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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
1370#2386Lee Hae-jinAge 58$1.7BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaInternetTechnologyForbes profile
1370#2386Lu DiAge not reported$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaDronesTechnologyForbes profile
1370#2386Madhusudan AgarwalAge 69$1.7BExternal annual referenceIndiaIndian sweets and snacksFood and BeverageForbes profile
1370#2386Mariana Voigt Schwartz GomesAge 40$1.7BExternal annual referenceBrazilIndustrial MachineryManufacturingForbes profile
1370#2386Mariarosa LavelliAge 82$1.7BExternal annual referenceItalyMicrochip testingManufacturingForbes profile
1370#2386Martha MacMillanAge 74$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1370#2386Martine RothblattAge 71$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSAPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1370#2386Paul Van ZuydamAge 87$1.7BExternal annual referenceSouth AfricaLe CreusetManufacturingForbes profile
1370#2386Phil ShaweAge 56$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSATranslation servicesTechnologyForbes profile
1370#2386Ren JianhuaAge 69$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaKitchen appliancesManufacturingForbes profile
1370#2386Ricardo Villela MarinoAge 52$1.7BExternal annual referenceBrazilBankingFinanceForbes profile
1370#2386Rodolfo Villela MarinoAge 50$1.7BExternal annual referenceBrazilbankingFinanceForbes profile
1370#2386S.D. ShibulalAge 71$1.7BExternal annual referenceIndiaSoftware servicesTechnologyForbes profile
1370#2386Sandro Veronesi & familyAge 66$1.7BExternal annual referenceItalyFashionFashion and RetailForbes profile
1370#2386Sasson Dayan & familyAge 85$1.7BExternal annual referenceBrazilBankingFinanceForbes profile
1370#2386Satish MehtaAge 75$1.7BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1370#2386Sergey ShishkarevAge 58$1.7BExternal annual referenceRussiaTransportLogisticsForbes profile
1370#2386Steven SarowitzAge 60$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSAPayroll softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1370#2386Sze Man BokAge 76$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaHygiene productsManufacturingForbes profile
1370#2386Tang XiuguoAge 62$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1370#2386Tony XuAge 41$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSAfood delivery serviceTechnologyForbes profile
1370#2386William MacMillanAge 71$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1370#2386Ye XiaopingAge 63$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1370#2386Yoshiaki YoshidaAge 85$1.7BExternal annual referenceJapanCosmeticsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1370#2386Yuan ZhongxueAge 70$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaTiresManufacturingForbes profile
1370#2386Zeng KaitianAge 51$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline gamesTechnologyForbes profile
1370#2386Zhang YuboAge 41$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaSemiconductorManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481A. Jayson AdairAge 56$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSADamaged carsAutomotiveForbes profile
1427#2481Agustín Coppel LukenAge 64$1.6BExternal annual referenceMexicoDiversifiedFashion and RetailForbes profile
1427#2481Akirov AlfredAge 85$1.6BExternal annual referenceIsraelReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1427#2481Allan WongAge 75$1.6BExternal annual referenceHong KongElectronicsManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481Anita ZuckerAge 74$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481Annika Bootsman KlebergAge 60$1.6BExternal annual referenceSwedenShippingLogisticsForbes profile
1427#2481Anton OsikaAge 35$1.6BExternal annual referenceSwedenAI codingTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Aziz Akhannouch & familyAge 65$1.6BExternal annual referenceMoroccoPetroleum, diversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1427#2481Bachtiar KarimAge 68$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaPalm oilManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481Ben AshkenazyAge 56$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1427#2481Bharat DesaiAge 73$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAIT consultingTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Bobby MurphyAge 37$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSASnapchatTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Brad KeywellAge 56$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSASoftware, investmentsTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Brian RobertsAge 66$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAComcastMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1427#2481Chen ZhisongAge 60$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaCommunication equipmentTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Cheng ZhenghuiAge 61$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinamedical equipmentHealthcareForbes profile
1427#2481Christina FlügelAge 50$1.6BExternal annual referenceGermanyliquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
1427#2481Chu Mang Yee & familyAge 66$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1427#2481Dean SolonAge 61$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSASolar systemsEnergyForbes profile
1427#2481Deniz SahenkAge 80$1.6BExternal annual referenceTurkeyDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1427#2481Dmitry AlexeyevAge 51$1.6BExternal annual referenceRussiaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1427#2481Doris FisherAge 94$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAGapFashion and RetailForbes profile
1427#2481Dylan FieldAge 33$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile