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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
2481Christina FlügelAge 50$1.6BExternal annual referenceGermanyliquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
2481Chu Mang Yee & familyAge 66$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
2481Dean SolonAge 61$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSASolar systemsEnergyForbes profile
2481Deniz SahenkAge 80$1.6BExternal annual referenceTurkeyDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2481Dhruv SawhneyAge 81$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaEngineering, sugarConstructionForbes profile
2481Dmitry AlexeyevAge 51$1.6BExternal annual referenceRussiaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
2481Dmitry NikolaevAge 59$1.6BExternal annual referenceRussiaCoalEnergyForbes profile
2481Doris FisherAge 94$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAGapFashion and RetailForbes profile
2481Dylan FieldAge 33$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
2481Edward NetylkoAge 58$1.6BExternal annual referenceRussiapharmacyHealthcareForbes profile
2481Evgeny (Eugene) ShvidlerAge 61$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAMetals, investmentsMetals and MiningForbes profile
2481Fabian HedinAge 26$1.6BExternal annual referenceSwedenAI codingTechnologyForbes profile
2481Fernando Espinosa AbdaláAge 76$1.6BExternal annual referenceMexicoPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
2481G.V. PrasadAge 65$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
2481Ge TairongAge 69$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaMica tapesManufacturingForbes profile
2481Georg HaubAge 64$1.6BExternal annual referenceGermanyRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
2481Gerald SchwartzAge 84$1.6BExternal annual referenceCanadaFinanceFinanceForbes profile
2481Gloria JosephAge 102$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
2481Hans ThomannAge 63$1.6BExternal annual referenceGermanymusic retailFashion and RetailForbes profile
2481Harald LinkAge 71$1.6BExternal annual referenceThailandDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2481He ZhaoxiAge 52$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
2481Ingrid WuAge 54$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
2481Jeffrey GundlachAge 67$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
2481Jeremy AllaireAge 54$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSACryptocurrencyFinanceForbes profile
2481Jim McKelveyAge 60$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAMobile paymentsTechnologyForbes profile
2481Jonas KlebergAge 62$1.6BExternal annual referenceSwedenShippingLogisticsForbes profile
2481Jose Isaac Peres & familyAge 85$1.6BExternal annual referenceBrazilShopping mallsReal EstateForbes profile
2481Jose Llorens TorraAge 81$1.6BExternal annual referenceSpainInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
2481Julia OetkerAge 47$1.6BExternal annual referenceGermanyConsumer goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
2481Kapil BhatiaAge 93$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaAviationServiceForbes profile
2481Ke Xiping & familyAge 65$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaInvestmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
2481Kirill MinovalovAge 54$1.6BExternal annual referenceRussiaAgriculture, financeDiversifiedForbes profile
2481Kishin RKAge 42$1.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporeReal estate, hotelsReal EstateForbes profile
2481Konstantin Goncharov & familyAge 54$1.6BExternal annual referenceRussiatransportationLogisticsForbes profile
2481Kwek Leng KeowAge 74$1.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporeDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2481Kwek Leng PeckAge 70$1.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporeDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2481Lai Guogui & familyAge 62$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinamachineryManufacturingForbes profile
2481Lalit KhaitanAge 82$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaalcoholFood and BeverageForbes profile
2481Lee Sang-hoonAge 63$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSABiotechHealthcareForbes profile
2481Leopoldo Espinosa AbdaláAge not reported$1.6BExternal annual referenceMexicoPharmaceuticalHealthcareForbes profile
2481Li JiaquanAge 62$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
2481Li ZhigangAge 49$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaMachineryManufacturingForbes profile
2481Lim Chap HuatAge 71$1.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporePropertyReal EstateForbes profile
2481Liu Gexin & familyAge 74$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
2481Liu ShengjunAge 57$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaMechanical equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
2481Lu HongyanAge 48$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
2481Lu LiliAge 56$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaFinancial informationTechnologyForbes profile
2481Lu RuiboAge 62$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaHigh-precision componentsManufacturingForbes profile
2481Lu YiwenAge 38$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaJewelryFashion and RetailForbes profile
2481Lucio CoAge 71$1.6BExternal annual referencePhilippinesRetailFashion and RetailForbes 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

This research desk also covers historical extraction, disputed proxy wealth, royal property and foundation-controlled empires.

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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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