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Wealth classification · 2026 provisional annual reference

Self-made billionaires

Fortunes identified by the annual source as primarily self-made. Reported estimates and positions come from a March 1, 2026 external annual reference and are not independently calculated Other Billionaires valuations.

2287Provisional annual records$13527.9BCombined 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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2,287 provisional annual recordsExternal annual reference · USD billions
Provisional category positionProvisional global rankPersonReported amountCountryWealth sourceIndustrySourceAs of
450#720Alexander AbramovAge 67$5.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaSteel, miningMetals and MiningForbes profile
450#720Leonid BoguslavskyAge 74$5.8BExternal annual referenceCanadaVenture capitalFinanceForbes profile
450#720M.A. Yusuff AliAge 70$5.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
450#720Satyanarayan NuwalAge 73$5.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaIndustrial explosivesManufacturingForbes profile
450#720Takao YasudaAge 76$5.8BExternal annual referenceJapanRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
450#720Tomas Olivo LopezAge 52$5.8BExternal annual referenceSpainShopping centersReal EstateForbes profile
450#720Yu RenrongAge 59$5.8BExternal annual referenceChinaSemiconductorsManufacturingForbes profile
458#730Anthony von MandlAge 76$5.7BExternal annual referenceCanadaAlcoholic beveragesFood and BeverageForbes profile
458#730Archie Aldis Emmerson & familyAge 96$5.7BExternal annual referenceUSATimberland, lumber millsManufacturingForbes profile
458#730Carl ThomaAge 77$5.7BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
458#730Jayshree UllalAge 64$5.7BExternal annual referenceUSAComputer networkingTechnologyForbes profile
458#730John HenryAge 76$5.7BExternal annual referenceUSASportsSportsForbes profile
458#730Johnelle HuntAge 94$5.7BExternal annual referenceUSATruckingLogisticsForbes profile
458#730Lai MeisongAge 55$5.7BExternal annual referenceChinaPackage deliveryLogisticsForbes profile
458#730Mario VerrocchiAge 68$5.7BExternal annual referenceAustraliaPharmaciesFashion and RetailForbes profile
458#730Michael AshleyAge 61$5.7BExternal annual referenceUKSports retailingFashion and RetailForbes profile
458#730Park Hyeon-jooAge 67$5.7BExternal annual referenceSouth Koreamutual fundsFinanceForbes profile
458#730Thomas SecundaAge 71$5.7BExternal annual referenceUSABloomberg LPFinanceForbes profile
458#730Tomasz BiernackiAge 53$5.7BExternal annual referencePolandSupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
470#749Bob Gaglardi & familyAge 85$5.6BExternal annual referenceCanadaHotelsReal EstateForbes profile
470#749Hu BaifanAge 63$5.6BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
470#749Jeffrey CheahAge 80$5.6BExternal annual referenceMalaysiaProperty, healthcareReal EstateForbes profile
470#749Ken Xie & familyAge 63$5.6BExternal annual referenceUSACybersecurityTechnologyForbes profile
470#749Liu Jincheng & familyAge 61$5.6BExternal annual referenceChinaLithium batteriesManufacturingForbes profile
470#749Rakesh GangwalAge 72$5.6BExternal annual referenceUSAAirlineServiceForbes profile
470#749Wang XinAge 53$5.6BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
470#749Zhu Baoguo & familyAge 63$5.6BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
478#762Ali GhodsiAge 47$5.5BExternal annual referenceSwedenData analyticsTechnologyForbes profile
478#762Bert BeveridgeAge 64$5.5BExternal annual referenceUSAVodkaFood and BeverageForbes profile
478#762Cui LixinAge 57$5.5BExternal annual referenceChinaAluminumMetals and MiningForbes profile
478#762Jerzy StarakAge 78$5.5BExternal annual referencePolandPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
478#762Jiang Rensheng & familyAge 72$5.5BExternal annual referenceChinaVaccinesHealthcareForbes profile
478#762Matthew PrinceAge 51$5.5BExternal annual referenceUSACybersecurityTechnologyForbes profile
478#762Matthias ReinhartAge 66$5.5BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
478#762Neal Blue & familyAge 90$5.5BExternal annual referenceUSADefenseManufacturingForbes profile
478#762Peter SpuhlerAge 66$5.5BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandTrain carsManufacturingForbes profile
478#762Romesh T. WadhwaniAge 78$5.5BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
478#762Xiao Yongming & familyAge 61$5.5BExternal annual referenceChinaFertilizerDiversifiedForbes profile
489#780Andrew KaramAge 44$5.4BExternal annual referenceUSAAdvertising technologyTechnologyForbes profile
489#780Bulat UtemuratovAge 68$5.4BExternal annual referenceKazakhstanMining, banking, hotelsMetals and MiningForbes profile
489#780Georg Nemetschek & familyAge 92$5.4BExternal annual referenceGermanySoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
489#780Ivan TavrinAge 49$5.4BExternal annual referenceRussiaPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
489#780Jon YarbroughAge 68$5.4BExternal annual referenceUSAGambling machinesGambling & CasinosForbes profile
489#780Lin Shu-hongAge 97$5.4BExternal annual referenceTaiwanPetrochemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
489#780Lynda ResnickAge 83$5.4BExternal annual referenceUSAAgricultureFood and BeverageForbes profile
489#780Qiu Jianping & familyAge 64$5.4BExternal annual referenceChinaHand toolsManufacturingForbes profile
489#780Russell SavageAge 55$5.4BExternal annual referenceUSAEnergy drinksFood and BeverageForbes profile
489#780Scott CookAge 73$5.4BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
489#780Stewart ResnickAge 89$5.4BExternal annual referenceUSAAgricultureFood and BeverageForbes profile
489#780Timur KulibayevAge 59$5.4BExternal annual referenceKazakhstanBankingFinanceForbes profile