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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | #528 | George KurtzAge 55 | $7.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Security software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 300 | #528 | Gianfelice RoccaAge 78 | $7.3BExternal annual reference | Italy | Pipe Manufacturing | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 300 | #528 | Paolo RoccaAge 73 | $7.3BExternal annual reference | Italy | Pipe Manufacturing | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 300 | #528 | Roger PenskeAge 89 | $7.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Cars | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 300 | #528 | Tench CoxeAge 68 | $7.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Venture capital | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 300 | #528 | Wang XingAge 47 | $7.3BExternal annual reference | China | Food delivery | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 300 | #528 | Xu HangAge 63 | $7.3BExternal annual reference | Hong Kong | Medical devices | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 308 | #542 | Charles SimonyiAge 77 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Microsoft | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 308 | #542 | Daniel ZiffAge 54 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 308 | #542 | Dirk ZiffAge 61 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 308 | #542 | Edward Roski, Jr.Age 87 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 308 | #542 | Howard Lutnick & familyAge 64 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Finance | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 308 | #542 | James ClarkAge 81 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Netscape, investments | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 308 | #542 | Marcos GalperinAge 54 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | Argentina | E-commerce | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 308 | #542 | Philip NgAge 67 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Real Estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 308 | #542 | Yan JunjieAge 37 | $7.2BExternal annual reference | China | AI | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 317 | #557 | Chase Coleman, III.Age 50 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 317 | #557 | Rahul BhatiaAge 66 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | India | Aviation | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 317 | #557 | Robert NgAge 74 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 317 | #557 | Steven SpielbergAge 79 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Movies | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 317 | #557 | Teddy SagiAge 54 | $7.1BExternal annual reference | Israel | Gambling software | Gambling & Casinos | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Christopher OlahAge 33 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Daniela AmodeiAge 38 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Dario AmodeiAge 43 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artifical intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | David ThomsonAge 68 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Thomson Reuters | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Jack ClarkAge 37 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Jared KaplanAge 41 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Kwak Dong ShinAge 51 | $7BExternal annual reference | South Korea | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Peter ThomsonAge 60 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Thomson Reuters | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Sam McCandlishAge 35 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Scott FarquharAge 46 | $7BExternal annual reference | Australia | Software | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Stephen SmithAge 74 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Finance and investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Taylor ThomsonAge 66 | $7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Thomson Reuters | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Tom BrownAge 38 | $7BExternal annual reference | USA | Artificial intelligence | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 322 | #567 | Yasumitsu ShigetaAge 61 | $7BExternal annual reference | Japan | Mobile phone retailer | Telecom | Forbes profile | |
| 336 | #588 | Carlos Alberto Sicupira & familyAge 78 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beer | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 336 | #588 | Clive CalderAge 79 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | UK | Record label | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 336 | #588 | Marian Ilitch & familyAge 93 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Little Caesars Pizza | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 336 | #588 | Michael OttoAge 82 | $6.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Retail, real estate | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 340 | #595 | Forrest LiAge 48 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Singapore | Online gaming, e-commerce | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 340 | #595 | James ChambersAge 68 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Media, automotive | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 340 | #595 | Lee Thiam WahAge 62 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Malaysia | Retailing | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 340 | #595 | Marc RowanAge 63 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Private equity | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 340 | #595 | Margaretta TaylorAge 83 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Media, automotive | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile | |
| 340 | #595 | Marisa Del VecchioAge 67 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Italy | Eyeglasses | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 340 | #595 | Miguel KrigsnerAge 76 | $6.8BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Cosmetics | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 347 | #612 | Herb SimonAge 91 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 347 | #612 | Lutz Mario Helmig & familyAge 79 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | Germany | Hospitals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 347 | #612 | Marina BudimanAge 64 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Data centers | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 347 | #612 | Paul SingerAge 81 | $6.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile |