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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
1751#3017Lin Por-ChunAge 77$1.2BExternal annual referenceTaiwanGlassManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Lin Por-FongAge 83$1.2BExternal annual referenceTaiwanGlassManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Liu YanjunAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1751#3017Marciano TestaAge 49$1.2BExternal annual referenceBrazilfinancial productsFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Marco SquinziAge 54$1.2BExternal annual referenceItalyChemical productsConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Marina CaprottiAge 48$1.2BExternal annual referenceItalySupermarketsFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Marty HortonAge 74$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
1751#3017Maxim TebarAge 25$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyChainsawsManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Michael Dunlap & familyAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAloan servicingFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Michael Gans & familyAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceLuxembourgSupply chain servicesDiversifiedForbes profile
1751#3017Michael ReesAge 50$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Michaela HerzAge 51$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyCoffeeFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Michele KangAge 66$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHealthcare ITTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Mustafa HamiedAge 85$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1751#3017Mustafa Latif TopbasAge 81$1.2BExternal annual referenceTurkeyfood, retailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1751#3017Nguyen Dang QuangAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceVietnamConsumer products, bankingFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Nicholas WoodmanAge 50$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAGoProTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Niraj ShahAge 52$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAonline retailTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Norma LernerAge 89$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSABankingFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Nutchamai ThanombooncharoenAge 64$1.2BExternal annual referenceThailandEnergy drinksFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Oleg MisevraAge 58$1.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaCoalMetals and MiningForbes profile
1751#3017Pan ShiyiAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1751#3017Pat NealAge 77$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
1751#3017Peter HagerAge 65$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Philip & family HagerAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyElectrical productsConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Qi XiangdongAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Robert ToenniesAge 47$1.2BExternal annual referenceGermanyMeat processingFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Sam TarascioAge 81$1.2BExternal annual referenceAustraliaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1751#3017Sandra MacMillanAge 53$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACargillFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Sanjeev ShahAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaFoodsFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Scott SmithAge 76$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACloud computingTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Sheila JohnsonAge 77$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACable TV, hotelsMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1751#3017Shigefumi WadaAge 73$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Shin Dong-jooAge 72$1.2BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1751#3017Simona GiorgettaAge 48$1.2BExternal annual referenceItalyChemical productsConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Steven SchuurmanAge 50$1.2BExternal annual referenceNetherlandssoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1751#3017Taavet HinrikusAge 43$1.2BExternal annual referenceEstoniapayments, bankingFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Theresia GouwAge 57$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAVenture capitalFinanceForbes profile
1751#3017Timothy HeadingtonAge 75$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAOil & gas, investmentsEnergyForbes profile
1751#3017Tony TownleyAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAFast foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Veronica SquinziAge 54$1.2BExternal annual referenceItalyChemical productsConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Wang XianchengAge 67$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinametalsMetals and MiningForbes profile
1751#3017Winai TeawsomboonkijAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceThailandFoodFood and BeverageForbes profile
1751#3017Xie YiAge 41$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaThermal productsManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Xu Shijun & familyAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Yasemin Zeynep KeymanAge 65$1.2BExternal annual referenceTurkeyConstructionConstructionForbes profile
1751#3017Yoichi ErikawaAge 75$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanVideo gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1751#3017Zhang Chuanwei & familyAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaMachineryManufacturingForbes profile
1751#3017Zhang XinAge 60$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1751#3017Zheng XiaodongAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile