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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
2858Gao Yi & familyAge 57$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
2858Geng DiangenAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaInternetTechnologyForbes profile
2858George Raymond Zage, III.Age 56$1.3BExternal annual referenceSingaporeInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
2858Gerald EngströmAge 77$1.3BExternal annual referenceSwedenVentilationManufacturingForbes profile
2858Gina VecchiarelliAge 64$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAMozzarella cheeseFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Grigory AnikeevAge 54$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaFood ProductionFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Habil KhorakiwalaAge 83$1.3BExternal annual referenceIndiapharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
2858Hajime SatomiAge 84$1.3BExternal annual referenceJapanVideo games, PachinkoGambling & CasinosForbes profile
2858Hartati MurdayaAge 79$1.3BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2858He Yamin & familyAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
2858He ZuxunAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaPig breedingFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Helly NahmadAge 49$1.3BExternal annual referenceItalyArtFinanceForbes profile
2858Henrietta GohAge 33$1.3BExternal annual referenceSingaporePaintsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Hisako YamamotoAge not reported$1.3BExternal annual referenceJapanRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Holger TimmAge 68$1.3BExternal annual referenceGermanyFinanceFinanceForbes profile
2858Hugo Ribeiro & familyAge 73$1.3BExternal annual referenceBrazilAgribusinessFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Igor YakovlevAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiahome appliance storesFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858J. Wayne WeaverAge 90$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAShoesDiversifiedForbes profile
2858James JannardAge 76$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSASunglassesFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Jet Jie LiAge 51$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinapackage deliveryLogisticsForbes profile
2858Jiagui DengAge 74$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaQuartz materialsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Jiang Xuefei & familyAge 56$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaprinted circuit boardsTechnologyForbes profile
2858Johan LavooAge 34$1.3BExternal annual referenceSingaporePaintsManufacturingForbes profile
2858John CoustasAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceGreeceshippingLogisticsForbes profile
2858Jorge Gallardo BallartAge 84$1.3BExternal annual referenceSpainpharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
2858Jose Luis RubiraltaAge 51$1.3BExternal annual referenceSpainDiagnosticsHealthcareForbes profile
2858Joseph NahmadAge 37$1.3BExternal annual referenceItalyArtFinanceForbes profile
2858Junro ItoAge 67$1.3BExternal annual referenceJapanRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Kazim TurkerAge 72$1.3BExternal annual referenceTurkeyEnergy, diversifiedEnergyForbes profile
2858Kenneth LoAge 87$1.3BExternal annual referenceUKTextileFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Kenzo TsujimotoAge 85$1.3BExternal annual referenceJapanVideo gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
2858Kim Hyoung-nyonAge 50$1.3BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaFintechFinanceForbes profile
2858Kurt KriegerAge 77$1.3BExternal annual referenceGermanyfurniture retailingFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Larry FinkAge 73$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAmoney managementFinanceForbes profile
2858Lauren LeichtmanAge 76$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
2858Lee Ho-jinAge 63$1.3BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2858Lev KvetnoiAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaCementFinanceForbes profile
2858Li XuechunAge 75$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Lin ZhijunAge 50$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
2858Liu Xiucai & familyAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Lou GuoqiangAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinacopperManufacturingForbes profile
2858Lu BinAge 65$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaIndustrial valvesManufacturingForbes profile
2858Luana Lopes LaraAge 29$1.3BExternal annual referenceBrazilPrediction marketsFinanceForbes profile
2858Luc TackAge 64$1.3BExternal annual referenceBelgiumTextile, chemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Luca QuerellaAge 38$1.3BExternal annual referenceItalySoftware investmentTechnologyForbes profile
2858Lyudmila KoganAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiabankingFinanceForbes profile
2858Madeleine Olsson ErikssonAge 81$1.3BExternal annual referenceSwedendiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2858Marc RubiraltaAge 42$1.3BExternal annual referenceSpainDiagnosticsHealthcareForbes profile
2858Marcus PürnerAge 59$1.3BExternal annual referenceGermanyBicyclesManufacturingForbes profile
2858Mark KurtserAge 68$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaHealthcareHealthcareForbes 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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