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Industry intelligence · 2026 provisional annual reference
Manufacturing
Industrial products, machinery, components and diversified production businesses. Reported estimates and positions come from a March 1, 2026 external annual reference and are not independently calculated Other Billionaires valuations.
470Provisional records$1551.2BCombined provisional estimates$3.3BAverage provisional estimateChinaLeading country
Top wealth sourcesHome appliancesDefense ContractingFastenersCementsugarSensors
| Provisional category position | Provisional global rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | #1676 | Zhang YuqiangAge 70 | $2.5BExternal annual reference | China | Fiberglass | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Anurang JainAge 63 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | India | Auto parts | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Charles Edelstenne & familyAge 88 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | France | Aviation | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Christiane KnaufAge 54 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | Building materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Karl KnaufAge 69 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | Building materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Ma Bin & familyAge 55 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | China | manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Nan CunhuiAge 62 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | China | Power equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Ni ZugenAge 69 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | China | Appliances | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Ruan Shuilong & familyAge 90 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Wang KunxiaoAge 56 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | China | oilfield equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Wong Man LiAge 61 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Furniture | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 202 | #1755 | Zhang Jingzhang & familyAge 90 | $2.4BExternal annual reference | China | Precision machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Ajay ParekhAge 68 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | India | Adhesives | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Bill AustinAge 84 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Hearing aids | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Gu WeiAge 61 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | China | Consumer electronics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Heikki HerlinAge 39 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Finland | Elevators, escalators | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Ilkka HerlinAge 67 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Finland | Elevators, escalators | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Narendrakumar ParekhAge 87 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | India | Adhesives | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Nerio AlessandriAge 64 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | Italy | Gym equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Paul LeeAge 68 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Battery separators | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Sunil VachaniAge 57 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | India | Electronics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 213 | #1834 | Xu ShugenAge 60 | $2.3BExternal annual reference | China | Construction, mining machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 223 | #1913 | Chen ShibinAge 59 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | Quartz products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 223 | #1913 | Clayton ZekelmanAge 57 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Canada | Steel | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 223 | #1913 | Gao XingjiangAge 62 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | Steel | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 223 | #1913 | Ilona HerlinAge 61 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | Finland | Elevators, escalators | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 223 | #1913 | Peng HaoAge 58 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | electronics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 223 | #1913 | Ruan HongliangAge 65 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | Glass | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 223 | #1913 | Xu Chuanhua & familyAge 91 | $2.2BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals, logistics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 230 | #1982 | Chang Jianming & familyAge 61 | $2.1BExternal annual reference | China | Industrial equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 230 | #1982 | Ji Wei & familyAge 69 | $2.1BExternal annual reference | China | Energy metering equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 230 | #1982 | Nicholas HowleyAge 63 | $2.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Aerospace | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 230 | #1982 | Walter WangAge 61 | $2.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 230 | #1982 | Zhang YinAge 69 | $2.1BExternal annual reference | China | Paper manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 230 | #1982 | Zhong Ruonong & familyAge 63 | $2.1BExternal annual reference | China | Electronics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Gao YunfengAge 59 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Industrial lasers | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Girdhari JaisinghaniAge 81 | $2BExternal annual reference | India | Cables & wires | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Han TaoAge 65 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | electronics components | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Holger LoclairAge 75 | $2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Adhesives | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Li WeiguoAge 61 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Construction materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Liu ZhenfengAge 64 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | oilfield equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Meng Qingshan & familyAge 77 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Mrudula ParekhAge 78 | $2BExternal annual reference | India | Adhesives | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Park Dong-sukAge 64 | $2BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Saroj Rani GuptaAge 75 | $2BExternal annual reference | India | Steel tubes | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Surjit Kumar GuptaAge 84 | $2BExternal annual reference | India | Electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Wu Lanlan & familyAge 52 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | Packaging | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 236 | #2052 | Zhuang Kuilong & familyAge 63 | $2BExternal annual reference | China | polyester | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 249 | #2177 | Alan ZekelmanAge 63 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Steel | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 249 | #2177 | Anil GuptaAge 66 | $1.9BExternal annual reference | India | Cables | Manufacturing | Forbes profile |