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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 | Leo HuangAge 75 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Testing equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Li LiAge 60 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | Healthcare | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Li Xiaohua & familyAge 64 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | Packaging | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Lin Chang Su-OAge 85 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Lou Jing & familyAge 63 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | biotechnology | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Lu ZongjunAge 62 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | Logistics | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Mark DixonAge 66 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | UK | Office real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Markus PerssonAge 46 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Computer games | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Martin HerrenknechtAge 83 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Germany | Construction Equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Michael TeelAge 74 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Miguel Tomás Arrufat PujolAge 64 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Spain | Education technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Mofatraj MunotAge 81 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Mori ArkinAge 73 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Israel | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Motilal OswalAge 63 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Naresh JainAge 91 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | Auto components | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Olivia HoldingAge 61 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Onkar KanwarAge 83 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | Tires | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Paul FiremanAge 82 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Reebok | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Peng QianAge 51 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | Testing equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Peter GuberAge 84 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Sports teams, movies | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Peter LudwigAge 41 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | AI software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Petro PoroshenkoAge 60 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Ukraine | confectionery | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Philip FayerAge 48 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Fintech | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Prasanna SankarAge 37 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Qasar YounisAge 44 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | AI software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Rajeev GulatiAge 61 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | Food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Rajju ShroffAge 92 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | Agrochemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Robert MouawadAge 81 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Lebanon | Fine jewelry | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Roland Duchatelet & familyAge 79 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Belgium | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Ronald ClarkeAge 70 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | payments technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Ruben FefferAge 56 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Pulp and paper | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Rubens Ometto Silveira MelloAge 76 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Sugar, ethanol | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Satyanarayana ChavaAge 65 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Seth KlarmanAge 68 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Stephen WinnAge 79 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate services | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Stewart ButterfieldAge 52 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Messaging software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Sundar PichaiAge 53 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Alphabet | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Susan CoAge 68 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Philippines | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Sylvia WedemeyerAge 58 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Germany | Plumbing and heating supplies | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Thomas Crowley, Jr. & familyAge 59 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Thomas von KochAge 59 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Asset management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Tiger WoodsAge 50 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Golf | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Turgay CinerAge 70 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Vadim VikulovAge 62 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | grain, vegetable oil | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Vincent LoAge 77 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Vinod SarafAge 73 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Vladimir FartushnyakAge 64 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Vladimir VoroninAge 50 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | Real estate | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Wang QiangxiangAge 54 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | artificial turf | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 2600 | Weng XiandingAge 64 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile |
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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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