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Richest people in the world

The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Stuart Hoegner leads with $24.7 billion as of October 2026. Every row shows the date and the source of its figure.
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Rank Name Net worth
101 Stuart Hoegner Cryptocurrency, Canada $24.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
102 Chen Jianhua 55 Chemicals, China $24.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
103 Vinod Adani 77 Infrastructure, commodities, India $24.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
104 Gennady Timchenko 73 Volga Group, Novatek, Russia $24.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
105 Franรงois Pinault 90 Kering, Groupe Artemis, France $24.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
106 Chen Tianshi 41 Semiconductors, China $23.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
107 Diane Hendricks 79 ABC Supply, United States $23.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
108 Susanne Klatten 64 BMW, Altana (inherited), Germany $23.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
109 Takemitsu Takizaki 81 Keyence, Japan $23.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
110 Brett Adcock 40 Robots, United States $23.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
111 Emmanuel Besnier 56 Lactalis (inherited), France $23.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
112 Christy Walton 77 Walmart (inherited), United States $23.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
113 Jerry Jones 84 Dallas Cowboys, oil and gas, United States $23.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
114 Zheng Shuliang 80 Aluminum products, China $23.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
115 John Doerr 75 Venture capital, Kleiner Perkins, United States $23.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
116 Harry Triguboff 93 Real estate, Australia $22.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
117 John Fredriksen 82 Shipping, Seadrill, Cyprus $22.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
118 Stefan Quandt 60 BMW (inherited), Germany $22.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
119 Jason Chang 82 Semiconductors, Singapore $22.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
120 Lei Jun 56 Xiaomi, China $21.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
121 Stephen M. Ross 86 Related Companies, United States $21.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
122 Henry Nicholas 67 Broadcom, United States $21.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
123 Alexander C. Karp 59 Palantir Technologies, United States $21.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
124 Huang Shilin 59 Batteries, China $21.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
125 Kumar Mangalam Birla 59 Aditya Birla Group, India $21.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
126 Michael Platt 57 BlueCrest Capital hedge fund, United Kingdom $20.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
127 Dang Yanbao 56 Coal, China $20.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
128 Stefan Persson 79 H&M, Sweden $20.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
129 Ernest Garcia II 69 DriveTime, Carvana, United States $20.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
130 Andrey Melnichenko 54 EuroChem, SUEK, Russia $20.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
131 Wang Chuanfu 60 Batteries, automobiles, China $20.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
132 Todd Graves 54 Raising Cane's, United States $20.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
133 Richard B. Cohen 74 Symbotic, C&S Wholesale Grocers, United States $19.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
134 Yu Yong 65 Mining, China $19.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
135 Donald Bren 94 Irvine Company, United States $19.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
136 Torstein Hagen 83 Cruises, Norway $19.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
137 Arthur Dantchik 69 Susquehanna International Group, United States $19.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
138 Jorge Paulo Lemann 87 3G Capital, AB InBev, Brazil $19.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
139 Philip Anschutz 86 Anschutz Corporation, United States $19.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
140 Renรกta Kellnerovรก 59 PPF Group, Czech Republic $19.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
141 Harold Hamm 80 Continental Resources, United States $19.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
142 Ray Dalio 77 Bridgewater Associates, United States $18.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
143 Jan Koum 50 WhatsApp, United States $18.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
144 Dan Gilbert 64 Rocket Companies, United States $18.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
145 Nikolay Storonsky 42 Revolut, United Kingdom $18.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
146 Qin Yinglin 61 Muyuan Foods, China $18.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
147 Enrique K. Razon 66 ICTSI, Bloomberry Resorts, Philippines $18.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
148 Nancy Walton Laurie 75 Walmart (inheritance), United States $18.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
149 Nathan Kirsh 94 Retail, real estate, Eswatini $18.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
150 Edwin Chen 38 Surge AI, United States $18.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
151 Eric Smidt 66 Harbor Freight Tools, United States $17.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
152 John Collison 36 Payment software, Ireland $17.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
153 Patrick Collison 38 Payment software, Ireland $17.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
154 Jim Ratcliffe 74 Ineos, United Kingdom $17.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
155 Beate Heister 75 Aldi Sud (inherited), Germany $17.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
156 Karl Albrecht Jr. 79 Aldi Sud (inherited), Germany $17.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
157 Antonio Gracias 55 Investments, United States $17.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
158 Wang Weixiu 75 Machinery, China $17.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
159 Zhong Huijuan 65 Hansoh Pharmaceutical, China $16.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
160 Jaime Gilinski Bacal 68 Banking, Colombia $16.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
161 Mikhail Fridman 62 Alfa Group, LetterOne, Russia $16.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
162 Sarath Ratanavadi 61 Energy, Thailand $16.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
163 Joshua Kushner 41 Thrive Capital, United States $16.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
164 Pierre Chen 70 Electronics, Taiwan $16.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
165 Peter Mallouk 56 Wealth planning, United States $16.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
166 Kwong Siu-hing 96 Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong $16.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
167 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken 72 Heineken (inherited), Netherlands $16.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
168 Theo Albrecht, Jr. 76 Aldi Nord (inherited), Germany $16.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
169 Shahid Khan 76 Flex-N-Gate, auto parts, United States $16.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
170 Edward Johnson IV 66 Fidelity Investments (family), United States $16.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
171 Dhanin Chearavanont 88 Charoen Pokphand Group, Thailand $16.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
172 Anders Holch Povlsen 53 Fashion retail, Denmark $16.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
173 Andrew Forrest 64 Mining, Australia $16.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
174 Lu Xiangyang 63 Automobiles, batteries, China $15.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
175 Laurene Powell Jobs 62 Apple, Disney (inherited), United States $15.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
176 Johann Rupert 76 Luxury goods, South Africa $15.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
177 Eric Li 63 Automobiles, China $15.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
178 Alejandro Baillรจres 66 Grupo BAL, Peรฑoles, Fresnillo, Mexico $15.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
179 Christopher Olah 34 Artificial intelligence, Canada $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
180 Daniela Amodei 39 Artificial intelligence, United States $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
181 Dario Amodei 43 Artificial intelligence, United States $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
182 Jack Clark 37 Artificial intelligence, United States $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
183 Jared Kaplan 42 Artificial intelligence, United States $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
184 Sam McCandlish 36 Artificial intelligence, United States $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
185 Tom Brown 39 Artificial intelligence, United States $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
186 Ralph Lauren 87 Ralph Lauren Corporation, United States $15.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
187 Low Tuck Kwong 78 Coal, Indonesia $15.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
188 R. Budi Hartono 86 Banking, tobacco, Indonesia $15.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
189 Hussain Sajwani 73 Real estate, United Arab Emirates $15.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
190 Wang Wei 56 SF Express, China $15.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
191 Robert Kraft 85 New England Patriots, Kraft Group, United States $15.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
192 George Kaiser 84 Kaiser-Francis Oil, BOK Financial, United States $15.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
193 Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Schaeffler 62 Schaeffler Group (inherited), Germany $15.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
194 Ken Fisher 75 Fisher Investments, United States $15.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
195 John Menard, Jr. 86 Menards, United States $14.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
196 Tobi Lutke 46 E-commerce, Canada $14.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
197 Jeffrey Hildebrand 67 Hilcorp Energy, United States $14.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
198 James Dyson 79 Dyson, United Kingdom $14.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
199 Friedhelm Loh 80 Manufacturing, Germany $14.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
200 Barry Lam 77 Electronics, Taiwan $14.6B 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?
Stuart Hoegner is first in the BillionaireList ranking with a latest public estimate of $24.7 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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