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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
1427#2481Edward NetylkoAge 58$1.6BExternal annual referenceRussiapharmacyHealthcareForbes profile
1427#2481Fabian HedinAge 26$1.6BExternal annual referenceSwedenAI codingTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Fernando Espinosa AbdaláAge 76$1.6BExternal annual referenceMexicoPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1427#2481G.V. PrasadAge 65$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1427#2481Gerald SchwartzAge 84$1.6BExternal annual referenceCanadaFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1427#2481Gloria JosephAge 102$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
1427#2481Harald LinkAge 71$1.6BExternal annual referenceThailandDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1427#2481He ZhaoxiAge 52$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Ingrid WuAge 54$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481Jeffrey GundlachAge 67$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1427#2481Jeremy AllaireAge 54$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSACryptocurrencyFinanceForbes profile
1427#2481Jim McKelveyAge 60$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAMobile paymentsTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Jonas KlebergAge 62$1.6BExternal annual referenceSwedenShippingLogisticsForbes profile
1427#2481Jose Isaac Peres & familyAge 85$1.6BExternal annual referenceBrazilShopping mallsReal EstateForbes profile
1427#2481Jose Llorens TorraAge 81$1.6BExternal annual referenceSpainInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1427#2481Kapil BhatiaAge 93$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaAviationServiceForbes profile
1427#2481Kirill MinovalovAge 54$1.6BExternal annual referenceRussiaAgriculture, financeDiversifiedForbes profile
1427#2481Kwek Leng KeowAge 74$1.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporeDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1427#2481Kwek Leng PeckAge 70$1.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporeDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1427#2481Lai Guogui & familyAge 62$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinamachineryManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481Lee Sang-hoonAge 63$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSABiotechHealthcareForbes profile
1427#2481Leopoldo Espinosa AbdaláAge not reported$1.6BExternal annual referenceMexicoPharmaceuticalHealthcareForbes profile
1427#2481Li JiaquanAge 62$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481Lu HongyanAge 48$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1427#2481Lu LiliAge 56$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaFinancial informationTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Lu RuiboAge 62$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaHigh-precision componentsManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481Lu YiwenAge 38$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaJewelryFashion and RetailForbes profile
1427#2481Lucio CoAge 71$1.6BExternal annual referencePhilippinesRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1427#2481Ma FeiAge 58$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaelectronics componentsTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Mao ZhongwuAge 63$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481Marc LipschultzAge 57$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1427#2481Michael SteinhardtAge 85$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1427#2481Mohammad AbunayyanAge 63$1.6BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1427#2481Nelson PeltzAge 83$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1427#2481Patrick HanrahanAge 70$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Qin HuaAge 58$1.6BExternal annual referenceChinaPet FoodFood and BeverageForbes profile
1427#2481Ramesh KunhikannanAge 62$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaElectronicsManufacturingForbes profile
1427#2481Rick WorkmanAge 71$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSADentistryHealthcareForbes profile
1427#2481Rolly van RappardAge 65$1.6BExternal annual referenceNetherlandsPrivate EquityFinanceForbes profile
1427#2481Ronnie ScrewvalaAge 69$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaedtech, entertainmentMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1427#2481Satish ReddyAge 58$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1427#2481Sekar VembuAge 54$1.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaBusiness softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Shalom Meckenzie & familyAge 49$1.6BExternal annual referenceIsraelsports bettingGambling & CasinosForbes profile
1427#2481Shintaro TsujiAge 98$1.6BExternal annual referenceJapanHello KittyFashion and RetailForbes profile
1427#2481Sidney KimmelAge 98$1.6BExternal annual referenceUSARetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1427#2481Tan Yu YehAge 55$1.6BExternal annual referenceMalaysiaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1427#2481Teo Swee AnnAge 50$1.6BExternal annual referenceSingaporeSemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
1427#2481Terence (Terry) MatthewsAge 82$1.6BExternal annual referenceCanadaTelecomTelecomForbes profile
1427#2481Teresita Sy-CosonAge 75$1.6BExternal annual referencePhilippinesDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1427#2481Vladimir YevtushenkovAge 77$1.6BExternal annual referenceRussiaTelecom, investmentsTelecomForbes profile