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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2177 | Ruslan RahimkulovAge 47 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Russia | diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Samir ManeAge 58 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Albania | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Scot FrenchAge 55 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Scott LinAge 93 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Optical components | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Shao QinxiangAge 71 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | Diversified | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Stanley HubbardAge 92 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | USA | DirecTV | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Sue GrossAge 76 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Sun Mengquan & familyAge 76 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | Edible oil | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Tang JieAge 49 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Terry TaylorAge 74 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Car dealerships | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Thomas EisertAge 33 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Electrical Products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Tian MingAge 72 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | Measuring instruments | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Timothy BoyleAge 76 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Columbia Sportswear | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Wang LinxiangAge 74 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | cashmere | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Wang WenmoAge 69 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | Sports apparel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Wang ZhenghuaAge 81 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | Budget airline | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Will AdderleyAge 54 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | UK | Home furnishings | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Yasuhiro FukushimaAge 78 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Japan | Video games | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Yeh Kuo-IAge 84 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Computers | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Yigal DimriAge 70 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Israel | Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Yin Yee LeeAge 74 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | Glass | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Zakhar SmushkinAge 64 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Russia | Pulp and paper, diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Zbigniew Juroszek & familyAge 63 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Poland | Real estate, gambling | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2177 | Zhang XiaojuanAge 56 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | China | Logistics | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Aerin LauderAge 55 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Estee Lauder | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Alan WilsonAge 85 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Australia | Retailing | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Albert ShigaboutdinovAge 73 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Russia | Refinery, chemicals | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Alberto Coppel LukenAge 74 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Diversified | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Alexander DiehlAge 47 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Germany | Defense, aviation | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Alexander IsaevAge 50 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Russia | Mining | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Alexander KnaufAge 51 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Germany | building materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Alexander TkachevAge 65 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Russia | Food & beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Alfred West, Jr.Age 83 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Money management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Amnon ShashuaAge 65 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Israel | Automotive technology | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Anna Maria BraunAge 47 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Germany | Medical technology | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Artem KhachatryanAge 51 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Russia | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Arthur MenschAge 33 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | France | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Brian HigginsAge 61 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Bruce WilsonAge 79 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Australia | Retailing | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Carla DiehlAge 35 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Germany | Defense, aviation | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Carlie Irsay-GordonAge 45 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Indianapolis Colts | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Carmen Riu GuellAge 71 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Spain | Hotels | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Casey FoytAge 43 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Indianapolis Colts | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Charlotte Colket WeberAge 83 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Campbell Soup | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Chow Shing YukAge 47 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Logistics | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | David KaplanAge 58 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | David MindusAge 54 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Donald FrieseAge 85 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Duncan MacMillanAge 88 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Bloomberg LP | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2274 | Faisal Bin Qassim Al ThaniAge 78 | $1.8BExternal annual reference | Qatar | Hotels, diversified | Diversified | 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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