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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
2208#3332Omani CarsonAge 61$1BExternal annual referenceUSAWealth planningFinanceForbes profile
2208#3332Paul TaubmanAge 65$1BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestment bankingFinanceForbes profile
2208#3332Prateek BoobAge 37$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaEdtechTechnologyForbes profile
2208#3332Qian JinghongAge 53$1BExternal annual referenceChinaElectric scootersAutomotiveForbes profile
2208#3332Radhe Shyam AgarwalAge 81$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaconsumer goodsFashion and RetailForbes profile
2208#3332Rameshchandra JainAge 77$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaTextilesManufacturingForbes profile
2208#3332Rao Wei & familyAge 61$1BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
2208#3332Renjun Lu & familyAge 75$1BExternal annual referenceChinaconcrete pipeManufacturingForbes profile
2208#3332Ric EliasAge 58$1BExternal annual referenceUSAMediaMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
2208#3332Richard KurtzAge 85$1BExternal annual referenceUSAReal estateReal EstateForbes profile
2208#3332Richard Teets, Jr.Age 70$1BExternal annual referenceUSAsteelMetals and MiningForbes profile
2208#3332RihannaAge 38$1BExternal annual referenceBarbadosMusic, cosmeticsFashion and RetailForbes profile
2208#3332Robert JohnsonAge 79$1BExternal annual referenceUSABlack Entertainment TelevisionMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
2208#3332Robyn JonesAge 63$1BExternal annual referenceUSAInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
2208#3332Roy Chi Ping ChungAge 72$1BExternal annual referenceHong KongmanufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
2208#3332Sanjay GajendraAge 51$1BExternal annual referenceUSASemiconductorsTechnologyForbes profile
2208#3332Scott WattersonAge 70$1BExternal annual referenceUSAFitness equipmentTechnologyForbes profile
2208#3332Shashank KumarAge 35$1BExternal annual referenceIndiaFintechFinanceForbes profile
2208#3332Shayne CoplanAge 27$1BExternal annual referenceUSAPolymarketTechnologyForbes profile
2208#3332Stanley TangAge 33$1BExternal annual referenceUSAfood delivery appTechnologyForbes profile
2208#3332Stephen KetchumAge 64$1BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
2208#3332Steve EllsAge 60$1BExternal annual referenceUSAChipotleFood and BeverageForbes profile
2208#3332Susumu FujitaAge 52$1BExternal annual referenceJapaninternet mediaMedia and EntertainmentForbes profile
2208#3332Thor BjorgolfssonAge 58$1BExternal annual referenceIcelandInvestmentsDiversifiedForbes profile
2208#3332Tom Preston-WernerAge 46$1BExternal annual referenceUSAsoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
2208#3332Trae StephensAge 42$1BExternal annual referenceUSADefense technologyTechnologyForbes profile
2208#3332Valentin KipyatkovAge 49$1BExternal annual referenceCyprusSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
2208#3332Vladimir IvanovAge 55$1BExternal annual referenceRussiaYandexTechnologyForbes profile
2208#3332Vladimir MelnikovAge 78$1BExternal annual referenceRussiaFast fashionFashion and RetailForbes profile
2208#3332Waldemar MunichAge 68$1BExternal annual referenceGermanyRailway ConstructionConstructionForbes profile
2208#3332Warren KandersAge 68$1BExternal annual referenceUSALaw enforcement and defense equipmentManufacturingForbes profile
2208#3332William FrankeAge 88$1BExternal annual referenceUSALow-cost airlinesDiversifiedForbes profile
2208#3332Wu JinziAge 63$1BExternal annual referenceUSApharmaceuticalHealthcareForbes profile
2208#3332Wu YonghuaAge 55$1BExternal annual referenceChinaApparelFashion and RetailForbes profile
2208#3332Yu RongAge 54$1BExternal annual referenceChinaHealth clinicsHealthcareForbes profile
2208#3332Zach McLeroyAge 63$1BExternal annual referenceUSAFast foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
2208#3332Zuo Zongshen & familyAge 73$1BExternal annual referenceChinaMotorcycleManufacturingForbes profile