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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1504 | #2600 | Robert MouawadAge 81 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Lebanon | Fine jewelry | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Roland Duchatelet & familyAge 79 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Belgium | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Ruben FefferAge 56 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Pulp and paper | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Satyanarayana ChavaAge 65 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | India | pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Stephen WinnAge 79 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate services | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Stewart ButterfieldAge 52 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Messaging software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Sundar PichaiAge 53 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Alphabet | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Susan CoAge 68 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Philippines | Retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Sylvia WedemeyerAge 58 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Germany | Plumbing and heating supplies | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Thomas Crowley, Jr. & familyAge 59 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Tiger WoodsAge 50 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Golf | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Vadim VikulovAge 62 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | grain, vegetable oil | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Vladimir FartushnyakAge 64 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Vladimir VoroninAge 50 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | Real estate | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Wang QiangxiangAge 54 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | artificial turf | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Weng XiandingAge 64 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Wirastuty FangionoAge 53 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Palm oil | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Xu YuejuanAge 64 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | Petro Fibre | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Xu ZhenhuaAge 47 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | Online games | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Yang Ying & familyAge 62 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | China | pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1504 | #2600 | Zhao TongtongAge 59 | $1.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Hotels | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Adriaan MolAge 41 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Netherlands | Fintech | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Alexander LinnikAge 58 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Russia | Agriculture | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Alexander Lutsenko & familyAge 63 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Russia | agribusiness | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Alexander Rakshin & familyAge 74 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Russia | retail | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Andrei FilatovAge 54 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Russia | ports, railway transport | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Andrei KosogovAge 64 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Russia | Banking | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Ayman HaririAge 47 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Lebanon | Construction, investments | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Bhikhabai ViraniAge 72 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | India | Snacks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Binny BansalAge 43 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | India | Flipkart | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Christopher StolteAge 53 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | USA | software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | David Xueling LiAge 53 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | China | Live streaming services | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Deepinder GoyalAge 43 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | India | Food delivery service | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Dong FanAge 56 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | China | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Dora Voigt de AssisAge 28 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Industrial Machinery | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Douglas RippelAge 59 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | USA | retail finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Ed ParkAge 51 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Health technology | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Elly ReismanAge 76 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Canada | Homebuilding | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Eric Ya ShenAge 55 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | China | Online apparel retail | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Evangelos MytilineosAge 71 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Greece | Energy, metals | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Georgios PeristerisAge 69 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Greece | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Hans-Otto KrombergAge 83 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | Electrical Products | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | He ZhenggangAge 71 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Hitesh DoshiAge 59 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | India | Solar panels | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Howard HuangAge 46 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | China | Cameras and sensors | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Huang Shanbing & familyAge 69 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | China | semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Hyuntae KimAge 49 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Biotech | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Igor RybakovAge 53 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Russia | Building materials | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Itamar Locks & familyAge 71 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Agribusiness | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 1571 | #2712 | Jan-Hendrik GoldbeckAge 49 | $1.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | construction | Construction | Forbes profile |
