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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | #121 | Qin YinglinAge 60 | $20.8BExternal annual reference | China | Pig breeding | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 101 | #121 | Vinod AdaniAge 77 | $20.8BExternal annual reference | Cyprus | Infrastructure, commodities | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 103 | #123 | Chen TianshiAge 41 | $20.7BExternal annual reference | China | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 103 | #123 | Dang YanbaoAge 53 | $20.7BExternal annual reference | China | Coal | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 105 | #126 | Henry Nicholas, III.Age 66 | $20.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 106 | #127 | Andrey Melnichenko & familyAge 54 | $20.4BExternal annual reference | Russia | Fertilizers, coal | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 107 | #128 | Andrew Forrest & familyAge 64 | $20.3BExternal annual reference | Australia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 107 | #128 | Jerry Jones & familyAge 83 | $20.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Dallas Cowboys | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 107 | #128 | Takemitsu TakizakiAge 80 | $20.3BExternal annual reference | Japan | Sensors | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 110 | #131 | Andre EstevesAge 57 | $20.2BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 110 | #131 | Low Tuck KwongAge 77 | $20.2BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Coal | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 112 | #135 | Dhanin ChearavanontAge 86 | $19.9BExternal annual reference | Thailand | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 112 | #135 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal AlsaudAge 71 | $19.9BExternal annual reference | Saudi Arabia | investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 114 | #137 | John DoerrAge 74 | $19.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Venture capital | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 114 | #137 | Jorge Paulo Lemann & familyAge 86 | $19.8BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beer | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 116 | #139 | R. Budi HartonoAge 85 | $19.6BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Banking, tobacco | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 117 | #140 | Alejandro Baillères Gual & familyAge 64 | $19.5BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 118 | #141 | John Menard, Jr.Age 86 | $19.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Home improvement stores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 118 | #141 | Philip AnschutzAge 86 | $19.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Energy, sports, entertainment | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 120 | #143 | Chen JianhuaAge 55 | $19.3BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 121 | #144 | Donald BrenAge 93 | $19.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 121 | #144 | Georg SchaefflerAge 61 | $19.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Auto parts | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 123 | #146 | Brett AdcockAge 39 | $19.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Robots | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 123 | #146 | Karl Albrecht Jr. & familyAge 78 | $19.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 125 | #149 | Michael HartonoAge 86 | $18.9BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Banking, tobacco | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 126 | #150 | Nik StoronskyAge 41 | $18.8BExternal annual reference | UK | Fintech | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 127 | #151 | Eric LiAge 62 | $18.7BExternal annual reference | China | Automobiles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 128 | #153 | James RatcliffeAge 73 | $18.4BExternal annual reference | UK | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 128 | #153 | Torstein HagenAge 83 | $18.4BExternal annual reference | Norway | Cruises | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 128 | #153 | Wang Ning & familyAge 39 | $18.4BExternal annual reference | China | Toys | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 131 | #156 | Ludwig MerckleAge 61 | $18.3BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 132 | #157 | Sarath RatanavadiAge 60 | $18.1BExternal annual reference | Thailand | Energy | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 133 | #158 | Edwin ChenAge 38 | $18BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 133 | #158 | Theo Albrecht, Jr. & familyAge 75 | $18BExternal annual reference | Germany | Aldi, Trader Joe's | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 135 | #160 | Eric SmidtAge 66 | $17.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Hardware stores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 136 | #162 | John CollisonAge 35 | $17.5BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Payment software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 136 | #162 | Patrick CollisonAge 37 | $17.5BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Payment software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 138 | #164 | David SunAge 74 | $17.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Computer hardware | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 138 | #164 | John TuAge 84 | $17.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Computer hardware | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 140 | #166 | Brad JacobsAge 69 | $17.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Logistics | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 140 | #166 | Jan KoumAge 50 | $17.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 142 | #169 | Lu XiangyangAge 63 | $17BExternal annual reference | China | Automobiles, batteries | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 142 | #169 | Stephen RossAge 85 | $17BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 144 | #171 | Anders Holch PovlsenAge 53 | $16.9BExternal annual reference | Denmark | Fashion retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 144 | #171 | Arthur DantchikAge 68 | $16.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Trading, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 144 | #171 | Li Shuirong & familyAge 69 | $16.9BExternal annual reference | China | Petrochemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 147 | #174 | Wang WeiAge 55 | $16.6BExternal annual reference | China | Package delivery | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 148 | #175 | Enrique Razon Jr.Age 66 | $16.5BExternal annual reference | Philippines | Ports | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 148 | #175 | Mikhail FridmanAge 61 | $16.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, banking, telecom | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 150 | #177 | George KaiserAge 83 | $16.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas, banking | Energy | Forbes profile |