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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490 | #852 | Stephen CohenAge 43 | $5BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Stephen FeinbergAge 65 | $5BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 490 | #852 | Zhu Yan & familyAge 55 | $5BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Baba KalyaniAge 77 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | India | Engineering | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Dagmar Dolby & familyAge 84 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Dolby Laboratories | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Erik SelinAge 58 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Holden SpahtAge 51 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Igor AltushkinAge 55 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | Russia | Metals | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Igor KesaevAge 59 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | Russia | Tobacco distribution, retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Ronald LauderAge 82 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Estee Lauder | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Shen GuojunAge 63 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | China | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Steven KlinskyAge 69 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 504 | #869 | Tom GolisanoAge 84 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Payroll services | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 514 | #891 | Hans Peter WildAge 84 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Flavorings | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 514 | #891 | Henning OldendorffAge 68 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | Germany | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 514 | #891 | Miuccia PradaAge 76 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Luxury goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 514 | #891 | Patrizio BertelliAge 80 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Luxury goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 514 | #891 | S. Curtis JohnsonAge 70 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Cleaning products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 514 | #891 | Scott KapnickAge 67 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 514 | #891 | Wang YanqingAge 59 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | China | Electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 514 | #891 | Winifred J. MarquartAge 66 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Cleaning products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Ben ChestnutAge 51 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Email marketing | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Drayton McLane, Jr.Age 89 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Walmart, logistics | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Erwin Franz MuellerAge 93 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | Drugstores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | George BishopAge 88 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | George Prokopiou & familyAge 79 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Greece | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Hansjoerg WyssAge 91 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Jason JiangAge 53 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Advertising | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Leonid RadvinskyAge 43 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | OnlyFans | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Li MinAge 60 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | China | Semiconductor | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Liang ZhaoxianAge 63 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | China | Appliances | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Michael XieAge 57 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Cybersecurity | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Niels Peter Louis-HansenAge 78 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Denmark | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Richard WhiteAge 70 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Australia | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Roberto SalloutiAge 54 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Brazil | banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Rupert Johnson, Jr.Age 85 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Franklin Templeton | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Ugur SahinAge 60 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | Biotechnology | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 522 | #908 | Wendy AbramsAge 61 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Medical supplies | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | Abhay FirodiaAge 81 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | India | Automobiles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | Cai KuiAge 63 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | China | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | Carlos Hank Rhon & familyAge 78 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | Mexico | Banking | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | David FiloAge 59 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Yahoo | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | Eleanor Butt Crook & familyAge 93 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | Eric Yuan & familyAge 56 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Zoom Video Communications | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | Jiang Weiping & familyAge 71 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | Li ChunanAge 57 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | China | Solar wafers and modules | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | Marc Ladreit de LacharriereAge 85 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | France | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 539 | #934 | Vlad TenevAge 39 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Stock trading app | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 549 | #954 | Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair & familyAge 97 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | United Arab Emirates | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 549 | #954 | Anna Katharina ViessmannAge 40 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Germany | Heating and cooling equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile |