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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1611 | Lyu YixiongAge 63 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | China | Cosmetics | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Mustafa Rahmi KocAge 95 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Nicola Leibinger-KammuellerAge 66 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Olivier PomelAge 48 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | France | Cloud computing | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Or Wai SheunAge 74 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Peter LeibingerAge 59 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Machine tools | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Regine LeibingerAge 63 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Machine tools | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Richard Hayne & familyAge 78 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Urban Outfitters | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Robert G. MillerAge 80 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Canada | Electronics components | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Roberto CrippaAge 45 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Italy | Microchip testing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Roy Carroll, II.Age 63 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Sam ChongAge 83 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Australia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Sam HupertAge 71 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Australia | Technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Sarah MacMillanAge 72 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Shi Yonghong & familyAge 57 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | China | Restaurants | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Shu PingAge 56 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Restaurants | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Stephan SchmidheinyAge 78 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Tang YiuAge 91 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Fashion retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Walter P.J. DroegeAge 73 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Germany | Investing | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | William Foley, II.Age 81 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | William YoungAge 85 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Plastics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Wu YilingAge 76 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Zeng ChaoyiAge 56 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | China | Aluminum products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Zhao LixinAge 60 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | China | Electronics | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Zhou HongyiAge 55 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | China | Security software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1611 | Zygmunt Solorz & familyAge 69 | $2.6BExternal annual reference | Poland | TV broadcasting | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Adebayo OgunlesiAge 72 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Private Equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Ajay JaisinghaniAge 74 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | India | Wires and cables | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Alberto BombasseiAge 85 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Italy | Automotive brakes | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Alec GoresAge 72 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Alessandra GaravogliaAge 66 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Italy | Spirits | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Alex BeardAge 58 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | UK | Mining, commodities | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Alexander FrolovAge 61 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | Mining, steel | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Alexandra AndresenAge 29 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Norway | Investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Alexandre Grendene BartelleAge 76 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Shoes | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Ana Lucia de Mattos Barretto VillelaAge 52 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Arnout SchuijffAge 58 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Netherlands | Payments software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Barbara Banke & familyAge 72 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Wine | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Bent Jensen & FamilyAge 74 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Denmark | electric systems | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Bhadresh ShahAge 74 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | India | Engineering | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Bret TaylorAge 45 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | USA | AI customer service agents | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Charles BronfmanAge 94 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Liquor | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Chen QixingAge 66 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | China | electronics components | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Chen Tei-fuAge 77 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Herbal products | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Chu Lam YiuAge 56 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Flavorings | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Chung Yong-jinAge 57 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Clay BavorAge 43 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | USA | AI customer service agents | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | David GolubAge 63 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Djoko SusantoAge 76 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1676 | Dmitry MazepinAge 57 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | Chemicals | 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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