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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
961#1676Wesley EdensAge 64$2.5BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
961#1676Yusuf HamiedAge 89$2.5BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1002#1755Acharya BalkrishnaAge 53$2.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaConsumer goodsFood and BeverageForbes profile
1002#1755Alexander SkorobogatkoAge 58$2.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaReal estate, airportLogisticsForbes profile
1002#1755Alexey RepikAge 46$2.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1002#1755Anthony WoodAge 60$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSARokuTechnologyForbes profile
1002#1755Basudeo SinghAge 85$2.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1002#1755Brannin McBeeAge 40$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSATechnologyTechnologyForbes profile
1002#1755Cameron WinklevossAge 44$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSACryptocurrencyFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755Charles Edelstenne & familyAge 88$2.4BExternal annual referenceFranceAviationManufacturingForbes profile
1002#1755David AdelmanAge 53$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estate, asset managementReal EstateForbes profile
1002#1755David PaulAge 59$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSAMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
1002#1755David TeohAge 70$2.4BExternal annual referenceAustraliaTelecomTelecomForbes profile
1002#1755Domenico DolceAge 67$2.4BExternal annual referenceItalyLuxury goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1002#1755Edward LampertAge 63$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSASearsFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755Enrique Coppel LukenAge 78$2.4BExternal annual referenceMexicoDiversifiedFashion and RetailForbes profile
1002#1755F.C. TsengAge not reported$2.4BExternal annual referenceTaiwanSemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
1002#1755Florian RehmAge 48$2.4BExternal annual referenceGermanyliquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
1002#1755Fred EhrsamAge 37$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSAcryptocurrency exchangeFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755Haluk BayraktarAge 47$2.4BExternal annual referenceTurkeyMilitary dronesTechnologyForbes profile
1002#1755Hans Jakob LimbachAge 78$2.4BExternal annual referenceGermanylaboratoriesHealthcareForbes profile
1002#1755Helena DassaultAge 36$2.4BExternal annual referenceFranceInheritedDiversifiedForbes profile
1002#1755Ioannis PapalekasAge 49$2.4BExternal annual referenceGreeceReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1002#1755Ion TiriacAge 86$2.4BExternal annual referenceRomaniaBanking, insuranceFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755James DinanAge 66$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755Jason MurrayAge 46$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSANursing facilitiesHealthcareForbes profile
1002#1755Jean-Pierre Cayard & familyAge 83$2.4BExternal annual referenceFranceSpiritsFood and BeverageForbes profile
1002#1755Joaquin del Pino y Calvo-SoteloAge 65$2.4BExternal annual referenceSpainConstructionConstructionForbes profile
1002#1755John de MolAge 70$2.4BExternal annual referenceNetherlandsTV programsMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1002#1755John StantonAge 70$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSAwirelessTelecomForbes profile
1002#1755Julio BozanoAge 90$2.4BExternal annual referenceBrazilBankingFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755Karl-Johan PerssonAge 50$2.4BExternal annual referenceSwedenH&MFashion and RetailForbes profile
1002#1755Ma Bin & familyAge 55$2.4BExternal annual referenceChinamanufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1002#1755Manuel Puig RochaAge 64$2.4BExternal annual referenceSpainBeauty retailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1002#1755Marcelo ClaureAge 55$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSACell phone distributionTelecomForbes profile
1002#1755Mark HancockAge 50$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSANursing facilitiesHealthcareForbes profile
1002#1755Mika AnttonenAge 59$2.4BExternal annual referenceFinlandOil & gasEnergyForbes profile
1002#1755Remi DassaultAge 24$2.4BExternal annual referenceFranceDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1002#1755Rishad NaorojiAge 74$2.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaConsumer goods, real estateDiversifiedForbes profile
1002#1755Ruan Shuilong & familyAge 90$2.4BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1002#1755Sanjeev BikhchandaniAge 62$2.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaInternetTechnologyForbes profile
1002#1755Shlomo KramerAge 59$2.4BExternal annual referenceIsraelSoftware, investmentsTechnologyForbes profile
1002#1755Song Chi-hyungAge 47$2.4BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaFintechFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755Steve CaseAge 67$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSAAOLTechnologyForbes profile
1002#1755Steven SchonfeldAge 66$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755Surender SalujaAge 79$2.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaSolar energyEnergyForbes profile
1002#1755Thomas SteyerAge 68$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755Tyler WinklevossAge 44$2.4BExternal annual referenceUSACryptocurrencyFinanceForbes profile
1002#1755Wang KunxiaoAge 56$2.4BExternal annual referenceChinaoilfield equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
1002#1755Zhu YimingAge 53$2.4BExternal annual referenceChinaSemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile