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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3332 | Robyn JonesAge 63 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Rosanna ArmaniAge 86 | $1BExternal annual reference | Italy | Luxury goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Roy Chi Ping ChungAge 72 | $1BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Rui Song & familyAge 50 | $1BExternal annual reference | China | Fertilizer | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Sanjay GajendraAge 51 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Scott WattersonAge 70 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Fitness equipment | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Shashank KumarAge 35 | $1BExternal annual reference | India | Fintech | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Shayne CoplanAge 27 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Polymarket | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Shin Chang-jaeAge 72 | $1BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Stanley TangAge 33 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | food delivery app | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Stephen KetchumAge 64 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Steve EllsAge 60 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Chipotle | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Suresh KrishnaAge 89 | $1BExternal annual reference | India | Auto parts | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Susumu FujitaAge 52 | $1BExternal annual reference | Japan | internet media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Thor BjorgolfssonAge 58 | $1BExternal annual reference | Iceland | Investments | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Tom Preston-WernerAge 46 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Trae StephensAge 42 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Defense technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Tulay KazanciAge 70 | $1BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Valentin KipyatkovAge 49 | $1BExternal annual reference | Cyprus | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Vladimir IvanovAge 55 | $1BExternal annual reference | Russia | Yandex | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Vladimir MelnikovAge 78 | $1BExternal annual reference | Russia | Fast fashion | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Waldemar MunichAge 68 | $1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Railway Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Warren KandersAge 68 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Law enforcement and defense equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | William FrankeAge 88 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Low-cost airlines | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Wu JinziAge 63 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | pharmaceutical | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Wu YonghuaAge 55 | $1BExternal annual reference | China | Apparel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Yu RongAge 54 | $1BExternal annual reference | China | Health clinics | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Zach McLeroyAge 63 | $1BExternal annual reference | USA | Fast food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 3332 | Zuo Zongshen & familyAge 73 | $1BExternal annual reference | China | Motorcycle | Manufacturing | 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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