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Richest people in the world

The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Vincent Lo leads with $1.3 billion as of October 2026. Every row shows the date and the source of its figure.
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Rank Name Net worth
2901 Vincent Lo 78 Real estate, Hong Kong $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2902 Ryan Graves 43 Uber, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2903 Hans Sy 71 Diversified, Philippines $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2904 Juan Maria Riberas Mera 58 Steel, investments, Spain $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2905 Wang Shih-Chung 64 Pneumatic equipments, Taiwan $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2906 Ngo Chi Dung 58 Banking, Vietnam $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2907 Erik Must 83 Stock brokerage, Norway $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2908 Rรฉal Plourde 76 Convenience stores, Canada $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2909 Shin Chang-jae 72 Insurance, South Korea $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2910 Daniela Grogg Pharmaceuticals, Switzerland $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2911 Nicole Grogg-Hotzer 53 Pharmaceuticals, Switzerland $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2912 Mark Dixon 56 IWG (Regus) office space, United Kingdom $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2913 Martin Mรธller Nielsen 62 Aircraft leasing, Denmark $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2914 Mustafa Latif Topbas 82 Food, retail, Tรผrkiye $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2915 Ramesh Kunhikannan 62 Electronics, India $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2916 Michael Krasny 73 Retail, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2917 Ana Maria Marcondes Penido Sant'Anna 70 Toll roads, Brazil $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2918 Ilyas Khan 64 Technology, United Kingdom $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2919 Lim Kok Thay 75 Casinos, Malaysia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2920 Xiang Wenbo 64 Manufacturing, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2921 Igor Yakovlev 61 Home appliance stores, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2922 Chang Kuo-Ming 68 Transportation, Taiwan $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2923 Lev Kvetnoi 61 Cement, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2924 Hans Schmid 81 Office Supplies, Germany $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2925 Antonio Percassi 73 Percassi Group and Kiko Milano, Italy $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2926 Zhang Changhong 68 Financial information service, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2927 J. Wayne Weaver 91 Shoes, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2928 Michael Andlauer 61 Logistics, sports, Canada $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2929 Alexander Klyachin 59 Real estate, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2930 Yang Jian 46 Optical and semiconductor testing..., China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2931 Kim Taek-jin 59 Online games, South Korea $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2932 Huang Shanbing 70 Semiconductors, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2933 Herbert Sy 70 Diversified, Philippines $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2934 Sytse 'Sid' Sijbrandij 47 Software, Netherlands $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2935 Mu Rongjun 46 E-commerce, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2936 Mao Zhongwu 64 Manufacturing, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2937 Shin Dong-joo 72 Retail, South Korea $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2938 Yasuhide Uno 63 Payment services, Japan $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2939 David Kong 71 Funeral services, Malaysia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2940 Tang Xiuguo 63 Manufacturing, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2941 Zhiqiang Lu 74 Real estate, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2942 Feng Yuxia 61 Pharmaceuticals, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2943 Roman Avdeev 59 Banking, development, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2944 Luo Yangyong 51 Mining, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2945 Ivan Mรผller Botelho 92 Power Generation, Brazil $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2946 Grigory Anikeev 54 Food Production, Russia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2947 Lia Maria Aguiar 88 Banking, Brazil $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2948 Arthur Levine 75 Private equity, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2949 Lauren Leichtman 76 Private equity, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2950 Hartati Murdaya 80 Diversified, Indonesia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2951 Hou Juncheng 61 Cosmetics, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2952 Tianqiao Chen 53 Online games, China $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2953 Joe Kiani 62 Medical devices, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2954 Ruben Vardanyan 58 Investment banking, Armenia $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2955 Eduardo Costantini 80 Real estate, Argentina $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2956 Mo Ibrahim 80 Celtel telecoms, United Kingdom $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2957 Brendan Blumer 40 Crypto exchange, Hong Kong $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2958 James Jannard 77 Sunglasses, United States $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2959 Derek Stevens 59 Casinos, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2960 Lee Jay-hyun 66 Food products, entertainment, South Korea $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2961 Krishna Kumar Bangur 66 Graphite electrodes, India $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2962 Nancy Lerner 66 MBNA (inherited), United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2963 Tsao Ter-fung 79 Food, Taiwan $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2964 Christian Angermayer 48 Investments, Germany $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2965 Jens von Bahr 55 Gambling products, Sweden $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2966 Kurt Krieger 78 Furniture retailing, Germany $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2967 J. Christopher Flowers 68 Investments, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2968 Randolph Lerner 64 Banking, credit cards, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2969 Norma Lerner 96 MBNA (inherited), United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2970 Qiu Minxiu 81 Semiconductors, China $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2971 Zhu Weisong 44 Online games, toys, China $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2972 Theresia Gouw 58 Venture capital, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2973 Boris Nuraliev 68 Software, Russia $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2974 Lee Ho-jin 63 Diversified, South Korea $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2975 Marcus Pรผrner 60 Bicycles, Germany $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2976 Chen Yuantai 58 Batteries, China $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2977 Zhu Shunquan 58 Semiconductor materials, China $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2978 Richard Teets Jr 70 Steel, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2979 Carolin Hachenberg 42 Motor Homes, Germany $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2980 Christian Hymer 40 Motor Homes, Germany $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2981 Li Haiyan 54 Restaurants, China $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2982 Nicholas Woodman 51 GoPro, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2983 Xi Zhang 52 Chemicals, China $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2984 Ma Fei 58 Electronics components, China $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2985 Hitesh Doshi 59 Solar panels, India $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2986 Aluru Jagadish Prasad 80 Batteries, India $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2987 Pankaj Doshi 63 Solar panels, India $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2988 Li Ming 58 Investments, Hong Kong $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2989 Tony Townley 64 Fast food, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2990 Suresh Krishna 89 Auto parts, India $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2991 Bulent Eczacibasi 76 Pharmaceuticals, diversified, Tรผrkiye $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2992 Pat Neal 77 Homebuilding, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2993 Oleg Misevra 59 Coal, Russia $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2994 Christoph Zeller 70 Ivoclar Vivadent (dental), Liechtenstein $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2995 Richard Warke 66 Mining, Canada $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2996 Thomas Powell 86 Electrical products, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2997 Sanjay Mehrotra 68 Semiconductors, United States $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2998 Susan Carol Holland 70 Hearing aids, Italy $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
2999 Zhao Tongtong 59 Hotels, Canada $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes
3000 Zhang Jianguo 63 Energy, China $1.2B 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?
Vincent Lo is first in the BillionaireList ranking with a latest public estimate of $1.3 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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