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Richest people in the world

The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. KR Sridhar leads with $1.4 billion as of October 2026. Every row shows the date and the source of its figure.
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Rank Name Net worth
2801 KR Sridhar 65 Fuel cell systems, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2802 Alexander Lutsenko 64 Agribusiness, Russia $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2803 Jenny Lindรฉn Urnes 55 Powdered metal, Sweden $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2804 Gary Magness 72 Cable TV, investments, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2805 Cristina Green 77 Fashion retail, United Kingdom $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2806 Philip Green 74 Arcadia Group, United Kingdom $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2807 Joseph Steinberg 82 Investments, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2808 Jordi Rubiralta 53 Diagnostics, Spain $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2809 Nanu Gupta 84 Retail, India $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2810 Wang Xicheng 77 Tires, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2811 Liu Jingkang 35 Cameras, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2812 Yasseen Mansour 65 Diversified, Egypt $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2813 Mao Geping 62 Cosmetics, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2814 Stephen Hoge 50 Biotech, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2815 Zhang Shengwei 53 E-cigarettes, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2816 Ye Guofu 48 Retail, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2817 Yu Qibing 60 Glass, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2818 Bret Johnsen SpaceX, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2819 Thomas von Koch 60 Asset management, Sweden $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2820 Michael Wisser 53 Logistics, Germany $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2821 Anas Sefrioui 69 Addoha, Morocco $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2822 Yan Zhi 54 Real estate, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2823 Frank Holding Jr 65 Banking, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2824 Tyler Perry 57 Movies, television, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2825 Sun Guangxin 63 Diversified, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2826 Yu Peidi 66 Real estate, Hong Kong $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2827 Lee Dong-chae 67 Chemicals, South Korea $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2828 Wu Zhongyi 52 Electronics, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2829 Ben Silbermann 44 Social media, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2830 Xiang Guangming 63 Waste disposal, China $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2831 Peter Korbacka 55 Financial services, private equity, Slovakia $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2832 Tope Awotona 45 Software, United States $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2833 Clelia Haji-Ioannou 51 Shipping, easyJet (inherited), Cyprus $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2834 Lu Hongyan 49 Online games, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2835 Jan-Hendrik Goldbeck 50 Construction, Germany $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2836 Joachim Goldbeck 56 Construction, Germany $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2837 Jรถrg-Uwe Goldbeck 58 Construction, Germany $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2838 Markus Persson 47 Minecraft (Mojang), Sweden $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2839 Kim Hyoung-nyon 50 Fintech, South Korea $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2840 Huang Jian 59 Home appliance, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2841 Frederic Luddy 71 Software, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2842 Gao Yi 57 Pharmaceuticals, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2843 Anthony Yoseloff 52 Investment management, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2844 Song Fei 60 Machinery, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2845 Michael Spencer 71 ICAP and NEX Group, United Kingdom $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2846 Helly Nahmad 49 Art dealing, United Kingdom $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2847 Joe Nahmad 56 Art dealing, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2848 Yoni Nahmad 26 Art, Italy $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2849 Zhang Liguo 62 Skincare, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2850 Yao Runhao 38 Online games, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2851 Tseng Sing-ai Petrochemicals, Taiwan $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2852 Brian L. Roberts 67 Comcast, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2853 Chen Shiliang 62 Polyester, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2854 Stefan Kaluzny 59 Private equity, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2855 Gao Jifan 61 Solar equipment, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2856 Andrei Molchanov 55 Construction materials, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2857 Nikolay Fartushnyak 60 Retail, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2858 Michael Kum 56 Hotels, Singapore $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2859 Larry Fink 73 Money management, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2860 Boris Rotenberg 69 Construction, pipes, chemicals, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2861 Lim Kaling 62 Gaming hardware, Singapore $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2862 Jim Koch 77 Beer, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2863 Bahari Karim 64 Palm oil, Indonesia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2864 Burhan Karim 66 Palm oil, Indonesia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2865 Heloise Pratt 64 Manufacturing, investment, Australia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2866 Xu Wanmao 81 Education, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2867 Hans-Otto Kromberg 83 Electrical Products, Germany $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2868 Wu Kaiting 56 Electronics, Hong Kong $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2869 Hua Xuande 82 Pharmaceuticals, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2870 C.C. Paarthipan 72 Pharmaceuticals, India $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2871 Ajlan bin Abdulaziz Al-Ajlan 65 Real estate, investments, Saudi Arabia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2872 Josef Boquoi 92 Frozen foods, Germany $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2873 Wang Guanran 26 Gold mining, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2874 Subbamma Jasti 93 Pharmaceuticals, India $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2875 Elena Baturina 63 Investments, real estate, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2876 Mikhail Fedyaev 64 Coal, railway transport, machinery, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2877 Richard Kayne 80 Investments, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2878 Andrei Kuzyaev 61 Telecom, oil service, real estate, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2879 Li Xiaohua 64 Packaging, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2880 Vera Rechulski Santo Domingo 77 Beer, Brazil $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2881 Lyudmila Kogan 61 Banking, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2882 Fredrik ร–sterberg 55 Gambling products, Sweden $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2883 Rahul Dhoot 53 Auto components, India $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2884 Yvonne Lo 81 Textile, Hong Kong $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2885 Ruan Hongliang 65 Glass, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2886 Chris Wanstrath 41 Software, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2887 Mark Kurtser 69 Healthcare, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2888 Hugo Ribeiro 73 Agribusiness, Brazil $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2889 Pan Laican Soy sauce, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2890 Kenneth Lo 56 Textile, United Kingdom $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2891 Bhikhabai Virani 73 Snacks, India $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2892 Yuri Karptsov 62 Retail, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2893 Wang Minwen 62 Semiconductor, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2894 Bruce Beal Jr 56 Real estate, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2895 Eric Hรฉmar 63 Logistics, France $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2896 Miguel Tomรกs Arrufat Pujol 65 Education technology, Spain $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2897 Zhou Chengjian 61 Fashion retail, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2898 Liu Ming Chung 63 Paper, Brazil $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2899 Vitali Machitski 72 Deversified, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2900 Jack Zhang Fintech, Australia $1.3B 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?
KR Sridhar is first in the BillionaireList ranking with a latest public estimate of $1.4 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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