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 | Sun HongjunAge 52 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Taavet HinrikusAge 43 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Estonia | payments, banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Theresia GouwAge 57 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Venture capital | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Thomas SandellAge 65 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Timothy HeadingtonAge 75 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Tony TownleyAge 63 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Fast food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Trevor BurgessAge 53 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Vadim NovinskyAge 62 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Ukraine | Steel | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Veronica SquinziAge 54 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Chemical products | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Vitaly OrlovAge 60 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Fisheries | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Wang XianchengAge 67 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | metals | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Wang ZelongAge 29 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Wen Pengcheng & familyAge 63 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Agribusiness | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Winai TeawsomboonkijAge 63 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Thailand | Food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Xie Juhua & familyAge 75 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Xie YiAge 41 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Thermal products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Xiu LaiguiAge 71 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Xu JiangnanAge 64 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Vitamins | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Xu Shijun & familyAge 63 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Xu WanmaoAge 81 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Education | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Yang XuegangAge 61 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Coking | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Yasemin Zeynep KeymanAge 65 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Yoichi ErikawaAge 75 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | Japan | Video games | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zan ShengdaAge 62 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zhang Chuanwei & familyAge 63 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zhang Feng & familyAge 62 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Automotive components | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zhang HongweiAge 71 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Oil, banking | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zhang JianhuiAge 48 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Energy storage | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zhang KeqiangAge 65 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zhang XinAge 60 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zhao MantangAge 65 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Silver mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zheng WeiAge 55 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zheng XiaodongAge 62 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zhou Liangzhang & familyAge 63 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3017 | Zhu WeisongAge 44 | $1.2BExternal annual reference | China | Online games, toys | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Abigail BennettAge 45 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Liquor | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Aditya KhemkaAge 51 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | India | Security solutions | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Ahmed Afif TopbasAge 84 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Food Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Aidyn RakhimbayevAge 53 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Kazakhstan | Real estate and construction | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Alan RydgeAge 73 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Australia | Entertainment | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Alexander MikhalskiyAge 66 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Alexander RinkeAge 36 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Enterprise software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Ali ErdemogluAge 66 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Carpet | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Amelie Voigt TrejesAge 20 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Industrial machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Anatoly SkurovAge 73 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | Coal, fertilizers | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Andrea Della ValleAge 60 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Italy | Shoes | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Anton FedunAge 40 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Antonio Luiz SeabraAge 83 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Cosmetics | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Arno SchodlAge 50 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3185 | Arthur Xiaobo HongAge 54 | $1.1BExternal annual reference | China | e-commerce | Fashion and Retail | 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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