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Richest people in the world

The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Jeffrey Chih Lo leads with $2.4 billion as of October 2026. Every row shows the date and the source of its figure.
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Rank Name Net worth
1701 Jeffrey Chih Lo 69 Optical modules, United States $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1702 Dennis Gillings 82 Quintiles, United Kingdom $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1703 Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen 61 Cruise ships, Norway $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1704 Bent Wilhelmsen 67 Cruise ships, Norway $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1705 Peter Preben Wilhelmsen 64 Cruise ships, Norway $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1706 Fred Ehrsam 38 Cryptocurrency exchange, United States $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1707 Alessandra Garavoglia 66 Spirits, Italy $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1708 Alec Gores 73 Private equity, United States $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1709 Ron Sim 67 Retail, Singapore $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1710 Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al Rajhi 68 Banking, Saudi Arabia $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1711 Shlomo Kramer 60 Software, investments, Israel $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1712 Raamdeo Agrawal 70 Financial services, India $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1713 Emad Al Muhaidib 69 Diversified, Saudi Arabia $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1714 Danna Azrieli 59 Real estate, Israel $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1715 Naomi Azrieli 61 Real estate, Canada $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1716 Sharon Azrieli 66 Real estate, Canada $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1717 Tomas Chrenek Sr 63 Steel, healthcare, Slovakia $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1718 Timm Oberwelland 56 Candy, Germany $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1719 Yusuf Hamied 90 Pharmaceuticals, India $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1720 Steven Schonfeld 67 Hedge funds, United States $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1721 Bent Jensen & Family 74 Electric systems, Denmark $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1722 Asok Kumar Hiranandani 71 Real estate, Singapore $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1723 Bennett Dorrance 80 Campbell Soup, United States $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1724 Sylvia Stroeher 71 Cosmetics, Germany $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1725 Igor Makarov 64 Investments, Russia $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1726 Pavel BaudiÅ¡ 66 Avast antivirus, Czech Republic $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1727 Ioannis Papalekas 50 Real estate, Greece $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1728 Yvonne Bauer 49 Magazines, media, Germany $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1729 Yao Liangsong 62 Furniture, China $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1730 Li Gaiteng 54 Hair dryers, China $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1731 Jiang Yintai 76 Auto parts, China $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1732 Devi Shetty 73 Healthcare, India $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1733 Chris Lin 65 Semiconductor, Taiwan $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1734 Sanjay Gajendra 51 Semiconductors, United States $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1735 Pavan Jain 75 Chemicals, India $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1736 Tran Dinh Long 65 Steel, Vietnam $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1737 Xue Hua Agribusiness, China $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1738 Mustafa Rahmi Koc 96 Diversified, Türkiye $2.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1739 Koo Kwang-mo 48 LG, South Korea $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1740 Ge Weidong 57 Investment, Hong Kong $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1741 Michael Ying 56 Retail, Hong Kong $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1742 Joe Lacob 70 Golden State Warriors, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1743 Steve Case 68 AOL, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1744 Yu Huijiao 60 Package delivery, China $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1745 Inder Jaisinghani 73 Cables & wires, India $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1746 William Boyd 94 Casinos, banking, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1747 Evan Spiegel 36 Snapchat, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1748 Todd Wagner 66 Online media, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1749 Rolf Gerling 71 Insurance, Germany $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1750 Leslie Alexander 83 Sports team, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1751 Luciano Hang 64 Department stores, Brazil $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1752 Chen Qiongxiang Batteries, China $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1753 David Fong 69 Real estate, Hong Kong $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1754 Chen Zhiping 50 E-cigarettes, China $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1755 Daniel Lubetzky 58 Snack bars, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1756 Fan Xiulian 62 Pharmaceuticals, China $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1757 Florian Rehm 49 Liquor, Germany $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1758 Jitendra Mohan 53 Semiconductors, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1759 Reinfried Pohl Jr 66 Mutual funds, Germany $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1760 Francois Feuillet 77 Motorhomes, RVs, France $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1761 Thomas Dundon 55 Santander Consumer USA, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1762 Wu Yiling 76 Pharmaceuticals, China $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1763 Alexander Ponomarenko 61 Real estate, airport, Russia $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1764 Hong Feng 49 Smartphones, China $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1765 Li Wanqiang 49 Smartphones, China $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1766 Nicola Bulgari 56 Bulgari, Italy $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1767 Noubar Afeyan 64 Biotech, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1768 David Grain 64 Private equity, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1769 Gundbert Scherf 44 Defense tech, Germany $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1770 Niklas Köhler 35 Defense tech, Germany $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1771 Torsten Reil 53 Defense tech, Germany $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1772 Renato dos Santos 49 Banking, Brazil $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1773 Manny Villar 76 Vista Land, Philippines $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1774 Li Zhenguo 58 Solar wafers and modules, China $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1775 Tim Draper 68 Cryptocurrency, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1776 Mika Anttonen 59 Oil & gas, Finland $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1777 Alexandra Daitch 63 Cargill, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1778 Jerry Reinsdorf 90 Sports teams, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1779 Lucy Stitzer 66 Cargill, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1780 Sarah MacMillan 72 Cargill, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1781 Wei Ing-Chou 73 Food, beverages, Taiwan $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1782 Wei Yin-Chun 69 Food, beverages, Taiwan $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1783 Wei Yin-Heng 67 Food, beverages, Taiwan $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1784 Wei Ying-Chiao 71 Food, beverages, Taiwan $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1785 Rishad Naoroji 75 Godrej Group (inherited), India $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1786 Sergei Sudarikov 55 Finance, development, Russia $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1787 Chris Rokos 56 Rokos Capital Management, United Kingdom $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1788 Rita Tong Liu 78 Real estate, Hong Kong $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1789 Matthew Pritzker 44 Hotels, investments, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1790 Ami Luttwak 42 Security startup, Israel $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1791 Assaf Rappaport 43 Security startup, Israel $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1792 Roy Reznik 38 Security startup, Israel $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1793 Yinon Costica 43 Security startup, Israel $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1794 Pierre van der Mersch 91 Investing, Belgium $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1795 Jyoti Bansal 48 AI software, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1796 Bhadresh Shah 75 Engineering, India $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1797 Stefan Soloviev 51 Real estate, grains, United States $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1798 Edwin Leong 56 Real estate, Hong Kong $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1799 Bahaa Hariri 60 Saudi Oger (inherited), Lebanon $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
1800 Hans Jakob Limbach 78 Laboratories, Germany $2.3B 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?
Jeffrey Chih Lo is first in the BillionaireList ranking with a latest public estimate of $2.4 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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