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Wealth classification · 2026 provisional annual reference

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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.

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1,983 provisional annual records + 1 qualified research recordExternal annual reference · USD billions

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 positionProvisional global rankPersonReported amountCountryWealth sourceIndustrySourceAs of
549#954Anne BeaufourAge 62$4.5BExternal annual referenceFrancePharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
549#954Baiju BhattAge 41$4.5BExternal annual referenceUSAStock trading appFinanceForbes profile
549#954Carlo FidaniAge 71$4.5BExternal annual referenceCanadaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
549#954Du Jiangtao & familyAge 56$4.5BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
549#954Gil ShwedAge 57$4.5BExternal annual referenceIsraelSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
549#954James DuffAge 65$4.5BExternal annual referenceUSATires, diversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
549#954Pansy HoAge 63$4.5BExternal annual referenceHong KongCasinosGambling & CasinosForbes profile
549#954Rajiv JainAge 58$4.5BExternal annual referenceUSAFinanceFinanceForbes profile
549#954Theodore RachmatAge 82$4.5BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
549#954Thomas DuffAge 69$4.5BExternal annual referenceUSATires, diversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
561#972Andreas Martinos & familyAge 70$4.4BExternal annual referenceGreeceShippingLogisticsForbes profile
561#972David BaszuckiAge 63$4.4BExternal annual referenceUSAOnline gamesTechnologyForbes profile
561#972Gustav Magnar WitzoeAge 32$4.4BExternal annual referenceNorwayFish farmingFood and BeverageForbes profile
561#972Han Arming HanafiaAge 69$4.4BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaData centersTechnologyForbes profile
561#972Lynn Schusterman & familyAge 87$4.4BExternal annual referenceUSAOil & gas, investmentsEnergyForbes profile
561#972Nancy Mills BarnettAge 62$4.4BExternal annual referenceUSAMedical suppliesHealthcareForbes profile
567#984Antonio GraciasAge 55$4.3BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
567#984Byron TrottAge 67$4.3BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
567#984Danielle Bellon & familyAge 86$4.3BExternal annual referenceFranceFood servicesServiceForbes profile
567#984David RubensteinAge 76$4.3BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
567#984John MiddletonAge 71$4.3BExternal annual referenceUSATobaccoFood and BeverageForbes profile
567#984Jorge MasAge 63$4.3BExternal annual referenceUSAConstructionConstructionForbes profile
567#984Maggie HardyAge 60$4.3BExternal annual referenceUSABuilding materialsServiceForbes profile
567#984Miguel Fluxa RosselloAge 87$4.3BExternal annual referenceSpainHotelsServiceForbes profile
567#984Patrice MotsepeAge 64$4.3BExternal annual referenceSouth AfricaMiningMetals and MiningForbes profile
567#984Patrizio VinciarelliAge 79$4.3BExternal annual referenceUSAelectronic componentsTechnologyForbes profile
567#984Penny PritzkerAge 66$4.3BExternal annual referenceUSAHotels, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
567#984Stewart RahrAge 80$4.3BExternal annual referenceUSADrug distributionHealthcareForbes profile
567#984Yang Chang-ChihAge 79$4.3BExternal annual referenceTaiwanPrinted circuit boardManufacturingForbes profile
567#984Yeung Kin-manAge 73$4.3BExternal annual referenceHong KongElectronicsManufacturingForbes profile
581#1011Alberto Siccardi & familyAge 81$4.2BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
581#1011Dan OlssonAge 79$4.2BExternal annual referenceSwedenDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
581#1011Daniel OchAge 65$4.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
581#1011David MacNeilAge 66$4.2BExternal annual referenceUSAAutomobile accessoriesManufacturingForbes profile
581#1011Giuliana BenettonAge 88$4.2BExternal annual referenceItalyFashion retail, investmentsFashion and RetailForbes profile
581#1011Ji QiAge 59$4.2BExternal annual referenceSingaporeHotels, motelsReal EstateForbes profile
581#1011John CaudwellAge 73$4.2BExternal annual referenceUKMobile phonesTelecomForbes profile
581#1011Klaus-Peter SchulenbergAge 74$4.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyTicketing serviceServiceForbes profile
581#1011Maurizio BilliAge 68$4.2BExternal annual referenceBrazilGeneric drugsHealthcareForbes profile
581#1011Nikolai BuinovAge 58$4.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaOil, gasEnergyForbes profile
581#1011Robert Johnson & familyAge 78$4.2BExternal annual referenceUSAJohnson & Johnson, New York JetsSportsForbes profile
581#1011Rodger Riney & familyAge 80$4.2BExternal annual referenceUSADiscount brokerageFinanceForbes profile
581#1011Takahisa TakaharaAge 64$4.2BExternal annual referenceJapanPersonal care goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
581#1011Vinod Rai GuptaAge 80$4.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaElectrical equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
581#1011William Conway, Jr.Age 76$4.2BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
581#1011Willy MichelAge 79$4.2BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
NRNRJulio Herrera VelutiniQualified evidence record$4.2B reportedUnverified public claim · placement only; not an Other Billionaires valuationVenezuela / internationalBritannia Financial GroupFinance and private bankingEvidence profile
597#1044Angelo KooAge 60$4.1BExternal annual referenceTaiwanFinanceFinanceForbes profile
597#1044Bob ParsonsAge 75$4.1BExternal annual referenceUSAWeb hostingTechnologyForbes profile
597#1044Dong ZengpingAge 56$4.1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectronicsManufacturingForbes profile