There has never been a better time to be a billionaire. Thanks to AI’s explosion, sizzling markets and supportive fiscal policies, a record 3,428 entrepreneurs, investors and heirs made this year’s World’s Billionaires list, 400 more than in 2025.
They are richer than ever, worth a record $20.1 trillion, up $4 trillion from last year. The U.S. has the most billionaires, with a record 989, including 15 of the top 20. China, including Hong Kong, is next, with 610, and India (229) ranks a distant third. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 1, 2026. For daily updated net worths of all billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires ranking.
Here are the 200 richest people in the world on the 2026 Forbes World’s Billionaires list.
INFORMATION AS OF MARCH 1, 2026.
#1. Elon Musk | Net worth: $839 billion | Age: 54 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Elon Musk cofounded seven companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI.
#2. Larry Page | Net worth: $257 billion | Age: 52 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Larry Page stepped down as CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, in 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder.
#3. Sergey Brin | Net worth: $237 billion | Age: 52 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Sergey Brin stepped down as president of Alphabet, parent company of Google, in 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder.
#4. Jeff Bezos | Net worth: $224 billion | Age: 62 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his Seattle garage.
#5. Mark Zuckerberg | Net worth: $222 billion | Age: 41 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
A 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004 for students to match names with photos of classmates.
#6. Larry Ellison | Net worth: $190 billion | Age: 81 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Larry Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and cofounder of software giant Oracle, of which he owns roughly 40%.
#7. Bernard Arnault & family | Net worth: $171 billion | Age: 77 | Country/territory: France | Fashion & Retail
Bernard Arnault oversees the LVMH empire of 75 fashion and cosmetics brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
#8. Jensen Huang | Net worth: $154 billion | Age: 63 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Jensen Huang cofounded graphics-chip maker Nvidia in 1993 and has served as its CEO and president ever since.
#9. Warren Buffett | Net worth: $149 billion | Age: 95 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time.
#10. Amancio Ortega | Net worth: $148 billion | Age: 89 | Country/territory: Spain | Fashion & Retail
Amancio Ortega of Spain is one of the wealthiest clothing retailers in the world.
#11. Rob Walton & family | Net worth: $146 billion | Age: 81 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
Rob Walton is the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton.
#12. Jim Walton & family | Net worth: $143 billion | Age: 77 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton (d. 1992).
#13. Michael Dell | Net worth: $141 billion | Age: 61 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Michael Dell is chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, which formed in 2016 via Dell’s $60 billion merger with computer storage giant EMC.
#14. Alice Walton | Net worth: $134 billion | Age: 76 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton (d. 1992).
#15. Steve Ballmer | Net worth: $126 billion | Age: 69 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Steve Ballmer is the high-energy former CEO of Microsoft, who led the company from 2000 to 2014.
#16. Carlos Slim Helu & family | Net worth: $125 billion | Age: 86 | Country/territory: Mexico | Telecom
Mexico’s richest person, Carlos Slim Helú and his family control América Móvil, Latin America’s biggest mobile telecom firm.
#17. Changpeng Zhao | Net worth: $110 billion | Age: 49 | Country/territory: Canada | Finance & Investments
Changpeng Zhao, who goes by CZ, is the founder and former CEO of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world.
#18. Michael Bloomberg | Net worth: $109 billion | Age: 84 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Michael Bloomberg cofounded financial information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981.
#19. Bill Gates | Net worth: $108 billion | Age: 70 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Bill Gates helped usher in huge changes in personal technology with software firm Microsoft; now he’s focused on giving away his massive fortune.
#20. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family | Net worth: $100 billion | Age: 72 | Country/territory: France | Fashion & Retail
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the granddaughter of the founder of L’Oréal.
#21. Mukesh Ambani | Net worth: $99.7 billion | Age: 68 | Country/territory: India | Diversified
Mukesh Ambani chairs and runs $125 billion (revenue) Reliance Industries, which has interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom, retail, media and financial services.
