Ranking
Self-made billionaires
Elon Musk leads this list with $945 billion as of October 2026. Billionaires who founded or built the company behind their fortune, ranked by latest estimate.
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Country | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk 55 Tesla, SpaceX, United States | $945B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tesla, SpaceX | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2 | Jeff Bezos 62 Amazon, United States | $373B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3 | Larry Page 53 Google, Alphabet, United States | $285B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Google, Alphabet | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 4 | Sergey Brin 53 Google, Alphabet, United States | $262B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Google, Alphabet | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 5 | Michael Dell 61 Dell Technologies, United States | $256B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dell Technologies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 6 | Mark Zuckerberg 42 Facebook, Meta Platforms, United States | $253B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Facebook, Meta Platforms | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 7 | Jensen Huang 63 Nvidia, United States | $192B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Nvidia | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 8 | Larry Ellison 82 Oracle, United States | $170B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Oracle | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 9 | Steve Ballmer 70 Microsoft, United States | $165B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Microsoft | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 10 | Warren Buffett 96 Berkshire Hathaway, United States | $150B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Berkshire Hathaway | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 11 | Amancio Ortega 90 Inditex, Zara, Spain | $142B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Inditex, Zara | 🇪🇸 Spain | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 16 | Bill Gates 70 Microsoft, Cascade Investment, United States | $117B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Microsoft, Cascade Investment | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 17 | Carlos Slim 86 América Móvil, Grupo Carso, Mexico | $116B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | América Móvil, Grupo Carso | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 18 | Changpeng Zhao 49 Binance, Canada | $115B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Binance | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 19 | Thomas Peterffy 82 Interactive Brokers, United States | $97.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Interactive Brokers | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 20 | Michael Bloomberg 84 Bloomberg L.P., United States | $94.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Bloomberg L.P. | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 22 | Giancarlo Devasini 56 Tether, Bitfinex, Italy | $89.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tether, Bitfinex | 🇮🇹 Italy | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 24 | Zhang Yiming 43 ByteDance, China | $84.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | ByteDance | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 26 | Gautam Adani 64 Adani Group, India | $78.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Adani Group | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 27 | Jeff Yass 68 Susquehanna, ByteDance, United States | $77.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Susquehanna, ByteDance | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 30 | Tadashi Yanai 77 Fast Retailing (Uniqlo), Japan | $65.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 31 | Zhong Shanshan 71 Beverages, pharmaceuticals, China | $59.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beverages, pharmaceuticals | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 32 | Masayoshi Son 69 SoftBank Group, Japan | $59.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | SoftBank Group | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 33 | Kenneth C. Griffin 58 Citadel, United States | $57.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Citadel | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 34 | Dieter Schwarz 87 Lidl, Kaufland, Germany | $57.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lidl, Kaufland | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 35 | Aliko Dangote 69 Dangote Group (cement), Nigeria | $51.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dangote Group (cement) | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 38 | Li Ka-shing 98 CK Hutchison, CK Asset (formerly C..., Hong Kong | $48.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | CK Hutchison, CK Asset (formerly Cheung Kong) | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 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 |
| 44 | Ma Huateng 54 Tencent, China | $45.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tencent | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 45 | Robin Zeng 58 CATL (batteries), China | $45.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | CATL (batteries) | 🇨🇳 China | 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 |
| 49 | Eduardo Saverin 44 Facebook, Meta Platforms, Brazil | $40.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Facebook, Meta Platforms | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 50 | Andrea Pignataro 56 ION Group, Italy | $40.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | ION Group | 🇮🇹 Italy | 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 |
| 52 | Andy Bechtolsheim 71 Arista Networks, Sun Microsystems,..., Germany | $39.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Arista Networks, Sun Microsystems, early Google investment | 🇩🇪 Germany | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 55 | Stephen A. Schwarzman 79 Blackstone, United States | $39.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Blackstone | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 56 | Eric Schmidt 71 Google (Alphabet), United States | $38.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Google (Alphabet) | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 57 | Peter Thiel 59 Palantir, PayPal, Founders Fund, United States | $38.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Palantir, PayPal, Founders Fund | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 58 | Thomas F. Frist, Jr. 88 HCA Healthcare, United States | $38.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | HCA Healthcare | 🇺🇸 United States | 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 |
| 60 | Paolo Ardoino 56 Tether, Italy | $38.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tether | 🇮🇹 Italy | 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 |
