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Richest people in the world

The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Zhang Hongchao leads with $3.2 billion as of October 2026. Every row shows the date and the source of its figure.
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Rank Name Net worth
1301 Zhang Hongchao 50 Bubble tea, China $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1302 Zhang Hongfu 42 Bubble tea, China $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1303 David Zalik 52 Financial technology, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1304 Koos Bekker 73 Media, investments, South Africa $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1305 Wayne Rothbaum 58 Biotech investing, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1306 Olivier Bouygues 76 Construction, media, France $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1307 Sam Gance 77 Pharmacies, Australia $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1308 Madhukar Parekh 79 Adhesives, India $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1309 Mohamed Alabbar 69 Real estate, restaurants, United Arab Emirates $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1310 Annalisa Doris 56 Financial services, Italy $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1311 Massimo Doris 59 Financial services, Italy $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1312 Wang Yanqing 60 Electrical equipment, China $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1313 Haryanto Tjiptodihardjo 63 Manufacturing, Indonesia $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1314 Sam Altman 41 Investments, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1315 Alexandr Wang 29 Artificial intelligence, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1316 John Pritzker 73 Hotels, investments, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1317 Segolene Gallienne 49 Steel, Investments, Belgium $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1318 Zhang Tao 53 E-commerce, China $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1319 John Dorrance III 82 Campbell Soup, Ireland $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1320 Henry Laufer 81 Hedge funds, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1321 Lisa Su 56 Semiconductors, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1322 Ben Navarro 63 Investments, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1323 Daniel Pritzker 67 Hotels, investments, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1324 Anthony Hall 71 Technology, Australia $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1325 Choo Chong Ngen 73 Hotels, Singapore $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1326 Xue Min 69 Healthcare, China $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1327 Feng Hailiang 66 Copper, education, China $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1328 William Chisholm 57 Private equity, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1329 Chan Tan Ching-fen Real estate, Hong Kong $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1330 Jim Breyer 65 Accel, venture capital, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1331 Jorge Mas 63 Construction, United States $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1332 Maritsa Lazari 83 CL Properties, United Kingdom $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1333 Richard Hayne 79 Urban Outfitters, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1334 Qiu Guanghe 74 Fashion retail, China $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1335 Steve Lansdown 74 Hargreaves Lansdown, United Kingdom $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1336 Lucio Tan 92 LT Group and Philippine Airlines, Philippines $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1337 Frank Love 57 Gas stations, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1338 Greg Love 65 Gas stations, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1339 Jenny Love Meyer 60 Gas stations, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1340 Laura Love 63 Gas stations, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1341 Xiang Guangda 68 Metals, China $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1342 Liora Ofer 72 Investments, Israel $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1343 Theo Roussis 72 Plastic, Belgium $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1344 Sam Hupert 71 Technology, Australia $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1345 Wang Junfeng 48 Manufacturing, China $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1346 Gerald Ford 82 Banking, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1347 Edward Bass 81 Oil, investments, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1348 Sergey Galitsky 59 Retail, Russia $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1349 Andrew Karam 44 Advertising technology, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1350 Roberto Sallouti 54 Banking, Brazil $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1351 Alberto Siccardi 82 Medical devices, Switzerland $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1352 Nikhil Kamath 56 Financial services, India $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1353 Martin Hetzner 55 Information Technology, Germany $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1354 Anton Osika 36 AI coding, Sweden $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1355 Fabian Hedin 27 AI coding, Sweden $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1356 Tse Ping 74 Pharmaceuticals, China $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1357 Ralph Dommermuth 62 Internet service provider, Germany $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1358 Denis O'Brien 68 Digicel, Ireland $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1359 Jerry Yang 57 Yahoo, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1360 Senapathy Gopalakrishnan 71 Software services, India $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1361 Tim Cook 65 Apple, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1362 John Paul DeJoria 82 Hair products, tequila, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1363 Rajan Raheja 72 Diversified, India $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1364 Marc Fielmann 37 Optometry, Germany $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1365 Dewi Kam 76 Coal, Indonesia $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1366 Lachhman Das Mittal 95 Tractors, India $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1367 Gerry Harvey 87 Retail, Australia $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1368 Fernando De Leon 48 Leon Capital Group, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1369 Jamie Dimon 70 Banking, United States $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1370 Hiroshi Mikitani 61 Online retail, Japan $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1371 Remo Ruffini 65 Moncler, Italy $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1372 Susan Ocampo 68 Semiconductors, United States $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1373 Timothy Springer 78 Biotech, United States $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1374 Lin Ming-hsiung 76 Supermarkets, Taiwan $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1375 Peter Sondakh 76 Investments, Indonesia $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1376 Mahima Datla 49 Vaccines, India $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1377 Adam Kwok 43 Real estate, Hong Kong $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1378 Jack Cockwell 85 Real estate, private equity, Canada $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1379 Lee Bass 70 Oil, investments, United States $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1380 Selina Stihl 49 Chainsaws, Germany $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1381 Sergei Popov 55 MDM Bank, SUEK, Russia $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1382 Xu Jinfu 62 Chemicals, China $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1383 K.C. Liu 72 Manufacturing, Taiwan $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1384 Zhang Ning 52 Chemicals, Canada $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1385 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 73 Biopharmaceuticals, India $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1386 Richard Chandler 56 Clermont Group, New Zealand $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1387 Frank Blase 66 Plastics, Germany $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1388 Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filho 56 Banking, Brazil $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1389 Michael S. Smith 71 Liquefied natural gas, United States $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1390 Barry Sternlicht 65 Private equity, United States $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1391 Arun Bharat Ram 85 Chemicals, India $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1392 Jurgen Wirtgen 61 Construction Vehicles, Germany $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1393 Stefan Wirtgen 56 Construction Vehicles, Germany $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1394 Marianna Latsis 73 Banking, shipping, Greece $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1395 Anatoly Sedykh 61 Steel pipes, Russia $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1396 George Argyros 89 Real estate, investments, United States $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1397 Tony Chen 77 Electronics, Taiwan $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1398 Henry Swieca 69 Hedge funds, United States $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1399 Fabrizio Di Amato 63 Engineering, Italy $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1400 Cao Longxiang 69 Pharmaceuticals, China $3.0B 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?
Zhang Hongchao is first in the BillionaireList ranking with a latest public estimate of $3.2 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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