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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
3017Danilo IervolinoAge 47$1.2BExternal annual referenceItalyOnline universitiesTechnologyForbes profile
3017David ChenAge 45$1.2BExternal annual referenceSingaporeOnline gaming, e-commerceMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3017David Humphreys & familyAge 69$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAResidential roofingManufacturingForbes profile
3017David MacMillanAge 71$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Deepak MehtaAge 69$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
3017Derek StevensAge 58$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACasinosGambling & CasinosForbes profile
3017Donald MacMillanAge 56$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Dorle HagerAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
3017Edouard CarmignacAge 78$1.2BExternal annual referenceFranceAsset managementFinanceForbes profile
3017Eiichi KuriwadaAge 79$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanPackage deliveryLogisticsForbes profile
3017Evi HagerAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
3017Gary TharaldsonAge 80$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHotelsReal EstateForbes profile
3017Giuliana CaprottiAge 85$1.2BExternal annual referenceItalySupermarketsFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Hartley RogersAge 66$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAasset managementFinanceForbes profile
3017Hideyuki BusujimaAge 73$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanPachinko machinesGambling & CasinosForbes profile
3017Hiroyuki InoueAge 81$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanSteel productsManufacturingForbes profile
3017Huang JianAge 59$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinahome applianceManufacturingForbes profile
3017Ibrahim ErdemogluAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceTurkeyCarpetManufacturingForbes profile
3017Isabel-Ulrike HagerAge 39$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
3017J. Christopher FlowersAge 68$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
3017J.K. RowlingAge 60$1.2BExternal annual referenceUKBooksMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3017James TruchardAge 82$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAsoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
3017Jean-Marc ChapusAge 66$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAFinanceFinanceForbes profile
3017Jeff SprecherAge 71$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAstock exchangesFinanceForbes profile
3017Jeffrey Michael & familyAge 69$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAData managementTechnologyForbes profile
3017Jiang LongAge 52$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingTechnologyForbes profile
3017Joe KianiAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
3017John ChristodoulouAge 60$1.2BExternal annual referenceUKReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
3017John H. MacMillan IV, IV.Age 73$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017John LimAge 69$1.2BExternal annual referenceSingaporeReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
3017Jonas KampradAge 60$1.2BExternal annual referenceSwedenIKEAFinanceForbes profile
3017Kamlesh JainAge 57$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaRecyclingMetals and MiningForbes profile
3017Kate MacMillan ReedAge 68$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
3017Keiko ErikawaAge 77$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanVideo gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3017Ken KendrickAge 82$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSABanking, sports teamSportsForbes profile
3017Kim Taek-jinAge 58$1.2BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaOnline gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3017Kirit DoshiAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaSolar modulesEnergyForbes profile
3017Kochouseph ChittilappillyAge 75$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaElectrical appliancesManufacturingForbes profile
3017Konstantin NikolaevAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaports, railway transportLogisticsForbes profile
3017Kostyantin ZhevagoAge 52$1.2BExternal annual referenceUkraineMiningMetals and MiningForbes profile
3017Krishna Kumar BangurAge 65$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaGraphite electrodesManufacturingForbes profile
3017Leyla Tara SuyabatmazAge 59$1.2BExternal annual referenceTurkeyConstructionConstructionForbes profile
3017Lia Maria AguiarAge 88$1.2BExternal annual referenceBrazilbankingFinanceForbes profile
3017Lim KalingAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceSingaporeGaming hardwareMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3017Lin Por-ChunAge 77$1.2BExternal annual referenceTaiwanGlassManufacturingForbes profile
3017Lin Por-FongAge 83$1.2BExternal annual referenceTaiwanGlassManufacturingForbes profile
3017Liu YanjunAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
3017Ma HongAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinamachineryManufacturingForbes profile
3017Manny StulAge 76$1.2BExternal annual referenceAustraliaToysManufacturingForbes profile
3017Marciano TestaAge 49$1.2BExternal annual referenceBrazilfinancial productsFinanceForbes 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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