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Healthcare billionaires
239 healthcare billionaires are ranked in our records, with combined latest estimates of $918 billion. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. leads at $38.2 billion. 154 of them built their fortune themselves.
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Country | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Thomas F. Frist, Jr. 88 HCA Healthcare, United States | $38.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | HCA Healthcare | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 87 | Cyrus S. Poonawalla 85 Serum Institute of India, India | $27.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Serum Institute of India | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 100 | Dilip Shanghvi 71 Sun Pharmaceutical, India | $24.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sun Pharmaceutical | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 159 | Zhong Huijuan 65 Hansoh Pharmaceutical, China | $16.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hansoh Pharmaceutical | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 229 | Murali Divi 75 Pharmaceuticals, India | $13.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 285 | Robert Duggan 82 Pharmacyclics, Summit Therapeutics, United States | $11.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmacyclics, Summit Therapeutics | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 298 | Ernesto Bertarelli 61 Serono (inherited), Switzerland | $11.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Serono (inherited) | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 300 | Patrick Soon-Shiong 74 Abraxis BioScience, NantHealth, United States | $11.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Abraxis BioScience, NantHealth | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 321 | Charlie Mills 65 Medical supplies, United States | $11.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 323 | Li Xiting 56 Mindray Medical, Singapore | $10.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mindray Medical | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 324 | Andreas Struengmann 76 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $10.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 325 | Thomas Struengmann 76 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $10.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 340 | Sun Piaoyang 68 Hengrui Medicine, China | $10.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hengrui Medicine | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 352 | Zhu Yi 62 Pharmaceuticals, China | $10.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 355 | Ge Li 59 WuXi AppTec, United States | $10.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | WuXi AppTec | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 358 | Carl Bennet 75 Getinge, Lifco, Sweden | $10.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Getinge, Lifco | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 364 | Sulaiman Al Habib 74 Hospital group, Saudi Arabia | $9.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hospital group | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 373 | Judith R. Faulkner 83 Epic Systems, United States | $9.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Epic Systems | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 399 | Steven Rales 75 Danaher, United States | $9.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Danaher | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 422 | Carl Cook 63 Cook Group medical devices (inheri..., United States | $8.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cook Group medical devices (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 449 | Hasmukh Chudgar 93 Pharmaceuticals, India | $8.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 455 | Jorge Moll Filho 81 Hospitals, Brazil | $8.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hospitals | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 457 | Seo Jung-jin 37 Celltrion, South Korea | $8.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Celltrion | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 495 | Viktor Kharitonin 53 Pharmaceuticals, Russia | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 504 | Sudhir Mehta 72 Pharmaceuticals, power, India | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals, power | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 505 | Samir Mehta 63 Pharmaceuticals, power, India | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals, power | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 527 | Massimiliana Landini Aleotti 84 Menarini pharmaceuticals, Italy | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Menarini pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 535 | Dona Bertarelli 58 Biotech and investments, Switzerland | $7.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biotech and investments | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 590 | Frederik Paulsen Jr 75 Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Sweden | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ferring Pharmaceuticals | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 596 | Ronda Stryker 72 Stryker Corp (inherited), United States | $6.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stryker Corp (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 608 | Rudolf Maag 80 Medical devices, Switzerland | $6.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 632 | Albert Boehringer 85 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 633 | Barbara Boehringer 54 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 634 | Christian Boehringer 61 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 635 | Christoph Boehringer 56 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 636 | Erich von Baumbach 55 Pharma, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharma | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 637 | Franz von Baumbach 25 Pharma, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharma | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 638 | Hubertus von Baumbach 58 Pharma, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharma | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 639 | Isabel Boehringer 46 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 640 | Johannes von Baumbach 21 Pharma, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharma | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 641 | Katharina von Baumbach 27 Pharma, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharma | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 642 | Mathias Boehringer 57 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 643 | Maximilian von Baumbach 28 Pharma, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharma | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 644 | Otto Boehringer 96 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 645 | Philipp Boehringer 48 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 646 | Ulrike von Baumbach 84 Pharma, Germany | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharma | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 714 | Reinhold Schmieding 71 Medical devices, United States | $5.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 746 | Cen Junda 62 Pharmaceuticals, China | $5.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 766 | Andy Mills 65 Medical supplies, United States | $5.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 774 | Lutz Mario Helmig 80 Hospitals, Germany | $5.