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Richest people in the world
The richest people in the world, ranked by their latest public net worth estimate. Cheah Cheng Hye leads with $1.2 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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| 3001 | Cheah Cheng Hye 72 Value Partners, Hong Kong | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Value Partners | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3002 | J. K. Rowling 61 Harry Potter books, United Kingdom | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Harry Potter books | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3003 | Li Xiaoming 52 AI, Landscape Design, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI, Landscape Design | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3004 | Junro Ito 68 Retail, Japan | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3005 | Neerja Sethi 71 IT consulting, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | IT consulting | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3006 | Nigel Austin 56 Retail, Australia | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3007 | Alexander Mamut 66 Investments, Russia | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3008 | Sheila Johnson 77 Cable TV, hotels, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cable TV, hotels | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3009 | Cristiano Ronaldo 41 Soccer, Portugal | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Soccer | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3010 | Ben Francis 34 Gymshark, United Kingdom | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gymshark | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3011 | David Humphreys 69 Residential roofing, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Residential roofing | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3012 | Sarah Humphreys Atkins 68 Residential roofing, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Residential roofing | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3013 | Colette Kress 59 Nvidia, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Nvidia | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3014 | Michael Tojner 60 Batteries, investments, Austria | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Batteries, investments | 🇦🇹 Austria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3015 | Ahmed Afif Topbas 84 Food Retail, Türkiye | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Food Retail | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3016 | Christian Chabot 54 Software, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3017 | He Zuxun 60 Pig breeding, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pig breeding | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3018 | Jean-Marc Chapus 67 Finance, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3019 | Bastian Nominacher 41 Enterprise software, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Enterprise software | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3020 | Dylan Field 34 Software, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3021 | David Feffer 69 Pulp and paper, Brazil | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pulp and paper | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3022 | James Truchard 83 Software, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3023 | Ken Kendrick 83 Banking, sports team, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking, sports team | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3024 | Zhang Xin 61 Real estate, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3025 | Xu Yuejuan 64 Petro Fibre, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Petro Fibre | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3026 | Gerald Engström 78 Ventilation, Sweden | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ventilation | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3027 | Sun Huaiqing 57 Cosmetics, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cosmetics | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3028 | Zhu Shuangquan 62 Semiconductor materials, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductor materials | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3029 | Carsten Koerl 61 Sports data, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports data | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3030 | Lim Wee-Chai 68 Top Glove, Malaysia | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Top Glove | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3031 | Dieter Müller 72 Motels, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Motels | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3032 | Shintaro Tsuji 98 Hello Kitty, Japan | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hello Kitty | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3033 | Quek Leng Chye 82 Diversified, Singapore | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3034 | Xiu Laigui 72 Pharmaceuticals, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3035 | Dong Fan Medical devices, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3036 | Hisako Yamamoto Retail, Japan | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3037 | Yasuhisa Ito Retail, Japan | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3038 | René Holecek 60 Firearms, Czech Republic | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Firearms | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3039 | Xie Yi 42 Thermal products, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thermal products | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3040 | Naresh Trehan 80 Hospitals, India | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hospitals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3041 | Qiao Zhiyong 62 Industrial gas, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Industrial gas | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3042 | Thomas Sandell 65 Sandell Asset Management, Sweden | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sandell Asset Management | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3043 | Yu Lili 58 Electronic components, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronic components | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3044 | Ravi S. 63 Automotive components, India | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Automotive components | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3045 | Chen Jinghong 80 Auto parts, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3046 | Holger Timm 69 Finance, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3047 | Wang Jilei 61 Logistics, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Logistics | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3048 | Jeff Sprecher 71 Stock exchanges, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stock exchanges | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3049 | Michael Gans 63 Supply chain services, Luxembourg | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Supply chain services | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3050 | Simón Pedro Barceló Vadell 60 Hotels, Spain | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hotels | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3051 | Lin Zhixiong 53 Medical devices, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3052 | Martin Klenk 39 Enterprise software, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Enterprise software | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3053 | Taavet Hinrikus 44 Payments, banking, Estonia | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Payments, banking | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3054 | Jiang Zhaobai 63 Real estate, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3055 | Clemens Toennies 70 Meat processing, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Meat processing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3056 | Daniel Hager 54 Electrical products, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electrical products | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3057 | Philip & family Hager 56 Electrical products, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electrical products | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3058 | Robert Toennies 48 Meat processing, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Meat processing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3059 | Vinod Saraf 74 Chemicals, India | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3060 | Zhao Jianhui 66 Silicon carbide wafers, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Silicon carbide wafers | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3061 | Dorle Hager 62 Electrical products, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electrical products | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3062 | Evi Hager 64 Electrical products, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electrical products | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3063 | Peter Hager 66 Electrical products, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electrical products | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3064 | Shay Banon 48 Search engine, Israel | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Search engine | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3065 | Sung Kyu-dong 69 Semiconductors, South Korea | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3066 | Zhong Sheng Jian 68 Real estate, Singapore | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3067 | He Zhenggang 72 Chemicals, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3068 | Zuo Jing 61 Precision transmission devices, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Precision transmission devices | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3069 | Zuo Yuyu Precision transmission devices, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Precision transmission devices | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3070 | Bruce Springsteen 77 Music, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Music | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3071 | Isabel-Ulrike Hager 40 Electrical products, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electrical products | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3072 | Lin Por-Fong 83 Glass, Taiwan | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Glass | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3073 | Benjamin Zhengmin Pan 56 Electronics, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3074 | Patokh Chodiev 73 Mining, metals, Belgium | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining, metals | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3075 | Simona Giorgetta 49 Chemical products, Italy | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemical products | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3076 | Harley Sy 67 Diversified, Philippines | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇵🇠Philippines | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3077 | Pedro Grendene Bartelle 76 Shoes, Brazil | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shoes | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3078 | Petro Poroshenko 61 Roshen, Ukraine | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Roshen | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3079 | Hong Seok-joh 73 Convenience stores, South Korea | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Convenience stores | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3080 | Vadim Novinsky 63 Steel, Ukraine | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Steel | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3081 | Konstantin Nikolaev 55 Ports, railway transport, Russia | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ports, railway transport | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3082 | Nikita Mishin 55 Ports, railway transport, Russia | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ports, railway transport | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3083 | Kazim Turker 72 Energy, diversified, Türkiye | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Energy, diversified | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3084 | Vitaly Orlov 60 Fisheries, Russia | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fisheries | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3085 | Anne Dinning 63 Hedge funds, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3086 | Zan Shengda 63 Diversified, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3087 | Manny Stul 86 Moose Toys, Australia | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Moose Toys | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3088 | Peng Zhao 55 Online recruitment, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online recruitment | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3089 | Sanjeev Shah 63 Foods, India | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Foods | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3090 | Arnold Schwarzenegger 79 Movies, investments, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Movies, investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3091 | Zhao Jianping 62 Thermal management, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thermal management | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3092 | Maxim Shubarev 58 Real Estate, Russia | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real Estate | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3093 | Giuliana Caprotti 85 Supermarkets, Italy | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Supermarkets | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3094 | Marina Caprotti 48 Supermarkets, Italy | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Supermarkets | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3095 | A. Jayson Adair 57 Damaged cars, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Damaged cars | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3096 | Zhang Jian 52 Optical transceivers, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Optical transceivers | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3097 | Howard Huang 46 Cameras and sensors, China | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cameras and sensors | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3098 | Ron Shaich 72 Restaurants, United States | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Restaurants | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3099 | Kenji Kasahara 50 Social network, Japan | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Social network | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3100 | Maxim Tebar 25 Chainsaws, Germany | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chainsaws | 🇩🇪 Germany | 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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