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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Zhang YinAge 69 | $2.1BExternal annual reference | China | Paper manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1982 | Zhong Ruonong & familyAge 63 | $2.1BExternal annual reference | China | Electronics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Abdullah Amer Al NahdiAge 65 | $2BExternal annual reference | Saudi Arabia | Pharmacies | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Adam ForsteAge 48 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Alberto AlcocerAge 83 | $2BExternal annual reference | Spain | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Alberto CortinaAge 80 | $2BExternal annual reference | Spain | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Alex BouazizAge 32 | $2BExternal annual reference | France | HR Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Alfons DoblingerAge 82 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Alfred OetkerAge 59 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Consumer goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Amy WyssAge 55 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Medical equipment | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Avram GlazerAge 65 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Bennett RosenthalAge 62 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Bill GrossAge 81 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Bryan GlazerAge 61 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Carl Ferdinand OetkerAge 53 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Consumer goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Carsten MaschmeyerAge 66 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Finance services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Christine Franken & familyAge 81 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Biopharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Christoph HenkelAge 68 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Consumer goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Christopher GoldsburyAge 83 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Salsa | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Clark Hunt & familyAge 61 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Kansas City Chiefs | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Dan WilksAge 69 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Natural gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Daniel ChiuAge 65 | $2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Oil & gas, education | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Daniel Hunt & familyAge 49 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Kansas City Chiefs | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Darcie Glazer KassewitzAge 57 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | David KabillerAge 62 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | investment management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | David LichtensteinAge 64 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | David WalentasAge 87 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Diona Teh Li ShianAge not reported | $2BExternal annual reference | Malaysia | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Edir Macedo & familyAge 81 | $2BExternal annual reference | Brazil | broadcasting | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Edward GlazerAge 56 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Manchester United, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Eugene KasperskyAge 60 | $2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Evan WilliamsAge 53 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 2052 | Gan ZhongruAge 77 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Gao YunfengAge 59 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Industrial lasers | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Gary Chouest & familyAge 81 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Gary FegelAge 52 | $2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Commodities, investments | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Gavril Yushvaev & familyAge 68 | $2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Precious metals, real estate | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Geoffrey PalmerAge 75 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Ginia RinehartAge 39 | $2BExternal annual reference | Australia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Girdhari JaisinghaniAge 81 | $2BExternal annual reference | India | Cables & wires | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Gregg HymowitzAge 60 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Asset management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Gundbert ScherfAge 43 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Defense tech | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Han TaoAge 65 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | electronics components | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Helena Revoredo & familyAge 79 | $2BExternal annual reference | Spain | Security services | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Holger LoclairAge 75 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Adhesives | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Huang Zhenda & familyAge 78 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Husnu OzyeginAge 81 | $2BExternal annual reference | Turkey | finance, diversified | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Ian Wood & familyAge 83 | $2BExternal annual reference | UK | Energy services | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | J. Frank Harrison, III. & familyAge 71 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Coca-Cola bottling | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Jeff T. GreenAge 48 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Digital advertising | Media and Entertainment | 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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