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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
1504#2600Robert MouawadAge 81$1.5BExternal annual referenceLebanonFine jewelryServiceForbes profile
1504#2600Roland Duchatelet & familyAge 79$1.5BExternal annual referenceBelgiumSemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
1504#2600Ruben FefferAge 56$1.5BExternal annual referenceBrazilPulp and paperManufacturingForbes profile
1504#2600Satyanarayana ChavaAge 65$1.5BExternal annual referenceIndiapharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1504#2600Stephen WinnAge 79$1.5BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estate servicesReal EstateForbes profile
1504#2600Stewart ButterfieldAge 52$1.5BExternal annual referenceCanadaMessaging softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1504#2600Sundar PichaiAge 53$1.5BExternal annual referenceUSAAlphabetTechnologyForbes profile
1504#2600Susan CoAge 68$1.5BExternal annual referencePhilippinesRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1504#2600Sylvia WedemeyerAge 58$1.5BExternal annual referenceGermanyPlumbing and heating suppliesManufacturingForbes profile
1504#2600Thomas Crowley, Jr. & familyAge 59$1.5BExternal annual referenceUSAShippingLogisticsForbes profile
1504#2600Tiger WoodsAge 50$1.5BExternal annual referenceUSAGolfSportsForbes profile
1504#2600Vadim VikulovAge 62$1.5BExternal annual referenceRussiagrain, vegetable oilFood and BeverageForbes profile
1504#2600Vladimir FartushnyakAge 64$1.5BExternal annual referenceRussiaretailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1504#2600Vladimir VoroninAge 50$1.5BExternal annual referenceRussiaReal estateConstructionForbes profile
1504#2600Wang QiangxiangAge 54$1.5BExternal annual referenceChinaartificial turfServiceForbes profile
1504#2600Weng XiandingAge 64$1.5BExternal annual referenceChinaMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
1504#2600Wirastuty FangionoAge 53$1.5BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaPalm oilManufacturingForbes profile
1504#2600Xu YuejuanAge 64$1.5BExternal annual referenceChinaPetro FibreManufacturingForbes profile
1504#2600Xu ZhenhuaAge 47$1.5BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1504#2600Yang Ying & familyAge 62$1.5BExternal annual referenceChinapharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1504#2600Zhao TongtongAge 59$1.5BExternal annual referenceCanadaHotelsServiceForbes profile
1571#2712Adriaan MolAge 41$1.4BExternal annual referenceNetherlandsFintechTechnologyForbes profile
1571#2712Alexander LinnikAge 58$1.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaAgricultureFood and BeverageForbes profile
1571#2712Alexander Lutsenko & familyAge 63$1.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaagribusinessFood and BeverageForbes profile
1571#2712Alexander Rakshin & familyAge 74$1.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaretailFood and BeverageForbes profile
1571#2712Andrei FilatovAge 54$1.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaports, railway transportLogisticsForbes profile
1571#2712Andrei KosogovAge 64$1.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaBankingEnergyForbes profile
1571#2712Ayman HaririAge 47$1.4BExternal annual referenceLebanonConstruction, investmentsConstructionForbes profile
1571#2712Bhikhabai ViraniAge 72$1.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaSnacksFood and BeverageForbes profile
1571#2712Binny BansalAge 43$1.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaFlipkartTechnologyForbes profile
1571#2712Christopher StolteAge 53$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAsoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1571#2712David Xueling LiAge 53$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaLive streaming servicesTechnologyForbes profile
1571#2712Deepinder GoyalAge 43$1.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaFood delivery serviceServiceForbes profile
1571#2712Dong FanAge 56$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
1571#2712Dora Voigt de AssisAge 28$1.4BExternal annual referenceBrazilIndustrial MachineryManufacturingForbes profile
1571#2712Douglas RippelAge 59$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAretail financeFinanceForbes profile
1571#2712Ed ParkAge 51$1.4BExternal annual referenceUSAHealth technologyHealthcareForbes profile
1571#2712Elly ReismanAge 76$1.4BExternal annual referenceCanadaHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
1571#2712Eric Ya ShenAge 55$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline apparel retailTechnologyForbes profile
1571#2712Evangelos MytilineosAge 71$1.4BExternal annual referenceGreeceEnergy, metalsEnergyForbes profile
1571#2712Georgios PeristerisAge 69$1.4BExternal annual referenceGreeceReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1571#2712Hans-Otto KrombergAge 83$1.4BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical ProductsManufacturingForbes profile
1571#2712He ZhenggangAge 71$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1571#2712Hitesh DoshiAge 59$1.4BExternal annual referenceIndiaSolar panelsEnergyForbes profile
1571#2712Howard HuangAge 46$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinaCameras and sensorsManufacturingForbes profile
1571#2712Huang Shanbing & familyAge 69$1.4BExternal annual referenceChinasemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
1571#2712Hyuntae KimAge 49$1.4BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaBiotechHealthcareForbes profile
1571#2712Igor RybakovAge 53$1.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaBuilding materialsManufacturingForbes profile
1571#2712Itamar Locks & familyAge 71$1.4BExternal annual referenceBrazilAgribusinessFood and BeverageForbes profile
1571#2712Jan-Hendrik GoldbeckAge 49$1.4BExternal annual referenceGermanyconstructionConstructionForbes profile