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Richest people in the world

The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Luo Yuhao leads with $3.5 billion as of October 2026. Every row shows the date and the source of its figure.
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Rank Name Net worth
1201 Luo Yuhao 37 Mobile gaming, China $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1202 Juan Abello 84 Investments, Spain $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1203 Alejandro Santo Domingo 49 Beer, United States $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1204 Jacques D'Amours 69 Convenience stores, Canada $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1205 Zhou Jianping 66 Fashion retail, China $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1206 Jean Coutu 99 Drugstores, Canada $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1207 Chang Kuo-Hua 71 Shipping, airlines, Taiwan $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1208 Cai Dongchen 73 Pharmaceuticals, China $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1209 Jack Gance 80 Pharmacies, Australia $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1210 Joel Greenberg 69 Trading, investments, United States $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1211 Xie Weitong 69 Cobalt, Taiwan $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1212 Rajiv Jain 58 GQG Partners, United States $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1213 Anand Mahindra 71 Mahindra Group, India $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1214 C.C. Leung 76 Electronics, Taiwan $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1215 Juan March Delgado 86 Banking, Spain $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1216 Roberto Irineu Marinho 79 Media, Brazil $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1217 Niva Gurevitch 54 FInancial Services, Israel $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1218 Tali Griffel 40 Financial Services, Israel $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1219 Mรกrio Araripe 71 Energy, Brazil $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1220 Ankur Jain 36 Rewards firm, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1221 Oprah Winfrey 72 TV shows, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1222 Giorgio Perfetti 59 Candy, Italy $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1223 David Baszucki 63 Roblox, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1224 David Hoffmann 74 Executive search, investments, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1225 Waleed Mohammad Al Zaabi 62 Real estate, United Arab Emirates $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1226 Romano Minozzi 91 Utilities, diversified, Italy $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1227 Howard Schultz 73 Starbucks, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1228 Michael Latifi 64 Meat processing, Canada $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1229 Kim Jun-ki 81 Diversified, South Korea $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1230 Ma Yunsheng 63 Energy, China $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1231 Eva Maria Bucher-Haefner 69 Software, investments, Switzerland $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1232 Parker Conrad 46 Software, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1233 Isabella Serร gnoli 80 Packaging, Italy $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1234 Mark Leonard 70 Software, Canada $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1235 Michiel le Roux 77 Capitec Bank, South Africa $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1236 Jose Roberto Marinho 70 Media, Brazil $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1237 Joao Roberto Marinho 73 Media, Brazil $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1238 Tony Langley 56 Langley Holdings, United Kingdom $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1239 Felix Baker 57 Biotech investing, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1240 Julian Baker 60 Biotech investing, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1241 Maggie Hardy 61 84 Lumber (inherited), United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1242 Michelle Zatlyn 47 Cybersecurity, Canada $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1243 Hans Georg Naeder 65 Prosthetics, Germany $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1244 Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary 74 Engineering, automotive, Malaysia $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1245 Qiu Wensheng 53 Manufacturing, China $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1246 Anthony Wood 60 Roku, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1247 Warren Stephens 69 Stephens Inc. (inherited), United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1248 Julio Ponce Lerou 80 SQM lithium and fertilizers, Chile $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1249 Ron Burkle 73 Supermarkets, investments, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1250 Arvind Tiku 56 Renewable energy, real estate, India $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1251 Patrice Motsepe 64 African Rainbow Minerals, South Africa $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1252 Shen Xiqiang 78 Chemicals, China $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1253 Koo Bon-neung 77 Electronics, South Korea $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1254 Sean Parker 46 Facebook, United States $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1255 Eduard Schleicher 71 Cement, Copper, Germany $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1256 Ursula Hutter-Schleicher 69 Cement, Copper, Germany $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1257 Ramon S. Ang 72 San Miguel Corporation, Philippines $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1258 Louis Le Duff 80 Bakeries, France $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1259 Park Hyeon-joo 68 Mutual funds, South Korea $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1260 Udo Schรผtz 89 Packaging, Germany $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1261 William Hockey 37 Fintech, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1262 Howard Butt III 74 Supermarkets, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1263 Stephen Butt 71 Supermarkets, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1264 Richard Peery 88 Real estate, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1265 Eugene Murtagh 84 Building materials, Ireland $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1266 G. M. Rao 76 Infrastructure, India $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1267 Mark Davis 71 Las Vegas Raiders, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1268 Song Zuowen 79 Aluminum, diversified, China $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1269 Lin Jianhua 64 Solar panel components, China $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1270 Neil Shen 56 Venture capital, China $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1271 Martin Bouygues 74 Construction, media, France $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1272 Catheline Perier D'Ieteren 82 Auto parts, distribution, Belgium $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1273 T.S. Kalyanaraman 79 Jewelry, India $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1274 Chen Weiliang 50 Semiconductors, China $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1275 Vincent McMahon 81 Entertainment, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1276 Rodney Sacks 76 Energy drinks, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1277 Marina Berlusconi 60 Fininvest and Mondadori, Italy $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1278 Pier Silvio Berlusconi 57 Fininvest and MFE Mediaset, Italy $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1279 Alberto Palatchi 77 Pronovias, Spain $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1280 Lina Tombolato 79 Financial services, Italy $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1281 Christian Haub 62 Retail, Germany $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1282 Yu Renrong 60 Semiconductors, China $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1283 Vinod Rai Gupta 81 Electrical equipment, India $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1284 Jiang Weiping 71 Chemicals, China $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1285 Fang Wei 53 Steel, China $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1286 Alan Howard 56 Brevan Howard, United Kingdom $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1287 Shiv Kishan Agrawal 85 Snacks, India $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1288 Georg von Opel 60 Real estate, investments, Switzerland $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1289 Cui Genliang 68 Electric components, China $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1290 Frank VanderSloot 78 Nutrition, wellness products, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1291 Jay Paul 79 Real estate, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1292 Abel Avellan 55 Telecoms, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1293 Patrik Tkac 53 Financial services, private equity, Slovakia $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1294 Ryan Smith 48 Cloud computing, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1295 Cui Lixin 57 Aluminum, China $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1296 Geoffrey Kwok 41 Real estate, Hong Kong $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1297 Jonathan Kwok 34 Real Estate, Hong Kong $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1298 Lawrence Golub 67 Private equity, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1299 Haim Saban 82 TV network, investments, United States $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1300 Kommer Damen 82 Shipbuilding, Netherlands $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes

Not in the table because the estimate is under one billion dollars: Szymon Susz, Polish internet entrepreneur.

Questions people ask

Who is the richest person in the world?
Luo Yuhao is first in the BillionaireList ranking with a latest public estimate of $3.5 billion, dated October 2026. The ranking orders living people by their latest dated public estimate.
How many billionaires are in this list?
3,368 people are ranked right now: everyone in our records whose latest public estimate is above one billion dollars and dated on or after 1 September 2026, from an established publisher.
Why do estimates have different dates?
Each figure comes from a dated public source. We show the date next to every number instead of mixing dates silently, so you can see how fresh each estimate is.

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