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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
251Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi & familyAge 81$12.2BExternal annual referenceThailandBeverage, Real EstateFood and BeverageForbes profile
251Leon BlackAge 74$12.2BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
251Zhou ChaonanAge 65$12.2BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
254Vinod KhoslaAge 71$12.1BExternal annual referenceUSASun Microsystems, venture capitalTechnologyForbes profile
255Alexander GerkoAge 46$12BExternal annual referenceUKTradingFinanceForbes profile
255Andreas Struengmann & familyAge 76$12BExternal annual referenceGermanyPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
255Jim PattisonAge 97$12BExternal annual referenceCanadaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
255Thomas Struengmann & familyAge 76$12BExternal annual referenceGermanyPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
255Viatcheslav KantorAge 72$12BExternal annual referenceRussiaFertilizer, real estateManufacturingForbes profile
260Nadia Thiele & familyAge 50$11.9BExternal annual referenceGermanyInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
260Ravi JaipuriaAge 71$11.9BExternal annual referenceIndiaSoft drinks, fast foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
262Christopher HohnAge 59$11.8BExternal annual referenceUKHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
262Finn RausingAge 71$11.8BExternal annual referenceSwedenPackagingFood and BeverageForbes profile
262Jorn RausingAge 66$11.8BExternal annual referenceSwedenPackagingFood and BeverageForbes profile
262Kirsten RausingAge 73$11.8BExternal annual referenceSwedenPackagingFood and BeverageForbes profile
262Pierre OmidyarAge 58$11.8BExternal annual referenceUSAEBay, PayPalTechnologyForbes profile
262Rafael Del PinoAge 67$11.8BExternal annual referenceSpainConstructionConstructionForbes profile
268Carl CookAge 63$11.7BExternal annual referenceUSAMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
268Chung Yong-jiAge 56$11.7BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaBiotechHealthcareForbes profile
268Tilman FertittaAge 68$11.7BExternal annual referenceUSAEntertainment, Houston RocketsFood and BeverageForbes profile
271Elizabeth JohnsonAge 62$11.6BExternal annual referenceUSAFidelityFinanceForbes profile
271Ernesto BertarelliAge 60$11.6BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandBiotech, investmentsHealthcareForbes profile
271Robert DugganAge 81$11.6BExternal annual referenceUSAPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
271Zhu YiAge 62$11.6BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
275Henry KravisAge 82$11.5BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
275Liang WenfengAge 41$11.5BExternal annual referenceChinaAI, hedge fundTechnologyForbes profile
275Sherry BrydsonAge 79$11.5BExternal annual referenceCanadaThomson ReutersMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
275Wang LaishengAge 61$11.5BExternal annual referenceHong KongElectronics componentsTechnologyForbes profile
279Charlie MillsAge 64$11.4BExternal annual referenceUSAMedical suppliesHealthcareForbes profile
279Dan FriedkinAge 61$11.4BExternal annual referenceUSAToyota dealershipsAutomotiveForbes profile
281Juan Carlos EscotetAge 66$11.3BExternal annual referenceVenezuelaBankingFinanceForbes profile
281Lin BinAge 58$11.3BExternal annual referenceUSASmartphonesTechnologyForbes profile
281Wang LaichunAge 58$11.3BExternal annual referenceHong KongElectronics componentsTechnologyForbes profile
284Abdulsamad RabiuAge 65$11.2BExternal annual referenceNigeriaCement, sugarDiversifiedForbes profile
284John MaloneAge 85$11.2BExternal annual referenceUSACable televisionMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
284Li XitingAge 75$11.2BExternal annual referenceSingaporeMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
284Liu YongxingAge 77$11.2BExternal annual referenceChinaDiversifiedServiceForbes profile
284Martin LorentzonAge 56$11.2BExternal annual referenceSwedenSpotifyTechnologyForbes profile
289Arthur BlankAge 83$11.1BExternal annual referenceUSAHome DepotSportsForbes profile
289Charles ButtAge 88$11.1BExternal annual referenceUSASupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
289Francesco Gaetano CaltagironeAge 82$11.1BExternal annual referenceItalyCement, diversifiedConstructionForbes profile
289Thomas SchmidheinyAge 80$11.1BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandCementConstructionForbes profile
293Gabe NewellAge 63$11BExternal annual referenceUSAVideo gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
293Gong Hongjia & familyAge 61$11BExternal annual referenceHong KongVideo surveillanceFinanceForbes profile
293Johann GrafAge 79$11BExternal annual referenceAustriaGamblingGambling & CasinosForbes profile
293Mikhail ProkhorovAge 60$11BExternal annual referenceRussiaInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
293Wei Jianjun & familyAge 62$11BExternal annual referenceChinaAutomobilesAutomotiveForbes profile
298Andrei Guryev & familyAge 65$10.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaFertilizersManufacturingForbes profile
298Liang WengenAge 69$10.8BExternal annual referenceChinaConstruction equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
298Ramzi MusallamAge 57$10.8BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes 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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