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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.

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2,947 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 category positionProvisional global rankPersonReported amountCountryWealth sourceIndustrySourceAs of
1#1Elon MuskAge 54$839BExternal annual referenceUSATesla, SpaceXTechnologyForbes profile
2#2Larry PageAge 52$257BExternal annual referenceUSAGoogleTechnologyForbes profile
3#3Sergey BrinAge 52$237BExternal annual referenceUSAGoogleTechnologyForbes profile
4#4Jeff BezosAge 62$224BExternal annual referenceUSAAmazonTechnologyForbes profile
5#5Mark ZuckerbergAge 41$222BExternal annual referenceUSAFacebookTechnologyForbes profile
6#6Larry EllisonAge 81$190BExternal annual referenceUSAOracleTechnologyForbes profile
7#7Bernard Arnault & familyAge 77$171BExternal annual referenceFranceLVMHFashion and RetailForbes profile
8#8Jensen HuangAge 63$154BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
9#9Warren BuffettAge 95$149BExternal annual referenceUSABerkshire HathawayFinanceForbes profile
10#10Amancio OrtegaAge 89$148BExternal annual referenceSpainZaraFashion and RetailForbes profile
11#11Rob Walton & familyAge 81$146BExternal annual referenceUSAWalmartFashion and RetailForbes profile
12#12Jim Walton & familyAge 77$143BExternal annual referenceUSAWalmartFashion and RetailForbes profile
13#13Michael DellAge 61$141BExternal annual referenceUSADell TechnologiesTechnologyForbes profile
14#15Steve BallmerAge 69$126BExternal annual referenceUSAMicrosoftTechnologyForbes profile
15#16Carlos Slim Helu & familyAge 86$125BExternal annual referenceMexicoTelecomTelecomForbes profile
16#17Changpeng ZhaoAge 49$110BExternal annual referenceCanadaCryptocurrency exchangeFinanceForbes profile
17#18Michael BloombergAge 84$109BExternal annual referenceUSABloomberg LPFinanceForbes profile
18#19Bill GatesAge 70$108BExternal annual referenceUSAMicrosoftTechnologyForbes profile
19#21Mukesh AmbaniAge 68$99.7BExternal annual referenceIndiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
20#22Giancarlo DevasiniAge 61$89.3BExternal annual referenceItalyCryptocurrencyFinanceForbes profile
21#23Thomas PeterffyAge 81$82.9BExternal annual referenceUSADiscount brokerageFinanceForbes profile
22#25Charles Koch & familyAge 90$73.8BExternal annual referenceUSAKoch, Inc.DiversifiedForbes profile
23#26Zhang YimingAge 41$69.3BExternal annual referenceChinaTikTokTechnologyForbes profile
24#27Zhong ShanshanAge 71$68.1BExternal annual referenceChinaBeverages, pharmaceuticalsFood and BeverageForbes profile
25#28Jeff YassAge 67$67.4BExternal annual referenceUSATrading, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
26#29Dieter SchwarzAge 86$67.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
27#30Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & familyAge 72$67.1BExternal annual referenceMexicoMiningMetals and MiningForbes profile
28#31Gautam AdaniAge 63$63.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaInfrastructure, commoditiesDiversifiedForbes profile
29#32Tadashi Yanai & familyAge 77$61.8BExternal annual referenceJapanFashion retailFashion and RetailForbes profile
30#33Ma HuatengAge 54$53.8BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline gamesTechnologyForbes profile
31#34Robin ZengAge 57$53.2BExternal annual referenceHong KongBatteriesEnergyForbes profile
32#36Masayoshi SonAge 68$51.5BExternal annual referenceJapanTelecom, InvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
33#37Ken GriffinAge 57$49.8BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
34#38John MarsAge 90$49.1BExternal annual referenceUSACandy, pet foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
35#40Lukas WaltonAge 39$48.9BExternal annual referenceUSAWalmartFashion and RetailForbes profile
36#41Giovanni FerreroAge 61$48.8BExternal annual referenceItalyNutella, chocolatesFood and BeverageForbes profile
37#42Li Ka-shingAge 97$47BExternal annual referenceHong KongDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
38#43Mark MateschitzAge 33$45.8BExternal annual referenceAustriaRed BullFood and BeverageForbes profile
39#44Gianluigi AponteAge 85$44.5BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandShippingLogisticsForbes profile
40#46Andrea PignataroAge 55$42.6BExternal annual referenceItalyFinancial softwareFinanceForbes profile
41#47Klaus-Michael KuehneAge 88$41.9BExternal annual referenceGermanyShippingLogisticsForbes profile
42#48Thomas Frist, Jr. & familyAge 87$41.1BExternal annual referenceUSAHospitalsHealthcareForbes profile
43#49Alain WertheimerAge 77$39.4BExternal annual referenceFranceChanelFashion and RetailForbes profile
43#49Gerard WertheimerAge 75$39.4BExternal annual referenceFranceChanelFashion and RetailForbes profile
45#52Stephen SchwarzmanAge 79$38.3BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
46#53Jean-Louis van der VeldeAge 62$38BExternal annual referenceNetherlandsCryptocurrencyFinanceForbes profile
46#53Paolo ArdoinoAge 41$38BExternal annual referenceItalyCryptocurrencyFinanceForbes profile
48#55William DingAge 54$37.9BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline gamesTechnologyForbes profile
49#57Alexey Mordashov & familyAge 60$37BExternal annual referenceRussiaSteel, investmentsMetals and MiningForbes profile
50#58Colin HuangAge 46$36.6BExternal annual referenceChinaE-commerceTechnologyForbes profile