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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#3017Zhu WeisongAge 44$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline games, toysMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1851#3185Abigail BennettAge 45$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSALiquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
1851#3185Aditya KhemkaAge 51$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaSecurity solutionsManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Ahmed Afif TopbasAge 84$1.1BExternal annual referenceTurkeyFood RetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1851#3185Aidyn RakhimbayevAge 53$1.1BExternal annual referenceKazakhstanReal estate and constructionReal EstateForbes profile
1851#3185Alexander RinkeAge 36$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyEnterprise softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Amelie Voigt TrejesAge 20$1.1BExternal annual referenceBrazilIndustrial machineryManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Anatoly SkurovAge 73$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiaCoal, fertilizersEnergyForbes profile
1851#3185Andrea Della ValleAge 60$1.1BExternal annual referenceItalyShoesFashion and RetailForbes profile
1851#3185Arno SchodlAge 50$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanySoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Arthur Xiaobo HongAge 54$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinae-commerceFashion and RetailForbes profile
1851#3185Ashwin DesaiAge 74$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaSpecialty chemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Ben SilbermannAge 43$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSASocial mediaMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1851#3185Benoit DagevilleAge 59$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Carl-Anton KunzAge 27$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyPlumbing and heating suppliesManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Catharina MühleisAge 33$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyChainsawsManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Chandubhai ViraniAge 69$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaSnacksFood and BeverageForbes profile
1851#3185Chang Hyung-JinAge 79$1.1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaMetalsMetals and MiningForbes profile
1851#3185Chen Ailian & familyAge 68$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinawheel productionManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Chen BaozhenAge 83$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinainternet servicesTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Chen HuxiongAge 55$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaStationeryManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Christian ChabotAge 54$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Christian LouboutinAge 63$1.1BExternal annual referenceFranceShoesFashion and RetailForbes profile
1851#3185Craig AbodAge 62$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAInformation TechnologyTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Daniela GroggAge not reported$1.1BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1851#3185Denise PrenosilAge 66$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSADick's Sporting GoodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1851#3185Diamantis Diamantides & familyAge 78$1.1BExternal annual referenceGreeceShippingLogisticsForbes profile
1851#3185Donald MackenzieAge 69$1.1BExternal annual referenceUKPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1851#3185Eddy Kusnadi SariaatmadjaAge 72$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaMedia, techMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1851#3185Eddy SugiantoAge 80$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaCoalMetals and MiningForbes profile
1851#3185Felipe Voigt TrejesAge 23$1.1BExternal annual referenceBrazilIndustrial machineryManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Fredrik ÖsterbergAge 55$1.1BExternal annual referenceSwedenGambling productsGambling & CasinosForbes profile
1851#3185Fulvio Montipò & familyAge 81$1.1BExternal annual referenceItalyHydraulic pumpsManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Giannis Alafouzos & familyAge 68$1.1BExternal annual referenceGreeceShippingLogisticsForbes profile
1851#3185Gyorgy GattyanAge 55$1.1BExternal annual referenceHungaryAdult EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1851#3185Hans LangerAge 74$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermany3D printingManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185James LitinskyAge 48$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAMineralsMetals and MiningForbes profile
1851#3185Jan Van GeetAge 54$1.1BExternal annual referenceBelgiumreal estate developerReal EstateForbes profile
1851#3185Jens von BahrAge 55$1.1BExternal annual referenceSwedenGambling productsGambling & CasinosForbes profile
1851#3185Kalpana ParekhAge 73$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaAdhesivesManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Kanjibhai ViraniAge 64$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaSnacksFood and BeverageForbes profile
1851#3185Kevin PlankAge 53$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAUnder ArmourFashion and RetailForbes profile
1851#3185Kokuei YuanAge 51$1.1BExternal annual referenceJapanCrypto exchangeFinanceForbes profile
1851#3185Laurence EscalanteAge 44$1.1BExternal annual referenceAustraliagamingGambling & CasinosForbes profile
1851#3185Laurent JuniqueAge 60$1.1BExternal annual referenceFranceCall centersTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Lee Joon-hoAge 61$1.1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaOnline gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1851#3185Lee Su-jinAge 48$1.1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaHospitalityTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Li GuoqiangAge 62$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaAuto dealershipsAutomotiveForbes profile
1851#3185Li Haizhou & familyAge 56$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinamachineryManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Lin Por-ShihAge 81$1.1BExternal annual referenceTaiwanGlassManufacturingForbes profile