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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2386 | Othman Benjelloun & familyAge 93 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Morocco | Banking, insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Pacal Vanhalst & familyAge 56 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Belgium | Industrial and agricultural equipment parts | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Paul Van ZuydamAge 87 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | South Africa | Le Creuset | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Phil ShaweAge 56 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Translation services | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Ren JianhuaAge 69 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Kitchen appliances | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Ricardo Villela MarinoAge 52 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Richard WarkeAge 66 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Rodolfo Villela MarinoAge 50 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Brazil | banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | S.D. ShibulalAge 71 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | India | Software services | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Sam PollockAge 59 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Sandro Veronesi & familyAge 66 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Italy | Fashion | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Sasson Dayan & familyAge 85 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Satish MehtaAge 75 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Sergey ShishkarevAge 58 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Russia | Transport | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Steven SarowitzAge 60 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Payroll software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Sze Man BokAge 76 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Hygiene products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Tang XiuguoAge 62 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Thomas BruchAge 75 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Tony XuAge 41 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | USA | food delivery service | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Torsten ToellerAge 59 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pet food | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Ulrich Mommert & familyAge 85 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Austria | Lighting | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Vladimir LeshchikovAge 69 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Russia | real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Wang ChaobinAge 70 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | William MacMillanAge 71 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Xiang WenboAge 63 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Ye XiaopingAge 63 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Yoshiaki YoshidaAge 85 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | Japan | Cosmetics | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Yu Qibing & familyAge 60 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Glass | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Yuan ZhongxueAge 70 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Tires | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Zeng KaitianAge 51 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Online games | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2386 | Zhang YuboAge 41 | $1.7BExternal annual reference | China | Semiconductor | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | A. Jayson AdairAge 56 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Damaged cars | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Agustín Coppel LukenAge 64 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Diversified | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Akirov AlfredAge 85 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | Israel | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Allan WongAge 75 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Electronics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Anita ZuckerAge 74 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Annika Bootsman KlebergAge 60 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Anton OsikaAge 35 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | Sweden | AI coding | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Art LevinsonAge 75 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Genentech, Apple | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Aziz Akhannouch & familyAge 65 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | Morocco | Petroleum, diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Bachtiar KarimAge 68 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Palm oil | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Ben AshkenazyAge 56 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Bharat DesaiAge 73 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | USA | IT consulting | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Bobby MurphyAge 37 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Snapchat | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Brad KeywellAge 56 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Software, investments | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Brian RobertsAge 66 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Comcast | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Bulent EczacibasiAge 76 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Pharmaceuticals, diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Chen ShiliangAge 62 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | China | Polyester | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Chen ZhisongAge 60 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | China | Communication equipment | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2481 | Cheng ZhenghuiAge 61 | $1.6BExternal annual reference | China | medical equipment | Healthcare | 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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