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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
1879#2858Elena BaturinaAge 63$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaInvestments, real estateConstructionForbes profile
1879#2858Emre TezmenAge 53$1.3BExternal annual referenceTurkeyFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1879#2858Femi OtedolaAge 63$1.3BExternal annual referenceNigeriaEnergy and UtilitiesEnergyForbes profile
1879#2858Francesco PatarnelloAge 40$1.3BExternal annual referenceItalySoftware investmentTechnologyForbes profile
1879#2858Frederic LuddyAge 71$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSASoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1879#2858Fumio SakiyaAge 80$1.3BExternal annual referenceJapanManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858Gao JinzhuAge 66$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaMiningMetals and MiningForbes profile
1879#2858Gao Yi & familyAge 57$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1879#2858Geng DiangenAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaInternetTechnologyForbes profile
1879#2858George Raymond Zage, III.Age 56$1.3BExternal annual referenceSingaporeInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
1879#2858Gerald EngströmAge 77$1.3BExternal annual referenceSwedenVentilationManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858Grigory AnikeevAge 54$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaFood ProductionFood and BeverageForbes profile
1879#2858Hajime SatomiAge 84$1.3BExternal annual referenceJapanVideo games, PachinkoGambling & CasinosForbes profile
1879#2858Hartati MurdayaAge 79$1.3BExternal annual referenceIndonesiaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1879#2858He Yamin & familyAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858He ZuxunAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaPig breedingFood and BeverageForbes profile
1879#2858Holger TimmAge 68$1.3BExternal annual referenceGermanyFinanceFinanceForbes profile
1879#2858Igor YakovlevAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiahome appliance storesFashion and RetailForbes profile
1879#2858J. Wayne WeaverAge 90$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAShoesDiversifiedForbes profile
1879#2858James JannardAge 76$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSASunglassesFashion and RetailForbes profile
1879#2858Jet Jie LiAge 51$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinapackage deliveryLogisticsForbes profile
1879#2858Jiagui DengAge 74$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaQuartz materialsManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858Jiang Xuefei & familyAge 56$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaprinted circuit boardsTechnologyForbes profile
1879#2858Kazim TurkerAge 72$1.3BExternal annual referenceTurkeyEnergy, diversifiedEnergyForbes profile
1879#2858Kenzo TsujimotoAge 85$1.3BExternal annual referenceJapanVideo gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1879#2858Kim Hyoung-nyonAge 50$1.3BExternal annual referenceSouth KoreaFintechFinanceForbes profile
1879#2858Kurt KriegerAge 77$1.3BExternal annual referenceGermanyfurniture retailingFashion and RetailForbes profile
1879#2858Larry FinkAge 73$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAmoney managementFinanceForbes profile
1879#2858Lauren LeichtmanAge 76$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1879#2858Lev KvetnoiAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaCementFinanceForbes profile
1879#2858Lin ZhijunAge 50$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaMedical devicesHealthcareForbes profile
1879#2858Liu Xiucai & familyAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAChemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858Lou GuoqiangAge 69$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinacopperManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858Lu BinAge 65$1.3BExternal annual referenceChinaIndustrial valvesManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858Luana Lopes LaraAge 29$1.3BExternal annual referenceBrazilPrediction marketsFinanceForbes profile
1879#2858Luc TackAge 64$1.3BExternal annual referenceBelgiumTextile, chemicalsManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858Luca QuerellaAge 38$1.3BExternal annual referenceItalySoftware investmentTechnologyForbes profile
1879#2858Marcus PürnerAge 59$1.3BExternal annual referenceGermanyBicyclesManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858Mark KurtserAge 68$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaHealthcareHealthcareForbes profile
1879#2858Martin Moller NielsenAge 61$1.3BExternal annual referenceDenmarkAircraft leasingLogisticsForbes profile
1879#2858Matteo DanieliAge 41$1.3BExternal annual referenceItalySoftware investmentTechnologyForbes profile
1879#2858Michael AndlauerAge 61$1.3BExternal annual referenceCanadaLogistics, sportsLogisticsForbes profile
1879#2858Michael KrasnyAge 72$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSARetailTechnologyForbes profile
1879#2858Michael TruellAge 25$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAAI softwareTechnologyForbes profile
1879#2858Mikhail FedyaevAge 63$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiacoal, railway transport, machineryDiversifiedForbes profile
1879#2858Mohammed IbrahimAge 79$1.3BExternal annual referenceUKCommunicationsTelecomForbes profile
1879#2858Nikesh AroraAge 58$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSACybersecurity, SoftBank, GoogleTechnologyForbes profile
1879#2858Nikolay FartushnyakAge 60$1.3BExternal annual referenceRussiaretailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1879#2858Norman AsbjornsonAge 90$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAHVACManufacturingForbes profile
1879#2858Paul SciarraAge 45$1.3BExternal annual referenceUSAPinterestTechnologyForbes profile