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Wealth classification · 2026 provisional annual reference
Founders
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.
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 position | Provisional global rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | #202 | Jack DangermondAge 80 | $14.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Mapping software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 102 | #204 | Barry LamAge 76 | $14.2BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Electronics | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 102 | #204 | Robert KuokAge 102 | $14.2BExternal annual reference | Malaysia | Palm oil, shipping, property | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 104 | #208 | Pei ZhenhuaAge 67 | $14.1BExternal annual reference | China | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 105 | #212 | Bubba CathyAge 71 | $13.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Chick-fil-A | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 105 | #212 | Dan CathyAge 73 | $13.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Chick-fil-A | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 105 | #212 | Laurene Powell JobsAge 62 | $13.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Apple, Disney | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 105 | #212 | Trudy Cathy WhiteAge 70 | $13.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Chick-fil-A | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 109 | #216 | Edward Johnson, IV.Age 61 | $13.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Fidelity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 110 | #219 | Cao RenxianAge 57 | $13.5BExternal annual reference | China | Photovoltaic equipment | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 110 | #219 | Hamdi UlukayaAge 53 | $13.5BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Greek yogurt | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 112 | #221 | Wang Weixiu & familyAge 75 | $13.4BExternal annual reference | China | Machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 113 | #223 | Joseph TsaiAge 62 | $13.3BExternal annual reference | Canada | E-commerce | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 114 | #226 | Ken FisherAge 75 | $13.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Money management | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 114 | #226 | Sandra Ortega MeraAge 57 | $13.2BExternal annual reference | Spain | Zara | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 116 | #228 | Alexander KarpAge 58 | $13.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Software firm | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 117 | #232 | Charles SchwabAge 88 | $13BExternal annual reference | USA | Discount brokerage | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 117 | #232 | Richard KinderAge 81 | $13BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 119 | #238 | Andrew BealAge 73 | $12.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Banks, real estate | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 119 | #238 | James GoodnightAge 83 | $12.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 119 | #238 | Vikram Lal & familyAge 84 | $12.6BExternal annual reference | India | Motorcycles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 122 | #241 | George RobertsAge 82 | $12.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 122 | #241 | Qi Shi & familyAge 56 | $12.5BExternal annual reference | China | Financial information | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 124 | #243 | David StewardAge 74 | $12.4BExternal annual reference | USA | IT provider | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 125 | #245 | Chris LarsenAge 65 | $12.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Cryptocurrency | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 125 | #245 | Marijke MarsAge 61 | $12.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Candy, pet food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 125 | #245 | Valerie MarsAge 67 | $12.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Candy, pet food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 125 | #245 | Victoria MarsAge 69 | $12.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Candy, pet food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 129 | #251 | Leon BlackAge 74 | $12.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 130 | #254 | Vinod KhoslaAge 71 | $12.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Sun Microsystems, venture capital | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 131 | #255 | Alexander GerkoAge 46 | $12BExternal annual reference | UK | Trading | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 131 | #255 | Andreas Struengmann & familyAge 76 | $12BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 131 | #255 | Thomas Struengmann & familyAge 76 | $12BExternal annual reference | Germany | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 134 | #262 | Christopher HohnAge 59 | $11.8BExternal annual reference | UK | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 134 | #262 | Finn RausingAge 71 | $11.8BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Packaging | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 134 | #262 | Jorn RausingAge 66 | $11.8BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Packaging | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 134 | #262 | Kirsten RausingAge 73 | $11.8BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Packaging | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 134 | #262 | Pierre OmidyarAge 58 | $11.8BExternal annual reference | USA | EBay, PayPal | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 134 | #262 | Rafael Del PinoAge 67 | $11.8BExternal annual reference | Spain | Construction | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 140 | #268 | Chung Yong-jiAge 56 | $11.7BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Biotech | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 141 | #271 | Elizabeth JohnsonAge 62 | $11.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Fidelity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 142 | #275 | Henry KravisAge 82 | $11.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 142 | #275 | Liang WenfengAge 41 | $11.5BExternal annual reference | China | AI, hedge fund | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 142 | #275 | Sherry BrydsonAge 79 | $11.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Thomson Reuters | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 145 | #279 | Charlie MillsAge 64 | $11.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Medical supplies | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 146 | #281 | Juan Carlos EscotetAge 66 | $11.3BExternal annual reference | Venezuela | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 146 | #281 | Lin BinAge 58 | $11.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Smartphones | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 148 | #284 | Abdulsamad RabiuAge 65 | $11.2BExternal annual reference | Nigeria | Cement, sugar | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 148 | #284 | John MaloneAge 85 | $11.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Cable television | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 148 | #284 | Li XitingAge 75 | $11.2BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile |