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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | #84 | MacKenzie ScottAge 55 | $28.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Amazon | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 52 | #86 | Aliko DangoteAge 68 | $28.5BExternal annual reference | Nigeria | Cement, sugar | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 53 | #87 | Peter ThielAge 58 | $28.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Facebook, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 54 | #88 | Emmanuel BesnierAge 55 | $28.3BExternal annual reference | France | Cheese | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 54 | #88 | Leonid Mikhelson & familyAge 70 | $28.3BExternal annual reference | Russia | Gas, chemicals | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 56 | #90 | Andreas von Bechtolsheim & familyAge 70 | $27.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 56 | #90 | Daniel GilbertAge 64 | $27.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Rocket Mortgage | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 56 | #90 | Lei JunAge 56 | $27.9BExternal annual reference | China | Smartphones, automobiles | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 59 | #95 | Cyrus PoonawallaAge 84 | $27BExternal annual reference | India | Vaccines | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 60 | #98 | Israel EnglanderAge 77 | $25.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 61 | #107 | Stefan PerssonAge 78 | $24.2BExternal annual reference | Sweden | H&M | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 62 | #109 | David TepperAge 68 | $23.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 63 | #113 | Diane HendricksAge 79 | $22.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Building supplies | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 64 | #115 | Todd GravesAge 54 | $22BExternal annual reference | USA | Fast food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 65 | #116 | Ernest Garcia, II.Age 68 | $21.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Used cars | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 65 | #116 | Wang ChuanfuAge 59 | $21.5BExternal annual reference | China | Batteries, automobiles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 67 | #120 | Michael PlattAge 57 | $20.9BExternal annual reference | UK | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 68 | #123 | Kwong Siu-hingAge 96 | $20.7BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 69 | #126 | Henry Nicholas, III.Age 66 | $20.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 70 | #127 | Andrey Melnichenko & familyAge 54 | $20.4BExternal annual reference | Russia | Fertilizers, coal | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 71 | #128 | Andrew Forrest & familyAge 64 | $20.3BExternal annual reference | Australia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 71 | #128 | Takemitsu TakizakiAge 80 | $20.3BExternal annual reference | Japan | Sensors | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 73 | #131 | Low Tuck KwongAge 77 | $20.2BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Coal | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 74 | #137 | Jorge Paulo Lemann & familyAge 86 | $19.8BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beer | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 75 | #144 | Georg SchaefflerAge 61 | $19.2BExternal annual reference | Germany | Auto parts | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 76 | #146 | Brett AdcockAge 39 | $19.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Robots | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 77 | #150 | Nik StoronskyAge 41 | $18.8BExternal annual reference | UK | Fintech | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 78 | #153 | James RatcliffeAge 73 | $18.4BExternal annual reference | UK | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 78 | #153 | Wang Ning & familyAge 39 | $18.4BExternal annual reference | China | Toys | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 80 | #158 | Edwin ChenAge 38 | $18BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 80 | #158 | Theo Albrecht, Jr. & familyAge 75 | $18BExternal annual reference | Germany | Aldi, Trader Joe's | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 82 | #162 | John CollisonAge 35 | $17.5BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Payment software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 82 | #162 | Patrick CollisonAge 37 | $17.5BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Payment software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 84 | #164 | David SunAge 74 | $17.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Computer hardware | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 85 | #166 | Jan KoumAge 50 | $17.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 85 | #166 | Zhou Qunfei & familyAge 56 | $17.1BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Smartphone screens | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 87 | #171 | Arthur DantchikAge 68 | $16.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Trading, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 88 | #174 | Wang WeiAge 55 | $16.6BExternal annual reference | China | Package delivery | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 89 | #175 | Mikhail FridmanAge 61 | $16.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, banking, telecom | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 90 | #178 | Charles ErgenAge 73 | $16.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Satellite TV | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 90 | #178 | Zhang ZhidongAge 54 | $16.1BExternal annual reference | China | Online games | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 92 | #182 | Harold Hamm & familyAge 80 | $16BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 93 | #183 | Zou Zhinong & familyAge 57 | $15.9BExternal annual reference | China | Telecom equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 94 | #184 | Adam ForoughiAge 45 | $15.8BExternal annual reference | USA | advertising technology | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 95 | #188 | Ray DalioAge 76 | $15.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 95 | #188 | Wang Liping & familyAge 60 | $15.4BExternal annual reference | China | Hydraulic machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 97 | #190 | Hussain SajwaniAge 73 | $15.3BExternal annual reference | United Arab Emirates | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 97 | #190 | Terry GouAge 75 | $15.3BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Electronics | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 99 | #195 | Antonia Ax:son Johnson & familyAge 82 | $14.8BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 100 | #199 | David Velez & familyAge 44 | $14.5BExternal annual reference | Colombia | Fintech | Finance | Forbes profile |