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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
2858Wang XiaoshenAge 57$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaLithiumManufacturingForbes profile
2858Warren ChenAge 75$1.3BExternal annual referenceTaiwanTesting equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
2858Wu ZhongyiAge 52$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaelectronicsTechnologyForbes profile
2858Xavier RubiraltaAge 46$1.3BExternal annual referenceSpainDiagnosticsHealthcareForbes profile
2858Xi ChaoAge 67$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaIndustrial valvesManufacturingForbes profile
2858Yang YuanqingAge 61$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinacomputersTechnologyForbes profile
2858Yao RunhaoAge 38$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
2858Yasuhisa ItoAge not reported$1.3BExternal annual referenceJapanRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Yoni NahmadAge 25$1.3BExternal annual referenceItalyArtFinanceForbes profile
2858Yu Jinkun & familyAge 83$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinatransportation equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
2858Yuri KarptsovAge 62$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Yvonne LoAge 81$1.3BExternal annual referenceHong KongTextileFashion and RetailForbes profile
2858Zhang Cheng FeiAge 58$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinapaper & related productsManufacturingForbes profile
2858Zhang ShengweiAge 52$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaE-cigarettesManufacturingForbes profile
2858Zhang TianyuAge 58$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinatelecommunicationsTelecomForbes profile
2858Zhang XuewuAge 51$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaSnacksFood and BeverageForbes profile
2858Zhou Zongwen & familyAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaJewelryFashion and RetailForbes profile
3017Alexander Mamut & familyAge 66$1.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
3017Alfredo Harp Helu & familyAge 81$1.2BExternal annual referenceMexicoBanking, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
3017Aluru Jagadish PrasadAge 80$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaBatteriesManufacturingForbes profile
3017Andrew MacMillanAge 38$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Andrii VerevskyiAge 51$1.2BExternal annual referenceUkraineagricultureFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Anne PedreroAge 57$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Arnold SchwarzeneggerAge 78$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAMovies, investmentsMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3017Azman HashimAge 86$1.2BExternal annual referenceMalaysiaBankingFinanceForbes profile
3017Bart van MalderenAge 59$1.2BExternal annual referenceBelgiumdiapersManufacturingForbes profile
3017Bastian NominacherAge 41$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyEnterprise softwareTechnologyForbes profile
3017Ben FrancisAge 33$1.2BExternal annual referenceUKFitness clothingFashion and RetailForbes profile
3017Benjamin Zhengmin Pan & familyAge 56$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaElectronicsTechnologyForbes profile
3017Bhaskara Rao BollineniAge 72$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaHealthcareHealthcareForbes profile
3017Bina ChhabriaAge 68$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaAlcoholic beveragesFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Boris NuralievAge 67$1.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
3017Bruce MathiesonAge 82$1.2BExternal annual referenceAustraliaHotelsReal EstateForbes profile
3017Bruce SpringsteenAge 76$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAMusicMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3017Cai WenshengAge 56$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaphoto sharing appTechnologyForbes profile
3017Cao Yuhua & familyAge 71$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaauto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
3017Ceyda Lale TaraAge 93$1.2BExternal annual referenceTurkeyConstructionConstructionForbes profile
3017Chad RichisonAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAPayroll processingTechnologyForbes profile
3017Chang JingAge 43$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaTechnologyTechnologyForbes profile
3017Charles BeauduinAge 66$1.2BExternal annual referenceBelgiumDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
3017Chen HuwenAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaStationeryManufacturingForbes profile
3017Cheng LiliAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaPoultry breedingFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Cho Hyun-beomAge 54$1.2BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaTire manufacturingAutomotiveForbes profile
3017Chris EllisonAge 68$1.2BExternal annual referenceAustraliaMiningMetals and MiningForbes profile
3017Christian HerzAge 54$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyCoffeeFinanceForbes profile
3017Christopher MacMillanAge 40$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Clelia Haji-IoannouAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceCyprusEasyJetServiceForbes profile
3017Clemens ToenniesAge 69$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyMeat processingFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Daniel HagerAge 54$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
3017Daniel MacMillanAge 43$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes 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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