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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
300#461Dirk Rossmann & familyAge 79$7.9BExternal annual referenceGermanyDrugstoresFashion and RetailForbes profile
300#461Jonathan GrayAge 56$7.9BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
300#461Ling TangAge not reported$7.9BExternal annual referenceCanadaadvertising technologyTechnologyForbes profile
300#461Patrick RyanAge 88$7.9BExternal annual referenceUSAInsuranceFinanceForbes profile
300#461Philippe LaffontAge 58$7.9BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundFinanceForbes profile
300#461Ron BaronAge 82$7.9BExternal annual referenceUSAMoney managementFinanceForbes profile
300#461Viktor KharitoninAge 53$7.9BExternal annual referenceRussiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
300#461Wolfgang Marguerre & familyAge 84$7.9BExternal annual referenceGermanyPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
309#477Dennis WashingtonAge 91$7.8BExternal annual referenceUSAConstruction, miningLogisticsForbes profile
309#477Guillaume PousazAge 44$7.8BExternal annual referenceSwitzerlandFintechFinanceForbes profile
309#477Judy FaulknerAge 82$7.8BExternal annual referenceUSAHealthcare softwareTechnologyForbes profile
309#477Kelcy WarrenAge 70$7.8BExternal annual referenceUSAPipelinesEnergyForbes profile
309#477Rinat AkhmetovAge 59$7.8BExternal annual referenceUkraineSteel, coalMetals and MiningForbes profile
309#477Sami MnaymnehAge 64$7.8BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
309#477Stanley DruckenmillerAge 72$7.8BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
309#477Tony TamerAge 68$7.8BExternal annual referenceUSAPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
309#477Tse Ping & familyAge 74$7.8BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
309#477Vyacheslav KimAge 56$7.8BExternal annual referenceKazakhstanFintechFinanceForbes profile
319#487Andrew CherngAge 78$7.7BExternal annual referenceUSAFast foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
319#487Jim KavanaughAge 63$7.7BExternal annual referenceUSAIT providerTechnologyForbes profile
319#487Kjell Inge RokkeAge 67$7.7BExternal annual referenceNorwayShipping, seafoodLogisticsForbes profile
319#487Mikhail GutserievAge 68$7.7BExternal annual referenceRussiaOil, coal, real estateEnergyForbes profile
319#487Min Kao & familyAge 77$7.7BExternal annual referenceUSANavigation equipmentTechnologyForbes profile
319#487Peggy CherngAge 78$7.7BExternal annual referenceUSAFast foodFood and BeverageForbes profile
319#487Peter GilganAge 75$7.7BExternal annual referenceCanadaHomebuildingConstructionForbes profile
326#498Cliff ObrechtAge 40$7.6BExternal annual referenceAustraliaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
326#498Daniel NadlerAge 42$7.6BExternal annual referenceCanadaAI softwareTechnologyForbes profile
326#498Hasmukh Chudgar & familyAge 92$7.6BExternal annual referenceIndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
326#498Li GeAge 59$7.6BExternal annual referenceUSAPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
326#498Li HuaAge 48$7.6BExternal annual referenceChinaFinancial servicesFinanceForbes profile
326#498Melanie PerkinsAge 38$7.6BExternal annual referenceAustraliaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
326#498Oleg DeripaskaAge 58$7.6BExternal annual referenceRussiaAluminum, utilitiesMetals and MiningForbes profile
333#509Fan HongweiAge 59$7.5BExternal annual referenceChinaPetrochemicalsEnergyForbes profile
333#509George SorosAge 95$7.5BExternal annual referenceUSAHedge fundsFinanceForbes profile
333#509John GraykenAge 69$7.5BExternal annual referenceIrelandPrivate equityFinanceForbes profile
333#509Jorge Moll Filho & familyAge 81$7.5BExternal annual referenceBrazilHospitalsHealthcareForbes profile
333#509Liu HanyuanAge 62$7.5BExternal annual referenceChinaAgribusiness, new energyEnergyForbes profile
333#509Michael MilkenAge 79$7.5BExternal annual referenceUSAInvestmentsFinanceForbes profile
333#509Thai LeeAge 67$7.5BExternal annual referenceUSAIT providerTechnologyForbes profile
333#509Vivek Chaand SehgalAge 69$7.5BExternal annual referenceAustraliaAuto partsAutomotiveForbes profile
333#509Yuan Fugen & familyAge 75$7.5BExternal annual referenceChinaMetal processingManufacturingForbes profile
342#520Ding ShizhongAge 55$7.4BExternal annual referenceChinaSports apparelFashion and RetailForbes profile
342#520Horst Julius PudwillAge 81$7.4BExternal annual referenceGermanyManufacturingManufacturingForbes profile
342#520Mike Cannon-BrookesAge 46$7.4BExternal annual referenceAustraliaSoftwareTechnologyForbes profile
342#520Remon VosAge 55$7.4BExternal annual referenceNetherlandsLogistics real estateReal EstateForbes profile
342#520Robin LiAge 57$7.4BExternal annual referenceChinaInternet searchTechnologyForbes profile
342#520Xu ShihuiAge 68$7.4BExternal annual referenceChinaSnacks, beveragesFood and BeverageForbes profile
348#528Cen JundaAge 61$7.3BExternal annual referenceChinaPharmaceuticalsHealthcareForbes profile
348#528George KurtzAge 55$7.3BExternal annual referenceUSASecurity softwareTechnologyForbes profile
348#528Ma JianrongAge 62$7.3BExternal annual referenceChinaTextiles, apparelFashion and RetailForbes profile