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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
2858Martin LavooAge 39$1.3BExternal annual referenceNetherlandsPaintsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Martin Moller NielsenAge 61$1.3BExternal annual referenceDenmarkAircraft leasingLogisticsForbes profile
2858Mary Alice Malone, Jr.Age 43$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSACampbell's SoupFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Matteo DanieliAge 41$1.3BExternal annual referenceItalySoftware investmentTechnologyForbes profile
2858Michael AndlauerAge 61$1.3BExternal annual referenceCanadaLogistics, sportsLogisticsForbes profile
2858Michael KrasnyAge 72$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSARetailTechnologyForbes profile
2858Michael TruellAge 25$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAAI softwareTechnologyForbes profile
2858Mikhail FedyaevAge 63$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiacoal, railway transport, machineryDiversifiedForbes profile
2858Mohammed IbrahimAge 79$1.3BExternal annual referenceUKCommunicationsTelecomForbes profile
2858Nikesh AroraAge 58$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSACybersecurity, SoftBank, GoogleTechnologyForbes profile
2858Nikolay FartushnyakAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaretailFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Norman AsbjornsonAge 90$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAHVACManufacturingForbes profile
2858Paul SciarraAge 45$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAPinterestTechnologyForbes profile
2858Pedro Grendene BartelleAge 76$1.3BExternal annual referenceBrazilshoesFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Qian YingAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaPig breedingFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Qin LongAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaTireManufacturingForbes profile
2858Ravi ModiAge 48$1.3BExternal annual referenceIndiaReadymade garmentsFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858René HolecekAge 59$1.3BExternal annual referenceCzech RepublicFirearmsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Richard KayneAge 80$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
2858Roman AvdeevAge 58$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaBanking, developmentFinanceForbes profile
2858Ron ShaichAge 72$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSARestaurantsFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Ruben Vardanyan & familyAge 57$1.3BExternal annual referenceArmeniaInvestment bankingFinanceForbes profile
2858Satya NadellaAge 58$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAMicrosoftTechnologyForbes profile
2858Shang Xiaobo & familyAge 51$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
2858Shen JinhuaAge 59$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaE-CommerceFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Shiv Ratan AgarwalAge 74$1.3BExternal annual referenceIndiaIndian snacksFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Shrikant BadveAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceIndiaauto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
2858Smagulov NurlanAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceKazakhstanAutomotiveAutomotiveForbes profile
2858Soegiarto AdikoesoemoAge 87$1.3BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaChemicalsDiversifiedForbes profile
2858Stefan KaluznyAge 59$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAprivate equityFinanceForbes profile
2858Steven HaoAge 30$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAAI softwareTechnologyForbes profile
2858Su QingcanAge 57$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaHealthcareHealthcareForbes profile
2858Sualeh AsifAge 26$1.3BExternal annual referencePakistanAI softwareTechnologyForbes profile
2858Sun GuangxinAge 63$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
2858Sven HagströmerAge 82$1.3BExternal annual referenceSwedenFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
2858Tang YeAge 44$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinasoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
2858Tarek MansourAge 29$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAPrediction marketsFinanceForbes profile
2858Terry LeprinoAge 65$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAMozzarella cheeseFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Thierry CruanesAge 58$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAsoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
2858Thomas BaileyAge 89$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAMoney managementFinanceForbes profile
2858Thomas MuellerAge 64$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSASpaceTechnologyForbes profile
2858Thomas PowellAge 85$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAelectrical productsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Tianqiao ChenAge 52$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline gamesTechnologyForbes profile
2858Tony ChenAge 76$1.3BExternal annual referenceTaiwanElectronicsTechnologyForbes profile
2858Tsao Ter-fungAge 79$1.3BExternal annual referenceTaiwanFoodFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Vera Rechulski Santo DomingoAge 77$1.3BExternal annual referenceBrazilBeerFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Vicente Boluda FosAge 70$1.3BExternal annual referenceSpainShippingLogisticsForbes profile
2858Victoria GohAge 30$1.3BExternal annual referenceSingaporePaintsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Wang BaoqingAge 68$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaIndustrial valvesManufacturingForbes profile
2858Wang JinhuaAge 62$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinametals and miningMetals and MiningForbes 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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