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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
921#1611Shi Yonghong & familyAge 57$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaRestaurantsFood and BeverageForbes profile
921#1611Shu PingAge 56$2.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporeRestaurantsFood and BeverageForbes profile
921#1611Stephan SchmidheinyAge 78$2.6BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
921#1611Tang YiuAge 91$2.6BExternal annual referenceHong KongFashion retailFashion and RetailForbes profile
921#1611Walter P.J. DroegeAge 73$2.6BExternal annual referenceGermanyInvestingFinanceForbes profile
921#1611William Foley, II.Age 81$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
921#1611William YoungAge 85$2.6BExternal annual referenceUSAPlasticsManufacturingForbes profile
921#1611Wu YilingAge 76$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
921#1611Zhao LixinAge 60$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaElectronicsTechnologyForbes profile
921#1611Zhou HongyiAge 55$2.6BExternal annual referenceChinaSecurity softwareTechnologyForbes profile
921#1611Zygmunt Solorz & familyAge 69$2.6BExternal annual referencePolandTV broadcastingMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
961#1676Adebayo OgunlesiAge 72$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate EquityFinanceForbes profile
961#1676Alberto BombasseiAge 85$2.5BExternal annual referenceItalyAutomotive brakesAutomotiveForbes profile
961#1676Alec GoresAge 72$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
961#1676Alexandre Grendene BartelleAge 76$2.5BExternal annual referenceBrazilShoesFashion and RetailForbes profile
961#1676Ana Lucia de Mattos Barretto VillelaAge 52$2.5BExternal annual referenceBrazilBankingFinanceForbes profile
961#1676Arnout SchuijffAge 58$2.5BExternal annual referenceNetherlandsPayments softwareTechnologyForbes profile
961#1676Bent Jensen & FamilyAge 74$2.5BExternal annual referenceDenmarkelectric systemsManufacturingForbes profile
961#1676Bhadresh ShahAge 74$2.5BExternal annual referenceIndiaEngineeringManufacturingForbes profile
961#1676Charles BronfmanAge 94$2.5BExternal annual referenceCanadaLiquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
961#1676Chen Tei-fuAge 77$2.5BExternal annual referenceTaiwanHerbal productsFashion and RetailForbes profile
961#1676Chu Lam YiuAge 56$2.5BExternal annual referenceHong KongFlavoringsManufacturingForbes profile
961#1676Chung Yong-jinAge 57$2.5BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
961#1676Clay BavorAge 43$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAAI customer service agentsTechnologyForbes profile
961#1676Djoko SusantoAge 76$2.5BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaSupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
961#1676Dmitry MazepinAge 57$2.5BExternal annual referenceRussiaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
961#1676Dwight ScharAge 84$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuilding, NFL teamConstructionForbes profile
961#1676Emad Al MuhaidibAge 69$2.5BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
961#1676Henry Sy, Jr.Age 72$2.5BExternal annual referencePhilippinesDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
961#1676Huang JiangjiAge not reported$2.5BExternal annual referenceHong KongsmartphonesTechnologyForbes profile
961#1676Hussain Binghatti AljboriAge 69$2.5BExternal annual referenceUnited Arab EmiratesReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
961#1676Jennifer PritzkerAge 75$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAHotels, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
961#1676John ElkannAge 50$2.5BExternal annual referenceItalyFIAT, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
961#1676Karin Sartorius-HerbstAge 83$2.5BExternal annual referenceGermanyBiopharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
961#1676Luis Enrique Yarur ReyAge 75$2.5BExternal annual referenceChilebankingFinanceForbes profile
961#1676Mario Germano GiulianiAge 54$2.5BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
961#1676Mehmet Sinan & Family TaraAge 67$2.5BExternal annual referenceTurkeyConstructionConstructionForbes profile
961#1676Mi EnhuaAge 67$2.5BExternal annual referenceChinaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
961#1676Michael PolskyAge 77$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAElectric powerEnergyForbes profile
961#1676Mike RepoleAge 57$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSASports drinkFood and BeverageForbes profile
961#1676Nicola BulgariAge 85$2.5BExternal annual referenceItalyLuxury goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
961#1676Oei Hong LeongAge 77$2.5BExternal annual referenceSingaporeInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
961#1676Reagan HortonAge 50$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
961#1676Rolf GerlingAge 71$2.5BExternal annual referenceGermanyInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
961#1676Ryan HortonAge 52$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
961#1676Salil SinghalAge 78$2.5BExternal annual referenceIndiaAgrochemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
961#1676Sergei GordeevAge 53$2.5BExternal annual referenceRussiaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
961#1676Shigenobu NagamoriAge 81$2.5BExternal annual referenceJapanMotorsManufacturingForbes profile
961#1676Solina ChauAge 64$2.5BExternal annual referenceHong KongInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
961#1676Tom FordAge 64$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAFashionFashion and RetailForbes profile