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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
1407#2177Miranda QuAge 41$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinaE-commerceFashion and RetailForbes profile
1407#2177Noubar AfeyanAge 63$1.9BExternal annual referenceUSABiotechHealthcareForbes profile
1407#2177Oleg BoykoAge 61$1.9BExternal annual referenceRussiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1407#2177Pan DongAge 61$1.9BExternal annual referenceCanadaConsumer goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1407#2177Peter JacksonAge 64$1.9BExternal annual referenceNew ZealandMovies, digital effectsMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1407#2177Philip O'DohertyAge 65$1.9BExternal annual referenceIrelandInformation technologyTechnologyForbes profile
1407#2177Ralph WinterhalterAge 47$1.9BExternal annual referenceGermanyAppliancesManufacturingForbes profile
1407#2177Samir ManeAge 58$1.9BExternal annual referenceAlbaniaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1407#2177Scot FrenchAge 55$1.9BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1407#2177Scott LinAge 93$1.9BExternal annual referenceTaiwanOptical componentsTechnologyForbes profile
1407#2177Shao QinxiangAge 71$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinaDiversifiedManufacturingForbes profile
1407#2177Sun Mengquan & familyAge 76$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinaEdible oilFood and BeverageForbes profile
1407#2177Tang JieAge 49$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinaArtificial intelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
1407#2177Terry TaylorAge 74$1.9BExternal annual referenceUSACar dealershipsAutomotiveForbes profile
1407#2177Tian MingAge 72$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinaMeasuring instrumentsTechnologyForbes profile
1407#2177Timothy BoyleAge 76$1.9BExternal annual referenceUSAColumbia SportswearFashion and RetailForbes profile
1407#2177Wang LinxiangAge 74$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinacashmereFashion and RetailForbes profile
1407#2177Wang WenmoAge 69$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinaSports apparelFashion and RetailForbes profile
1407#2177Wang ZhenghuaAge 81$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinaBudget airlineServiceForbes profile
1407#2177Yasuhiro FukushimaAge 78$1.9BExternal annual referenceJapanVideo gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1407#2177Yeh Kuo-IAge 84$1.9BExternal annual referenceTaiwanComputersManufacturingForbes profile
1407#2177Yigal DimriAge 70$1.9BExternal annual referenceIsraelConstructionConstructionForbes profile
1407#2177Yin Yee LeeAge 74$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinaGlassManufacturingForbes profile
1407#2177Zakhar SmushkinAge 64$1.9BExternal annual referenceRussiaPulp and paper, diversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1407#2177Zbigniew Juroszek & familyAge 63$1.9BExternal annual referencePolandReal estate, gamblingDiversifiedForbes profile
1407#2177Zhang XiaojuanAge 56$1.9BExternal annual referenceChinaLogisticsLogisticsForbes profile
1477#2274Albert ShigaboutdinovAge 73$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaRefinery, chemicalsDiversifiedForbes profile
1477#2274Alexander IsaevAge 50$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaMiningEnergyForbes profile
1477#2274Alexander TkachevAge 65$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaFood & beveragesFood and BeverageForbes profile
1477#2274Alfred West, Jr.Age 83$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAMoney managementFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274Amnon ShashuaAge 65$1.8BExternal annual referenceIsraelAutomotive technologyAutomotiveForbes profile
1477#2274Artem KhachatryanAge 51$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1477#2274Arthur MenschAge 33$1.8BExternal annual referenceFranceArtificial intelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Brian HigginsAge 61$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274Chow Shing YukAge 47$1.8BExternal annual referenceHong KongLogisticsLogisticsForbes profile
1477#2274David KaplanAge 58$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274David MindusAge 54$1.8BExternal annual referenceSwedenReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1477#2274Donald FrieseAge 85$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1477#2274Duncan MacMillanAge 88$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSABloomberg LPFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274Faisal Bin Qassim Al ThaniAge 78$1.8BExternal annual referenceQatarHotels, diversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1477#2274Forrest PrestonAge 92$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAHealth careHealthcareForbes profile
1477#2274Fu Guangming & familyAge 72$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaPoultryFood and BeverageForbes profile
1477#2274Fumio KanekoAge 69$1.8BExternal annual referenceJapanWaste managementServiceForbes profile
1477#2274Gary MichelsonAge 77$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAMedical patentsHealthcareForbes profile
1477#2274George YancopoulosAge 66$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1477#2274Gerry CardinaleAge 58$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274Grigory BerezkinAge 59$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaEnergy tradingEnergyForbes profile
1477#2274Guillaume LampleAge 35$1.8BExternal annual referenceFranceArtificial intelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Hamdi Akin & familyAge 71$1.8BExternal annual referenceTurkeyDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1477#2274Huang DawenAge 65$1.8BExternal annual referenceHong KongSiliconManufacturingForbes profile