| 66 | Len Blavatnik 69 Access Industries, diversified inv..., United States | $34.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Access Industries, diversified investments | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 67 | Pham Nhat Vuong 58 Vingroup, Vietnam | $34.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Vingroup | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 69 | Henry Samueli 72 Broadcom, United States | $32.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Broadcom | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 70 | John Tu 86 Kingston Technology, United States | $32.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Kingston Technology | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 71 | David Sun 75 Kingston Technology, computer memo..., United States | $32.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Kingston Technology, computer memory | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 74 | Lakshmi Mittal 76 ArcelorMittal, India | $30.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | ArcelorMittal | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 76 | Shiv Nadar 81 HCL Technologies, India | $30.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | HCL Technologies | 🇮🇳 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 |
| 79 | Robert J. Pera 48 Ubiquiti, United States | $29.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ubiquiti | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 80 | Vagit Alekperov 76 Lukoil, Russia | $29.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lukoil | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 81 | Colin Huang 46 Pinduoduo, PDD Holdings, China | $28.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pinduoduo, PDD Holdings | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 82 | David Tepper 69 Appaloosa Management, hedge funds, United States | $28.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Appaloosa Management, hedge funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 83 | Leonid Mikhelson 71 Novatek, Sibur, Russia | $28.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Novatek, Sibur | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 85 | Stan Kroenke 79 Real estate, sports teams, United States | $27.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate, sports teams | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 86 | Israel Englander 78 Millennium Management, United States | $27.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Millennium Management | 🇺🇸 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 |
| 89 | Steven A. Cohen 70 Point72 Asset Management, United States | $26.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Point72 Asset Management | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 91 | Jack Ma 62 Alibaba Group, Ant Group, China | $26.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Alibaba Group, Ant Group | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 93 | Suleiman Kerimov 60 Gold, Russia | $25.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gold | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 94 | Vladimir Lisin 70 NLMK (steel), Russia | $25.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | NLMK (steel) | 🇷🇺 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 |
| 98 | Phil Knight 88 Nike, United States | $24.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Nike | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 99 | Rupert Murdoch 95 News Corp, Fox, United States | $24.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | News Corp, Fox | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 100 | Dilip Shanghvi 71 Sun Pharmaceutical, India | $24.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sun Pharmaceutical | 🇮🇳 India | 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 |
| 103 | Vinod Adani 77 Infrastructure, commodities, India | $24.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Infrastructure, commodities | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 104 | Gennady Timchenko 73 Volga Group, Novatek, Russia | $24.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Volga Group, Novatek | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 105 | François Pinault 90 Kering, Groupe Artemis, France | $24.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Kering, Groupe Artemis | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 106 | Chen Tianshi 41 Semiconductors, China | $23.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 107 | Diane Hendricks 79 ABC Supply, United States | $23.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | ABC Supply | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 109 | Takemitsu Takizaki 81 Keyence, Japan | $23.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Keyence | 🇯🇵 Japan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 110 | Brett Adcock 40 Robots, United States | $23.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Robots | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 113 | Jerry Jones 84 Dallas Cowboys, oil and gas, United States | $23.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dallas Cowboys, oil and gas | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 115 | John Doerr 75 Venture capital, Kleiner Perkins, United States | $23.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Venture capital, Kleiner Perkins | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 116 | Harry Triguboff 93 Real estate, Australia | $22.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 117 | John Fredriksen 82 Shipping, Seadrill, Cyprus | $22.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shipping, Seadrill | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 119 | Jason Chang 82 Semiconductors, Singapore | $22.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 120 | Lei Jun 56 Xiaomi, China | $21.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Xiaomi | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 121 | Stephen M. Ross 86 Related Companies, United States | $21.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Related Companies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 122 | Henry Nicholas 67 Broadcom, United States | $21.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Broadcom | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 123 | Alexander C. Karp 59 Palantir Technologies, United States | $21.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Palantir Technologies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 124 | Huang Shilin 59 Batteries, China | $21.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Batteries | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 126 | Michael Platt 57 BlueCrest Capital hedge fund, United Kingdom | $20.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | BlueCrest Capital hedge fund | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 127 | Dang Yanbao 56 Coal, China | $20.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Coal | 🇨🇳 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 |
| 130 | Andrey Melnichenko 54 EuroChem, SUEK, Russia | $20.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | EuroChem, SUEK | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 131 | Wang Chuanfu 60 Batteries, automobiles, China | $20.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Batteries, automobiles | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 132 | Todd Graves 54 Raising Cane's, United States | $20.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Raising Cane's | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 134 | Yu Yong 65 Mining, China | $19.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 135 | Donald Bren 94 Irvine Company, United States | $19.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Irvine Company | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 136 | Torstein Hagen 83 Cruises, Norway | $19.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cruises | 🇳🇴 Norway | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 137 | Arthur Dantchik 69 Susquehanna International Group, United States | $19.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Susquehanna International Group | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 138 | Jorge Paulo Lemann 87 3G Capital, AB InBev, Brazil | $19.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | 3G Capital, AB InBev | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 139 | Philip Anschutz 86 Anschutz Corporation, United States | $19.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Anschutz Corporation | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 141 | Harold Hamm 80 Continental Resources, United States | $19.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Continental Resources | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 142 | Ray Dalio 77 Bridgewater Associates, United States | $18.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Bridgewater Associates | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 143 | Jan Koum 50 WhatsApp, United States | $18.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes | |
| 144 | Dan Gilbert 64 Rocket Companies, United States | $18.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Rocket Companies | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 145 | Nikolay Storonsky 42 Revolut, United Kingdom | $18.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Revolut | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 146 | Qin Yinglin 61 Muyuan Foods, China | $18.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Muyuan Foods | 🇨🇳 China | 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 |
| 150 | Edwin Chen 38 Surge AI, United States | $18.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Surge AI | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 151 | Eric Smidt 66 Harbor Freight Tools, United States | $17.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Harbor Freight Tools | 🇺🇸 United States | 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 |
| 154 | Jim Ratcliffe 74 Ineos, United Kingdom | $17.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ineos | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 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 |
| 159 | Zhong Huijuan 65 Hansoh Pharmaceutical, China | $16.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hansoh Pharmaceutical | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 161 | Mikhail Fridman 62 Alfa Group, LetterOne, Russia | $16.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Alfa Group, LetterOne | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 162 | Sarath Ratanavadi 61 Energy, Thailand | $16.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Energy | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 163 | Joshua Kushner 41 Thrive Capital, United States | $16.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Thrive Capital | 🇺🇸 United States | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 186 | Ralph Lauren 87 Ralph Lauren Corporation, United States | $15.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Ralph Lauren Corporation | 🇺🇸 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 |
| 189 | Hussain Sajwani 73 Real estate, United Arab Emirates | $15.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 190 | Wang Wei 56 SF Express, China | $15.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | SF Express | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 191 | Robert Kraft 85 New England Patriots, Kraft Group, United States | $15.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | New England Patriots, Kraft Group | 🇺🇸 United States | 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 |
| 195 | John Menard, Jr. 86 Menards, United States | $14.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Menards | 🇺🇸 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 |
| 197 | Jeffrey Hildebrand 67 Hilcorp Energy, United States | $14.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hilcorp Energy | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 198 | James Dyson 79 Dyson, United Kingdom | $14.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Dyson | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 200 | Barry Lam 77 Electronics, Taiwan | $14.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 201 | Uday Kotak 67 Kotak Mahindra Bank, India | $14.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Kotak Mahindra Bank | 🇮🇳 India | 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 |
| 205 | Liu Yongxing 56 Diversified, China | $14.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Diversified | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 208 | Joseph Christopher Reyes 73 Reyes Holdings, United States | $14.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Reyes Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 209 | Jude Reyes 71 Reyes Holdings, United States | $14.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Reyes Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 210 | Joseph Lau 75 Chinese Estates Holdings, Hong Kong | $14.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chinese Estates Holdings | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 211 | Hasso Plattner 82 SAP, Germany | $14.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | SAP | 🇩🇪 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 |
| 213 | Ivan Glasenberg 69 Mining, Switzerland | $14.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mining | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 214 | Xavier Niel 59 Internet, telecom, France | $13.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Internet, telecom | 🇫🇷 France | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 215 | Leon Black 75 Apollo Global Management, United States | $13.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Apollo Global Management | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 216 | George Kurtz 56 CrowdStrike, United States | $13.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | CrowdStrike | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 217 | Zhang Zhidong 55 Tencent, China | $13.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tencent | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 218 | Pierre Omidyar 59 eBay, United States | $13.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | eBay | 🇺🇸 United States | 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 |
| 221 | Charles R. Schwab 89 Charles Schwab, United States | $13.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Charles Schwab | 🇺🇸 United States | 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 |
| 224 | Dmitry Bukhman 41 Online games, Israel | $13.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online games | 🇮🇱 Israel | 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 |
| 231 | Richard Kinder 82 Kinder Morgan, United States | $13.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Kinder Morgan | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 232 | Radhakishan Damani 71 DMart (Avenue Supermarts), India | $13.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | DMart (Avenue Supermarts) | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 233 | Zhou Qunfei 56 Lens Technology, China | $13.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Lens Technology | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 234 | Gong Hongjia 62 Hikvision, China | $13.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hikvision | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 235 | Sunil Mittal 69 Telecom, India | $13.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Telecom | 🇮🇳 India | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 236 | George R. Roberts 83 KKR, United States | $13.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | KKR | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 237 | Michael Sabel 59 Venture Global LNG, United States | $13.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Venture Global LNG | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 238 | Robert Pender 73 Venture Global LNG, United States | $13.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Venture Global LNG | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 239 | Scott Farquhar 46 Atlassian, Australia | $13.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Atlassian | 🇦🇺 Australia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 240 | David Reuben 88 Real estate, investments, United Kingdom | $13.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate, investments | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 241 | Simon Reuben 85 Real estate, investments, United Kingdom | $13.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate, investments | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 242 | Pei Zhenhua 56 Batteries, China | $13.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Batteries | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 243 | Prajogo Pangestu 82 Petrochemicals, energy, Indonesia | $12.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Petrochemicals, energy | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 245 | Arthur Blank 84 The Home Depot, United States | $12.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | The Home Depot | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 248 | Zhu Yiming 54 Semiconductors, China | $12.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Semiconductors | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 249 | Daniel Ek 43 Spotify, Sweden | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Spotify | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 254 | Robert Kuok 103 Kerry Group, Wilmar, Shangri-La, Malaysia | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Kerry Group, Wilmar, Shangri-La | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 255 | Jay Chaudhry 71 Zscaler, United States | $12.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Zscaler | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 256 | Douglas Leone 69 Sequoia Capital, venture capital, United States | $12.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sequoia Capital, venture capital | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 258 | Ken Xie 63 Fortinet, United States | $12.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fortinet | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 259 | David Steward 75 World Wide Technology, United States | $12.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | World Wide Technology | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 261 | Brad Jacobs 70 XPO, United Rentals, QXO, United States | $12.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | XPO, United Rentals, QXO | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 262 | Joseph Tsai 62 Alibaba, Canada | $12.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Alibaba | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 263 | Charlie Ergen 73 DISH Network, EchoStar, United States | $12.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | DISH Network, EchoStar | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 265 | Wang Ning 39 Toys, China | $12.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Toys | 🇨🇳 China | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 269 | Andrew Beal 73 Beal Bank, United States | $12.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beal Bank | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 270 | Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor 73 Fertilizer, real estate, Russia | $12.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fertilizer, real estate | 🇷🇺 Russia | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 271 | Bill Ackman 60 Pershing Square, hedge funds, United States | $11.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Pershing Square, hedge funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 272 | Henry Kravis 82 KKR, private equity, United States | $11.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | KKR, private equity | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 274 | Chris Hohn 56 TCI Fund Management, United Kingdom | $11.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | TCI Fund Management | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 276 | Alexander Gerko 46 XTX Markets, United Kingdom | $11.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | XTX Markets | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 278 | Terry Pegula 75 Natural gas, East Resources, United States | $11.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Natural gas, East Resources | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 279 | Jim Pattison 98 Jim Pattison Group, Canada | $11.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Jim Pattison Group | 🇨🇦 Canada | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 280 | Josh Harris 61 Apollo, sports teams, United States | $11.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Apollo, sports teams | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
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