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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
1851#3185Markus HannebauerAge 50$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanySoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Michelle XiaAge 59$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSABiotechHealthcareForbes profile
1851#3185Naresh TrehanAge 79$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaHospitalsHealthcareForbes profile
1851#3185Nicole Grogg-Hotzer & familyAge 53$1.1BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1851#3185Oguz TezmenAge 78$1.1BExternal annual referenceTurkeyFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1851#3185Oliver SamwerAge 52$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanytech investmentsTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Paritosh GargAge 70$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Patrick ZalupskiAge 45$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAhomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
1851#3185Pedro Voigt TrejesAge 23$1.1BExternal annual referenceBrazilIndustrial machineryManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Peng ZhaoAge 55$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline recruitmentServiceForbes profile
1851#3185Peter KellyAge 68$1.1BExternal annual referenceUKI.T.TechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Petr BelyAge 53$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiaPharmacyHealthcareForbes profile
1851#3185Prayudh MahagitsiriAge 80$1.1BExternal annual referenceThailandCoffee, shippingFood and BeverageForbes profile
1851#3185Rafal BrzoskaAge 48$1.1BExternal annual referencePolandparcel lockersLogisticsForbes profile
1851#3185Rajinder GuptaAge 67$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaTextiles, paperManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Ryan IsraelAge 40$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1851#3185Sergey Kasyanenko & familyAge 68$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiaTea and coffeeFood and BeverageForbes profile
1851#3185Steve ConineAge 53$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSAonline retailTechnologyForbes profile
1851#3185Subbamma JastiAge 92$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1851#3185Timothy SpringerAge 78$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSABiotechHealthcareForbes profile
1851#3185Tony Tan CaktiongAge 73$1.1BExternal annual referencePhilippinesFoodFood and BeverageForbes profile
1851#3185Tsai Chi-juiAge 86$1.1BExternal annual referenceTaiwanshoesFashion and RetailForbes profile
1851#3185Tseng Sing-aiAge not reported$1.1BExternal annual referenceTaiwanPetrochemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Valery KustovAge 64$1.1BExternal annual referenceRussiaFood productionFood and BeverageForbes profile
1851#3185Victor FungAge 80$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSASourcingLogisticsForbes profile
1851#3185Vijay Shekhar SharmaAge 47$1.1BExternal annual referenceIndiafinancial technologyServiceForbes profile
1851#3185Vildan GulcelikAge 92$1.1BExternal annual referenceTurkeyEngineering and constructionConstructionForbes profile
1851#3185Walter KurtzAge 81$1.1BExternal annual referenceGermanyAppliancesManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Wee Wei ChiAge 68$1.1BExternal annual referenceSingaporeBankingFinanceForbes profile
1851#3185Wee Wei LingAge 75$1.1BExternal annual referenceSingaporeBankingFinanceForbes profile
1851#3185William FungAge 77$1.1BExternal annual referenceHong KongSourcingLogisticsForbes profile
1851#3185Xu Guozhong & familyAge 62$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaMotorsManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Zachary SternAge 44$1.1BExternal annual referenceUSALiquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
1851#3185Zhu JiangmingAge 58$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinamanufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1851#3185Zhu ZhaojiangAge 52$1.1BExternal annual referenceChinaSmartphonesManufacturingForbes profile
1935#3332Bill CummingsAge 88$1BExternal annual referenceUSACommercial real estateReal EstateForbes profile
1935#3332C.C. PaarthipanAge 71$1BExternal annual referenceIndiapharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1935#3332Caryn Seidman-BeckerAge 53$1BExternal annual referenceUSAAirport securityServiceForbes profile
1935#3332Delfin Jorge Ezequiel CarballoAge 73$1BExternal annual referenceArgentinabankingFinanceForbes profile
1935#3332Dick PortilloAge 86$1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estate, restaurantsFood and BeverageForbes profile
1935#3332Harshil MathurAge 35$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaFintechFinanceForbes profile
1935#3332Heping ZhouAge 61$1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectronicsManufacturingForbes profile
1935#3332Herald ChenAge 56$1BExternal annual referenceUSAMarketing software, mobile gamesTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Huang MinAge 52$1BExternal annual referenceChinaMachineryManufacturingForbes profile
1935#3332Ivan StreshinskyAge 56$1BExternal annual referenceRussiaMetals, telecomDiversifiedForbes profile
1935#3332Jared KushnerAge 45$1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estate, private equityFinanceForbes profile
1935#3332Jeff LawsonAge 48$1BExternal annual referenceUSAsoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Jitendra MohanAge 52$1BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Kristina HollwegAge 57$1BExternal annual referenceGermanyPlumbing and heating suppliesManufacturingForbes profile
1935#3332Larry SilversteinAge 94$1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile