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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
1997#3017Michael ReesAge 50$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
1997#3017Michele KangAge 66$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHealthcare ITTechnologyForbes profile
1997#3017Mustafa Latif TopbasAge 81$1.2BExternal annual referenceTurkeyfood, retailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1997#3017Myron WentzAge 85$1.2BExternal annual referenceSt. Kitts and NevisHealth productsFashion and RetailForbes profile
1997#3017Ngo Chi DungAge 58$1.2BExternal annual referenceVietnamBankingFinanceForbes profile
1997#3017Nguyen Dang QuangAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceVietnamConsumer products, bankingFood and BeverageForbes profile
1997#3017Nicholas WoodmanAge 50$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAGoProTechnologyForbes profile
1997#3017Nigel AustinAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceAustraliaRetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1997#3017Nikita MishinAge 54$1.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaports, railway transportLogisticsForbes profile
1997#3017Niraj ShahAge 52$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAonline retailTechnologyForbes profile
1997#3017Nutchamai ThanombooncharoenAge 64$1.2BExternal annual referenceThailandEnergy drinksFood and BeverageForbes profile
1997#3017Oleg MisevraAge 58$1.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaCoalMetals and MiningForbes profile
1997#3017Oscar Baeza FaresAge 65$1.2BExternal annual referenceMexicoFood productsFood and BeverageForbes profile
1997#3017Pan ShiyiAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1997#3017Pat NealAge 77$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAHomebuildingReal EstateForbes profile
1997#3017Phillippe Van de VyvereAge 72$1.2BExternal annual referenceBelgiumShipping TerminalsLogisticsForbes profile
1997#3017Qi XiangdongAge 55$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1997#3017Qiao ZhiyongAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaindustrial gasManufacturingForbes profile
1997#3017Ryuji AraiAge 79$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanElectronics RetailFashion and RetailForbes profile
1997#3017Sachin BansalAge 44$1.2BExternal annual referenceIndiaFlipkartFashion and RetailForbes profile
1997#3017Sam TarascioAge 81$1.2BExternal annual referenceAustraliaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1997#3017Scott SmithAge 76$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACloud computingTechnologyForbes profile
1997#3017Sheila JohnsonAge 77$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSACable TV, hotelsMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1997#3017Shigefumi WadaAge 73$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1997#3017Steven SchuurmanAge 50$1.2BExternal annual referenceNetherlandssoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
1997#3017Sun HongjunAge 52$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaSemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
1997#3017Taavet HinrikusAge 43$1.2BExternal annual referenceEstoniapayments, bankingFinanceForbes profile
1997#3017Theresia GouwAge 57$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAVenture capitalFinanceForbes profile
1997#3017Thomas SandellAge 65$1.2BExternal annual referenceSwedenHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
1997#3017Tony TownleyAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAFast foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
1997#3017Trevor BurgessAge 53$1.2BExternal annual referenceUSAInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
1997#3017Vadim NovinskyAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceUkraineSteelMetals and MiningForbes profile
1997#3017Vitaly OrlovAge 60$1.2BExternal annual referenceRussiaFisheriesFood and BeverageForbes profile
1997#3017Wang XianchengAge 67$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinametalsMetals and MiningForbes profile
1997#3017Wen Pengcheng & familyAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaAgribusinessFood and BeverageForbes profile
1997#3017Winai TeawsomboonkijAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceThailandFoodFood and BeverageForbes profile
1997#3017Xie YiAge 41$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaThermal productsManufacturingForbes profile
1997#3017Xiu LaiguiAge 71$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
1997#3017Xu JiangnanAge 64$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaVitaminsHealthcareForbes profile
1997#3017Xu Shijun & familyAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
1997#3017Xu WanmaoAge 81$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaEducationServiceForbes profile
1997#3017Yang XuegangAge 61$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaCokingManufacturingForbes profile
1997#3017Yoichi ErikawaAge 75$1.2BExternal annual referenceJapanVideo gamesMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
1997#3017Zan ShengdaAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaDiversifiedDiversifiedForbes profile
1997#3017Zhang Chuanwei & familyAge 63$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaMachineryManufacturingForbes profile
1997#3017Zhang Feng & familyAge 62$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaAutomotive componentsManufacturingForbes profile
1997#3017Zhang HongweiAge 71$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaOil, bankingDiversifiedForbes profile
1997#3017Zhang JianhuiAge 48$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaEnergy storageEnergyForbes profile
1997#3017Zhang KeqiangAge 65$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
1997#3017Zhang XinAge 60$1.2BExternal annual referenceChinaReal estateReal EstateForbes profile