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hospitals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 818 | Jerzy Starak 78 Pharmaceuticals, Poland | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇵🇱 Poland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 841 | Willy Michel 79 Medical devices, Switzerland | $5.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 849 | Zhu Baoguo 64 Pharmaceuticals, China | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 855 | Jon Stryker 68 Stryker (inherited), United States | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stryker (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 861 | B. Partha Saradhi Reddy 72 Pharmaceuticals, India | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 880 | Thomas Straumann 63 Dental implants, Switzerland | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dental implants | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 890 | Herbert Wertheim 87 Brain Power Inc., investments, United States | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Brain Power Inc., investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 894 | Hu Baifan 64 Pharmaceuticals, China | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 895 | Sergio Stevanato 83 Stevanato Group pharma glass, Italy | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stevanato Group pharma glass | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 905 | Hansjoerg Wyss 91 Medical devices, Switzerland | $4.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 917 | Stewart Rahr 80 Drug distribution, United States | $4.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Drug distribution | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 918 | Egor Kulkov 54 Pharmaceuticals, Russia | $4.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 927 | Wendy Abrams 61 Medical supplies, United States | $4.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 929 | Keith Dunleavy 57 Health IT, Investments, United States | $4.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Health IT, Investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 938 | August Troendle 70 Pharmaceutical services, United States | $4.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceutical services | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 996 | Cheng Cheung Ling 62 Pharmaceuticals, China | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1004 | Maurizio Billi 68 Generic drugs, Brazil | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Generic drugs | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1007 | Nancy Mills Barnett 63 Medical supplies, United States | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1019 | Niels Peter Louis-Hansen 78 Medical devices, Denmark | $4.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1026 | Roger Samuelsson 62 Drug delivery devices, Sweden | $4.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Drug delivery devices | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1064 | P.V. Ramprasad Reddy 68 Aurobindo Pharma, India | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aurobindo Pharma | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1071 | Pat Stryker 70 Stryker Corp (inherited), United States | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stryker Corp (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1082 | Bernard Fraisse 70 Fareva, France | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fareva | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1086 | David Dean Halbert 70 AdvancePCS, Caris Life Sciences, United States | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AdvancePCS, Caris Life Sciences | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1098 | Margaret Baker 61 Medical supplies, United States | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical supplies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1102 | Otto Philipp Braun 48 Medical technology, Germany | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical technology | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1108 | Uğur Şahin 61 BioNTech, Germany | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | BioNTech | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1109 | Ranjan Pai 53 Education, healthcare, India | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Education, healthcare | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1142 | Dennis Bastas 60 Pharmaceuticals, Australia | $3.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1164 | Prathap Reddy 94 Healthcare, India | $3.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Healthcare | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1208 | Cai Dongchen 73 Pharmaceuticals, China | $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1209 | Jack Gance 80 Pharmacies, Australia | $3.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmacies | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1305 | Wayne Rothbaum 58 Biotech investing, United States | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biotech investing | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1307 | Sam Gance 77 Pharmacies, Australia | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmacies | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1326 | Xue Min 69 Healthcare, China | $3.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Healthcare | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1351 | Alberto Siccardi 82 Medical devices, Switzerland | $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1356 | Tse Ping 74 Pharmaceuticals, China | $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1373 | Timothy Springer 78 Biotech, United States | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biotech | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1376 | Mahima Datla 49 Vaccines, India | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Vaccines | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1385 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 73 Biopharmaceuticals, India | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Biopharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1400 | Cao Longxiang 69 Pharmaceuticals, China | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1417 | Maja Oeri 71 Pharmaceuticals, Switzerland | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1427 | Wilhelm Beier 70 Pharmaceuticals, Germany | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1439 | Ramesh Juneja 71 Pharmaceuticals, India | $2.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1448 | Leonard Schleifer 74 Pharmaceuticals, United States | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1451 | Beda Diethelm 85 Hearing aids, Switzerland | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hearing aids | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1454 | Jason Murray 47 Nursing facilities, United States | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Nursing facilities | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1461 | Mark Hancock 51 Nursing facilities, United States | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Nursing facilities | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1468 | Rajeev Juneja 61 Phamaceuticals, India | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Phamaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1475 | Gudrun Heine 72 Medical devices, Germany | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Medical devices | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in healthcare?
Thomas F. Frist, Jr., with a latest public estimate of $38.2 billion dated October 2026.
How many healthcare billionaires are there?
239 are ranked here (latest public estimate above $1 billion, dated on or after 1 September 2026).
Which countries lead in healthcare?
United States (52), China (49), India (40).
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