#22. Giancarlo Devasini | Net worth: $89.3 billion | Age: 61 | Country/territory: Italy | Finance & Investments
Giancarlo Devasini is the chief financial officer, and likely the biggest shareholder, of Tether, the largest issuer of crypto stablecoins.
#23. Thomas Peterffy | Net worth: $82.9 billion | Age: 81 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
A digital trading pioneer, Thomas Peterffy chairs Interactive Brokers, which markets its specialized trading platform to sophisticated investors.
#24. Julia Koch & family | Net worth: $81.2 billion | Age: 63 | Country/territory: United States | Diversified
Julia Koch and her three children inherited a 42% stake in Koch, Inc. (formerly Koch Industries) from her husband, David Koch, who died in 2019 at age 79.
#25. Charles Koch & family | Net worth: $73.8 billion | Age: 90 | Country/territory: United States | Diversified
Charles Koch has been chairman of Koch, Inc., America’s second largest private company by revenue, since 1967. He brought on his first ever co-CEO in 2023.
#26. Zhang Yiming | Net worth: $69.3 billion | Age: 41 | Country/territory: China | Technology
Zhang Yiming is the main cofounder of Chinese tech giant ByteDance, best known for its insanely popular app TikTok, which has more than 1 billion users worldwide.
#27. Zhong Shanshan | Net worth: $68.1 billion | Age: 71 | Country/territory: China | Food & Beverage
Zhong Shanshan is the founder and chairman of Nongfu Spring, a bottled water company that listed its shares in Hong Kong in 2020.
#28. Jeff Yass | Net worth: $67.4 billion | Age: 67 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Jeff Yass is a cofounder of Susquehanna International Group, one of Wall Street’s largest and most successful trading firms.
#29. Dieter Schwarz | Net worth: $67.2 billion | Age: 86 | Country/territory: Germany | Fashion & Retail
Dieter Schwarz owns Schwarz Group, a German discount grocery retailer with revenue of more than $200 billion.
#30. Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family | Net worth: $67.1 billion | Age: 72 | Country/territory: Mexico | Metals & Mining
Germán Larrea Mota Velasco owns the majority of Mexico’s largest copper mining company, Grupo México, which also has operations in Perú and the U.S.
#31. Gautam Adani | Net worth: $63.8 billion | Age: 63 | Country/territory: India | Diversified
Gautam Adani is chairman of the Ahmedabad-headquartered Adani Group, with interests in ports, airports, power generation and transmission, and green energy, among others.
#32. Tadashi Yanai & family | Net worth: $61.8 billion | Age: 77 | Country/territory: Japan | Fashion & Retail
Tadashi Yanai built and runs Tokyo-listed retail clothing empire Fast Retailing, parent of the Uniqlo chain.
#33. Ma Huateng | Net worth: $53.8 billion | Age: 54 | Country/territory: China | Technology
Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is the chairman and CEO of Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings.
#34. Robin Zeng | Net worth: $53.2 billion | Age: 57 | Country/territory: Hong Kong | Energy
Robin Zeng is the founder, chairman and CEO of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), one of the world’s largest suppliers of batteries for electric vehicles.
#35. Iris Fontbona & family | Net worth: $52.6 billion | Age: 83 | Country/territory: Chile | Metals & Mining
Iris Fontbona is the widow of Andrónico Luksic, who built a fortune in mining and beverages before dying of cancer in 2005.
#36. Masayoshi Son | Net worth: $51.5 billion | Age: 68 | Country/territory: Japan | Finance & Investments
Masayoshi Son founded and runs investment giant SoftBank Group, which reported net profit of 3.2 trillion yen ($20.5 billion) on sales of 5.7 trillion yen ($37 billion) for the nine months ended December 31, 2025.
#37. Ken Griffin | Net worth: $49.8 billion | Age: 57 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Ken Griffin founded and runs Citadel, a Miami-based hedge fund firm that manages $68 billion in assets.
#38. Jacqueline Mars | Net worth: $49.1 billion | Age: 86 | Country/territory: United States | Food & Beverage
Jacqueline Mars owns an estimated one-third of Mars, the candy, food and pet care firm founded by her grandfather.
#38. John Mars | Net worth: $49.1 billion | Age: 90 | Country/territory: United States | Food & Beverage
John Mars and his siblings Jacqueline and Forrest Jr. (d. 2016) inherited stakes in the candy firm Mars when their father died in 1999.
#40. Lukas Walton | Net worth: $48.9 billion | Age: 39 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
Lukas Walton is a grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton (d. 1992).
#41. Giovanni Ferrero | Net worth: $48.8 billion | Age: 61 | Country/territory: Italy | Food & Beverage
Giovanni Ferrero is executive chairman of his family’s namesake confections business, which boasts $20 billion in annual sales.
#42. Li Ka-shing | Net worth: $47 billion | Age: 97 | Country/territory: Hong Kong | Diversified
Nicknamed Superman, Li Ka-shing is revered as one of the most influential businessmen in Asia.
#43. Mark Mateschitz | Net worth: $45.8 billion | Age: 33 | Country/territory: Austria | Food & Beverage
Mark Mateschitz is the only child of the late Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, who cofounded energy drink firm Red Bull in 1987.
#44. Gianluigi Aponte | Net worth: $44.5 billion | Age: 85 | Country/territory: Switzerland | Logistics
Gianluigi Aponte and his wife Rafaela each own a 50% stake in MSC, the world’s largest shipping line.
#44. Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | Net worth: $44.5 billion | Age: 80 | Country/territory: Switzerland | Logistics
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant and her husband Gianluigi each own a 50% stake in MSC, the world’s largest shipping line.
#46. Andrea Pignataro | Net worth: $42.6 billion | Age: 55 | Country/territory: Italy | Finance & Investments
Andrea Pignataro is the founder and CEO of ION Group, a London-based financial data and technology firm.
#47. Klaus-Michael Kuehne | Net worth: $41.9 billion | Age: 88 | Country/territory: Germany | Logistics
Logistics magnate Klaus-Michael Kuehne is honorary chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, based in Schindellegi, Switzerland.
#48. Thomas Frist Jr & family | Net worth: $41.1 billion | Age: 87 | Country/territory: United States | Healthcare
Thomas Frist Jr., a former Air Force flight surgeon, founded Hospital Corp. of America with his father in 1968.
#49. Alain Wertheimer | Net worth: $39.4 billion | Age: 77 | Country/territory: France | Fashion & Retail
Alain Wertheimer is the chairman of Chanel, the French luxury brand.
#49. Gerard Wertheimer | Net worth: $39.4 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: France | Fashion & Retail
Gerard Wertheimer and his brother Alain own French luxury brand Chanel.
#51. Savitri Jindal & family | Net worth: $39.1 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: India | Metals & Mining
Jindal Group, whose interests include steel, power, cement and infrastructure, is chaired by Savitri Jindal, widow of founder Om Prakash Jindal.
#52. Stephen Schwarzman | Net worth: $38.3 billion | Age: 79 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
The son of a dry goods store owner, Stephen Schwarzman founded private equity firm Blackstone with fellow billionaire Peter Peterson in 1985.
#53. Paolo Ardoino | Net worth: $38 billion | Age: 41 | Country/territory: Italy | Finance & Investments
Paolo Ardoino is CEO of crypto firm Tether.
#53. Jean-Louis van der Velde | Net worth: $38 billion | Age: 62 | Country/territory: Netherlands | Finance & Investments
JL van der Velde is the former CEO of crypto firm Tether and the CEO of its sister company, Bitfinex.
#55. William Ding | Net worth: $37.9 billion | Age: 54 | Country/territory: China | Technology
William Ding is the founder and CEO of NetEase, one of the world’s largest online games companies.
#56. Miriam Adelson & family | Net worth: $37.5 billion | Age: 80 | Country/territory: United States | Gambling & Casinos
Miriam Adelson is the widow of Sheldon Adelson, the former CEO and chairman of casino company Las Vegas Sands, who died at 87 in 2021.
#57. Alexey Mordashov & family | Net worth: $37 billion | Age: 60 | Country/territory: Russia | Metals & Mining
Alexey Mordashov is the majority shareholder in steel company Severstal, which he ran as CEO for 19 years before resigning in 2015.
#58. Colin Huang | Net worth: $36.6 billion | Age: 46 | Country/territory: China | Technology
Colin Huang is the founder of PDD Holdings, the Chinese e-commerce company that changed its name from Pinduoduo in 2023.
#59. Eduardo Saverin | Net worth: $35.9 billion | Age: 43 | Country/territory: Brazil | Technology
Eduardo Saverin cofounded Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, with Harvard classmate Mark Zuckerberg in 2004.
#60. Eric Schmidt | Net worth: $35.5 billion | Age: 70 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Eric Schmidt left the board of Google parent company Alphabet in June 2019 after 18 years; he stayed on as a technical advisor until February 2020.
#61. Idan Ofer | Net worth: $34.6 billion | Age: 70 | Country/territory: Israel | Diversified
Idan Ofer is one of two sons of shipping magnate Sammy Ofer, who died in 2011 and was once Israel’s richest man.
#62. Eyal Ofer | Net worth: $33.6 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: Israel | Diversified
Eyal Ofer is the chairman of the Monaco-based Ofer Global, active in shipping, real estate, technology, banking, energy and other investments.
#63. He Xiangjian & family | Net worth: $33.2 billion | Age: 83 | Country/territory: China | Manufacturing Entrepreneur
He Xiangjian built Midea Group into one of the world’s largest appliance makers.
#63. Abigail Johnson | Net worth: $33.2 billion | Age: 64 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Abigail Johnson has served as CEO of Fidelity Investments since 2014, when she took over for her father, and has been chairman since 2016.
#63. Zheng Shuliang & family | Net worth: $33.2 billion | Age: 80 | Country/territory: China | Metals & Mining
Zheng Shuliang is the vice chairman of China Hongqiao Group, one of the country’s largest aluminum producers founded by her late husband Zhang Shiping.
#66. Marilyn Simons & family | Net worth: $32.5 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Marilyn Simons is the widow of hedge fund legend Jim Simons, who died in 2024 at age 86.
#67. Robert Pera | Net worth: $31.7 billion | Age: 48 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Robert Pera is the founder and CEO of wireless equipment maker Ubiquiti Networks.
#68. Phil Knight & family | Net worth: $31.1 billion | Age: 88 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
Phil Knight, cofounder of shoe giant Nike, retired as chairman in 2016 after 52 years at the company.
#68. Michal Strnad | Net worth: $31.1 billion | Age: 33 | Country/territory: Czech Republic | Manufacturing
Michal Strnad is the owner and CEO of Czechoslovak Group (CSG), an industrial holding company that produces ammunition, special army trucks, army vehicles, active radars, among other products.
#70. Lakshmi Mittal | Net worth: $31 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: India | Metals & Mining
Lakshmi Mittal serves as chairman of $61.3 billion (revenue) ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel and mining company by output.
#71. Elaine Marshall & family | Net worth: $30.9 billion | Age: 83 | Country/territory: United States | Diversified
Elaine Marshall owns an estimated 16% of $125 billion (revenue) conglomerate Koch, Inc. (formerly Koch Industries) with her two sons.
#71. Shiv Nadar | Net worth: $30.9 billion | Age: 80 | Country/territory: India | Technology Indian IT pioneer
Shiv Nadar cofounded HCL in a garage in 1976 to make calculators and microprocessors with five friends.
