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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
1659#2858Zhang ShengweiAge 52$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaE-cigarettesManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Alfredo Harp Helu & familyAge 81$1.2BExternal annual referenceMexicoBanking, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Aluru Jagadish PrasadAge 80$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaBatteriesManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Andrew MacMillanAge 38$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Andrii VerevskyiAge 51$1.2BExternal annual referenceUkraineagricultureFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Anne PedreroAge 57$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Bart van MalderenAge 59$1.2BExternal annual referenceBelgiumdiapersManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Bastian NominacherAge 41$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyEnterprise softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Ben FrancisAge 33$1.2BExternal annual referenceUKFitness clothingFashion and RetailForbes profile
1751#3017Benjamin Zhengmin Pan & familyAge 56$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaElectronicsTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Bhaskara Rao BollineniAge 72$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaHealthcareHealthcareForbes profile
1751#3017Boris NuralievAge 67$1.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Cai WenshengAge 56$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaphoto sharing appTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Chad RichisonAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAPayroll processingTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Chang JingAge 43$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaTechnologyTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Charles BeauduinAge 66$1.2BExternal annual referenceBelgiumDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1751#3017Cho Hyun-beomAge 54$1.2BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaTire manufacturingAutomotiveForbes profile
1751#3017Christian HerzAge 54$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyCoffeeFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Christopher MacMillanAge 40$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Clelia Haji-IoannouAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceCyprusEasyJetServiceForbes profile
1751#3017Daniel HagerAge 54$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Daniel MacMillanAge 43$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Danilo IervolinoAge 47$1.2BExternal annual referenceItalyOnline universitiesTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017David ChenAge 45$1.2BExternal annual referenceSingaporeOnline gaming, e-commerceMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1751#3017David MacMillanAge 71$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Deepak MehtaAge 69$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Donald MacMillanAge 56$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Dorle HagerAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Edouard CarmignacAge 78$1.2BExternal annual referenceFranceAsset managementFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Eiichi KuriwadaAge 79$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanPackage deliveryLogisticsForbes profile
1751#3017Evi HagerAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Giuliana CaprottiAge 85$1.2BExternal annual referenceItalySupermarketsFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Hiroyuki InoueAge 81$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanSteel productsManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Isabel-Ulrike HagerAge 39$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017James TruchardAge 82$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAsoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Jean-Marc ChapusAge 66$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Jeff SprecherAge 71$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAstock exchangesFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Jiang LongAge 52$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Joe KianiAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
1751#3017John ChristodoulouAge 60$1.2BExternal annual referenceUKReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1751#3017John H. MacMillan IV, IV.Age 73$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017John LimAge 69$1.2BExternal annual referenceSingaporeReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1751#3017Kamlesh JainAge 57$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaRecyclingMetals and MiningForbes profile
1751#3017Kate MacMillan ReedAge 68$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Keiko ErikawaAge 77$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanVideo gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1751#3017Kim Taek-jinAge 58$1.2BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaOnline gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1751#3017Kirit DoshiAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaSolar modulesEnergyForbes profile
1751#3017Leyla Tara SuyabatmazAge 59$1.2BExternal annual referenceTurkeyConstructionConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Lia Maria AguiarAge 88$1.2BExternal annual referenceBrazilbankingFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Lim KalingAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceSingaporeGaming hardwareMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile