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Industry intelligence · 2026 provisional annual reference
Energy
Oil, gas, power generation, renewables and energy infrastructure. Reported estimates and positions come from a March 1, 2026 external annual reference and are not independently calculated Other Billionaires valuations.
115Provisional records$712.9BCombined provisional estimates$6.2BAverage provisional estimateUSALeading country
Top wealth sourcesBatteriesOil & gasOilGaschemicalsgas
| Provisional category position | Provisional global rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #34 | Robin ZengAge 57 | $53.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 2 | #77 | Lyndal Stephens Greth & familyAge 51 | $30BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 3 | #81 | Vagit AlekperovAge 75 | $29.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 4 | #88 | Leonid Mikhelson & familyAge 70 | $28.3BExternal annual reference | Russia | Gas, chemicals | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 5 | #105 | Huang ShilinAge 59 | $24.4BExternal annual reference | China | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 6 | #107 | Gennady TimchenkoAge 73 | $24.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 7 | #131 | Low Tuck KwongAge 77 | $20.2BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Coal | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 8 | #157 | Sarath RatanavadiAge 60 | $18.1BExternal annual reference | Thailand | Energy | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 9 | #175 | Mikhail FridmanAge 61 | $16.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, banking, telecom | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 10 | #177 | George KaiserAge 83 | $16.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas, banking | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 11 | #182 | Harold Hamm & familyAge 80 | $16BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 12 | #208 | Pei ZhenhuaAge 67 | $14.1BExternal annual reference | China | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 13 | #219 | Cao RenxianAge 57 | $13.5BExternal annual reference | China | Photovoltaic equipment | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 14 | #232 | Richard KinderAge 81 | $13BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 15 | #304 | German KhanAge 64 | $10.6BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, banking, telecom | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 16 | #316 | Leonid FedunAge 69 | $10.3BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 17 | #323 | Carrie Perrodo & familyAge 75 | $10.2BExternal annual reference | France | Oil | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 17 | #323 | Daniel KretinskyAge 50 | $10.2BExternal annual reference | Czech Republic | Energy, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 17 | #323 | Li PingAge 58 | $10.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 17 | #323 | Randa Duncan WilliamsAge 64 | $10.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 21 | #332 | Dannine AvaraAge 62 | $10.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 21 | #332 | Milane FrantzAge 56 | $10.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 23 | #341 | Jeffery HildebrandAge 67 | $10BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 24 | #353 | Scott DuncanAge 43 | $9.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 25 | #364 | Michael SabelAge 59 | $9.5BExternal annual reference | USA | oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 25 | #364 | Robert PenderAge 72 | $9.5BExternal annual reference | USA | oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 27 | #372 | Terrence PegulaAge 74 | $9.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Natural gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 28 | #412 | Wang Yusuo & familyAge 61 | $8.6BExternal annual reference | China | Natural gas distribution | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 29 | #430 | Alexei KuzmichevAge 63 | $8.3BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, banking, telecom | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 30 | #477 | Kelcy WarrenAge 70 | $7.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 31 | #487 | Michael KadoorieAge 84 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Hotels, energy | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 31 | #487 | Mikhail GutserievAge 68 | $7.7BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, coal, real estate | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 33 | #509 | Fan HongweiAge 59 | $7.5BExternal annual reference | China | Petrochemicals | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 33 | #509 | Liu HanyuanAge 62 | $7.5BExternal annual reference | China | Agribusiness, new energy | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 35 | #557 | Albert AvdolyanAge 55 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, mining | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 36 | #623 | Ray Lee HuntAge 82 | $6.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil, real estate | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 37 | #664 | Robert BassAge 77 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 38 | #694 | Trevor Rees-JonesAge 74 | $6BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 39 | #762 | Gordon Getty & familyAge 92 | $5.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Getty Oil | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 40 | #780 | Torbjorn TornqvistAge 72 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Oil trading | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 41 | #837 | Alejandro BulgheroniAge 81 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Argentina | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 42 | #869 | Saban Cemil KazanciAge 65 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Energy | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 43 | #891 | John CatsimatidisAge 77 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil, real estate | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 44 | #908 | George BishopAge 88 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 44 | #908 | N. Murray EdwardsAge 66 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 46 | #972 | Lynn Schusterman & familyAge 87 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 47 | #984 | Paul FosterAge 68 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil refining | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 47 | #984 | Sid BassAge 83 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil, investments | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 49 | #1011 | Nikolai BuinovAge 58 | $4.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 50 | #1108 | Ray DavisAge 84 | $3.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile |