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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
1148#1982Andy KonwinskiAge 42$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAArtificial IntelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Aravind SrinivasAge 31$2.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaArtificial IntelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Athanasios Martinos & familyAge 76$2.1BExternal annual referenceGreeceShipping, real estateLogisticsForbes profile
1148#1982B. Wayne Hughes, Jr.Age 66$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAStorage facilitiesReal EstateForbes profile
1148#1982Bambang SutantioAge 67$2.1BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaDairy & consumer productsFood and BeverageForbes profile
1148#1982Chang Jianming & familyAge 61$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaIndustrial equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
1148#1982Chen XuehuaAge 65$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaMinerals processingMetals and MiningForbes profile
1148#1982Denis YaratsAge 38$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAArtificial IntelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Drorit WertheimAge 70$2.1BExternal annual referenceIsraelCoca Cola IsraelFood and BeverageForbes profile
1148#1982G. RajendranAge 83$2.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaJewelleryFashion and RetailForbes profile
1148#1982Gerda TschiraAge 82$2.1BExternal annual referenceGermanysoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Guilherme BenchimolAge 49$2.1BExternal annual referenceBrazilfinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
1148#1982Harald TschiraAge 51$2.1BExternal annual referenceGermanySoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Hemendra KothariAge 79$2.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
1148#1982Ibrahim Al MuhaidibAge 39$2.1BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiaReal estate, investmentsReal EstateForbes profile
1148#1982Ishay DavidiAge 64$2.1BExternal annual referenceIsraelPrivate EquityFinanceForbes profile
1148#1982Ji Wei & familyAge 69$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaEnergy metering equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
1148#1982John LiewAge 58$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAinvestment managementFinanceForbes profile
1148#1982Larry ConnorAge 76$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1148#1982Liesel Pritzker SimmonsAge 41$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAHotels, investmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
1148#1982Manuel Arango AriasAge 89$2.1BExternal annual referenceMexicoWalmart MexicoFashion and RetailForbes profile
1148#1982Marina PradaAge 80$2.1BExternal annual referenceItalyLuxury goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1148#1982Mark CoombsAge 65$2.1BExternal annual referenceUKFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1148#1982Mehmet Ali AydinlarAge 69$2.1BExternal annual referenceTurkeyHospitalsHealthcareForbes profile
1148#1982Nicholas HowleyAge 63$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAAerospaceManufacturingForbes profile
1148#1982Nicholas PritzkerAge 82$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAHotels, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
1148#1982P.V. Krishna ReddyAge 56$2.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaInfrastructureConstructionForbes profile
1148#1982Paolo BulgariAge 88$2.1BExternal annual referenceItalyLuxury goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1148#1982Radha VembuAge 53$2.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaBusiness softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Richard FortinAge 77$2.1BExternal annual referenceCanadaConvinience storesFashion and RetailForbes profile
1148#1982Richard SaghianAge 44$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAFast fashionFashion and RetailForbes profile
1148#1982Robert FisherAge 72$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAGapFashion and RetailForbes profile
1148#1982Robin KhudaAge 46$2.1BExternal annual referenceAustraliadata centersTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Serge GodinAge 76$2.1BExternal annual referenceCanadaInformation technologyTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Simon NixonAge 58$2.1BExternal annual referenceUKPrice comparison websiteTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Strive MasiyiwaAge 65$2.1BExternal annual referenceZimbabweTelecomTelecomForbes profile
1148#1982Udo TschiraAge 56$2.1BExternal annual referenceGermanySoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1148#1982Zhang BangxinAge 46$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaEducationServiceForbes profile
1188#2052Abdullah Amer Al NahdiAge 65$2BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiaPharmaciesHealthcareForbes profile
1188#2052Adam ForsteAge 48$2BExternal annual referenceUSADiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1188#2052Alex BouazizAge 32$2BExternal annual referenceFranceHR SoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1188#2052Alfons DoblingerAge 82$2BExternal annual referenceGermanyReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1188#2052Amy WyssAge 55$2BExternal annual referenceUSAMedical equipmentHealthcareForbes profile
1188#2052Bennett RosenthalAge 62$2BExternal annual referenceUSAFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1188#2052Bill GrossAge 81$2BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1188#2052Christopher GoldsburyAge 83$2BExternal annual referenceUSASalsaFood and BeverageForbes profile
1188#2052Clark Hunt & familyAge 61$2BExternal annual referenceUSAKansas City ChiefsSportsForbes profile
1188#2052Dan WilksAge 69$2BExternal annual referenceUSANatural gasEnergyForbes profile
1188#2052Daniel ChiuAge 65$2BExternal annual referenceHong KongOil & gas, educationEnergyForbes profile
1188#2052David KabillerAge 62$2BExternal annual referenceUSAinvestment managementFinanceForbes profile