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Industry intelligence · 2026 provisional annual reference

Automotive

Vehicle manufacturing, batteries, mobility technology and automotive holdings. Reported estimates and positions come from a March 1, 2026 external annual reference and are not independently calculated Other Billionaires valuations.

76Provisional records$421.4BCombined provisional estimates$5.5BAverage provisional estimateUSALeading country
Top wealth sourcesBMWpharmaceuticalsUsed carsBatteriesautomobilesAuto parts
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76 provisional annual recordsExternal annual reference · USD billions
Provisional category positionProvisional global rankPersonReported amountCountryWealth sourceIndustrySourceAs of
1#75Stefan QuandtAge 59$30.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyBMWAutomotiveForbes profile
2#79Susanne KlattenAge 63$29.7BExternal annual referenceGermanyBMW, pharmaceuticalsAutomotiveForbes profile
3#116Ernest Garcia, II.Age 68$21.5BExternal annual referenceUSAUsed carsAutomotiveForbes profile
3#116Wang ChuanfuAge 59$21.5BExternal annual referenceChinaBatteries, automobilesAutomotiveForbes profile
5#144Georg SchaefflerAge 61$19.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
6#151Eric LiAge 62$18.7BExternal annual referenceChinaAutomobilesAutomotiveForbes profile
7#169Lu XiangyangAge 63$17BExternal annual referenceChinaAutomobiles, batteriesAutomotiveForbes profile
8#193Shahid KhanAge 75$15BExternal annual referenceUSASports teams, auto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
9#238Vikram Lal & familyAge 84$12.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaMotorcyclesAutomotiveForbes profile
10#279Dan FriedkinAge 61$11.4BExternal annual referenceUSAToyota dealershipsAutomotiveForbes profile
11#293Wei Jianjun & familyAge 62$11BExternal annual referenceChinaAutomobilesAutomotiveForbes profile
12#308Wu JianshuAge 62$10.5BExternal annual referenceHong KongAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
13#323Ernest Garcia IIIAge 43$10.2BExternal annual referenceUSAUsed carsAutomotiveForbes profile
14#359Mong-Koo ChungAge 87$9.7BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaHyundaiAutomotiveForbes profile
15#430Euisun ChungAge 55$8.3BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaHyundaiAutomotiveForbes profile
16#461Piero Ferrari & familyAge 80$7.9BExternal annual referenceItalyAutomobilesAutomotiveForbes profile
17#509Vivek Chaand SehgalAge 69$7.5BExternal annual referenceAustraliaAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
18#528Roger PenskeAge 89$7.3BExternal annual referenceUSACarsAutomotiveForbes profile
19#677Venu SrinivasanAge 73$6.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaTwo-wheelersAutomotiveForbes profile
20#749Lachhman Das MittalAge 95$5.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaTractorsAutomotiveForbes profile
21#762Nicolas D'IeterenAge 50$5.5BExternal annual referenceBelgiumAuto parts, distributionAutomotiveForbes profile
22#823Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-ThumannAge 84$5.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
23#869Baba KalyaniAge 77$4.9BExternal annual referenceIndiaEngineeringAutomotiveForbes profile
24#891Abdulla Al Futtaim & familyAge 86$4.8BExternal annual referenceUnited Arab EmiratesAuto dealers, investmentsAutomotiveForbes profile
24#891Gail Miller & familyAge 82$4.8BExternal annual referenceUSACar dealershipsAutomotiveForbes profile
24#891Walter FreyAge 82$4.8BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandCar dealershipsAutomotiveForbes profile
27#934Abhay FirodiaAge 81$4.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaAutomobilesAutomotiveForbes profile
28#954Nirmal MindaAge 68$4.5BExternal annual referenceIndiaAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
29#1044Li XiangAge 44$4.1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectric vehiclesAutomotiveForbes profile
29#1044Xia ZuoquanAge 64$4.1BExternal annual referenceChinaAutomobiles, batteriesAutomotiveForbes profile
31#1074Norman BramanAge 93$4BExternal annual referenceUSAArt, car dealershipsAutomotiveForbes profile
32#1108Mark ShoenAge 75$3.9BExternal annual referenceUSAU-HaulAutomotiveForbes profile
33#1189Catheline Perier D'IeterenAge 81$3.6BExternal annual referenceBelgiumAuto parts, distributionAutomotiveForbes profile
34#1285E. Joe ShoenAge 76$3.3BExternal annual referenceUSAU-HaulAutomotiveForbes profile
35#1376Arvind PoddarAge 68$3.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaTiresAutomotiveForbes profile
35#1376He XiaopengAge 48$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectric vehiclesAutomotiveForbes profile
37#1406Francois Feuillet & familyAge 77$3BExternal annual referenceFranceMotorhomes, RVsAutomotiveForbes profile
37#1406Shmuel HarlapAge 81$3BExternal annual referenceIsraelAutomotiveAutomotiveForbes profile
39#1440Peter UngerAge 81$2.9BExternal annual referenceGermanyAuto repairAutomotiveForbes profile
40#1504Chin Jong HwaAge 67$2.8BExternal annual referenceTaiwanAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
40#1504Herb ChambersAge 84$2.8BExternal annual referenceUSACar dealershipsAutomotiveForbes profile
42#1676Alberto BombasseiAge 85$2.5BExternal annual referenceItalyAutomotive brakesAutomotiveForbes profile
42#1676Jiang Yintai & familyAge 75$2.5BExternal annual referenceChinaAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
42#1676Wang Jianfeng & familyAge 56$2.5BExternal annual referenceChinaAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
45#1834Willis JohnsonAge 78$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSADamaged carsAutomotiveForbes profile
46#1913Dong JingguiAge 56$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinaElectric scootersAutomotiveForbes profile
46#1913Hiroshi IshibashiAge 79$2.2BExternal annual referenceJapanTiresAutomotiveForbes profile
48#2052Joseph 'Pitt' Reeves Hyde IIIAge 83$2BExternal annual referenceUSAAuto PartsAutomotiveForbes profile
48#2052Pawan MunjalAge 71$2BExternal annual referenceIndiaMotorcyclesAutomotiveForbes profile
48#2052Renu MunjalAge 71$2BExternal annual referenceIndiaMotorcyclesAutomotiveForbes profile