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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
1560Selçuk BayraktarAge 46$2.7BExternal annual referenceTurkeyMilitary dronesTechnologyForbes profile
1560Stephan CrétierAge 62$2.7BExternal annual referenceCanadaPrivate securityServiceForbes profile
1560Toto WolffAge 54$2.7BExternal annual referenceAustriaSportsSportsForbes profile
1560V. Prem WatsaAge 75$2.7BExternal annual referenceCanadaInsurance, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
1560Wee Ee CheongAge 73$2.7BExternal annual referenceSingaporeBankingFinanceForbes profile
1560Wei HuangAge 66$2.7BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1560William Boyd & familyAge 94$2.7BExternal annual referenceUSACasinos, bankingGambling & CasinosForbes profile
1560Wu YingmingAge 59$2.7BExternal annual referenceChinaBatteriesEnergyForbes profile
1560Zadik Bino & familyAge 82$2.7BExternal annual referenceIsraelBanking, oilDiversifiedForbes profile
1560Zhang FanAge 60$2.7BExternal annual referenceChinaTouch screensTechnologyForbes profile
1560Zhu Gongshan & familyAge 68$2.7BExternal annual referenceChinaSolar panel materialsManufacturingForbes profile
1611Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al RajhiAge 68$2.6BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiaBankingFinanceForbes profile
1611Alexander SvetakovAge 58$2.6BExternal annual referenceRussiaReal estateFinanceForbes profile
1611Alexandra DaitchAge 63$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1611Andreas PohlAge 61$2.6BExternal annual referenceGermanyMutual fundsFinanceForbes profile
1611Andrey AndreevAge 52$2.6BExternal annual referenceUKOnline datingTechnologyForbes profile
1611Anna Angelicoussis & familyAge 70$2.6BExternal annual referenceGreeceShippingLogisticsForbes profile
1611Anu AgaAge 83$2.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaEngineeringConstructionForbes profile
1611Atul RuiaAge 55$2.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1611Bernard Ecclestone & familyAge 95$2.6BExternal annual referenceUKFormula OneSportsForbes profile
1611Bertil HultAge 85$2.6BExternal annual referenceSwedenEducationServiceForbes profile
1611Brett BlundyAge 66$2.6BExternal annual referenceAustraliaRetail, agribusinessFashion and RetailForbes profile
1611Bris RocherAge 47$2.6BExternal annual referenceFrancecosmeticsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1611Bruce KarshAge 70$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1611Byunghoon KimAge 37$2.6BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaBeauty devicesFashion and RetailForbes profile
1611Chen Hua & familyAge 60$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1611Cheng XueAge 56$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaSoy sauceFood and BeverageForbes profile
1611Cristiano CrippaAge 56$2.6BExternal annual referenceItalyMicrochip testingManufacturingForbes profile
1611D. Leopoldo Del PinoAge 63$2.6BExternal annual referenceSpainConstructionConstructionForbes profile
1611Daniel RocherAge 72$2.6BExternal annual referenceFrancecosmeticsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1611David Dean HalbertAge 70$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSABiotechHealthcareForbes profile
1611David HoffmannAge 73$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAExecutive search, investmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
1611Devi ShettyAge 73$2.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaHealthcareHealthcareForbes profile
1611Fernando RoigAge 78$2.6BExternal annual referenceSpainSupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1611Gao MingqingAge 73$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaMiningMetals and MiningForbes profile
1611George JosephAge 104$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
1611Gurbachan Singh DhingraAge 75$2.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaPaintsManufacturingForbes profile
1611Henry SwiecaAge 68$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1611Jane LauderAge 53$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAEstée LauderFashion and RetailForbes profile
1611Jimmy John LiautaudAge 62$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSASandwich chainFood and BeverageForbes profile
1611Jin XinAge 59$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1611Jorge PerezAge 76$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1611Kathy BrittonAge 56$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
1611Koo Bon-neungAge 76$2.6BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaElectronicsTechnologyForbes profile
1611Kuldip Singh DhingraAge 78$2.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaPaintsManufacturingForbes profile
1611Li GaitengAge 53$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaHair dryersManufacturingForbes profile
1611Li ZhongchuAge 62$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1611Liang XinjunAge 57$2.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporeInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1611Liu Chengyu & familyAge 63$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaPower supply equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
1611Lucy StitzerAge 66$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes 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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