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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
829#1440Mark Leonard & familyAge 69$2.9BExternal annual referenceCanadaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
829#1440Massimo DorisAge 58$2.9BExternal annual referenceItalyFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
829#1440Mitchell GoldharAge 64$2.9BExternal annual referenceCanadaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
829#1440Nicolas BerggruenAge 64$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estate, investmentsReal EstateForbes profile
829#1440Niva GurevitchAge 54$2.9BExternal annual referenceIsraelFInancial ServicesFinanceForbes profile
829#1440Ramesh JunejaAge 70$2.9BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
829#1440Safra CatzAge 64$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
829#1440Semahat Sevim ArselAge 97$2.9BExternal annual referenceTurkeyDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
829#1440Stephen DeckoffAge 60$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
829#1440Tali GriffelAge 40$2.9BExternal annual referenceIsraelFinancial ServicesFinanceForbes profile
829#1440Timm OberwellandAge 56$2.9BExternal annual referenceGermanyCandyFood and BeverageForbes profile
829#1440Tran Dinh LongAge 65$2.9BExternal annual referenceVietnamSteelManufacturingForbes profile
829#1440Ugo Gussalli Beretta & familyAge 88$2.9BExternal annual referenceItalyFirearmsManufacturingForbes profile
829#1440Wang Junshi & familyAge 77$2.9BExternal annual referenceChinaSolar invertersManufacturingForbes profile
829#1440Wayne RothbaumAge 58$2.9BExternal annual referenceUSABiotech investingHealthcareForbes profile
829#1440Xue HuaAge 56$2.9BExternal annual referenceChinaAgribusinessManufacturingForbes profile
829#1440Zhang JianAge 57$2.9BExternal annual referenceChinaElectric bikes, scootersManufacturingForbes profile
829#1440Zhu XingmingAge 59$2.9BExternal annual referenceChinaElectrical equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
868#1504Adam NeumannAge 46$2.8BExternal annual referenceIsraelWeWorkReal EstateForbes profile
868#1504Amy Adams StrunkAge 70$2.8BExternal annual referenceUSATennessee TitansSportsForbes profile
868#1504Barbara TysonAge 77$2.8BExternal annual referenceUSAFood processingFood and BeverageForbes profile
868#1504Bernard Lewis & familyAge 100$2.8BExternal annual referenceUKFashion retailerFashion and RetailForbes profile
868#1504Brett HildebrandAge 64$2.8BExternal annual referenceUSABanking, credit cardsFinanceForbes profile
868#1504Christian Latouche & familyAge 85$2.8BExternal annual referenceFranceAccounting servicesFinanceForbes profile
868#1504Eugene WuAge 80$2.8BExternal annual referenceTaiwanFinanceFinanceForbes profile
868#1504Fan DaidiAge 60$2.8BExternal annual referenceChinaSkincareFashion and RetailForbes profile
868#1504George Alexander MuthootAge 70$2.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
868#1504George Jacob MuthootAge 73$2.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
868#1504George Thomas MuthootAge 75$2.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
868#1504J. Hyatt BrownAge 88$2.8BExternal annual referenceUSAInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
868#1504Jay-ZAge 56$2.8BExternal annual referenceUSAMusicMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
868#1504Jian YaoAge not reported$2.8BExternal annual referenceChinaMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
868#1504Kwek Leng KeeAge 71$2.8BExternal annual referenceSingaporeDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
868#1504Lam KongAge 61$2.8BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
868#1504Leonard SchleiferAge 73$2.8BExternal annual referenceUSAPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
868#1504Liu ShengAge 55$2.8BExternal annual referenceChinaOptical communicationManufacturingForbes profile
868#1504Manohar Lal AgarwalAge 71$2.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaSnacksFood and BeverageForbes profile
868#1504Marcel Herrmann Telles & familyAge 76$2.8BExternal annual referenceBrazilBeerFood and BeverageForbes profile
868#1504Nandan NilekaniAge 70$2.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaSoftware servicesTechnologyForbes profile
868#1504Rajeev JunejaAge 60$2.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaPhamaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
868#1504Ranjan PaiAge 53$2.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaEducation, healthcareHealthcareForbes profile
868#1504Sara George MuthootAge 65$2.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
868#1504Stefan OlssonAge 77$2.8BExternal annual referenceSwedenDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
868#1504Stein Erik HagenAge 69$2.8BExternal annual referenceNorwayConsumer goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
868#1504Sylvan AdamsAge 67$2.8BExternal annual referenceIsraelReal EstateReal EstateForbes profile
868#1504Wang WenjingAge 61$2.8BExternal annual referenceChinaBusiness softwareTechnologyForbes profile
868#1504Wu Guanjiang & familyAge 57$2.8BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
868#1504Zheng Jianjiang & familyAge 65$2.8BExternal annual referenceChinaElectrical equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
898#1560Alain TaravellaAge 78$2.7BExternal annual referenceFranceReal estate developmentReal EstateForbes profile
898#1560Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela FilhoAge 56$2.7BExternal annual referenceBrazilBankingFinanceForbes profile