Ranking
Richest people in the world
The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Qiu Jianping leads with $4.3 billion as of October 2026. Every row shows the date and the source of its figure.
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Billionaires list download, Excel and CSVExport this list or set alerts| Rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Country | As of |
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| 1001 | Qiu Jianping 64 Hand tools, China | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hand tools | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1002 | Stewart Horejsi 88 Berkshire Hathaway stock, United States | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Berkshire Hathaway stock | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1003 | Scott Lin 93 Optical components, Taiwan | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Optical components | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1004 | Maurizio Billi 68 Generic drugs, Brazil | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Generic drugs | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1005 | Masahiro Noda 88 Software, Japan | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1006 | Gustav Magnar Witzoe 33 Fish farming, Norway | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fish farming | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1007 | Nancy Mills Barnett 63 Medical supplies, United States | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1008 | Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff 54 Brakes, investments, Germany | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Brakes, investments | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1009 | Tim Sweeney 56 Epic Games, United States | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Epic Games | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1010 | Cristiano Crippa 56 Microchip testing, Italy | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Microchip testing | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1011 | Roberto Crippa 46 Microchip testing, Italy | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Microchip testing | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1012 | Todd Wanek 62 Furniture, United States | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Furniture | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1013 | David Rubenstein 77 Carlyle Group, United States | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Carlyle Group | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1014 | Kevin David Lehmann 24 Drugstores, Germany | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Drugstores | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1015 | Eduardo Eurnekian 93 Airports, investments, Argentina | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Airports, investments | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1016 | Eugene Wu 81 Finance, Taiwan | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1017 | JB Pritzker 61 Hyatt (inherited), United States | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hyatt (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1018 | Patrizio Bertelli 80 Prada, Italy | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Prada | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1019 | Niels Peter Louis-Hansen 78 Medical devices, Denmark | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1020 | Miuccia Prada 77 Prada, Italy | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Prada | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1021 | Chey Tae-won 65 Oil, semiconductor, South Korea | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Oil, semiconductor | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1022 | Jeffrey Cheah 81 Sunway Group, Malaysia | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sunway Group | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1023 | John Caudwell 74 Phones 4u, United Kingdom | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Phones 4u | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1024 | Somurai Jaruphnit 72 Diversified, Thailand | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇹🇠Thailand | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1025 | Matteo Danieli 42 Software investment, Italy | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software investment | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1026 | Roger Samuelsson 62 Drug delivery devices, Sweden | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Drug delivery devices | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1027 | Andrej Babiš 72 Agrofert, Czech Republic | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Agrofert | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1028 | Samuel Tak Lee 87 Real estate, Hong Kong | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1029 | Lam Wai Ying 68 Biel Crystal, Hong Kong | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biel Crystal | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1030 | Anna Katharina Viessmann 40 Heating and cooling equipment, Germany | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Heating and cooling equipment | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1031 | Hilton Schlosberg 73 Energy drinks, United Kingdom | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Energy drinks | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1032 | Kavitark Ram Shriram 69 Google, venture capital, United States | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Google, venture capital | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1033 | Jason Jiang 53 Advertising, Singapore | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Advertising | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1034 | Tung Chee-chen 56 Shipping, Hong Kong | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1035 | Carlos Hank Rhon 78 Grupo Hermes and banking, Mexico | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Grupo Hermes and banking | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1036 | Sol Daurella 60 Coca-Cola bottler, Spain | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Coca-Cola bottler | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1037 | Yang Meng 44 Electronics, China | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1038 | Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao 56 Airlines, Vietnam | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Airlines | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1039 | Norman Braman 94 Art, car dealerships, United States | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Art, car dealerships | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1040 | Huang Xiaofen 64 Printed circuit boards, China | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Printed circuit boards | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1041 | Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann 85 Auto parts, Germany | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1042 | Carl Icahn 90 Icahn Enterprises, United States | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Icahn Enterprises | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1043 | Ravi Pillai 73 Construction, India | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Construction | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1044 | Pansy Ho 64 Casinos, China | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Casinos | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1045 | Daniel Mate 63 Mining, commodities, Spain | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining, commodities | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1046 | N. R. Narayana Murthy 80 Software services, India | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software services | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1047 | Samvel Karapetyan 61 Real estate, Russia | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1048 | Sukanto Tanoto 76 Diversified, Indonesia | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1049 | Antti Herlin 69 Elevators, escalators, Finland | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Elevators, escalators | 🇫🇮 Finland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1050 | Zhuo Jun 60 Printed circuit boards, Hong Kong | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Printed circuit boards | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1051 | Luca Querella 39 Software investment, Italy | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software investment | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1052 | Renzo Rosso 71 Diesel and OTB Group, Italy | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diesel and OTB Group | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1053 | Mahendra Choksi 85 Paints, India | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Paints | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1054 | Kuok Khoon Hong 77 Wilmar International, Singapore | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Wilmar International | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1055 | Takao Yasuda 77 Retail, Japan | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1056 | Mohamed Mansour 78 Diversified, Egypt | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1057 | Liang Zhaoxian 63 Appliances, China | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Appliances | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1058 | Gil Shwed 58 Software, Israel | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1059 | Hubert Burda 86 Hubert Burda Media, Germany | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hubert Burda Media | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1060 | Nirmal Minda 68 Auto parts, India | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1061 | David Nahmad 79 Art collection, Monaco | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Art collection | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1062 | Jack Link 80 Jack Link's meat snacks, United States | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Jack Link's meat snacks | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1063 | Sunny Varkey 69 Education, India | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Education | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1064 | P.V. Ramprasad Reddy 68 Aurobindo Pharma, India | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aurobindo Pharma | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1065 | Gilles Martin 63 Laboratory services, France | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Laboratory services | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1066 | Francesco Patarnello 41 Software investment, Italy | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software investment | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1067 | Neal Aronson 61 Roark Capital, United States | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Roark Capital | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1068 | Jozef Tkac 76 Financial services, private equity, Slovakia | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Financial services, private equity | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1069 | Ajay Piramal 70 Pharmaceuticals, India | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1070 | Yuji Otsuka 72 Copy machines, software, Japan | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Copy machines, software | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1071 | Pat Stryker 70 Stryker Corp (inherited), United States | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stryker Corp (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1072 | E. Joe Shoen 76 U-Haul, United States | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | U-Haul | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1073 | Wolfgang Leitner 73 Engineering, Austria | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Engineering | 🇦🇹 Austria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1074 | Harsh Mariwala 75 Consumer goods, India | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Consumer goods | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1075 | Clive Palmer 72 Mining, Australia | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1076 | Giuliana Benetton 89 Benetton and Edizione, Italy | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Benetton and Edizione | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1077 | Luciano Benetton 91 Benetton and Edizione, Italy | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Benetton and Edizione | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1078 | Masahiro Miki 71 Shoes, Japan | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shoes | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1079 | Jed McCaleb 51 Cryptocurrency, United States | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cryptocurrency | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1080 | Karsanbhai Patel 82 Consumer goods, cement, India | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Consumer goods, cement | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1081 | Xia Zuoquan 64 Automobiles, batteries, China | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Automobiles, batteries | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1082 | Bernard Fraisse 70 Fareva, France | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fareva | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1083 | Ronald McAulay 56 Energy, Hong Kong | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Energy | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1084 | Otto Happel 78 Engineering, Germany | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Engineering | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1085 | Paul Gauselmann 92 Gambling, Germany | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gambling | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1086 | David Dean Halbert 70 AdvancePCS, Caris Life Sciences, United States | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AdvancePCS, Caris Life Sciences | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1087 | Scott Crabill 56 Thoma Bravo, United States | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thoma Bravo | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1088 | Holden Spaht 52 Thoma Bravo, United States | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thoma Bravo | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1089 | Paul-Heinz Wesjohann 83 Chicken processing, Germany | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chicken processing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1090 | Patrick Lee 56 Paper, Hong Kong | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Paper | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1091 | Pham Thu Huong 57 Diversified, Vietnam | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1092 | Seth Boro 50 Thoma Bravo, United States | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thoma Bravo | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1093 | Vivek Jain 71 Chemicals, India | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1094 | Takahisa Takahara 65 Personal care goods, Japan | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Personal care goods | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1095 | William E. Conway, Jr. 77 Carlyle Group, United States | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Carlyle Group | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1096 | Joe Lonsdale 44 Tech investments, United States | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tech investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1097 | Kwek Leng Beng 56 Hong Leong Group, City Development..., Singapore | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hong Leong Group, City Developments | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1098 | Margaret Baker 61 Medical supplies, United States | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1099 | Shekhar Bajaj 78 Diversified, India | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1100 | Kumud Bajaj 72 Diversified, India | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
Not in the table because the estimate is under one billion dollars: Szymon Susz, Polish internet entrepreneur.
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