel pipes, diversified | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | Wang WenjingAge 61 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Business software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | Wong Luen HeiAge 64 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Building materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | Wu Guanjiang & familyAge 57 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | Yoo Jung-hyunAge 56 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Online games | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | Zheng Jianjiang & familyAge 65 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Abhay SoiAge 52 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | India | Healthcare | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Alain TaravellaAge 78 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | France | Real estate development | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Alexander RamlieAge 53 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela FilhoAge 56 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Anthony HallAge 70 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Australia | Technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Anthony LangleyAge 71 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | UK | Manufacturing | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Arne Alexander WilhelmsenAge 61 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Norway | cruise ships | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Bennett DorranceAge 80 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Campbell Soup | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Bent WilhelmsenAge 66 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Norway | cruise ships | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Bidzina Ivanishvili & familyAge 70 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Georgia | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Chao Yung-TsangAge 70 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Cooling devices and components | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Chen QiongxiangAge not reported | $2.7BExternal annual reference | China | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | David BoothAge 80 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Mutual funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | David Peñaloza AlanísAge 52 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Toll roads | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Douglas HsuAge 83 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Farhad MoshiriAge 70 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | UK | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Feridun GecgelAge 55 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Utility Equipment | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Fiona GeminderAge 61 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Australia | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Gabriele GebauerAge 84 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | textile | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Hal JackmanAge 93 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Insurance, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Hans-Werner HectorAge 86 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | SAP | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Ipek KiracAge 41 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Jack CowinAge 83 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Australia | Fast food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Jannie Mouton & familyAge 79 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | South Africa | financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Jayme Garfinkel & familyAge 80 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Jeff SuttonAge 66 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Jian JunAge 62 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | China | Biomedical products | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Joseph EdelmanAge 70 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Katharina Otto-BernsteinAge 62 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Li ZhiyuanAge 71 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | China | Electrical components | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Lirio ParisottoAge 72 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Liu WeipingAge 47 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | China | packaged food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Martin KnaufAge 45 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | building materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Michael HintzeAge 72 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Australia | Investment | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Mortimer ZuckermanAge 88 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate, media | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Peter Preben WilhelmsenAge 64 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Norway | cruise ships | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Reid HoffmanAge 58 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 1560 | Richard SandsAge 75 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Liquor | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Sam GoiAge 79 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Frozen foods | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1560 | Sandeep EngineerAge 64 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | India | Plastic pipes | Manufacturing | 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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