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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.

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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.

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3,428 provisional annual records + 1 qualified research recordExternal annual reference · USD billions

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 rankPersonReported amountCountryWealth sourceIndustrySourceAs of
2274Monica CrippaAge 61$1.8BExternal annual referenceItalyMicrochip testingManufacturingForbes profile
2274Nurit ManorAge 73$1.8BExternal annual referenceIsraelFinancial ServicesFinanceForbes profile
2274O. Francis BiondiAge 61$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
2274Pavan JainAge 74$1.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
2274Pavel Demidov & familyAge 57$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaAgricultureFood and BeverageForbes profile
2274Pia Hollweg-VajenAge 51$1.8BExternal annual referenceGermanyPlumbing and heating suppliesManufacturingForbes profile
2274Pieter van der DoesAge 56$1.8BExternal annual referenceNetherlandsPayments softwareTechnologyForbes profile
2274Piotr DabkowskiAge 31$1.8BExternal annual referencePolandAI voice cloningTechnologyForbes profile
2274Raamdeo AgrawalAge 69$1.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
2274Radik ShaimievAge 61$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaRefinery, chemicalsEnergyForbes profile
2274Rick SmithAge 55$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSATasersTechnologyForbes profile
2274Rustem SulteevAge 72$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaRefinery, chemicalsEnergyForbes profile
2274Said GutserievAge 37$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaRetail, investmentsEnergyForbes profile
2274Samuel ChenAge 76$1.8BExternal annual referenceTaiwanInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
2274Sebastian KulczykAge 45$1.8BExternal annual referencePolandDiversifiedFinanceForbes profile
2274Sergei KatsievAge 68$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaRetail, wholesaleFashion and RetailForbes profile
2274Shamsheer VayalilAge 49$1.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaHealthcareHealthcareForbes profile
2274Shyam BhartiaAge 73$1.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticals, foodHealthcareForbes profile
2274Song FeiAge 59$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaMachineryManufacturingForbes profile
2274Stephane CourbitAge 60$1.8BExternal annual referenceFranceEntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
2274Stephanie HaasAge 44$1.8BExternal annual referenceGermanyDefense, aviationManufacturingForbes profile
2274Tang Jinkui & familyAge 70$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaTextiles, petrochemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
2274Timothée LacroixAge 34$1.8BExternal annual referenceFranceArtificial intelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
2274Timothy Dunn & familyAge 70$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAEnergyEnergyForbes profile
2274Timur RahimkulovAge 49$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiadiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2274Ulrike MeisterAge 58$1.8BExternal annual referenceGermanyAppliancesManufacturingForbes profile
2274Walter KortschakAge 66$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAVenture capitalFinanceForbes profile
2274Wang ShuifuAge 71$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
2274Wang Xicheng & familyAge 77$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaTiresManufacturingForbes profile
2274William FisherAge 68$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAGapFashion and RetailForbes profile
2274William LauderAge 65$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAEstee LauderFashion and RetailForbes profile
2274Yair HamburgerAge 79$1.8BExternal annual referenceIsraelFinancial ServicesFinanceForbes profile
2274Youssef MansourAge 80$1.8BExternal annual referenceEgyptDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2274Yu KaiAge 49$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaAutonomous drivingTechnologyForbes profile
2274Zhou JianAge 49$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaroboticsTechnologyForbes profile
2274Zsolt FelcsutiAge 54$1.8BExternal annual referenceHungaryManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
2386Aloke LohiaAge 67$1.7BExternal annual referenceIndiaPetrochemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
2386Andrew TanAge 74$1.7BExternal annual referencePhilippinesDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2386Andrew TischAge 76$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSALoewsDiversifiedForbes profile
2386Antti Aarnio-WihuriAge 86$1.7BExternal annual referenceFinlandDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2386Artur GrynbaumAge 56$1.7BExternal annual referenceBrazilCosmeticsFashion and RetailForbes profile
2386Bang Si-hyukAge 53$1.7BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaEntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
2386Barry Bentley & familyAge 69$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
2386Brandt LouieAge 82$1.7BExternal annual referenceCanadaDrugstoresFood and BeverageForbes profile
2386Cai ZaihuaAge 62$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinachemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
2386Cao JiAge 74$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
2386Cao JianweiAge 47$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaSemiconductorsManufacturingForbes profile
2386Cargill MacMillan, III.Age 66$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
2386Carlos SanchezAge 64$1.7BExternal annual referenceBrazilGeneric drugsHealthcareForbes profile
2386Carsten KoerlAge 61$1.7BExternal annual referenceGermanySports dataSportsForbes 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.

Private dynasties

Alghanim family

Substantiated
Finding
$1.3B dated individual estimate
Research boundary
Larger private group spans numerous markets.
Source
Forbes
As of
2020
Confidence
Medium

Private dynasties

Brenninkmeijer family

Substantiated
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

Substantiated
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

Substantiated
Finding
More than $30B under discretion
Research boundary
Transferred Crown Property assets retain a contested institutional history.
As of
2018
Confidence
Medium

Royal houses and rulers

King Mohammed VI

Substantiated
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

Substantiated
Finding
Approximately €24.5B collective
Research boundary
Founding family owns 70.274% of Merck KGaA.
As of
2025
Confidence
High

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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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