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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
799#1376Cheng YixiaoAge 42$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaVideo streaming appMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
799#1376Denis O'BrienAge 67$3.1BExternal annual referenceIrelandTelecomTelecomForbes profile
799#1376He XiaopengAge 48$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectric vehiclesAutomotiveForbes profile
799#1376Katarina MartinsonAge 44$3.1BExternal annual referenceSwedenInvestmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
799#1376Kim Jun-kiAge 81$3.1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
799#1376Lee Dong-chaeAge 66$3.1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
799#1376Liang FengAge 57$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
799#1376Masaaki AraiAge 60$3.1BExternal annual referenceJapanReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
799#1376Qiu Guanghe & familyAge 74$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaFashion retailFashion and RetailForbes profile
799#1376Shen Xiqiang & familyAge 78$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicalEnergyForbes profile
799#1376Wilhelm Beier & familyAge 69$3.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
811#1406Christina RohdeAge 50$3BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical EquipmentTechnologyForbes profile
811#1406Gudrun HeineAge 71$3BExternal annual referenceGermanyMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
811#1406Hermanto TanokoAge 63$3BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaPaintsManufacturingForbes profile
811#1406J. Tomilson HillAge 77$3BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
811#1406Jerry YangAge 57$3BExternal annual referenceUSAYahooTechnologyForbes profile
811#1406Joel GreenbergAge 68$3BExternal annual referenceUSATrading, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
811#1406John Paul DeJoriaAge 81$3BExternal annual referenceUSAHair products, tequilaFashion and RetailForbes profile
811#1406Martin ViessmannAge 72$3BExternal annual referenceGermanyHeating and cooling equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
811#1406Mohamed AlabbarAge 69$3BExternal annual referenceUnited Arab EmiratesReal estate, restaurantsDiversifiedForbes profile
811#1406P.V. Ramprasad ReddyAge 67$3BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
811#1406Pham Thu HuongAge 56$3BExternal annual referenceVietnamDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
811#1406Robert SandsAge 67$3BExternal annual referenceUSALiquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
811#1406Sebastian GlaserAge 47$3BExternal annual referenceGermanySensor technologyTechnologyForbes profile
811#1406Sybill StorzAge 88$3BExternal annual referenceGermanyMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
811#1406Thomas KwokAge 74$3BExternal annual referenceHong KongReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
811#1406Zhang LeiAge 53$3BExternal annual referenceSingaporeInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
811#1406Zhang Xinghai & familyAge 63$3BExternal annual referenceChinaMachineryManufacturingForbes profile
811#1406Zhuo JunAge 60$3BExternal annual referenceHong KongPrinted circuit boardsManufacturingForbes profile
829#1440Akio NitoriAge 82$2.9BExternal annual referenceJapanHome furnishingsFashion and RetailForbes profile
829#1440Alexis Lê-QuôcAge 51$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSACloud computingTechnologyForbes profile
829#1440Annalisa DorisAge 55$2.9BExternal annual referenceItalyFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
829#1440Chang Kuo-HuaAge 71$2.9BExternal annual referenceTaiwanShipping, airlinesLogisticsForbes profile
829#1440Craig McCawAge 76$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSATelecomTelecomForbes profile
829#1440Daniel PritzkerAge 66$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSAHotels, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
829#1440Deng WenAge 58$2.9BExternal annual referenceChinaCondimentsFood and BeverageForbes profile
829#1440Eugene MurtaghAge 83$2.9BExternal annual referenceIrelandBuilding materialsManufacturingForbes profile
829#1440Georgi DomuschievAge 53$2.9BExternal annual referenceBulgariaAnimal health, investmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
829#1440Glenn DubinAge 68$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
829#1440Hayes BarnardAge 54$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSAFintechFinanceForbes profile
829#1440Hong FengAge 49$2.9BExternal annual referenceChinaSmartphonesTechnologyForbes profile
829#1440Jin BaofangAge 73$2.9BExternal annual referenceChinaSolar panelsEnergyForbes profile
829#1440Joe LonsdaleAge 43$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSAtech investmentsTechnologyForbes profile
829#1440John KrystynakAge 57$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSAAdvertising technologyTechnologyForbes profile
829#1440Kamal GhaffarianAge 67$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSASpace, energyEnergyForbes profile
829#1440Karthik SarmaAge 51$2.9BExternal annual referenceIndiaHedge fundFinanceForbes profile
829#1440Kei Hoi PangAge 60$2.9BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
829#1440Kiril DomuschievAge 56$2.9BExternal annual referenceBulgariaAnimal health, investmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
829#1440Louise LindhAge 46$2.9BExternal annual referenceSwedenInvestmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
829#1440M.Satyanarayana ReddyAge 68$2.9BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile