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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
1935#3332Laszlo SzijjAge 67$1BExternal annual referenceHungaryConstructionConstructionForbes profile
1935#3332Li JianguoAge 61$1BExternal annual referenceChinaTelecomTelecomForbes profile
1935#3332Lim Chai HockAge 66$1BExternal annual referenceMalaysiaCoalEnergyForbes profile
1935#3332M.P. AhammadAge 62$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaGold jewelleryFashion and RetailForbes profile
1935#3332Marc SamwerAge 55$1BExternal annual referenceGermanytech investmentsTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Michael CagneyAge 55$1BExternal annual referenceUSABlockchain technologyTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Murat VargiAge 78$1BExternal annual referenceTurkeyTelecomTelecomForbes profile
1935#3332Neerja SethiAge 71$1BExternal annual referenceUSAIT consultingTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Omani CarsonAge 61$1BExternal annual referenceUSAWealth planningFinanceForbes profile
1935#3332Paul TaubmanAge 65$1BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestment bankingFinanceForbes profile
1935#3332Prateek BoobAge 37$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaEdtechTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Qian JinghongAge 53$1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectric scootersAutomotiveForbes profile
1935#3332Radhe Shyam AgarwalAge 81$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaconsumer goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1935#3332Rameshchandra JainAge 77$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaTextilesManufacturingForbes profile
1935#3332Ric EliasAge 58$1BExternal annual referenceUSAMediaMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1935#3332Richard KurtzAge 85$1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1935#3332Richard Teets, Jr.Age 70$1BExternal annual referenceUSAsteelMetals and MiningForbes profile
1935#3332Robert JohnsonAge 79$1BExternal annual referenceUSABlack Entertainment TelevisionMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1935#3332Robyn JonesAge 63$1BExternal annual referenceUSAInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
1935#3332Roy Chi Ping ChungAge 72$1BExternal annual referenceHong KongmanufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1935#3332Rui Song & familyAge 50$1BExternal annual referenceChinaFertilizerManufacturingForbes profile
1935#3332Scott WattersonAge 70$1BExternal annual referenceUSAFitness equipmentTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Shashank KumarAge 35$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaFintechFinanceForbes profile
1935#3332Shin Chang-jaeAge 72$1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
1935#3332Stanley TangAge 33$1BExternal annual referenceUSAfood delivery appTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Stephen KetchumAge 64$1BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1935#3332Tom Preston-WernerAge 46$1BExternal annual referenceUSAsoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Trae StephensAge 42$1BExternal annual referenceUSADefense technologyTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Valentin KipyatkovAge 49$1BExternal annual referenceCyprusSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1935#3332Vladimir MelnikovAge 78$1BExternal annual referenceRussiaFast fashionFashion and RetailForbes profile
1935#3332Waldemar MunichAge 68$1BExternal annual referenceGermanyRailway ConstructionConstructionForbes profile
1935#3332Wu JinziAge 63$1BExternal annual referenceUSApharmaceuticalHealthcareForbes profile
1935#3332Zach McLeroyAge 63$1BExternal annual referenceUSAFast foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
1935#3332Zuo Zongshen & familyAge 73$1BExternal annual referenceChinaMotorcycleManufacturingForbes profile