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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 829 | #1440 | Mark Leonard & familyAge 69 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Massimo DorisAge 58 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Italy | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Mitchell GoldharAge 64 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Canada | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Nicolas BerggruenAge 64 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate, investments | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Niva GurevitchAge 54 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Israel | FInancial Services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Ramesh JunejaAge 70 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Safra CatzAge 64 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Semahat Sevim ArselAge 97 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Stephen DeckoffAge 60 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Tali GriffelAge 40 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Israel | Financial Services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Timm OberwellandAge 56 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Candy | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Tran Dinh LongAge 65 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Vietnam | Steel | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Ugo Gussalli Beretta & familyAge 88 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | Italy | Firearms | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Wang Junshi & familyAge 77 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Solar inverters | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Wayne RothbaumAge 58 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Biotech investing | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Xue HuaAge 56 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Agribusiness | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Zhang JianAge 57 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Electric bikes, scooters | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 829 | #1440 | Zhu XingmingAge 59 | $2.9BExternal annual reference | China | Electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Adam NeumannAge 46 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | Israel | WeWork | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Amy Adams StrunkAge 70 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Tennessee Titans | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Barbara TysonAge 77 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Food processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Bernard Lewis & familyAge 100 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | UK | Fashion retailer | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Brett HildebrandAge 64 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Banking, credit cards | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Christian Latouche & familyAge 85 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | France | Accounting services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Eugene WuAge 80 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Fan DaidiAge 60 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Skincare | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | George Alexander MuthootAge 70 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | India | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | George Jacob MuthootAge 73 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | India | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | George Thomas MuthootAge 75 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | India | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | J. Hyatt BrownAge 88 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Insurance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Jay-ZAge 56 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Music | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Jian YaoAge not reported | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Kwek Leng KeeAge 71 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Lam KongAge 61 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Leonard SchleiferAge 73 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Liu ShengAge 55 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Optical communication | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Manohar Lal AgarwalAge 71 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | India | Snacks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Marcel Herrmann Telles & familyAge 76 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beer | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Nandan NilekaniAge 70 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | India | Software services | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Rajeev JunejaAge 60 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | India | Phamaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Ranjan PaiAge 53 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | India | Education, healthcare | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Sara George MuthootAge 65 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | India | Financial services | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Stefan OlssonAge 77 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Stein Erik HagenAge 69 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | Norway | Consumer goods | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Sylvan AdamsAge 67 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | Israel | Real Estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Wang WenjingAge 61 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Business software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Wu Guanjiang & familyAge 57 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 868 | #1504 | Zheng Jianjiang & familyAge 65 | $2.8BExternal annual reference | China | Electrical equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 898 | #1560 | Alain TaravellaAge 78 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | France | Real estate development | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 898 | #1560 | Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela FilhoAge 56 | $2.7BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile |
