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Richest people in the world
The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Bruce Karsh leads with $2.6 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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| 1601 | Bruce Karsh 71 Private equity, United States | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1602 | Stephan Crétier 63 Private security, Canada | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private security | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1603 | Mario Germano Giuliani 54 Pharmaceuticals, Switzerland | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1604 | Lalit Khaitan 83 Alcohol, India | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Alcohol | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1605 | Yao Kuizhang 61 Beverages, China | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beverages | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1606 | Robert Warren Miller 93 DFS (Duty Free Shoppers), United Kingdom | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | DFS (Duty Free Shoppers) | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1607 | Sun Shoukuan 77 Metals, coal, China | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Metals, coal | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1608 | Gurbachan Singh Dhingra 76 Paints, India | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Paints | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1609 | Kuldip Singh Dhingra 79 Paints, India | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Paints | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1610 | Kathy Britton 57 Homebuilding, United States | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Homebuilding | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1611 | Roger Wang 77 Retail, United States | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1612 | Gustavo Denegri 89 DiaSorin, Italy | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | DiaSorin | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1613 | Roy Carroll II 63 Real estate, United States | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1614 | Alexander Svetakov 58 Real estate, Russia | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1615 | Adebayo Ogunlesi 72 Private Equity, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private Equity | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1616 | Louise Lindh 47 L E Lundbergforetagen, Sweden | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | L E Lundbergforetagen | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1617 | David Golub 64 Private equity, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1618 | Sheryl Sandberg 57 Facebook, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes | |
| 1619 | Arvind Poddar 68 Tires, India | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tires | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1620 | Richard Sands 75 Liquor, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Liquor | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1621 | Zhang Yuqiang 71 Fiberglass, China | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fiberglass | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1622 | William Foley II 81 Financial services, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Financial services | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1623 | Karin Sartorius-Herbst 84 Biopharmaceuticals, Germany | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biopharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1624 | Sam Chong 83 Mining, Australia | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1625 | Dmitry Mazepin 58 Chemicals, Russia | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1626 | Hans-Werner Hector 86 SAP, Germany | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | SAP | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1627 | Tom Ford 65 Fashion, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fashion | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1628 | Martin Knauf 45 Building materials, Germany | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Building materials | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1629 | Qi Jinxing 64 Real estate, China | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1630 | V. Prem Watsa 76 Insurance, investments, Canada | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Insurance, investments | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1631 | Aleksandr Frolov 62 Mining, steel, Russia | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining, steel | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1632 | Jay Hennick 69 Real estate finance, Canada | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate finance | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1633 | Hussain Binghatti Aljbori 70 Real estate, United Arab Emirates | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1634 | Aditya Khemka 51 Security solutions, India | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Security solutions | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1635 | Bret Taylor 46 AI customer service agents, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI customer service agents | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1636 | Clay Bavor 44 AI customer service agents, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI customer service agents | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1637 | Henry Davis 75 Beef processing, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beef processing | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1638 | Katharina Andresen 31 Ferd (inherited), Norway | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ferd (inherited) | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1639 | Cheng Xue 56 Soy sauce, China | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Soy sauce | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1640 | Nandan Nilekani 71 Software services, India | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software services | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1641 | Stefan Olsson 77 Diversified, Sweden | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1642 | Daniel Rocher 72 Cosmetics, France | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cosmetics | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1643 | Bris Rocher 48 Cosmetics, France | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cosmetics | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1644 | Manuel Puig Rocha 65 Beauty retail, Spain | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beauty retail | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1645 | Igor Rotenberg 53 Investments, real estate, Russia | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments, real estate | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1646 | Caroline Hagen Kjos 42 Conglomerate, Norway | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Conglomerate | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1647 | Alberto Bombassei 86 Brembo brakes, Italy | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Brembo brakes | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1648 | Brian Hill 65 Fashion retailer, Canada | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fashion retailer | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1649 | Michael Polsky 77 Electric power, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electric power | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1650 | Zhang Bangxin 46 Education, China | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Education | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1651 | Ni Zugen 69 Appliances, China | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Appliances | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1652 | Chen Tei-fu 78 Herbal products, Taiwan | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Herbal products | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1653 | Jane Lauder 53 Estée Lauder, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Estée Lauder | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1654 | Dwight Schar 84 Homebuilding, NFL team, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Homebuilding, NFL team | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1655 | Kenneth Feld 77 Live entertainment, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Live entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1656 | Nicola Leibinger-Kammueller 66 Manufacturing, Germany | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1657 | Peter Leibinger 59 Machine tools, Germany | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Machine tools | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1658 | Regine Leibinger 63 Machine tools, Germany | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Machine tools | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1659 | Zhang Xingang Semiconductors, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1660 | Andreas Pohl 62 Mutual funds, Germany | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mutual funds | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1661 | Zhao Yan 59 Biotech, China | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biotech | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1662 | Jim Crane 72 Logistics, baseball, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Logistics, baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1663 | Charles Bronfman 95 Liquor, Canada | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Liquor | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1664 | Ipek Kirac 41 Diversified, Türkiye | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1665 | Sergei Gordeev 53 Real estate, Russia | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1666 | Egon Durban 53 Private equity, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1667 | Greg Mondre 52 Private equity, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1668 | Kenneth Hao 58 Private equity, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1669 | Julio Bozano 90 Banking, Brazil | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1670 | Mike Repole 57 Sports drink, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports drink | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1671 | Alexandra Andresen 30 Ferd (inherited), Norway | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ferd (inherited) | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1672 | Thomas Kwok 75 Real estate, United Kingdom | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1673 | Riaz Valani 50 E-cigarettes, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | E-cigarettes | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1674 | Or Wai Sheun 75 Real estate, Hong Kong | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1675 | Haluk Bayraktar 48 Military drones, Türkiye | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Military drones | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1676 | Zhang Jianzhong 60 Semiconductor, China | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductor | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1677 | Yoo Jung-hyun 57 Online games, South Korea | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online games | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1678 | Aleksandr Skorobogatko 59 Investments, airports, Russia | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments, airports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1679 | Jannie Mouton 80 PSG Group, South Africa | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | PSG Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1680 | Feridun Gecgel 56 Utility Equipment, Türkiye | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Utility Equipment | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1681 | Thomas Steyer 69 Hedge funds, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1682 | Phillip Frost 89 Pharmaceuticals, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1683 | Bill Austin 84 Hearing aids, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hearing aids | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1684 | Cho Hyun-joon 58 Diversified, South Korea | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1685 | Wesley Edens 64 Investments, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1686 | Alexey Repik 47 Pharmaceuticals, Russia | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1687 | Kamal Ghaffarian 68 Space, energy, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Space, energy | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1688 | Barbara Tyson 77 Food processing, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Food processing | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1689 | John Stanton 71 Wireless, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Wireless | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1690 | Alexandre Grendene Bartelle 76 Grendene (footwear), Brazil | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Grendene (footwear) | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1691 | Zhang Jian 57 Electric bikes, scooters, China | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electric bikes, scooters | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1692 | Luis Enrique Yarur Rey 56 Banco BCI, Chile | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banco BCI | 🇨🇱 Chile | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1693 | Kevin Systrom 42 Instagram, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes | |
| 1694 | Steven Witkoff 69 Real estate, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1695 | Randal J. Kirk 72 Pharmaceuticals, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1696 | David Adelman 54 Real estate, asset management, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate, asset management | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1697 | James Dinan 67 Hedge funds, United States | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1698 | Wee Ee Lim 64 Banking, Singapore | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1699 | Chung Yong-jin 58 Retail, South Korea | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1700 | John Elkann 50 Exor (Agnelli family), Italy | $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Exor (Agnelli family) | 🇮🇹 Italy | 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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Bruce Karsh is first in the BillionaireList ranking with a latest public estimate of $2.6 billion, dated October 2026. The ranking orders living people by their latest dated public estimate.
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