← All types
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 739 | #1285 | Lawrence GolubAge 66 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Madhukar ParekhAge 79 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | India | Adhesives | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Manoj PunjabiAge 53 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Movies | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Mário AraripeAge 71 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Energy | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Martin HetznerAge 54 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | Germany | Information Technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Nikhil KamathAge 39 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | India | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Ryan SmithAge 47 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Cloud computing | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Sam GanceAge 76 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | Australia | pharmacies | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Shiv Kishan AgrawalAge 85 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | India | Snacks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Sophie Luise FielmannAge 31 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | Germany | Optometry | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Theo RoussisAge 72 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | Belgium | Plastic | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Travis BoersmaAge 55 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Coffee | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Weili DaiAge 64 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | William HockeyAge 36 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | USA | fintech | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 739 | #1285 | Yan ZhouAge 38 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | China | Snacks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Alexandr WangAge 29 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Alfred GantnerAge 57 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Arkady VolozhAge 62 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Israel | Search engine | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Ben NavarroAge 63 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Brian VenturoAge 41 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | David ZalikAge 52 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Financial technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Frank BlaseAge 66 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Plastics | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Frank LoveAge 56 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Gas stations | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | George Argyros & familyAge 89 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate, investments | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Greg LoveAge 64 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Gas stations | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Henry LauferAge 80 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Jenny Love MeyerAge 60 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | gas stations | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | John Tyson & familyAge 72 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Food processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Jurgen WirtgenAge 60 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Construction Vehicles | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Laura LoveAge 63 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | gas stations | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Leena TewariAge 68 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Mahima DatlaAge 48 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | India | Vaccines | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Maja OeriAge 71 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Marcel ErniAge 61 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Maritsa Lazari & familyAge 81 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | UK | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Peter GassnerAge 61 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Phillip T. (Terry) RagonAge 76 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Health IT | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Romano MinozziAge 91 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Italy | Utilities, diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Sathien SathienthamAge 71 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Thailand | Energy drinks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Selina StihlAge 48 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | chainsaws | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Senapathy GopalakrishnanAge 70 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | India | Software services | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | She YingjieAge 68 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | printed circuit board | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Stefan WirtgenAge 55 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Construction Vehicles | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Stephen LansdownAge 73 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Guernsey | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Tung Chee HwaAge 88 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Urs WietlisbachAge 64 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | William ChisholmAge 57 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Wu XiangdongAge 57 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | China | Liquor | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 765 | #1325 | Yuji OtsukaAge 72 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Japan | Copy machines, software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 799 | #1376 | Barry SternlichtAge 65 | $3.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile |