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Richest people in the world
The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Wu Yingming leads with $2.3 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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| 1801 | Wu Yingming 59 Batteries, China | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Batteries | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1802 | Dong Zengping Electronics, China | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1803 | Ramesh Jaisinghani 70 Cables and wires, India | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cables and wires | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1804 | Bob Ell 81 Real estate, Australia | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1805 | Ajay Jaisinghani 74 Wires and cables, India | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Wires and cables | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1806 | Matthew Roszak 53 Cryptocurrency, United States | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cryptocurrency | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1807 | Carmen Daurella Aguilera 70 Coca-Cola bottler, Spain | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Coca-Cola bottler | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1808 | Leonard Abess 78 Banking, United States | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1809 | Sandeep Engineer 65 Plastic pipes, India | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Plastic pipes | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1810 | Kristo Käärmann 46 Payments, banking, Estonia | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Payments, banking | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1811 | Chen Jinxia 58 Investments, China | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1812 | Ho Hung Anh 56 Consumer products, banking, Vietnam | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Consumer products, banking | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1813 | Park Dong-suk 65 Electrical equipment, South Korea | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electrical equipment | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1814 | Arnout Schuijff 59 Payments software, Netherlands | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Payments software | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1815 | Bill Malhotra 77 Real estate, Canada | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1816 | Wang Changtian 61 TV, movie production, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TV, movie production | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1817 | Constantinos Martinos 73 Shipping, Greece | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇬🇷 Greece | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1818 | Hiroshi Ishibashi 80 Tires, Japan | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tires | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1819 | Ed Craven 30 Stake.com, Australia | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stake.com | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1820 | Noam Gottesman 65 Hedge funds, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1821 | Clayton Zekelman 57 Steel, Canada | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Steel | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1822 | Ion Tiriac 87 Banking, insurance, Romania | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking, insurance | 🇷🇴 Romania | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1823 | Herbert Allen Jr 86 Investment banking, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investment banking | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1824 | Essam Al Muhaidib 67 Diversified, Saudi Arabia | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1825 | Sulaiman Al Muhaidib 71 Diversified, Saudi Arabia | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1826 | Katsumi Tada 81 Real estate, Japan | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1827 | Christiane Knauf 54 Building materials, Germany | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Building materials | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1828 | Christine Knauf 71 Building materials, Germany | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Building materials | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1829 | Karl Knauf 70 Building materials, Germany | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Building materials | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1830 | Chen Wenyuan 58 Testing equipment, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Testing equipment | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1831 | Sergei Studennikov 59 Liquor stores, supermarkets, Russia | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Liquor stores, supermarkets | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1832 | Dermot Desmond 76 Finance, Ireland | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1833 | Irving Grousbeck 92 Telecommunication, sports, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Telecommunication, sports | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1834 | Manoj Upadhyay 56 Solar energy, India | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Solar energy | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1835 | Yeh Kuo-I 85 Computers, Taiwan | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Computers | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1836 | Prem Kumar Arora 88 Pharmaceuticals, India | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1837 | Jerry Speyer 86 Real estate, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1838 | Acharya Balkrishna 54 Consumer goods, India | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Consumer goods | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1839 | Enrique Coppel Luken 78 Diversified, Mexico | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1840 | Howard Marks 80 Private equity, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1841 | Helena Dassault 36 Inherited, France | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Inherited | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1842 | Remi Dassault 25 Diversified, France | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1843 | Gordon Wu 90 Real estate, Hong Kong | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1844 | Liang Qin 54 Semiconductor devices, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductor devices | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1845 | Koh Wee Meng 63 Real estate, hotels, Singapore | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate, hotels | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1846 | Ajay Parekh 69 Adhesives, India | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Adhesives | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1847 | Jupally Rameshwar Rao 71 Real estate, India | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1848 | Vivek Ramaswamy 41 Investments, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1849 | Jim Thompson 86 Logistics, Ireland | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Logistics | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1850 | Adarsh Hiremath 23 AI Software, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI Software | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1851 | Brendan Foody 23 AI Software, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI Software | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1852 | Liang Rubo 43 TikTok, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TikTok | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1853 | Surya Midha 23 AI Software, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI Software | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1854 | Vlad Yatsenko 43 Fintech, Ukraine | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fintech | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1855 | Narendrakumar Parekh 88 Adhesives, India | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Adhesives | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1856 | Cai Jianyong 55 Nickel, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Nickel | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1857 | Li Rucheng 75 Apparel, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Apparel | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1858 | Heikki Kyostila 80 Dental products, Finland | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dental products | 🇫🇮 Finland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1859 | Bijan Tehrani 32 Online casino, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online casino | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1860 | Masaaki Arai 60 Real estate, Japan | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1861 | Roberto Hernández Ramírez 56 Banamex, Mexico | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banamex | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1862 | Alfred West Jr 83 Money management, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Money management | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1863 | John Armitage 66 Hedge funds, Ireland | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1864 | Eric Sprott 86 Sprott Inc., Canada | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sprott Inc. | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1865 | Natacha Nikolajevic 59 Inherited, France | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Inherited | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1866 | Eduardo Vivas 40 Advertising technology, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Advertising technology | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1867 | Thomas Mueller 65 Space, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Space | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1868 | Jerry Moyes 82 Transportation, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Transportation | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1869 | Linda Pritzker 73 Hotels, investments, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hotels, investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1870 | Dan Wilks 70 Frac Tech (fracking), United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Frac Tech (fracking) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1871 | Petter Stordalen 63 Hotels, Norway | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hotels | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1872 | Karl Scheufele III 87 Jewelry, Switzerland | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Jewelry | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1873 | Wu Lanlan 52 Packaging, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Packaging | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1874 | Nicholas Pritzker 82 Hotels, investments, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hotels, investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1875 | Marc Lasry 66 Hedge funds, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1876 | Maren Otto 84 Retail, real estate, Germany | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail, real estate | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1877 | Gan Zhongru 78 Pharmaceuticals, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1878 | Walter Wang 61 Manufacturing, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1879 | Alicia Koplowitz 73 Construction, investments, Spain | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Construction, investments | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1880 | Larry Robbins 57 Hedge funds, United States | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1881 | Leng Youbin 57 Infant formula, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Infant formula | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1882 | John de Mol 71 TV programs, Netherlands | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TV programs | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1883 | Kabir Mulchandani 54 Real estate, India | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1884 | Vladislav Filev 63 Airlines, Russia | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Airlines | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1885 | Liang Feng 57 Manufacturing, China | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1886 | Strive Masiyiwa 65 Telecom, Zimbabwe | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Telecom | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1887 | Sabrina Benetton 53 Fashion retail, investments, Italy | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fashion retail, investments | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1888 | Richard Saghian 45 Fast fashion, United States | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fast fashion | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1889 | Bruce Toll 83 Homebuilding, United States | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Homebuilding | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1890 | Zhang Gongyun 63 Tyre manufacturing machinery, China | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tyre manufacturing machinery | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1891 | Lam Kong 62 Pharmaceuticals, China | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1892 | Chaitanya Desai 55 Electric cables, India | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electric cables | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1893 | Kushal Desai 59 Electrical cables, India | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electrical cables | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1894 | Ibrahim Al Muhaidib 40 Real estate, investments, Saudi Arabia | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate, investments | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1895 | Archie Hwang 74 Semiconductors, Singapore | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1896 | Wichai Thongtang 79 Healthcare, Investments, Thailand | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Healthcare, Investments | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1897 | Drorit Wertheim 70 Coca Cola Israel, Israel | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Coca Cola Israel | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1898 | Park Soon-jae 71 Biopharmaceuticals, South Korea | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biopharmaceuticals | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1899 | John Liew 59 Investment management, United States | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investment management | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1900 | Alexandra Burt 52 Mining, Australia | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 🇦🇺 Australia | 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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