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2026 provisional annual reference

Richest Billionaire Philanthropists

191 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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191 provisional annual recordsExternal annual reference · USD billions
Provisional category positionProvisional global rankPersonReported amountCountryWealth sourceIndustrySourceAs of
1#3Sergey BrinAge 52$237BExternal annual referenceUSAGoogleTechnologyForbes profile
2#4Jeff BezosAge 62$224BExternal annual referenceUSAAmazonTechnologyForbes profile
3#5Mark ZuckerbergAge 41$222BExternal annual referenceUSAFacebookTechnologyForbes profile
4#9Warren BuffettAge 95$149BExternal annual referenceUSABerkshire HathawayFinanceForbes profile
5#12Jim Walton & familyAge 77$143BExternal annual referenceUSAWalmartFashion and RetailForbes profile
6#13Michael DellAge 61$141BExternal annual referenceUSADell TechnologiesTechnologyForbes profile
7#14Alice WaltonAge 76$134BExternal annual referenceUSAWalmartFashion and RetailForbes profile
8#15Steve BallmerAge 69$126BExternal annual referenceUSAMicrosoftTechnologyForbes profile
9#18Michael BloombergAge 84$109BExternal annual referenceUSABloomberg LPFinanceForbes profile
10#19Bill GatesAge 70$108BExternal annual referenceUSAMicrosoftTechnologyForbes profile
11#20Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & familyAge 72$100BExternal annual referenceFranceL'OréalFashion and RetailForbes profile
12#21Mukesh AmbaniAge 68$99.7BExternal annual referenceIndiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
13#37Ken GriffinAge 57$49.8BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
14#40Lukas WaltonAge 39$48.9BExternal annual referenceUSAWalmartFashion and RetailForbes profile
15#42Li Ka-shingAge 97$47BExternal annual referenceHong KongDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
16#62Eyal OferAge 75$33.6BExternal annual referenceIsraelReal estate, shippingDiversifiedForbes profile
17#68Phil Knight & familyAge 88$31.1BExternal annual referenceUSANikeFashion and RetailForbes profile
18#71Shiv NadarAge 80$30.9BExternal annual referenceIndiaSoftware servicesTechnologyForbes profile
19#73Henry SamueliAge 71$30.8BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
20#74Melinda French GatesAge 61$30.3BExternal annual referenceUSAMicrosoftTechnologyForbes profile
21#78Len BlavatnikAge 68$29.9BExternal annual referenceUSAMusic, chemicalsDiversifiedForbes profile
22#84MacKenzie ScottAge 55$28.6BExternal annual referenceUSAAmazonTechnologyForbes profile
23#86Aliko DangoteAge 68$28.5BExternal annual referenceNigeriaCement, sugarManufacturingForbes profile
24#111Steve CohenAge 69$23BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
25#126Henry Nicholas, III.Age 66$20.6BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
26#128Andrew Forrest & familyAge 64$20.3BExternal annual referenceAustraliaMiningMetals and MiningForbes profile
27#131Renata Kellnerova & familyAge 58$20.2BExternal annual referenceCzech RepublicFinance, telecommunicationsFinanceForbes profile
28#177George KaiserAge 83$16.2BExternal annual referenceUSAOil & gas, bankingEnergyForbes profile
29#188Ray DalioAge 76$15.4BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
30#210Hasso Plattner & familyAge 82$13.8BExternal annual referenceGermanySoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
31#212Laurene Powell JobsAge 62$13.7BExternal annual referenceUSAApple, DisneyTechnologyForbes profile
32#234Anthony PrattAge 65$12.8BExternal annual referenceAustraliaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
33#243David StewardAge 74$12.4BExternal annual referenceUSAIT providerTechnologyForbes profile
34#260Nadia Thiele & familyAge 50$11.9BExternal annual referenceGermanyInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
35#262Christopher HohnAge 59$11.8BExternal annual referenceUKHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
36#275Henry KravisAge 82$11.5BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
37#289Arthur BlankAge 83$11.1BExternal annual referenceUSAHome DepotSportsForbes profile
38#316Ken LangoneAge 90$10.3BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
39#332Milane FrantzAge 56$10.1BExternal annual referenceUSAPipelinesEnergyForbes profile
40#346Harry Stine & familyAge 84$9.9BExternal annual referenceUSAAgricultureFood and BeverageForbes profile
41#364Lee Seo-hyunAge 52$9.5BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaSamsungTechnologyForbes profile
42#392Elisabeth DeLuca & familyAge 78$9BExternal annual referenceUSASubwayFood and BeverageForbes profile
43#407David DuffieldAge 85$8.7BExternal annual referenceUSABusiness softwareTechnologyForbes profile
44#415Ronda StrykerAge 71$8.5BExternal annual referenceUSAMedical equipmentHealthcareForbes profile
45#430Leonard SternAge 87$8.3BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
45#430Steven RalesAge 74$8.3BExternal annual referenceUSAManufacturing, investmentsManufacturingForbes profile
47#455David SiegelAge 64$8BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
47#455John OverdeckAge 56$8BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
47#455Marc BenioffAge 61$8BExternal annual referenceUSABusiness softwareTechnologyForbes profile
50#461Wolfgang Marguerre & familyAge 84$7.9BExternal annual referenceGermanyPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile