Industry
Manufacturing and industry billionaires
567 manufacturing and industry billionaires are ranked in our records, with combined latest estimates of $2.14 trillion. Aliko Dangote leads at $51.7 billion. 353 of them built their fortune themselves.
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Country | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Aliko Dangote 69 Dangote Group (cement), Nigeria | $51.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dangote Group (cement) | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 39 | Gianluigi Aponte 86 MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Switzerland | $47.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 40 | Rafaela Aponte-Diamant 81 MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company..., Switzerland | $47.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (co-founder) | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 62 | Alexei Mordashov 61 Severstal, Russia | $36.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Severstal | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 63 | He Xiangjian 84 Midea Group, China | $36.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Midea Group | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 74 | Lakshmi Mittal 76 ArcelorMittal, India | $30.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | ArcelorMittal | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 78 | Vladimir Potanin 65 Nornickel, Interros, Russia | $29.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Nornickel, Interros | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 90 | Reinhold Würth 91 Würth Group, Germany | $26.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Würth Group | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 94 | Vladimir Lisin 70 NLMK (steel), Russia | $25.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | NLMK (steel) | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 97 | Gina Rinehart 72 Hancock Prospecting (mining), Australia | $25.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hancock Prospecting (mining) | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 102 | Chen Jianhua 55 Chemicals, China | $24.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 108 | Susanne Klatten 64 BMW, Altana (inherited), Germany | $23.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | BMW, Altana (inherited) | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 109 | Takemitsu Takizaki 81 Keyence, Japan | $23.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Keyence | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 118 | Stefan Quandt 60 BMW (inherited), Germany | $22.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | BMW (inherited) | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 119 | Jason Chang 82 Semiconductors, Singapore | $22.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 130 | Andrey Melnichenko 54 EuroChem, SUEK, Russia | $20.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | EuroChem, SUEK | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 154 | Jim Ratcliffe 74 Ineos, United Kingdom | $17.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ineos | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 158 | Wang Weixiu 75 Machinery, China | $17.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Machinery | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 169 | Shahid Khan 76 Flex-N-Gate, auto parts, United States | $16.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Flex-N-Gate, auto parts | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 174 | Lu Xiangyang 63 Automobiles, batteries, China | $15.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Automobiles, batteries | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 177 | Eric Li 63 Automobiles, China | $15.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Automobiles | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 193 | Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Schaeffler 62 Schaeffler Group (inherited), Germany | $15.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Schaeffler Group (inherited) | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 212 | Alisher Usmanov 73 Metalloinvest, USM Holdings, Russia | $14.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Metalloinvest, USM Holdings | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 220 | Lin Tsung-Chi 85 Furniture rails, Taiwan | $13.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Furniture rails | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 222 | Zou Zhinong 58 Telecom equipment, China | $13.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Telecom equipment | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 223 | Li Shuirong 70 Petrochemicals, China | $13.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Petrochemicals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 228 | Michal Strnad 34 Czechoslovak Group (CSG), Czech Republic | $13.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Czechoslovak Group (CSG) | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 289 | Finn Rausing 71 Tetra Laval, Sweden | $11.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tetra Laval | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 291 | Jörn Rausing 66 Tetra Laval, Sweden | $11.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tetra Laval | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 292 | Kirsten Rausing 74 Tetra Laval, Sweden | $11.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tetra Laval | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 296 | Wang Liping 60 Hydraulic machinery, China | $11.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hydraulic machinery | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 301 | Magdalena Martullo-Blocher 57 Chemicals, Switzerland | $11.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 310 | Yuan Fugen 75 Metal processing, China | $11.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Metal processing | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 330 | Andrei Guryev 66 Fertilizers, Russia | $10.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fertilizers | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 335 | Anthony Pratt 66 Manufacturing, Australia | $10.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 365 | Yang Shaopeng 69 Shipping, China | $9.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 370 | Kjell Inge Rokke 67 Shipping, seafood, Norway | $9.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping, seafood | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 403 | Rahel Blocher 50 Chemicals, Switzerland | $9.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 429 | Ty Warner 82 Ty Inc. Beanie Babies, hotels, United States | $8.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ty Inc. Beanie Babies, hotels | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 435 | Sri Prakash Lohia 74 Indorama Corporation, India | $8.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Indorama Corporation | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 440 | Vivek Chaand Sehgal 70 Auto parts, Australia | $8.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 468 | Satyanarayan Nuwal 74 Industrial explosives, India | $8.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Industrial explosives | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 477 | Piero Ferrari 81 Ferrari, Italy | $8.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ferrari | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 478 | Wang Xin 53 Manufacturing, China | $8.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 487 | Jacques Saadé Jr 55 Shipping, France | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 488 | Rodolphe Saadé 56 Shipping, France | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 489 | Tanya Saadé Zeenny 58 Shipping, France | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 491 | Sofie Kirk Kristiansen 50 Lego, Denmark | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lego | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 492 | Thomas Kirk Kristiansen 47 Lego, Denmark | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lego | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 493 | Agnete Kirk Thinggaard 43 Lego, Denmark | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lego | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 507 | Oleg Deripaska 58 Rusal, En+ Group, Russia | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Rusal, En+ Group | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 525 | You Xiaoping 68 Polyurethanes, China | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Polyurethanes | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 528 | Maria Angelicoussis 44 Shipping, Greece | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇬🇷 Greece | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 531 | Maximilian Viessmann 37 Heating, cooling equipment, Germany | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Heating, cooling equipment | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 533 | Wang Xingxing 36 Robotics, China | $7.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Robotics | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 541 | Horst Julius Pudwill 82 Manufacturing, Germany | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 552 | Juergen Blickle 79 Auto parts, Germany | $7.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 559 | Neal Blue 91 General Atomics, United States | $7.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | General Atomics | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 574 | Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen 78 Lego, Denmark | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lego | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 579 | Venu Srinivasan 73 Two-wheelers, India | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Two-wheelers | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 581 | Zhou Chaonan 66 Manufacturing, China | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 584 | Evangelos Marinakis 59 Shipping, soccer, Greece | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping, soccer | 🇬🇷 Greece | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 586 | Ronald G. Wanek 85 Ashley Furniture, United States | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ashley Furniture | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 603 | Lin Shu-hong 98 Petrochemicals, Taiwan | $6.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Petrochemicals | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 605 | Dmitry Rybolovlev 59 Uralkali fertilizers, Russia | $6.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Uralkali fertilizers | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 616 | Zhang Wanzhen 76 Electronics components, China | $6.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics components | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 652 | Wu Jianshu 62 Auto parts, Hong Kong | $6.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 660 | Koon Poh Keong 65 Aluminum, Malaysia | $6.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aluminum | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 668 | Giuseppe De'Longhi 87 De'Longhi appliances, Italy | $6.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | De'Longhi appliances | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 669 | Eren Özmen 68 Sierra Nevada Corporation, United States | $6.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sierra Nevada Corporation | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 674 | Mong-Koo Chung 88 Hyundai, South Korea | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hyundai | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 675 | Franz Viegener 43 Plumbing/HVAC, Germany | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Plumbing/HVAC | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 676 | Thomas Kaeser 73 Air systems, Germany | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Air systems | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 678 | Chao Chung-Hsin 71 Cooling devices and components, Taiwan | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cooling devices and components | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 683 | Anna Viegener 36 Plumbing/HVAC, Germany | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Plumbing/HVAC | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 685 | Yang Chang-Chih 79 Printed circuit board, Taiwan | $6.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Printed circuit board | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 693 | Archie Aldis Emmerson 97 Sierra Pacific Industries timber, United States | $5.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sierra Pacific Industries timber | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 699 | Ma Jianrong 66 Shenzhou International textiles, China | $5.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shenzhou International textiles | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 701 | Fatih Özmen 68 Sierra Nevada Corporation, United States | $5.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sierra Nevada Corporation | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 702 | Balkrishan Goenka 60 Diversified, India | $5.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 708 | Andrew Currie 71 Ineos, United Kingdom | $5.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ineos | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 712 | John Reece 69 Ineos, United Kingdom | $5.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ineos | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 726 | Chao Yung-Tsang 70 Cooling devices and components, Taiwan | $5.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cooling devices and components | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 739 | Kailashchandra Nuwal 69 Industrial explosives, India | $5.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Industrial explosives | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 740 | Robert Low 77 Trucking, United States | $5.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Trucking | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 775 | Mitchell Rales 70 Danaher, United States | $5.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Danaher | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 788 | George Economou 73 Shipping, Greece | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇬🇷 Greece | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 797 | Ruan Xueping 54 Power strip, Hong Kong | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Power strip | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 801 | Helen Johnson-Leipold 69 Cleaning products, United States | $5.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cleaning products | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 807 | Euisun Chung 56 Hyundai, South Korea | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hyundai | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 812 | Andrey Anatolyevich Kozitsyn 66 UMMC (copper), Russia | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | UMMC (copper) | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 814 | Ruan Liping 61 Power strips, Hong Kong | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Power strips | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 819 | Winifred J. Marquart 67 S. C. Johnson (inherited), United States | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | S. C. Johnson (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 820 | H. Fisk Johnson 68 Cleaning products, United States | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cleaning products | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 821 | Cho Tak Wong 80 Auto parts, Hong Kong | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 822 | S. Curtis Johnson 71 S. C. Johnson (inherited), United States | $5.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | S. C. Johnson (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 845 | David MacNeil 67 Automobile accessories, United States | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Automobile accessories | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 851 | Lai Meisong 55 Package delivery, China | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Package delivery | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 860 | Li Chunan 58 Solar wafers and modules, China | $5.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Solar wafers and modules | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 867 | Abhay Firodia 81 Automobiles, India | $4.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Automobiles | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in manufacturing and industry?
Aliko Dangote, with a latest public estimate of $51.7 billion dated October 2026.
How many manufacturing and industry billionaires are there?
567 are ranked here (latest public estimate above $1 billion, dated on or after 1 September 2026).
Which countries lead in manufacturing and industry?
China (175), India (65), Germany (63).
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