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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
2712He ZhenggangAge 71$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
2712Hitesh DoshiAge 59$1.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaSolar panelsEnergyForbes profile
2712Howard HuangAge 46$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaCameras and sensorsManufacturingForbes profile
2712Hua Xuande & familyAge 82$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
2712Huang ChulongAge 67$1.4BExternal annual referenceCanadaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
2712Huang Shanbing & familyAge 69$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinasemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
2712Hyuntae KimAge 49$1.4BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaBiotechHealthcareForbes profile
2712Igor RybakovAge 53$1.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaBuilding materialsManufacturingForbes profile
2712Irfan RazackAge 72$1.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
2712Itamar Locks & familyAge 71$1.4BExternal annual referenceBrazilAgribusinessFood and BeverageForbes profile
2712Jan-Hendrik GoldbeckAge 49$1.4BExternal annual referenceGermanyconstructionConstructionForbes profile
2712Jared SmithAge 51$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSACloud computingTechnologyForbes profile
2712Jeff TangneyAge 53$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAHealthcare ITHealthcareForbes profile
2712Jeffrey LorberbaumAge 71$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAFlooringManufacturingForbes profile
2712Jim KochAge 76$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSABeerFood and BeverageForbes profile
2712Jin Lei & familyAge 71$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaMedical equipmentHealthcareForbes profile
2712Joachim GoldbeckAge 55$1.4BExternal annual referenceGermanyconstructionConstructionForbes profile
2712Jordi RubiraltaAge 52$1.4BExternal annual referenceSpainDiagnosticsHealthcareForbes profile
2712Jörg-Uwe GoldbeckAge 58$1.4BExternal annual referenceGermanyconstructionConstructionForbes profile
2712Jorge Feffer & familyAge 61$1.4BExternal annual referenceBrazilpulp and paperManufacturingForbes profile
2712Jose Ermirio de Moraes NetoAge 73$1.4BExternal annual referenceBrazilDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2712Jose Roberto Ermirio de MoraesAge 68$1.4BExternal annual referenceBrazilDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2712Josef Boquoi & familyAge 92$1.4BExternal annual referenceGermanyFrozen foodsFood and BeverageForbes profile
2712Joseph SteinbergAge 82$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
2712Karen Virginia Beckmann LegorettaAge 56$1.4BExternal annual referenceMexicoTequilaFood and BeverageForbes profile
2712Ke GuihuaAge 60$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaAuto partsManufacturingForbes profile
2712Kimbal MuskAge 53$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSATesla, SpaceXAutomotiveForbes profile
2712Koon Poh MingAge 69$1.4BExternal annual referenceMalaysiaaluminumMetals and MiningForbes profile
2712Kushal DesaiAge 59$1.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaElectrical cablesManufacturingForbes profile
2712Lai JianpingAge not reported$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaSoy sauceFood and BeverageForbes profile
2712LeBron JamesAge 41$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSABasketballSportsForbes profile
2712Li HongjingAge 58$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaauto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
2712Li MingAge 57$1.4BExternal annual referenceHong KonginvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
2712Li XuhuiAge 57$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaSoy sauceFood and BeverageForbes profile
2712Li Zhen & familyAge 62$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaLithium batteriesManufacturingForbes profile
2712Lin Zhixiong & familyAge 52$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
2712Lisa SuAge 56$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
2712Lívia Voigt de AssisAge 21$1.4BExternal annual referenceBrazilIndustrial MachineryManufacturingForbes profile
2712Luca FerrariAge 41$1.4BExternal annual referenceItalySoftware investmentTechnologyForbes profile
2712Lucy GuoAge 31$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAArtificial intelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
2712Manoj UpadhyayAge 55$1.4BExternal annual referenceIndiasolar energyEnergyForbes profile
2712Marissa MayerAge 50$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAGoogle, YahooTechnologyForbes profile
2712Mark PincusAge 60$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAOnline gamesTechnologyForbes profile
2712Max LevchinAge 50$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAfintechFinanceForbes profile
2712Michael SpencerAge 70$1.4BExternal annual referenceUKStock exchangeFinanceForbes profile
2712Michael WisserAge 53$1.4BExternal annual referenceGermanyLogisticsLogisticsForbes profile
2712Michel LitvakAge 74$1.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaSeaportLogisticsForbes profile
2712Mike SpeiserAge 55$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
2712Mirwais AziziAge 63$1.4BExternal annual referenceAfghanistanReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
2712Mu RongjunAge 46$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaE-commerceTechnologyForbes 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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