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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2052 | Shuo WangAge 37 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | HR software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Stéphane BancelAge 53 | $2BExternal annual reference | France | Biotech, vaccines | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Stephane BonvinAge 59 | $2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Stephen Orenstein & familyAge 62 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Supply chain services | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Stephen Rubin & familyAge 88 | $2BExternal annual reference | UK | Sports apparel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Suman MunjalAge 73 | $2BExternal annual reference | India | Motorcycles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Surjit Kumar GuptaAge 84 | $2BExternal annual reference | India | Electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Taylor SwiftAge 36 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Music | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Tim DraperAge 67 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | cryptocurrency | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Toby Neugebauer & familyAge 54 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Energy, data centers | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Tom WernerAge 75 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Sports teams | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Torsten ReilAge 52 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Defense tech | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Ulrike BaroAge 76 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Biopharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Vadim YakuninAge 63 | $2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Pharmacy | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Vikram PuniaAge 52 | $2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Wenaas LarsAge 74 | $2BExternal annual reference | Norway | hotels | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | William KochAge 85 | $2BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | William Teh Lee PangAge not reported | $2BExternal annual reference | Malaysia | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Wu Lanlan & familyAge 52 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Packaging | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Wu ShaoxunAge 70 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Wine | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Xu YingzhuoAge 58 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Agribusiness | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Yao KuizhangAge 61 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Yuri Kovalchuk & familyAge 74 | $2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Banking, insurance, media | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Zhang Jianguo & familyAge 63 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | energy | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Zhao DingAge 36 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Snacks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Zhao TaoAge 60 | $2BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2052 | Zhuang Kuilong & familyAge 63 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | polyester | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Abbas SajwaniAge 26 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | United Arab Emirates | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Airat ShaimievAge 64 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Russia | Refinery, chemicals | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Alan ZekelmanAge 63 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Steel | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Alex ShevchenkoAge 46 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Anand BurmanAge 73 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | India | Consumer goods | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Anil GuptaAge 66 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | India | Cables | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Anju AgarwalAge 58 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Asok Kumar HiranandaniAge 71 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Banwari Lal BawriAge 72 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Barbara BenettonAge 56 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Italy | Fashion retail, investments | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Barbara BerlusconiAge 41 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Italy | Media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Bernd FreierAge 69 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Fashion retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Bianca RinehartAge 48 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Australia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Boris ZingarevichAge 66 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Russia | Pulp and paper, diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Catherine PhillipsAge 74 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Charlwin MaoAge 41 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | E-commerce | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Christoffel WieseAge 84 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | South Africa | retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Conni JonssonAge 65 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Asset management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Cristina JunqueiraAge 43 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Brazil | fintech | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | David Fattal & familyAge 68 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Israel | hotels | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Drew HoustonAge 43 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Cloud storage service | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Eleonora BerlusconiAge 39 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Italy | Media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Eric GlymanAge 35 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Fintech | Finance | 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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