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Wealth classification · 2026 provisional annual reference
Founders
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.
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 position | Provisional global rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | #284 | Martin LorentzonAge 56 | $11.2BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Spotify | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 152 | #289 | Arthur BlankAge 83 | $11.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Home Depot | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 152 | #289 | Charles ButtAge 88 | $11.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Supermarkets | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 152 | #289 | Thomas SchmidheinyAge 80 | $11.1BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Cement | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 155 | #293 | Gabe NewellAge 63 | $11BExternal annual reference | USA | Video games | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 156 | #298 | Liang WengenAge 69 | $10.8BExternal annual reference | China | Construction equipment | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 157 | #302 | Tobi LutkeAge 45 | $10.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | E-commerce | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 158 | #304 | German KhanAge 64 | $10.6BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, banking, telecom | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 158 | #304 | Tahir & familyAge 73 | $10.6BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 160 | #308 | Antony ResslerAge 65 | $10.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 160 | #308 | Wu JianshuAge 62 | $10.5BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Auto parts | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 162 | #313 | Douglas LeoneAge 68 | $10.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Venture capital | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 162 | #313 | Fredrik LundbergAge 74 | $10.4BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Real estate, investments | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 162 | #313 | Theo MuellerAge 86 | $10.4BExternal annual reference | Germany | Dairy | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 165 | #316 | Blair Parry-OkedenAge 75 | $10.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Media, automotive | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 165 | #316 | Dustin MoskovitzAge 41 | $10.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 165 | #316 | Ken LangoneAge 90 | $10.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 168 | #323 | Ernest Garcia IIIAge 43 | $10.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Used cars | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 168 | #323 | Jim KennedyAge 78 | $10.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Media, automotive | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 168 | #323 | Li PingAge 58 | $10.2BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 168 | #323 | Randa Duncan WilliamsAge 64 | $10.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 168 | #323 | Sulaiman Al HabibAge 74 | $10.2BExternal annual reference | Saudi Arabia | Hospital group | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 173 | #332 | Bruce ChengAge 89 | $10.1BExternal annual reference | Taiwan | Electronics | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 173 | #332 | Dannine AvaraAge 62 | $10.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 173 | #332 | Micky ArisonAge 76 | $10.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Carnival Cruises | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 173 | #332 | Milane FrantzAge 56 | $10.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 173 | #332 | Murali Divi & familyAge 74 | $10.1BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 178 | #341 | Jeffery HildebrandAge 67 | $10BExternal annual reference | USA | Oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 178 | #341 | Josh HarrisAge 61 | $10BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 178 | #341 | Robert F. SmithAge 63 | $10BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 181 | #346 | Daniel EkAge 43 | $9.9BExternal annual reference | Sweden | Spotify | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 181 | #346 | Fernando Roberto Moreira SallesAge 79 | $9.9BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking, minerals | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 181 | #346 | Harry Stine & familyAge 84 | $9.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Agriculture | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 181 | #346 | Jean-Michel BesnierAge 58 | $9.9BExternal annual reference | France | Cheese | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 181 | #346 | Marie Besnier BeauvalotAge 45 | $9.9BExternal annual reference | France | Cheese | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 181 | #346 | Michael KimAge 62 | $9.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 181 | #346 | Seo Jung-jinAge 68 | $9.9BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Biotech | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 188 | #353 | David CheritonAge 74 | $9.8BExternal annual reference | Canada | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 188 | #353 | Scott DuncanAge 43 | $9.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Pipelines | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 188 | #353 | Vincent Bolloré & familyAge 73 | $9.8BExternal annual reference | France | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 188 | #353 | Yi ZhengAge 55 | $9.8BExternal annual reference | China | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 192 | #359 | Mong-Koo ChungAge 87 | $9.7BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Hyundai | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 193 | #362 | Michael RubinAge 53 | $9.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Online retail | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 194 | #364 | Brian CheskyAge 44 | $9.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Airbnb | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 194 | #364 | Lee Seo-hyunAge 52 | $9.5BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Samsung | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 194 | #364 | Michael SabelAge 59 | $9.5BExternal annual reference | USA | oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 194 | #364 | Pauline MacMillan KeinathAge 92 | $9.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 194 | #364 | Robert PenderAge 72 | $9.5BExternal annual reference | USA | oil & gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 194 | #364 | Xu GaomingAge 61 | $9.5BExternal annual reference | China | Gold and jewelry | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 200 | #370 | Otto Toto SugiriAge 72 | $9.4BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Data centers | Technology | Forbes profile |