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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
1477#2274Huang YiAge 64$1.8BExternal annual referenceHong KongCar dealershipsAutomotiveForbes profile
1477#2274Ilson Mateus & familyAge 63$1.8BExternal annual referenceBrazilSupermarketsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1477#2274JB StraubelAge 50$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSATeslaAutomotiveForbes profile
1477#2274Jon WinkelriedAge 66$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equity, bankingFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274Larry CulpAge 62$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAGeneral Electric, manufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1477#2274Lee Kar WhattAge 52$1.8BExternal annual referenceMalaysiaDollar storeFashion and RetailForbes profile
1477#2274Lei JufangAge 73$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1477#2274Li WeiweiAge 49$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaOnline gamesTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Liu XiaodongAge 58$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaFlavoringsManufacturingForbes profile
1477#2274Marius NachtAge 60$1.8BExternal annual referenceIsraelSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Mati StaniszewskiAge 31$1.8BExternal annual referencePolandAI voice cloningTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Michael HsingAge 65$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Michael Minhong YuAge 64$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaEducationServiceForbes profile
1477#2274O. Francis BiondiAge 61$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274Pavel Demidov & familyAge 57$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaAgricultureFood and BeverageForbes profile
1477#2274Pieter van der DoesAge 56$1.8BExternal annual referenceNetherlandsPayments softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Piotr DabkowskiAge 31$1.8BExternal annual referencePolandAI voice cloningTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Raamdeo AgrawalAge 69$1.8BExternal annual referenceIndiaFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274Radik ShaimievAge 61$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaRefinery, chemicalsEnergyForbes profile
1477#2274Rick SmithAge 55$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSATasersTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Rustem SulteevAge 72$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaRefinery, chemicalsEnergyForbes profile
1477#2274Samuel ChenAge 76$1.8BExternal annual referenceTaiwanInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274Sergei KatsievAge 68$1.8BExternal annual referenceRussiaRetail, wholesaleFashion and RetailForbes profile
1477#2274Song FeiAge 59$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaMachineryManufacturingForbes profile
1477#2274Stephane CourbitAge 60$1.8BExternal annual referenceFranceEntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1477#2274Tang Jinkui & familyAge 70$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaTextiles, petrochemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1477#2274Timothée LacroixAge 34$1.8BExternal annual referenceFranceArtificial intelligenceTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Timothy Dunn & familyAge 70$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAEnergyEnergyForbes profile
1477#2274Walter KortschakAge 66$1.8BExternal annual referenceUSAVenture capitalFinanceForbes profile
1477#2274Wang ShuifuAge 71$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1477#2274Wang Xicheng & familyAge 77$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaTiresManufacturingForbes profile
1477#2274Youssef MansourAge 80$1.8BExternal annual referenceEgyptDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1477#2274Yu KaiAge 49$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaAutonomous drivingTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Zhou JianAge 49$1.8BExternal annual referenceChinaroboticsTechnologyForbes profile
1477#2274Zsolt FelcsutiAge 54$1.8BExternal annual referenceHungaryManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1536#2386Andrew TanAge 74$1.7BExternal annual referencePhilippinesDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1536#2386Artur GrynbaumAge 56$1.7BExternal annual referenceBrazilCosmeticsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1536#2386Bang Si-hyukAge 53$1.7BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaEntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1536#2386Barry Bentley & familyAge 69$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1536#2386Cai ZaihuaAge 62$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinachemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1536#2386Cao JiAge 74$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1536#2386Cao JianweiAge 47$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaSemiconductorsManufacturingForbes profile
1536#2386Carsten KoerlAge 61$1.7BExternal annual referenceGermanySports dataSportsForbes profile
1536#2386Charles LiangAge 68$1.7BExternal annual referenceUSAComputer hardwareTechnologyForbes profile
1536#2386Chen Yung-taiAge 90$1.7BExternal annual referenceTaiwanReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1536#2386Chu JianAge 62$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1536#2386Eric HémarAge 62$1.7BExternal annual referenceFranceLogisticsLogisticsForbes profile
1536#2386Fang HongboAge 59$1.7BExternal annual referenceChinaHome appliancesManufacturingForbes profile
1536#2386Farkhad AkhmedovAge 70$1.7BExternal annual referenceRussiaInvestmentsEnergyForbes profile
1536#2386Guy LalibertéAge 66$1.7BExternal annual referenceCanadaCirque du SoleilMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile