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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
829#1285Sam GanceAge 76$3.3BExternal annual referenceAustraliapharmaciesHealthcareForbes profile
829#1285Travis BoersmaAge 55$3.3BExternal annual referenceUSACoffeeFood and BeverageForbes profile
829#1285Weili DaiAge 64$3.3BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
829#1285William HockeyAge 36$3.3BExternal annual referenceUSAfintechFinanceForbes profile
829#1285Wu KaiAge 58$3.3BExternal annual referenceChinaBatteriesEnergyForbes profile
829#1285Yan ZhouAge 38$3.3BExternal annual referenceChinaSnacksFood and BeverageForbes profile
829#1285Zhang TaoAge 53$3.3BExternal annual referenceChinaE-commerceFashion and RetailForbes profile
858#1325Alexandr WangAge 29$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSAartificial intelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
858#1325Alfred GantnerAge 57$3.2BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
858#1325Arkady VolozhAge 62$3.2BExternal annual referenceIsraelSearch engineTechnologyForbes profile
858#1325Ben NavarroAge 63$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
858#1325Brian VenturoAge 41$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSATechnologyTechnologyForbes profile
858#1325David ZalikAge 52$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSAFinancial technologyTechnologyForbes profile
858#1325Feng HailiangAge 65$3.2BExternal annual referenceChinaCopper, educationMetals and MiningForbes profile
858#1325George Argyros & familyAge 89$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estate, investmentsReal EstateForbes profile
858#1325Henry LauferAge 80$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
858#1325Jim BreyerAge 64$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSAVenture capitalFinanceForbes profile
858#1325Marcel ErniAge 61$3.2BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
858#1325Maritsa Lazari & familyAge 81$3.2BExternal annual referenceUKReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
858#1325Oprah WinfreyAge 72$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSATV showsMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
858#1325Peter GassnerAge 61$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
858#1325Phillip T. (Terry) RagonAge 76$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHealth ITTechnologyForbes profile
858#1325Qiu WenshengAge 53$3.2BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
858#1325Rodney Sacks & familyAge 76$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSAEnergy drinksFood and BeverageForbes profile
858#1325Romano MinozziAge 91$3.2BExternal annual referenceItalyUtilities, diversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
858#1325Sathien SathienthamAge 71$3.2BExternal annual referenceThailandEnergy drinksFood and BeverageForbes profile
858#1325Senapathy GopalakrishnanAge 70$3.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaSoftware servicesTechnologyForbes profile
858#1325She YingjieAge 68$3.2BExternal annual referenceHong Kongprinted circuit boardManufacturingForbes profile
858#1325Shlomo EliahuAge 90$3.2BExternal annual referenceIsraelInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
858#1325Stephen LansdownAge 73$3.2BExternal annual referenceGuernseyFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
858#1325Urs WietlisbachAge 64$3.2BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
858#1325William ChisholmAge 57$3.2BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
858#1325Wu XiangdongAge 57$3.2BExternal annual referenceChinaLiquorFood and BeverageForbes profile
858#1325Zhao FenggangAge 60$3.2BExternal annual referenceChinaBatteriesEnergyForbes profile
885#1376Arvind TikuAge 56$3.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaRenewable energy, real estateEnergyForbes profile
885#1376Barry SternlichtAge 65$3.1BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
885#1376Chen BangdongAge 56$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectricity transmission equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
885#1376Cheng YixiaoAge 42$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaVideo streaming appMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
885#1376Denis O'BrienAge 67$3.1BExternal annual referenceIrelandTelecomTelecomForbes profile
885#1376Fernando De LeonAge 47$3.1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal EstateReal EstateForbes profile
885#1376Gerald FordAge 81$3.1BExternal annual referenceUSABankingFinanceForbes profile
885#1376He XiaopengAge 48$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectric vehiclesAutomotiveForbes profile
885#1376Huang Zelan & familyAge 70$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinametalsMetals and MiningForbes profile
885#1376John CoatesAge 56$3.1BExternal annual referenceUKOnline gamblingGambling & CasinosForbes profile
885#1376Kim Jun-kiAge 81$3.1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
885#1376Lee Dong-chaeAge 66$3.1BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
885#1376Liang FengAge 57$3.1BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
885#1376Lin Ming-hsiungAge 76$3.1BExternal annual referenceTaiwanSupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
885#1376Manuel VillarAge 76$3.1BExternal annual referencePhilippinesReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
885#1376Masaaki AraiAge 60$3.1BExternal annual referenceJapanReal estateReal EstateForbes profile