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Richest people in the world

The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Ravi Modi leads with $1.5 billion as of October 2026. Every row shows the date and the source of its figure.
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Rank Name Net worth
2601 Ravi Modi 49 Readymade garments, India $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2602 Gerald Schwartz 84 Finance, Canada $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2603 Hans Thomann 64 Music retail, Germany $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2604 Vladimir Fartushnyak 64 Retail, Russia $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2605 Alexander Sixt 46 Car rentals, Germany $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2606 Konstantin Sixt 43 Car rentals, Germany $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2607 Julia Oetker 47 Consumer goods, Germany $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2608 Agustรญn Coppel Luken 65 Diversified, Mexico $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2609 Aziz Akhannouch 65 Akwa Group, Morocco $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2610 Michael Teel 75 Supermarkets, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2611 Arsen Kanokov 69 Real estate, Russia $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2612 Francisco Jose Riberas Mera 62 Steel, autoparts, Spain $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2613 Georg Haub 64 Retail, Germany $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2614 Peng Qian 51 Testing equipment, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2615 Ignacio Torras 61 Trading, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2616 John Morgan 70 Personal injury law, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2617 Justin Yuan 45 Online games, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2618 Peter Ludwig 42 AI software, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2619 Prasanna Sankar 38 Software, India $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2620 Qasar Younis 45 AI software, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2621 Seth Klarman 69 Investments, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2622 Thomas Crowley Jr 59 Shipping, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2623 Xu Zhenhua 47 Online games, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2624 Li Weiguo 61 Construction materials, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2625 Jose Maria Aristrain 63 Steel, Spain $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2626 Eduard Kuฤera 73 Avast antivirus, Czech Republic $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2627 Alan Gerry 97 Cable television, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2628 Sekar Vembu 54 Business software, India $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2629 Wang Xuefeng 56 Manufacturing, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2630 Tian Ming 72 Measuring instruments, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2631 George M. Marcus 85 Marcus & Millichap, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2632 Marc Lipschultz 57 Private equity, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2633 Stelios Haji-Ioannou 59 EasyJet, Cyprus $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2634 Tiger Woods 50 Golf, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2635 Weng Xianding 64 Medical devices, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2636 Paul Fireman 82 Reebok, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2637 Tsai Cheng-Chiu Finance, Taiwan $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2638 John Lim 70 Real estate, Singapore $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2639 Stephen Winn 80 Real estate services, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2640 Li Weiwei 49 Online games, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2641 Liang Yunchao 57 Nutritional supplements, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2642 Shigefumi Wada 74 Software, Japan $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2643 Carmen Thyssen 83 Investments, art, Spain $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2644 Robert Knauf 48 Building materials, Germany $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2645 Dan Gertler 52 Mining, Israel $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2646 Chu Jian 63 Manufacturing, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2647 Zheng Wei 56 Pharmaceuticals, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2648 Li Zhiyuan 71 Electrical components, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2649 Turgay Ciner 70 Ciner Group, Tรผrkiye $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2650 Polys Haji-Ioannou 61 Shipping, easyJet (inherited), Cyprus $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2651 Winai Teawsomboonkij 63 Food, Thailand $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2652 Kim Sang-beom 65 Semiconductors, South Korea $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2653 Christina Flรผgel 51 Liquor, Germany $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2654 Ma Bin 55 Manufacturing, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2655 Brian Schimpf 42 Defense technology, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2656 Deniz Sahenk 81 Diversified, Tรผrkiye $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2657 Sun Aixiang 58 Thermal management, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2658 Lin Chang Su-O 86 Real estate, Taiwan $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2659 Wang Aiguo 56 Modified plastics, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2660 Anand Burman 74 Consumer goods, India $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2661 Liu Zhiqiang 61 Conglomerate, Hong Kong $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2662 Rolly van Rappard 66 Private Equity, Netherlands $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2663 Yin Yee Lee 74 Glass, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2664 Surin Upatkoon 77 Telecom, lotteries, insurance, Thailand $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2665 Allan Wong 76 Electronics, Hong Kong $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2666 Jose Ermirio de Moraes Neto 74 Diversified, Brazil $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2667 Jose Roberto Ermirio de Moraes 68 Diversified, Brazil $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2668 Neide Helena de Moraes 71 Diversified, Brazil $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2669 Douglas Rippel 60 Retail finance, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2670 Fu Guangming 73 Poultry, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2671 Vadim Vikulov 62 Grain, vegetable oil, Russia $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2672 Niraj Shah 51 Wayfair, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2673 Alexander Savelyev 72 Banking, Russia $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2674 Georgios Peristeris 69 Real estate, Greece $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2675 Patricia Angelini Rossi 72 Forestry, mining, Chile $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2676 Itamar Locks 71 Agribusiness, Brazil $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2677 Blairo Maggi 70 Agribusiness, Brazil $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2678 Liu Chengyu 64 Power supply equipment, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2679 Carson Brice 59 Banking, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2680 Claire Bristow 60 Banking, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2681 Zeng Kaitian 51 Online games, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2682 Sam Pollock 60 Private equity, Canada $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2683 Melissa Ma Internet search, China $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2684 Wong Man Li 61 Furniture, Hong Kong $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2685 Lucy Guo 32 Artificial intelligence, United States $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2686 G.V. Prasad 65 Pharmaceuticals, India $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2687 Andrew Bialecki 41 Marketing software, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2688 Gabriella Meister 78 Appliances, Germany $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2689 Andrei Kosogov 65 Banking, Russia $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2690 Philip Fayer 48 Fintech, Canada $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2691 Roland Duchatelet 79 Semiconductors, Belgium $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2692 Swift Xie 46 Drones, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2693 Satish Reddy 59 Pharmaceuticals, India $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2694 Herriot Tabuteau 58 Healthcare, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2695 Alexander Linnik 58 Agriculture, Russia $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2696 Victor Linnik 58 Agriculture, Russia $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2697 Xiong Wu 50 Software, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2698 Steve Conine 51 Wayfair, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2699 Andrei Filatov 54 Ports, railway transport, Russia $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2700 Charlotte Goh 36 Paints, Singapore $1.4B 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?
Ravi Modi is first in the BillionaireList ranking with a latest public estimate of $1.5 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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