Ranking
Newly tracked billionaires
Gianluigi Aponte leads this list with $47 billion as of October 2026. People whose first dated estimate above one billion dollars entered our records in the last 12 months, most recent first.
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Country | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 46 | Mark Mateschitz 34 Red Bull (inherited), Austria | $43.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Red Bull (inherited) | 🇦🇹 Austria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 48 | William Ding 55 NetEase (online games), China | $41.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | NetEase (online games) | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 51 | Liang Wenfeng 41 DeepSeek (AI), High-Flyer (hedge f..., China | $40.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | DeepSeek (AI), High-Flyer (hedge fund) | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 59 | Jean-Louis van der Velde 62 Cryptocurrency, Tether and Bitfine..., Netherlands | $38.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cryptocurrency, Tether and Bitfinex | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 67 | Pham Nhat Vuong 58 Vingroup, Vietnam | $34.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Vingroup | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 88 | Jay Y. Lee 58 Samsung, South Korea | $26.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Samsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 92 | Vicky Safra 74 Banking, Greece | $26.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking | 🇬🇷 Greece | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 93 | Suleiman Kerimov 60 Gold, Russia | $25.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gold | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 95 | Greg Brockman 37 OpenAI, United States | $25.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | OpenAI | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 96 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 71 Investments, Saudi Arabia | $25.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 101 | Stuart Hoegner Cryptocurrency, Canada | $24.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cryptocurrency | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 102 | Chen Jianhua 55 Chemicals, China | $24.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 106 | Chen Tianshi 41 Semiconductors, China | $23.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 110 | Brett Adcock 40 Robots, United States | $23.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Robots | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 114 | Zheng Shuliang 80 Aluminum products, China | $23.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aluminum products | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 116 | Harry Triguboff 93 Real estate, Australia | $22.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 119 | Jason Chang 82 Semiconductors, Singapore | $22.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 124 | Huang Shilin 59 Batteries, China | $21.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Batteries | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 129 | Ernest Garcia II 69 DriveTime, Carvana, United States | $20.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | DriveTime, Carvana | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 134 | Yu Yong 65 Mining, China | $19.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 136 | Torstein Hagen 83 Cruises, Norway | $19.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cruises | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 147 | Enrique K. Razon 66 ICTSI, Bloomberry Resorts, Philippines | $18.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | ICTSI, Bloomberry Resorts | 🇵🇠Philippines | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 149 | Nathan Kirsh 94 Retail, real estate, Eswatini | $18.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail, real estate | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 152 | John Collison 36 Payment software, Ireland | $17.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Payment software | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 153 | Patrick Collison 38 Payment software, Ireland | $17.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Payment software | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 155 | Beate Heister 75 Aldi Sud (inherited), Germany | $17.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aldi Sud (inherited) | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 156 | Karl Albrecht Jr. 79 Aldi Sud (inherited), Germany | $17.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aldi Sud (inherited) | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 157 | Antonio Gracias 55 Investments, United States | $17.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 158 | Wang Weixiu 75 Machinery, China | $17.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Machinery | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 160 | Jaime Gilinski Bacal 68 Banking, Colombia | $16.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 162 | Sarath Ratanavadi 61 Energy, Thailand | $16.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Energy | 🇹🇠Thailand | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 164 | Pierre Chen 70 Electronics, Taiwan | $16.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 165 | Peter Mallouk 56 Wealth planning, United States | $16.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Wealth planning | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 172 | Anders Holch Povlsen 53 Fashion retail, Denmark | $16.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fashion retail | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 173 | Andrew Forrest 64 Mining, Australia | $16.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 174 | Lu Xiangyang 63 Automobiles, batteries, China | $15.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Automobiles, batteries | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 176 | Johann Rupert 76 Luxury goods, South Africa | $15.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Luxury goods | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 177 | Eric Li 63 Automobiles, China | $15.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Automobiles | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 179 | Christopher Olah 34 Artificial intelligence, Canada | $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 180 | Daniela Amodei 39 Artificial intelligence, United States | $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 181 | Dario Amodei 43 Artificial intelligence, United States | $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 182 | Jack Clark 37 Artificial intelligence, United States | $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 183 | Jared Kaplan 42 Artificial intelligence, United States | $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 184 | Sam McCandlish 36 Artificial intelligence, United States | $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 185 | Tom Brown 39 Artificial intelligence, United States | $15.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Artificial intelligence | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 187 | Low Tuck Kwong 78 Coal, Indonesia | $15.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Coal | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 188 | R. Budi Hartono 86 Banking, tobacco, Indonesia | $15.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking, tobacco | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 189 | Hussain Sajwani 73 Real estate, United Arab Emirates | $15.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 194 | Ken Fisher 75 Fisher Investments, United States | $15.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fisher Investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 196 | Tobi Lutke 46 E-commerce, Canada | $14.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | E-commerce | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 200 | Barry Lam 77 Electronics, Taiwan | $14.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 202 | Terry Gou 76 Electronics, Taiwan | $14.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 204 | David Velez 45 Fintech, Colombia | $14.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fintech | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 213 | Ivan Glasenberg 69 Mining, Switzerland | $14.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 219 | Peter Woo 80 Real estate, Hong Kong | $13.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 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 |
| 225 | Igor Bukhman 44 Online games, United Kingdom | $13.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online games | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 227 | Mike Cannon-Brookes 46 Atlassian, Australia | $13.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Atlassian | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 229 | Murali Divi 75 Pharmaceuticals, India | $13.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 230 | Andre Esteves 58 Banking, Brazil | $13.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 239 | Scott Farquhar 46 Atlassian, Australia | $13.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Atlassian | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 243 | Prajogo Pangestu 82 Petrochemicals, energy, Indonesia | $12.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Petrochemicals, energy | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 244 | Sandra Ortega Mera 58 Zara, Spain | $12.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Zara | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 248 | Zhu Yiming 54 Semiconductors, China | $12.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 250 | Marijke Mars 61 Mars Inc. (inherited), United States | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mars Inc. (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 251 | Pamela Mars 66 Candy, pet food, United States | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Candy, pet food | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 252 | Valerie Mars 67 Mars Inc. (inherited), United States | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mars Inc. (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 257 | Abdulsamad Rabiu 66 Cement, sugar, Nigeria | $12.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cement, sugar | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 264 | Sherry Brydson 80 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $12.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 275 | Daniel Tsai 70 Finance, Taiwan | $11.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 287 | Francine von Finck 81 Investments, Germany | $11.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 295 | Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles 80 Banking, minerals, Brazil | $11.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking, minerals | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 296 | Wang Liping 60 Hydraulic machinery, China | $11.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hydraulic machinery | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 299 | Tsai Ming-kai 76 Semiconductors, Taiwan | $11.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 301 | Magdalena Martullo-Blocher 57 Chemicals, Switzerland | $11.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 306 | Richard Tsai 69 Finance, Taiwan | $11.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 309 | Bruce Cheng 89 Electronics, Taiwan | $11.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 310 | Yuan Fugen 75 Metal processing, China | $11.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Metal processing | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 317 | Juan Roig 77 Supermarkets, Spain | $11.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Supermarkets | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 318 | John Paulson 70 Hedge funds, United States | $11.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇺🇸 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 |
| 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 |
| 326 | Wang Laisheng 61 Electronics components, Hong Kong | $10.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics components | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 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 |
| 341 | Pedro Moreira Salles 67 Banking, minerals, Brazil | $10.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking, minerals | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 343 | David Cheriton 75 Google, Canada | $10.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes | |
| 352 | Zhu Yi 62 Pharmaceuticals, China | $10.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 356 | Nadia Thiele 50 Investments, Germany | $10.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 359 | Morris Chang 95 Semiconductors, Taiwan | $9.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 360 | Lee Boo-jin 56 Samsung, South Korea | $9.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Samsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 361 | Cho Jung-ho 68 Finance, South Korea | $9.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 362 | Theo Mueller 86 Dairy, Germany | $9.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dairy | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 363 | Graeme Hart 71 Packaging, New Zealand | $9.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Packaging | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 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 |
| 365 | Yang Shaopeng 69 Shipping, China | $9.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 368 | Hong Ra-hee 81 Samsung, South Korea | $9.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Samsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 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 |
| 375 | Zhang Xuexin 79 Aluminum, China | $9.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Aluminum | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 378 | Nassef Sawiris 65 Construction, investments, Egypt | $9.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Construction, investments | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 381 | Lee Seo-hyun 53 Samsung, South Korea | $9.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Samsung | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 386 | Thomas Schmidheiny 80 Cement, Switzerland | $9.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cement | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 387 | Tahir 74 Diversified, Indonesia | $9.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 391 | Leonid Boguslavsky 75 Venture capital, Canada | $9.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Venture capital | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 394 | Michael Federmann 83 Defense, hotels, Israel | $9.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Defense, hotels | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 397 | Tsai Hong-tu 74 Finance, Taiwan | $9.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 398 | Juan Carlos Escotet 67 Banking, Venezuela | $9.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Banking | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 402 | Neil Bluhm 88 Real estate, United States | $9.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 403 | Rahel Blocher 50 Chemicals, Switzerland | $9.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 411 | Tsai Cheng-ta 76 Finance, Taiwan | $9.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 419 | Georg Stumpf 54 Real estate, construction, Austria | $8.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate, construction | 🇦🇹 Austria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 420 | Chen Dongsheng 68 Insurance, China | $8.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Insurance | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 426 | Wang Yusuo 62 Natural gas distribution, China | $8.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Natural gas distribution | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 427 | Frank Lowy 96 Investments, Australia | $8.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 428 | Yi Zheng 56 Software, China | $8.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 431 | Lin Muqin 62 Beverages, China | $8.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beverages | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 432 | Yuri Milner 64 Tech investments, Israel | $8.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tech investments | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 433 | Li Ping 58 Batteries, Hong Kong | $8.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Batteries | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 434 | Rekha Jhunjhunwala 63 Investments, India | $8.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 439 | Dirk Rossmann 80 Drugstores, Germany | $8.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Drugstores | 🇩🇪 Germany | 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 |
