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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
898#1560Anthony HallAge 70$2.7BExternal annual referenceAustraliaTechnologyTechnologyForbes profile
898#1560Arne Alexander WilhelmsenAge 61$2.7BExternal annual referenceNorwaycruise shipsDiversifiedForbes profile
898#1560Bent WilhelmsenAge 66$2.7BExternal annual referenceNorwaycruise shipsDiversifiedForbes profile
898#1560Bidzina Ivanishvili & familyAge 70$2.7BExternal annual referenceGeorgiaInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
898#1560Chao Yung-TsangAge 70$2.7BExternal annual referenceTaiwanCooling devices and componentsManufacturingForbes profile
898#1560Chen QiongxiangAge not reported$2.7BExternal annual referenceChinaBatteriesEnergyForbes profile
898#1560David BoothAge 80$2.7BExternal annual referenceUSAMutual fundsFinanceForbes profile
898#1560Gabriele GebauerAge 84$2.7BExternal annual referenceGermanytextileManufacturingForbes profile
898#1560Jack CowinAge 83$2.7BExternal annual referenceAustraliaFast foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
898#1560Jannie Mouton & familyAge 79$2.7BExternal annual referenceSouth Africafinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
898#1560Joseph EdelmanAge 70$2.7BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
898#1560Lirio ParisottoAge 72$2.7BExternal annual referenceBrazilInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
898#1560Mortimer ZuckermanAge 88$2.7BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estate, mediaReal EstateForbes profile
898#1560Peter Preben WilhelmsenAge 64$2.7BExternal annual referenceNorwaycruise shipsDiversifiedForbes profile
898#1560Reid HoffmanAge 58$2.7BExternal annual referenceUSALinkedInTechnologyForbes profile
898#1560Richard SandsAge 75$2.7BExternal annual referenceUSALiquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
898#1560Selçuk BayraktarAge 46$2.7BExternal annual referenceTurkeyMilitary dronesTechnologyForbes profile
898#1560Stephan CrétierAge 62$2.7BExternal annual referenceCanadaPrivate securityServiceForbes profile
898#1560V. Prem WatsaAge 75$2.7BExternal annual referenceCanadaInsurance, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
898#1560William Boyd & familyAge 94$2.7BExternal annual referenceUSACasinos, bankingGambling & CasinosForbes profile
898#1560Zhang FanAge 60$2.7BExternal annual referenceChinaTouch screensTechnologyForbes profile
921#1611Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al RajhiAge 68$2.6BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiaBankingFinanceForbes profile
921#1611Alexandra DaitchAge 63$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
921#1611Andreas PohlAge 61$2.6BExternal annual referenceGermanyMutual fundsFinanceForbes profile
921#1611Andrey AndreevAge 52$2.6BExternal annual referenceUKOnline datingTechnologyForbes profile
921#1611Brett BlundyAge 66$2.6BExternal annual referenceAustraliaRetail, agribusinessFashion and RetailForbes profile
921#1611Bris RocherAge 47$2.6BExternal annual referenceFrancecosmeticsFashion and RetailForbes profile
921#1611Bruce KarshAge 70$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
921#1611Byunghoon KimAge 37$2.6BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaBeauty devicesFashion and RetailForbes profile
921#1611Cristiano CrippaAge 56$2.6BExternal annual referenceItalyMicrochip testingManufacturingForbes profile
921#1611D. Leopoldo Del PinoAge 63$2.6BExternal annual referenceSpainConstructionConstructionForbes profile
921#1611Daniel RocherAge 72$2.6BExternal annual referenceFrancecosmeticsFashion and RetailForbes profile
921#1611David Dean HalbertAge 70$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSABiotechHealthcareForbes profile
921#1611Devi ShettyAge 73$2.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaHealthcareHealthcareForbes profile
921#1611Fernando RoigAge 78$2.6BExternal annual referenceSpainSupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
921#1611George JosephAge 104$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
921#1611Henry SwiecaAge 68$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
921#1611Jane LauderAge 53$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAEstée LauderFashion and RetailForbes profile
921#1611Jimmy John LiautaudAge 62$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSASandwich chainFood and BeverageForbes profile
921#1611Jorge PerezAge 76$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
921#1611Kathy BrittonAge 56$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
921#1611Li GaitengAge 53$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaHair dryersManufacturingForbes profile
921#1611Liang XinjunAge 57$2.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporeInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
921#1611Lucy StitzerAge 66$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
921#1611Olivier PomelAge 48$2.6BExternal annual referenceFranceCloud computingTechnologyForbes profile
921#1611Robert G. MillerAge 80$2.6BExternal annual referenceCanadaElectronics componentsTechnologyForbes profile
921#1611Roberto CrippaAge 45$2.6BExternal annual referenceItalyMicrochip testingManufacturingForbes profile
921#1611Roy Carroll, II.Age 63$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
921#1611Sam HupertAge 71$2.6BExternal annual referenceAustraliaTechnologyTechnologyForbes profile
921#1611Sarah MacMillanAge 72$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile