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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
3185Ashwin DesaiAge 74$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaSpecialty chemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
3185Ben SilbermannAge 43$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSASocial mediaMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3185Benoit DagevilleAge 59$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
3185Bingkun Xie & familyAge 59$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaPearlescent pigmentsFashion and RetailForbes profile
3185Bob MugliaAge 66$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAsoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
3185Brian LawsonAge 66$1.1BExternal annual referenceCanadaprivate equityFinanceForbes profile
3185Cai HongbinAge not reported$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
3185Carl-Anton KunzAge 27$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyPlumbing and heating suppliesManufacturingForbes profile
3185Caspar CallerströmAge 52$1.1BExternal annual referenceSwedenfinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
3185Catharina MühleisAge 33$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyChainsawsManufacturingForbes profile
3185Chandubhai ViraniAge 69$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaSnacksFood and BeverageForbes profile
3185Chang Hyung-JinAge 79$1.1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaMetalsMetals and MiningForbes profile
3185Chang Kuo-ChengAge 64$1.1BExternal annual referenceTaiwanTransportationLogisticsForbes profile
3185Chen Ailian & familyAge 68$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinawheel productionManufacturingForbes profile
3185Chen BaozhenAge 83$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinainternet servicesTechnologyForbes profile
3185Chen HuxiongAge 55$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaStationeryManufacturingForbes profile
3185Chen Qingzhou & familyAge 60$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinacommunications equipmentTelecomForbes profile
3185Christian AngermayerAge 47$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
3185Christian ChabotAge 54$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
3185Christian LouboutinAge 63$1.1BExternal annual referenceFranceShoesFashion and RetailForbes profile
3185Christian SindingAge 53$1.1BExternal annual referenceNorwayPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
3185Craig AbodAge 62$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAInformation TechnologyTechnologyForbes profile
3185Cyrus MadonAge 60$1.1BExternal annual referenceCanadaprivate equityFinanceForbes profile
3185Daniela GroggAge not reported$1.1BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
3185Dariusz MilekAge 58$1.1BExternal annual referencePolandreal estate, retailFashion and RetailForbes profile
3185Denise PrenosilAge 66$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSADick's Sporting GoodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
3185Diamantis Diamantides & familyAge 78$1.1BExternal annual referenceGreeceShippingLogisticsForbes profile
3185Donald MackenzieAge 69$1.1BExternal annual referenceUKPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
3185Dou ZhenggangAge 72$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaEnergy, chemicalsDiversifiedForbes profile
3185Eddy Kusnadi SariaatmadjaAge 72$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaMedia, techMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3185Eddy SugiantoAge 80$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaCoalMetals and MiningForbes profile
3185Eduard ChukhlebovAge 62$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiametallurgyMetals and MiningForbes profile
3185Ekaterina FedunAge 37$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiaOil & gasEnergyForbes profile
3185Eugene MIkhaylovAge 43$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiaagribusinessFood and BeverageForbes profile
3185Fahed HaririAge 45$1.1BExternal annual referenceLebanonConstruction, investmentsConstructionForbes profile
3185Felipe Voigt TrejesAge 23$1.1BExternal annual referenceBrazilIndustrial machineryManufacturingForbes profile
3185Fredrik ÖsterbergAge 55$1.1BExternal annual referenceSwedenGambling productsGambling & CasinosForbes profile
3185Fulvio Montipò & familyAge 81$1.1BExternal annual referenceItalyHydraulic pumpsManufacturingForbes profile
3185Giannis Alafouzos & familyAge 68$1.1BExternal annual referenceGreeceShippingLogisticsForbes profile
3185Guillermo FierroAge 65$1.1BExternal annual referenceSpainBankingFinanceForbes profile
3185Gyorgy GattyanAge 55$1.1BExternal annual referenceHungaryAdult EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3185Hans LangerAge 74$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermany3D printingManufacturingForbes profile
3185Hary TanoesoedibjoAge 60$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaMedia, real estateMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3185Hong Seok-johAge 73$1.1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaConvenience storesFashion and RetailForbes profile
3185Hua ShenAge 63$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
3185Huang QiaolingAge 67$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaAmusement parksMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3185Igor KudryashkinAge 64$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiametallurgyMetals and MiningForbes profile
3185Ivan Müller BotelhoAge 91$1.1BExternal annual referenceBrazilPower GenerationEnergyForbes profile
3185James CameronAge 71$1.1BExternal annual referenceCanadaMoviesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3185James LitinskyAge 48$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAMineralsMetals 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

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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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