Private dynasties
Alghanim family
- Finding
- $1.3B dated individual estimate
- Research boundary
- Larger private group spans numerous markets.
- Source
- Forbes
- As of
- 2020
- Confidence
- Medium
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.
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.
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 rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3017 | Marco SquinziAge 54 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Chemical products | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Marina CaprottiAge 48 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Supermarkets | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Martin KlenkAge 39 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Enterprise software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Marty HortonAge 74 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Homebuilding | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Mathias KampradAge 56 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Sweden | IKEA | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Maxim ShubarevAge 57 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Real Estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Maxim TebarAge 25 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Chainsaws | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Michael Dunlap & familyAge 62 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | loan servicing | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Michael Gans & familyAge 62 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Luxembourg | Supply chain services | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Michael KumAge 81 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Hotels | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Michael ReesAge 50 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Michaela HerzAge 51 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Coffee | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Michele KangAge 66 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Healthcare IT | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Mustafa HamiedAge 85 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Mustafa Latif TopbasAge 81 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Turkey | food, retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Myron WentzAge 85 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | St. Kitts and Nevis | Health products | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Nancy LernerAge 65 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Banking, credit cards | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Ngo Chi DungAge 58 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Vietnam | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Nguyen Dang QuangAge 62 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Vietnam | Consumer products, banking | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Nicholas WoodmanAge 50 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | GoPro | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Nigel AustinAge 55 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Australia | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Nikita MishinAge 54 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | ports, railway transport | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Niraj ShahAge 52 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | online retail | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Norma LernerAge 89 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Nutchamai ThanombooncharoenAge 64 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Thailand | Energy drinks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Oleg MisevraAge 58 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Coal | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Oscar Baeza FaresAge 65 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Food products | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Pan ShiyiAge 63 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Pat NealAge 77 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Homebuilding | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Peter HagerAge 65 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Electrical products | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Peter KampradAge 61 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Sweden | IKEA | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Philip & family HagerAge 55 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Electrical products | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Phillippe Van de VyvereAge 72 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Belgium | Shipping Terminals | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Qi XiangdongAge 55 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Qiao ZhiyongAge 62 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | industrial gas | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Randolph LernerAge 64 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Banking, credit cards | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Robert ToenniesAge 47 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Meat processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Ryuji AraiAge 79 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Japan | Electronics Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Sachin AgarwalAge 53 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | India | Metal castings | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Sachin BansalAge 44 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | India | Flipkart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Sam TarascioAge 81 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Australia | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Sandra MacMillanAge 53 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Sanjeev ShahAge 62 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | India | Foods | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Sarah Humphreys Atkins & familyAge 68 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Residential roofing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Scott SmithAge 76 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Cloud computing | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Sheila JohnsonAge 77 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Cable TV, hotels | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Shigefumi WadaAge 73 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Japan | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Shin Dong-jooAge 72 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Simona GiorgettaAge 48 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Chemical products | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Steven SchuurmanAge 50 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Netherlands | software | Technology | Forbes 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.
Substantiated
Private dynasties
Brenninkmeijer family
- 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
- 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
- Finding
- More than $30B under discretion
- Research boundary
- Transferred Crown Property assets retain a contested institutional history.
- Source
- The Guardian
- As of
- 2018
- Confidence
- Medium
Royal houses and rulers
King Mohammed VI
- 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
- Finding
- Approximately €24.5B collective
- Research boundary
- Founding family owns 70.274% of Merck KGaA.
- Source
- Merck disclosure
- As of
- 2025
- Confidence
- High
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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