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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
1099#1913Adarsh HiremathAge 22$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAAI SoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1099#1913Aneel BhusriAge 60$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSABusiness softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1099#1913Archie HwangAge 73$2.2BExternal annual referenceSingaporeSemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
1099#1913Bijan TehraniAge 32$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAOnline casinoGambling & CasinosForbes profile
1099#1913Brendan FoodyAge 22$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAAI SoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1099#1913Brian HillAge 65$2.2BExternal annual referenceCanadaFashion retailerFashion and RetailForbes profile
1099#1913Bruce TollAge 82$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
1099#1913Chen JinxiaAge 57$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinaInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Constantinos Martinos & familyAge 73$2.2BExternal annual referenceGreeceShippingLogisticsForbes profile
1099#1913Cynthia Helena Grossman FleishmanAge 71$2.2BExternal annual referenceMexicoArca ContinentalFood and BeverageForbes profile
1099#1913Dennis GillingsAge 81$2.2BExternal annual referenceUKClinical trialsHealthcareForbes profile
1099#1913Dong JingguiAge 56$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinaElectric scootersAutomotiveForbes profile
1099#1913Doug OstroverAge 63$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Dragos PavalAge 59$2.2BExternal annual referenceRomaniaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1099#1913Du JinhaoAge 72$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinapharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1099#1913Ed CravenAge 30$2.2BExternal annual referenceAustraliaOnline casinoGambling & CasinosForbes profile
1099#1913Guo GuangchangAge 59$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1099#1913Hiroshi IshibashiAge 79$2.2BExternal annual referenceJapanTiresAutomotiveForbes profile
1099#1913Howard MarksAge 79$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Irving Grousbeck & familyAge 91$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSATelecommunication, sportsSportsForbes profile
1099#1913Jaroslav Hascak & familyAge 56$2.2BExternal annual referenceSlovakiaInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Jerry Moyes & familyAge 82$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSATransportationLogisticsForbes profile
1099#1913John ArmitageAge 66$2.2BExternal annual referenceIrelandHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Juan March DelgadoAge 85$2.2BExternal annual referenceSpainBankingFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Kabir MulchandaniAge 53$2.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1099#1913Kim Nam-gooAge 62$2.2BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaKorea Investment HoldingsFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Kishore JainAge 62$2.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaJewelleryFashion and RetailForbes profile
1099#1913Kristo KäärmannAge 45$2.2BExternal annual referenceEstoniaPayments, bankingFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Larry RobbinsAge 56$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Liang RuboAge 43$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinaTikTokTechnologyForbes profile
1099#1913Marc LasryAge 65$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Marek DospivaAge 56$2.2BExternal annual referenceCzech RepublicInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Mario GabelliAge 83$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAMoney managementFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Mochtar Riady & familyAge 96$2.2BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1099#1913Mustafa KucukAge 62$2.2BExternal annual referenceTurkeyFashion retailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1099#1913Noam GottesmanAge 64$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Pawel MarchewkaAge 52$2.2BExternal annual referencePolandVideogamesTechnologyForbes profile
1099#1913Peng HaoAge 58$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinaelectronicsManufacturingForbes profile
1099#1913Prem Kumar AroraAge 87$2.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1099#1913Ren Jinsheng & familyAge 63$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalHealthcareForbes profile
1099#1913Ruan HongliangAge 65$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinaGlassManufacturingForbes profile
1099#1913Sergei Studennikov & familyAge 58$2.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaLiquor stores, supermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1099#1913Steven TischAge 77$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSALoews, New York GiantsDiversifiedForbes profile
1099#1913Surya MidhaAge 22$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAAI SoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1099#1913Vasily ShikinAge 40$2.2BExternal annual referenceUSAAdvertising technologyTechnologyForbes profile
1099#1913Vlad YatsenkoAge 42$2.2BExternal annual referenceUkrainefintechFinanceForbes profile
1099#1913Vladislav Filev & familyAge 62$2.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaAirlinesServiceForbes profile
1099#1913Xu Chuanhua & familyAge 91$2.2BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicals, logisticsManufacturingForbes profile
1148#1982Alan Miller & familyAge 88$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAHealthcare servicesHealthcareForbes profile
1148#1982Alberto PradaAge 72$2.1BExternal annual referenceItalyLuxury goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile