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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
1289#1982Ishay DavidiAge 64$2.1BExternal annual referenceIsraelPrivate EquityFinanceForbes profile
1289#1982Ji Wei & familyAge 69$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaEnergy metering equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
1289#1982John BloorAge 82$2.1BExternal annual referenceUKReal estate, manufacturingDiversifiedForbes profile
1289#1982John LiewAge 58$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAinvestment managementFinanceForbes profile
1289#1982Johnny HoAge not reported$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAArtificial IntelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
1289#1982Larry ConnorAge 76$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1289#1982Manuel Arango AriasAge 89$2.1BExternal annual referenceMexicoWalmart MexicoFashion and RetailForbes profile
1289#1982Manuel Lao Hernández & familyAge 81$2.1BExternal annual referenceSpainCasinosGambling & CasinosForbes profile
1289#1982Mark CoombsAge 65$2.1BExternal annual referenceUKFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1289#1982Mehmet Ali AydinlarAge 69$2.1BExternal annual referenceTurkeyHospitalsHealthcareForbes profile
1289#1982Nicholas HowleyAge 63$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAAerospaceManufacturingForbes profile
1289#1982P.V. Krishna ReddyAge 56$2.1BExternal annual referenceIndiaInfrastructureConstructionForbes profile
1289#1982Pham Thuy HangAge 51$2.1BExternal annual referenceVietnamDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1289#1982Richard FortinAge 77$2.1BExternal annual referenceCanadaConvinience storesFashion and RetailForbes profile
1289#1982Richard SaghianAge 44$2.1BExternal annual referenceUSAFast fashionFashion and RetailForbes profile
1289#1982Roberto Hernandez RamirezAge 83$2.1BExternal annual referenceMexicoBanking, investmentsFinanceForbes profile
1289#1982Robin KhudaAge 46$2.1BExternal annual referenceAustraliadata centersTechnologyForbes profile
1289#1982Sandor CsanyiAge 72$2.1BExternal annual referenceHungaryFinance, real estateDiversifiedForbes profile
1289#1982Serge GodinAge 76$2.1BExternal annual referenceCanadaInformation technologyTechnologyForbes profile
1289#1982Simon NixonAge 58$2.1BExternal annual referenceUKPrice comparison websiteTechnologyForbes profile
1289#1982Strive MasiyiwaAge 65$2.1BExternal annual referenceZimbabweTelecomTelecomForbes profile
1289#1982Vasily AnisimovAge 74$2.1BExternal annual referenceCroatiaReal estateMetals and MiningForbes profile
1289#1982Wang ZhenggenAge 53$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaSolar power equipmentTechnologyForbes profile
1289#1982Wang ZhenhuaAge 64$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1289#1982Xue Xiangdong & familyAge 67$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1289#1982Zhang BangxinAge 46$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaEducationServiceForbes profile
1289#1982Zhang YinAge 69$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaPaper manufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1289#1982Zhong Ruonong & familyAge 63$2.1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectronicsManufacturingForbes profile
1329#2052Abdullah Amer Al NahdiAge 65$2BExternal annual referenceSaudi ArabiaPharmaciesHealthcareForbes profile
1329#2052Adam ForsteAge 48$2BExternal annual referenceUSADiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1329#2052Alberto AlcocerAge 83$2BExternal annual referenceSpainInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1329#2052Alberto CortinaAge 80$2BExternal annual referenceSpainInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1329#2052Alex BouazizAge 32$2BExternal annual referenceFranceHR SoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1329#2052Alfons DoblingerAge 82$2BExternal annual referenceGermanyReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1329#2052Bennett RosenthalAge 62$2BExternal annual referenceUSAFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1329#2052Bill GrossAge 81$2BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1329#2052Carsten MaschmeyerAge 66$2BExternal annual referenceGermanyFinance servicesFinanceForbes profile
1329#2052Dan WilksAge 69$2BExternal annual referenceUSANatural gasEnergyForbes profile
1329#2052Daniel ChiuAge 65$2BExternal annual referenceHong KongOil & gas, educationEnergyForbes profile
1329#2052David KabillerAge 62$2BExternal annual referenceUSAinvestment managementFinanceForbes profile
1329#2052David LichtensteinAge 64$2BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1329#2052David WalentasAge 87$2BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1329#2052Edir Macedo & familyAge 81$2BExternal annual referenceBrazilbroadcastingMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1329#2052Eugene KasperskyAge 60$2BExternal annual referenceRussiaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1329#2052Evan WilliamsAge 53$2BExternal annual referenceUSATwitterTechnologyForbes profile
1329#2052Gan ZhongruAge 77$2BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1329#2052Gao YunfengAge 59$2BExternal annual referenceChinaIndustrial lasersManufacturingForbes profile
1329#2052Gary FegelAge 52$2BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandCommodities, investmentsMetals and MiningForbes profile
1329#2052Gavril Yushvaev & familyAge 68$2BExternal annual referenceRussiaPrecious metals, real estateFinanceForbes profile
1329#2052Geoffrey PalmerAge 75$2BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile