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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
1050#1834Ajay BhardwajAge 65$2.3BExternal annual referenceIndiaBiopharmaHealthcareForbes profile
1050#1834Ajay ParekhAge 68$2.3BExternal annual referenceIndiaAdhesivesManufacturingForbes profile
1050#1834Ales ZavoralAge 49$2.3BExternal annual referenceCzech RepublicE-commerceFashion and RetailForbes profile
1050#1834Ami LuttwakAge 42$2.3BExternal annual referenceIsraelSecurity startupTechnologyForbes profile
1050#1834Assaf RappaportAge 42$2.3BExternal annual referenceIsraelSecurity startupTechnologyForbes profile
1050#1834Bahaa HaririAge 59$2.3BExternal annual referenceLebanonReal estate, investmentsReal EstateForbes profile
1050#1834Bill MalhotraAge 76$2.3BExternal annual referenceCanadaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1050#1834Bob EllAge 81$2.3BExternal annual referenceAustraliaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1050#1834Carlos March DelgadoAge 80$2.3BExternal annual referenceSpainBankingFinanceForbes profile
1050#1834Charlotte SoderstromAge 49$2.3BExternal annual referenceSwedenH&MFashion and RetailForbes profile
1050#1834Christopher RokosAge 55$2.3BExternal annual referenceUKHedge fundFinanceForbes profile
1050#1834Daniel LubetzkyAge 57$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSASnack barsFood and BeverageForbes profile
1050#1834David GrainAge 63$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1050#1834Dermot DesmondAge 75$2.3BExternal annual referenceIrelandFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1050#1834Edwin LeongAge 74$2.3BExternal annual referenceHong KongReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1050#1834Gao Jifan & familyAge 61$2.3BExternal annual referenceChinaSolar equipmentEnergyForbes profile
1050#1834Heikki KyostilaAge 80$2.3BExternal annual referenceFinlandDental productsHealthcareForbes profile
1050#1834Hisao NagataAge 69$2.3BExternal annual referenceJapanRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1050#1834Igor MakarovAge 63$2.3BExternal annual referenceCyprusInvestmentsEnergyForbes profile
1050#1834Jupally Rameshwar RaoAge 70$2.3BExternal annual referenceIndiaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1050#1834Jyoti BansalAge 47$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSAAI softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1050#1834K. DineshAge 71$2.3BExternal annual referenceIndiaSoftware servicesTechnologyForbes profile
1050#1834Katsumi TadaAge 80$2.3BExternal annual referenceJapanReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1050#1834Leonard AbessAge 77$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSABankingFinanceForbes profile
1050#1834Luciano HangAge 63$2.3BExternal annual referenceBrazilDepartment storesFashion and RetailForbes profile
1050#1834Madeleine GroggAge not reported$2.3BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1050#1834Matthew PritzkerAge 43$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSAHotels, investmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
1050#1834Narendrakumar ParekhAge 87$2.3BExternal annual referenceIndiaAdhesivesManufacturingForbes profile
1050#1834Natacha NikolajevicAge 59$2.3BExternal annual referenceFranceInheritedDiversifiedForbes profile
1050#1834Pavel BaudisAge 65$2.3BExternal annual referenceCzech RepublicSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1050#1834Phillip FrostAge 89$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSAPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1050#1834Rita Tong LiuAge 77$2.3BExternal annual referenceHong KongReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1050#1834Ron SimAge 67$2.3BExternal annual referenceSingaporeRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1050#1834Roy ReznikAge 37$2.3BExternal annual referenceIsraelSecurity startupTechnologyForbes profile
1050#1834Rubens Menin Teixeira de SouzaAge 69$2.3BExternal annual referenceBrazilhome building, bankingDiversifiedForbes profile
1050#1834Sabrina BenettonAge 52$2.3BExternal annual referenceItalyFashion retail, investmentsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1050#1834Sergei SudarikovAge 54$2.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaFinance, developmentFinanceForbes profile
1050#1834Steven Witkoff & familyAge 68$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1050#1834Sulaiman Al MuhaidibAge 71$2.3BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1050#1834Sunil VachaniAge 57$2.3BExternal annual referenceIndiaElectronicsManufacturingForbes profile
1050#1834Thomas DundonAge 54$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSAfinancial servicesSportsForbes profile
1050#1834Tibor VeresAge 64$2.3BExternal annual referenceHungaryReal Estate, InvestmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
1050#1834Todd WagnerAge 65$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSAOnline mediaMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1050#1834Tom PerssonAge 41$2.3BExternal annual referenceSwedenH&MFashion and RetailForbes profile
1050#1834Wei Yin-ChunAge 69$2.3BExternal annual referenceTaiwanFood, beveragesFood and BeverageForbes profile
1050#1834Willis JohnsonAge 78$2.3BExternal annual referenceUSADamaged carsAutomotiveForbes profile
1050#1834Xu ShugenAge 60$2.3BExternal annual referenceChinaConstruction, mining machineryManufacturingForbes profile
1050#1834Yang QiumeiAge 61$2.3BExternal annual referenceHong KongSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1050#1834Yinon CosticaAge 43$2.3BExternal annual referenceIsraelSecurity startupTechnologyForbes profile
1099#1913Abdullah Al OthaimAge 69$2.2BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiaGrocery stores, mallsFashion and RetailForbes profile