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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
3185Silvana ArmaniAge 70$1.1BExternal annual referenceItalyLuxury goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
3185Simone Maag de Moura CunhaAge not reported$1.1BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandMedical DevicesHealthcareForbes profile
3185Steve ConineAge 53$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAonline retailTechnologyForbes profile
3185Stuart MillerAge 68$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
3185Subbamma JastiAge 92$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
3185Takaya AwataAge 64$1.1BExternal annual referenceJapanRestaurantsFood and BeverageForbes profile
3185Tatiana VolodinaAge 56$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiaretailFashion and RetailForbes profile
3185Timothy SpringerAge 78$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSABiotechHealthcareForbes profile
3185Tony Tan CaktiongAge 73$1.1BExternal annual referencePhilippinesFoodFood and BeverageForbes profile
3185Tsai Cheng-ChiuAge not reported$1.1BExternal annual referenceTaiwanFinanceFinanceForbes profile
3185Tsai Chi-juiAge 86$1.1BExternal annual referenceTaiwanshoesFashion and RetailForbes profile
3185Tseng Sing-aiAge not reported$1.1BExternal annual referenceTaiwanPetrochemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
3185Valery KustovAge 64$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiaFood productionFood and BeverageForbes profile
3185Victor FungAge 80$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSASourcingLogisticsForbes profile
3185Vijay Shekhar SharmaAge 47$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiafinancial technologyServiceForbes profile
3185Vildan GulcelikAge 92$1.1BExternal annual referenceTurkeyEngineering and constructionConstructionForbes profile
3185Walter KurtzAge 81$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyAppliancesManufacturingForbes profile
3185Wee Wei ChiAge 68$1.1BExternal annual referenceSingaporeBankingFinanceForbes profile
3185Wee Wei LingAge 75$1.1BExternal annual referenceSingaporeBankingFinanceForbes profile
3185Wei Lidong & familyAge 50$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
3185Weijian ShanAge 72$1.1BExternal annual referenceHong KongPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
3185William FungAge 77$1.1BExternal annual referenceHong KongSourcingLogisticsForbes profile
3185Xu Guozhong & familyAge 62$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaMotorsManufacturingForbes profile
3185Yang Min & familyAge 71$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaminingMetals and MiningForbes profile
3185Yu De-ChaoAge 62$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSApharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
3185Yuan Jiandong & familyAge 56$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinapharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
3185Yuri SheflerAge 58$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiaAlcoholFood and BeverageForbes profile
3185Zachary SternAge 44$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSALiquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
3185Zhang XuansongAge 54$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaSupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
3185Zhong PeifengAge 63$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAsemiconductorTelecomForbes profile
3185Zhu JiangmingAge 58$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinamanufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
3185Zhu ZhaojiangAge 52$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaSmartphonesManufacturingForbes profile
3332Alakh PandeyAge 33$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaEdtechTechnologyForbes profile
3332Andrea CameranaAge 56$1BExternal annual referenceItalyLuxury goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
3332Anne DinningAge 63$1BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
3332Axel StawskiAge 75$1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
3332Aydin DoganAge 89$1BExternal annual referenceTurkeyMediaMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3332Beyoncé Knowles-CarterAge 44$1BExternal annual referenceUSAMusicMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3332Bill CummingsAge 88$1BExternal annual referenceUSACommercial real estateReal EstateForbes profile
3332C.C. PaarthipanAge 71$1BExternal annual referenceIndiapharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
3332Caryn Seidman-BeckerAge 53$1BExternal annual referenceUSAAirport securityServiceForbes profile
3332Cheng XianfengAge 57$1BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
3332Clemens FischerAge 50$1BExternal annual referenceGermanyPharmaceuticalsDiversifiedForbes profile
3332David HindawiAge 81$1BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
3332Delfin Jorge Ezequiel CarballoAge 73$1BExternal annual referenceArgentinabankingFinanceForbes profile
3332Deng Hui & familyAge 63$1BExternal annual referenceUSAsoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
3332Dick PortilloAge 86$1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estate, restaurantsFood and BeverageForbes profile
3332Don AhernAge 72$1BExternal annual referenceUSAEquipment rentalServiceForbes profile
3332Dr. DreAge 61$1BExternal annual referenceUSAMusic, headphonesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
3332Edwin SoeryadjayaAge 76$1BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaCoal, investmentsEnergyForbes 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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