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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.
| Provisional category position | Provisional global rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | #84 | Prajogo PangestuAge 81 | $28.6BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Petrochemicals, energy | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 52 | #86 | Aliko DangoteAge 68 | $28.5BExternal annual reference | Nigeria | Cement, sugar | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 53 | #87 | Peter ThielAge 58 | $28.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Facebook, investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 54 | #88 | Leonid Mikhelson & familyAge 70 | $28.3BExternal annual reference | Russia | Gas, chemicals | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 55 | #90 | Andreas von Bechtolsheim & familyAge 70 | $27.9BExternal annual reference | Germany | Technology | Forbes profile | ||
| 55 | #90 | Daniel GilbertAge 64 | $27.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Rocket Mortgage | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 55 | #90 | Lei JunAge 56 | $27.9BExternal annual reference | China | Smartphones, automobiles | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #93 | Pham Nhat VuongAge 57 | $27.7BExternal annual reference | Vietnam | Diversified | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 59 | #98 | Israel EnglanderAge 77 | $25.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 60 | #99 | Suleiman Kerimov & familyAge 59 | $25.7BExternal annual reference | Russia | Gold | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 61 | #100 | Dilip ShanghviAge 70 | $25.6BExternal annual reference | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 62 | #101 | Vladimir LisinAge 69 | $25.5BExternal annual reference | Russia | Steel, transport | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 63 | #103 | Yu YongAge 65 | $25.4BExternal annual reference | China | Mining | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 64 | #104 | Stuart HoegnerAge not reported | $24.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Cryptocurrency | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 65 | #105 | Huang ShilinAge 59 | $24.4BExternal annual reference | China | Batteries | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 66 | #107 | Gennady TimchenkoAge 73 | $24.2BExternal annual reference | Russia | Oil, gas | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 67 | #109 | David TepperAge 68 | $23.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 68 | #110 | Harry TriguboffAge 93 | $23.4BExternal annual reference | Australia | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 69 | #111 | Steve CohenAge 69 | $23BExternal annual reference | USA | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 70 | #113 | Diane HendricksAge 79 | $22.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Building supplies | Construction | Forbes profile | |
| 71 | #114 | Stanley KroenkeAge 78 | $22.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Sports, real estate | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 72 | #115 | Todd GravesAge 54 | $22BExternal annual reference | USA | Fast food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 73 | #116 | Ernest Garcia, II.Age 68 | $21.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Used cars | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 73 | #116 | Wang ChuanfuAge 59 | $21.5BExternal annual reference | China | Batteries, automobiles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 75 | #118 | John FredriksenAge 81 | $21.2BExternal annual reference | Cyprus | Shipping | Logistics | Forbes profile | |
| 76 | #120 | Michael PlattAge 57 | $20.9BExternal annual reference | UK | Hedge funds | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 77 | #121 | Qin YinglinAge 60 | $20.8BExternal annual reference | China | Pig breeding | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 77 | #121 | Vinod AdaniAge 77 | $20.8BExternal annual reference | Cyprus | Infrastructure, commodities | Diversified | Forbes profile | |
| 79 | #123 | Chen TianshiAge 41 | $20.7BExternal annual reference | China | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 79 | #123 | Dang YanbaoAge 53 | $20.7BExternal annual reference | China | Coal | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 81 | #126 | Henry Nicholas, III.Age 66 | $20.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Semiconductors | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 82 | #127 | Andrey Melnichenko & familyAge 54 | $20.4BExternal annual reference | Russia | Fertilizers, coal | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 83 | #128 | Andrew Forrest & familyAge 64 | $20.3BExternal annual reference | Australia | Mining | Metals and Mining | Forbes profile | |
| 83 | #128 | Jerry Jones & familyAge 83 | $20.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Dallas Cowboys | Sports | Forbes profile | |
| 83 | #128 | Takemitsu TakizakiAge 80 | $20.3BExternal annual reference | Japan | Sensors | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 86 | #131 | Andre EstevesAge 57 | $20.2BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Banking | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 86 | #131 | Low Tuck KwongAge 77 | $20.2BExternal annual reference | Indonesia | Coal | Energy | Forbes profile | |
| 88 | #135 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal AlsaudAge 71 | $19.9BExternal annual reference | Saudi Arabia | investments | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 89 | #137 | John DoerrAge 74 | $19.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Venture capital | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 89 | #137 | Jorge Paulo Lemann & familyAge 86 | $19.8BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beer | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 91 | #141 | John Menard, Jr.Age 86 | $19.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Home improvement stores | Fashion and Retail | Forbes profile | |
| 92 | #143 | Chen JianhuaAge 55 | $19.3BExternal annual reference | China | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 93 | #144 | Donald BrenAge 93 | $19.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Real estate | Real Estate | Forbes profile | |
| 94 | #146 | Brett AdcockAge 39 | $19.1BExternal annual reference | USA | Robots | Technology | Forbes profile | |
| 95 | #150 | Nik StoronskyAge 41 | $18.8BExternal annual reference | UK | Fintech | Finance | Forbes profile | |
| 96 | #151 | Eric LiAge 62 | $18.7BExternal annual reference | China | Automobiles | Automotive | Forbes profile | |
| 96 | #151 | Zhong HuijuanAge 65 | $18.7BExternal annual reference | China | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Forbes profile | |
| 98 | #153 | James RatcliffeAge 73 | $18.4BExternal annual reference | UK | Chemicals | Manufacturing | Forbes profile | |
| 98 | #153 | Torstein HagenAge 83 | $18.4BExternal annual reference | Norway | Cruises | Service | Forbes profile | |
| 98 | #153 | Wang Ning & familyAge 39 | $18.4BExternal annual reference | China | Toys | Media and Entertainment | Forbes profile |