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Wealth classification · 2026 provisional annual reference
Founders
Entrepreneurs whose source biography identifies them as a founder or co-founder of a principal wealth source. Reported estimates and positions come from a March 1, 2026 external annual reference and are not independently calculated Other Billionaires valuations.
1983Provisional annual records$11970.2BCombined provisional estimates
Membership is generated from source fields, wealth-source text and deterministic classification rules. The source classifications and reported values are provisional while sourcing and methodology are under review; qualified research records remain excluded from aggregate totals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445 | #780 | Jean (Gigi) PritzkerAge 63 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Hotels, investments | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Jeremy Jacobs, Sr. & familyAge 86 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Food service | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Lin Shu-hongAge 97 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Petrochemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Lynda ResnickAge 83 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Agriculture | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Marianne LiebmannAge 72 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Qiu Jianping & familyAge 64 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | China | Hand tools | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Russell SavageAge 55 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Energy drinks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Scott CookAge 73 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Stewart ResnickAge 89 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Agriculture | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Timur KulibayevAge 59 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Kazakhstan | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Torbjorn TornqvistAge 72 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Oil trading | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 445 | #780 | Wesley BatistaAge 53 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beef packing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 463 | #806 | Jeff SkollAge 61 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | EBay | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 463 | #806 | Reed HastingsAge 65 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Netflix | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 463 | #806 | Richard LiuAge 52 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | China | E-commerce | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 463 | #806 | Ruan LipingAge 61 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Power strips | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 463 | #806 | Ruan XuepingAge 54 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Power strip | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 463 | #806 | Thomas Hagen & familyAge 90 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 463 | #806 | Thomas StraumannAge 62 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Dental implants | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 463 | #806 | Thomas TullAge 55 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Movies, investments | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | Andrei KozitsynAge 65 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Metals | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | Dan KurziusAge 54 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Email marketing | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | George LucasAge 81 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Star Wars | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al ThaniAge 66 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Qatar | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | Josh KushnerAge 40 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Venture capital | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | Lorinc MeszarosAge 60 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Hungary | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-ThumannAge 84 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Auto parts | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | Michael IntratorAge 57 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | Shaul ShaniAge 71 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Israel | Telecom | Telecom | Forbes profile | |
| 471 | #823 | Timur TurlovAge 38 | $5.2BExternal annual reference | Kazakhstan | Stock brokerage | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 481 | #837 | Alejandro BulgheroniAge 81 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Argentina | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 481 | #837 | Barry DillerAge 84 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Online media | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 481 | #837 | Cho Tak WongAge 79 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Auto parts | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 481 | #837 | Frank WangAge 45 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | China | Drones | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 481 | #837 | Joao Moreira SallesAge 64 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking, minerals | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 481 | #837 | Lin Tsung-ChiAge 85 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Furniture rails | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 481 | #837 | Michael PieperAge 80 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Kitchen appliances | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 481 | #837 | Tim SweeneyAge 55 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Video games | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 481 | #837 | Walther Moreira Salles JuniorAge 69 | $5.1BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking, minerals | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Eric LefkofskyAge 56 | $5BExternal annual reference | USA | Groupon, investments | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Garrett CampAge 47 | $5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Uber | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Haryanto TjiptodihardjoAge 62 | $5BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Manufacturing | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Ion StoicaAge 61 | $5BExternal annual reference | Romania | Data analytics | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Kim Beom-suAge 59 | $5BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Online services | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Matei ZahariaAge 40 | $5BExternal annual reference | Romania | Data analytics | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Miao HangenAge 60 | $5BExternal annual reference | China | Textiles, petrochemicals | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Michael NovogratzAge 61 | $5BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments, cryptocurrency | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Nithin KamathAge 46 | $5BExternal annual reference | India | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Robert FaithAge 62 | $5BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate management | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Ryan CohenAge 40 | $5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile |