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2026 provisional annual reference
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2,947 provisional annual records · ordered by reported external estimate
This March 1, 2026 external annual reference remains provisional while sourcing and methodology are under review. Membership and positions use the same fixed dataset.
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 category position | Provisional global rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 | Elon MuskAge 54 | $839BExternal annual reference | USA | Tesla, SpaceX | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 2 | #2 | Larry PageAge 52 | $257BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 3 | #3 | Sergey BrinAge 52 | $237BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 4 | #4 | Jeff BezosAge 62 | $224BExternal annual reference | USA | Amazon | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 5 | #5 | Mark ZuckerbergAge 41 | $222BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 6 | #6 | Larry EllisonAge 81 | $190BExternal annual reference | USA | Oracle | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 7 | #7 | Bernard Arnault & familyAge 77 | $171BExternal annual reference | France | LVMH | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 8 | #8 | Jensen HuangAge 63 | $154BExternal annual reference | USA | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 9 | #9 | Warren BuffettAge 95 | $149BExternal annual reference | USA | Berkshire Hathaway | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 10 | #10 | Amancio OrtegaAge 89 | $148BExternal annual reference | Spain | Zara | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 11 | #11 | Rob Walton & familyAge 81 | $146BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 12 | #12 | Jim Walton & familyAge 77 | $143BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 13 | #13 | Michael DellAge 61 | $141BExternal annual reference | USA | Dell Technologies | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 14 | #15 | Steve BallmerAge 69 | $126BExternal annual reference | USA | Microsoft | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 15 | #16 | Carlos Slim Helu & familyAge 86 | $125BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Telecom | Telecom | Forbes profile | |
| 16 | #17 | Changpeng ZhaoAge 49 | $110BExternal annual reference | Canada | Cryptocurrency exchange | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 17 | #18 | Michael BloombergAge 84 | $109BExternal annual reference | USA | Bloomberg LP | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 18 | #19 | Bill GatesAge 70 | $108BExternal annual reference | USA | Microsoft | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 19 | #21 | Mukesh AmbaniAge 68 | $99.7BExternal annual reference | India | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 20 | #22 | Giancarlo DevasiniAge 61 | $89.3BExternal annual reference | Italy | Cryptocurrency | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 21 | #23 | Thomas PeterffyAge 81 | $82.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Discount brokerage | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 22 | #25 | Charles Koch & familyAge 90 | $73.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Koch, Inc. | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 23 | #26 | Zhang YimingAge 41 | $69.3BExternal annual reference | China | TikTok | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 24 | #27 | Zhong ShanshanAge 71 | $68.1BExternal annual reference | China | Beverages, pharmaceuticals | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 25 | #28 | Jeff YassAge 67 | $67.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Trading, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 26 | #29 | Dieter SchwarzAge 86 | $67.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 27 | #30 | Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & familyAge 72 | $67.1BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 28 | #31 | Gautam AdaniAge 63 | $63.8BExternal annual reference | India | Infrastructure, commodities | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 29 | #32 | Tadashi Yanai & familyAge 77 | $61.8BExternal annual reference | Japan | Fashion retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 30 | #33 | Ma HuatengAge 54 | $53.8BExternal annual reference | China | Online games | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 31 | #34 | Robin ZengAge 57 | $53.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 32 | #36 | Masayoshi SonAge 68 | $51.5BExternal annual reference | Japan | Telecom, Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 33 | #37 | Ken GriffinAge 57 | $49.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 34 | #38 | John MarsAge 90 | $49.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Candy, pet food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 35 | #40 | Lukas WaltonAge 39 | $48.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 36 | #41 | Giovanni FerreroAge 61 | $48.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Nutella, chocolates | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 37 | #42 | Li Ka-shingAge 97 | $47BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 38 | #43 | Mark MateschitzAge 33 | $45.8BExternal annual reference | Austria | Red Bull | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 39 | #44 | Gianluigi AponteAge 85 | $44.5BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 40 | #46 | Andrea PignataroAge 55 | $42.6BExternal annual reference | Italy | Financial software | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 41 | #47 | Klaus-Michael KuehneAge 88 | $41.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 42 | #48 | Thomas Frist, Jr. & familyAge 87 | $41.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Hospitals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 43 | #49 | Alain WertheimerAge 77 | $39.4BExternal annual reference | France | Chanel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 43 | #49 | Gerard WertheimerAge 75 | $39.4BExternal annual reference | France | Chanel | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 45 | #52 | Stephen SchwarzmanAge 79 | $38.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 46 | #53 | Jean-Louis van der VeldeAge 62 | $38BExternal annual reference | Netherlands | Cryptocurrency | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 46 | #53 | Paolo ArdoinoAge 41 | $38BExternal annual reference | Italy | Cryptocurrency | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 48 | #55 | William DingAge 54 | $37.9BExternal annual reference | China | Online games | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 49 | #57 | Alexey Mordashov & familyAge 60 | $37BExternal annual reference | Russia | Steel, investments | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 50 | #58 | Colin HuangAge 46 | $36.6BExternal annual reference | China | E-commerce | Technology | Forbes profile |
