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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1834 | Thomas DundonAge 54 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | USA | financial services | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Tibor VeresAge 64 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Hungary | Real Estate, Investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Todd WagnerAge 65 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Online media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Tom PerssonAge 41 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Sweden | H&M | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Wei Ing-ChouAge 72 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Food, beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Wei Yin-ChunAge 69 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Food, beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Wei Yin-HengAge 67 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Food, beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Wei Ying-ChiaoAge 71 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Food, beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Willis JohnsonAge 78 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Damaged cars | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Xu ShugenAge 60 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | China | Construction, mining machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Yang QiumeiAge 61 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Yinon CosticaAge 43 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Israel | Security startup | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1834 | Zhou JianAge 49 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | China | Solar energy equipment | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Abdullah Al OthaimAge 69 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Saudi Arabia | Grocery stores, malls | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Adarsh HiremathAge 22 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | AI Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Alex BirkenstockAge 57 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Shoes | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Alexandra BurtAge 52 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Australia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Aneel BhusriAge 60 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Business software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Archie HwangAge 73 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Benjamin OttoAge 50 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Bijan TehraniAge 32 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Online casino | Gambling & Casinos | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Brendan FoodyAge 22 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | AI Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Brian HillAge 65 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Canada | Fashion retailer | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Bruce TollAge 82 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Homebuilding | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Chen JinxiaAge 57 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Chen ShibinAge 59 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | Quartz products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Clayton ZekelmanAge 57 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Canada | Steel | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Constantinos Martinos & familyAge 73 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Greece | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Cynthia Helena Grossman FleishmanAge 71 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Arca Continental | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Dennis GillingsAge 81 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | UK | Clinical trials | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Dong JingguiAge 56 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | Electric scooters | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Doug OstroverAge 63 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Dragos PavalAge 59 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Romania | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Du JinhaoAge 72 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Ed CravenAge 30 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Australia | Online casino | Gambling & Casinos | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Evan SpiegelAge 35 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Snapchat | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Gao XingjiangAge 62 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | Steel | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Gordon WuAge 90 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Guo GuangchangAge 59 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Hiroshi IshibashiAge 79 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Japan | Tires | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Howard MarksAge 79 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Ilona HerlinAge 61 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Finland | Elevators, escalators | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Irving Grousbeck & familyAge 91 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Telecommunication, sports | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Jaroslav Hascak & familyAge 56 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Slovakia | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Jerry Moyes & familyAge 82 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Transportation | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Jerry Speyer & familyAge 85 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Jitendra VirwaniAge 60 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | India | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | John ArmitageAge 66 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Juan March DelgadoAge 85 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Spain | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1913 | Kabir MulchandaniAge 53 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | India | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile |
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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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