| 441 | Rakesh Mittal 71 Telecom, India | $8.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Telecom | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 442 | Anthony Bamford 81 Construction equipment, United Kingdom | $8.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Construction equipment | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 446 | Alexei Kuzmichev 64 Oil, banking, telecom, Russia | $8.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Oil, banking, telecom | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 449 | Hasmukh Chudgar 93 Pharmaceuticals, India | $8.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 452 | Odd Reitan 75 Retail, real estate, Norway | $8.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail, real estate | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 455 | Jorge Moll Filho 81 Hospitals, Brazil | $8.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hospitals | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 460 | Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault 61 Diversified, France | $8.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 467 | Rafael Del Pino 68 Construction, Spain | $8.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Construction | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 468 | Satyanarayan Nuwal 74 Industrial explosives, India | $8.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Industrial explosives | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 470 | Liu Debing 50 AI, China | $8.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 478 | Wang Xin 53 Manufacturing, China | $8.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 479 | Clifford Asness 60 Money management, United States | $8.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Money management | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 480 | Andreas Halvorsen 65 Hedge funds, Norway | $8.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 484 | Lin Li 63 Investments, China | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Investments | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 486 | Maria Fernanda Amorim 91 Energy, investments, Portugal | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Energy, investments | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 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 |
| 494 | Otto Toto Sugiri 73 Data centers, Indonesia | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Data centers | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 495 | Viktor Kharitonin 53 Pharmaceuticals, Russia | $7.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmaceuticals | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 496 | Guillaume Pousaz 45 Fintech, Switzerland | $7.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fintech | 🇨🇠Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 497 | Vyacheslav Kim 57 Fintech, Kazakhstan | $7.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fintech | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 499 | Cal McNair 64 Houston Texans, United States | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Houston Texans | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 502 | Mikhail Gutseriev 68 Oil, coal, real estate, Russia | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Oil, coal, real estate | 🇷🇺 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 |
| 508 | Zong Fuli 44 Beverages, China | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beverages | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 509 | Vincent Viola 70 Virtu Financial, United States | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Virtu Financial | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 512 | Daniel Nadler 43 AI software, Canada | $7.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | AI software | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 518 | Cliff Obrecht 40 Software, Australia | $7.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 519 | Melanie Perkins 39 Software, Australia | $7.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 522 | Peggy Cherng 78 Panda Express, United States | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Panda Express | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 523 | Marcos Galperin 54 E-commerce, Argentina | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | E-commerce | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 524 | Timur Turlov 38 Stock brokerage, Kazakhstan | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Stock brokerage | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 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 |
| 529 | John Grayken 70 Private equity, Ireland | $7.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Private equity | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 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 |
| 534 | Alain Bouchard 77 Convinience stores, Canada | $7.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Convinience stores | 🇨🇦 Canada | 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 |
| 538 | Jeffrey Koo Jr 62 Finance, Taiwan | $7.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 541 | Horst Julius Pudwill 82 Manufacturing, Germany | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 542 | Cao Renxian 58 Photovoltaic equipment, China | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Photovoltaic equipment | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 543 | David Thomson 69 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 544 | Peter Thomson 61 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 545 | Taylor Thomson 66 Thomson Reuters, Canada | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thomson Reuters | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 551 | Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles 30 Beer, Brazil | $7.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beer | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 552 | Juergen Blickle 79 Auto parts, Germany | $7.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Auto parts | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 553 | Yitzhak Tshuva 78 Real estate, Israel | $7.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 555 | Howard Lutnick 65 Finance, United States | $7.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Finance | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 557 | James C. Kennedy 78 Cox Enterprises (inherited), United States | $7.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cox Enterprises (inherited) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 558 | Mike Hollingshead 56 Concrete, United States | $7.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Concrete | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 560 | Albert Avdolyan 55 Oil, mining, Russia | $7.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Oil, mining | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 562 | Teddy Sagi 54 Gambling software, Israel | $7.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gambling software | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 564 | Yip Sum Yin 77 Printed circuit boards, Hong Kong | $7.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Printed circuit boards | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 565 | Ding Shizhong 55 Sports apparel, China | $7.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports apparel | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 570 | Daryl Katz 65 Pharmacies, Canada | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pharmacies | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 571 | Ion Stoica 61 Data analytics, United States | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Data analytics | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 572 | Matei Zaharia 41 Data analytics, United States | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Data analytics | 🇺🇸 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 |
| 575 | Robert Clark 67 Construction, United States | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Construction | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 576 | Miguel Krigsner 76 Cosmetics, Brazil | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cosmetics | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 577 | Alexandra Schoerghuber 68 Real estate, Germany | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 579 | Venu Srinivasan 73 Two-wheelers, India | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Two-wheelers | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 580 | Philip Ng 67 Real Estate, Singapore | $7.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real Estate | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 581 | Zhou Chaonan 66 Manufacturing, China | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 582 | Mike Adenuga 73 Telecom, oil, Nigeria | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Telecom, oil | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 583 | Chen Tao 54 Hardware, China | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hardware | 🇨🇳 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 |
| 589 | Robert Ng 74 Real estate, Singapore | $6.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
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