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Billionaires in Switzerland
There are 41 ranked billionaires in Switzerland in our records, with combined latest estimates of $273 billion. The richest is Gianluigi Aponte at $47 billion as of October 2026.
Ranked
41
Combined
$273B
Self-made
17
Women
11
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Richest people in Switzerland
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Gianluigi Aponte 86 MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company | $47.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 40 | Rafaela Aponte-Diamant 81 MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company... | $47.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (co-founder) | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 213 | Ivan Glasenberg 69 Mining | $14.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 298 | Ernesto Bertarelli 61 Serono (inherited) | $11.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Serono (inherited) | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 301 | Magdalena Martullo-Blocher 57 Chemicals | $11.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 386 | Thomas Schmidheiny 80 Cement | $9.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cement | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 403 | Rahel Blocher 50 Chemicals | $9.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 496 | Guillaume Pousaz 45 Fintech | $7.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fintech | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 535 | Dona Bertarelli 58 Biotech and investments | $7.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biotech and investments | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 608 | Rudolf Maag 80 Medical devices | $6.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 723 | Margarita Louis-Dreyfus 64 Commodities | $5.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Commodities | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 768 | Matthias Reinhart 66 Financial services | $5.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Financial services | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 841 | Willy Michel 79 Medical devices | $5.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 880 | Thomas Straumann 63 Dental implants | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dental implants | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 904 | Martin Ebner 81 Investments | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 905 | Hansjoerg Wyss 91 Medical devices | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 930 | Martin Haefner 72 Software, investments | $4.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software, investments | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 939 | Hans Peter Wild 85 Flavorings | $4.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Flavorings | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 964 | Walter Frey 83 Car dealerships | $4.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Car dealerships | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 983 | Michael Pieper 80 Kitchen appliances | $4.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Kitchen appliances | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1123 | Markus Blocher 55 Chemicals | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1175 | Miriam Baumann-Blocher 51 Chemicals | $3.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1231 | Eva Maria Bucher-Haefner 69 Software, investments | $3.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software, investments | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1288 | Georg von Opel 60 Real estate, investments | $3.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate, investments | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1351 | Alberto Siccardi 82 Medical devices | $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1411 | Urs Wietlisbach 65 Private equity | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1415 | Alfred Gantner 58 Private equity | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1416 | Marcel Erni 61 Private equity | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1417 | Maja Oeri 71 Pharmaceuticals | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1451 | Beda Diethelm 85 Hearing aids | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hearing aids | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1591 | Madeleine Grogg Pharmaceuticals | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1597 | Stephan Schmidheiny 78 Investments | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1603 | Mario Germano Giuliani 54 Pharmaceuticals | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1872 | Karl Scheufele III 87 Jewelry | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Jewelry | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2094 | Gary Fegel 52 Commodities, investments | $2.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Commodities, investments | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2129 | Hans-Ueli Rihs 82 Hearing Aids | $1.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hearing Aids | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2218 | Stephane Bonvin 59 Real estate | $1.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2227 | Melchior Oeri 32 Pharmaceuticals | $1.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2245 | Giammaria Giuliani 48 Pharmaceuticals | $1.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2910 | Daniela Grogg Pharmaceuticals | $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2911 | Nicole Grogg-Hotzer 53 Pharmaceuticals | $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in Switzerland?
Gianluigi Aponte is the richest person in Switzerland in the BillionaireList ranking, with a latest public estimate of $47 billion dated October 2026.
How many billionaires are there in Switzerland?
41 people associated with Switzerland are ranked here: their latest public estimate is above one billion dollars and dated on or after 1 September 2026. Older estimates are not counted.
Which industries do billionaires in Switzerland come from?
Healthcare (15), Manufacturing and industry (9), Finance and investments (7) lead in our records.
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