#73. Henry Samueli | Net worth: $30.8 billion | Age: 71 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Henry Samueli is cofounder and chairman of chipmaker Broadcom.
#74. Melinda French Gates | Net worth: $30.3 billion | Age: 61 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Melinda French Gates is one of the most powerful women in philanthropy. In 2024, she resigned as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation after a nearly 24-year run.
#75. Stefan Quandt | Net worth: $30.1 billion | Age: 59 | Country/territory: Germany | Automotive
Stefan Quandt owns 23.6% of automaker BMW; his sister, Susanne Klatten, the richest woman in Germany, owns 19.1%.
#75. Reinhold Wuerth & family | Net worth: $30.1 billion | Age: 90 | Country/territory: Germany | Manufacturing
Reinhold Wuerth is honorary chairman of the supervisory board of the Wuerth Group, a German hardware manufacturer founded by his father.
#77. Lyndal Stephens Greth & family | Net worth: $30 billion | Age: 51 | Country/territory: United States | Energy
Lyndal Stephens Greth chaired Endeavor Energy Resources, a private oil exploration and production firm that was acquired by Diamondback Energy in 2024.
#78. Len Blavatnik | Net worth: $29.9 billion | Age: 68 | Country/territory: United States | Diversified
Born in Ukraine, raised north of Moscow, Len Blavatnik immigrated to the U.S. in 1978 with his family; he studied computer science at Columbia University and received an MBA from Harvard Business School.
#79. Susanne Klatten | Net worth: $29.7 billion | Age: 63 | Country/territory: Germany | Automotive
Susanne Klatten owns about 19% of automaker BMW; her brother, Stefan Quandt, owns nearly 24%.
#79. Vladimir Potanin | Net worth: $29.7 billion | Age: 65 | Country/territory: Russia | Metals & Mining
Vladimir Potanin acquired a stake in Norilsk Nickel during Russia’s privatization in 1995; today he owns just over a third of the company.
#81. Vagit Alekperov | Net worth: $29.5 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: Russia | Energy
A former Caspian Sea oil rig worker, Vagit Alekperov became a deputy minister overseeing the oil industry in the Soviet Union.
#81. François Pinault & family | Net worth: $29.5 billion | Age: 89 | Country/territory: France | Fashion & Retail
François Pinault is honorary chairman of luxury group Kering, which owns fashion brands Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gucci.
#83. Jack Ma | Net worth: $29.1 billion | Age: 61 | Country/territory: China | Technology
A former English teacher, Jack Ma cofounded Alibaba Group Holding, now one of the world’s largest e-commerce businesses, in 1999.
#84. Prajogo Pangestu | Net worth: $28.6 billion | Age: 81 | Country/territory: Indonesia | Diversified
Son of a rubber trader, Prajogo Pangestu got his start in the timber business in the late 1970s.
#84. MacKenzie Scott | Net worth: $28.6 billion | Age: 55 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
MacKenzie Scott is a philanthropist, author and the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, to whom she was married for 25 years. As part of their 2019 divorce, she received a 4% stake in the online retailer.
#86. Aliko Dangote | Net worth: $28.5 billion | Age: 68 | Country/territory: Nigeria | Manufacturing
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the continent’s largest cement producer.
#87. Peter Thiel | Net worth: $28.4 billion | Age: 58 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel remains a general partner of venture capital firm Founders Fund, where he is involved in firm strategy and weighs in on its large investments.
#88. Emmanuel Besnier | Net worth: $28.3 billion | Age: 55 | Country/territory: France | Food & Beverage
Emmanuel Besnier is the controlling shareholder of family-held Lactalis, the world’s largest dairy conglomerate, with more than $30 billion in annual revenues.
#88. Leonid Mikhelson & family | Net worth: $28.3 billion | Age: 70 | Country/territory: Russia | Energy
Leonid Mikhelson is the founder and chairman of natural gas producer Novatek.
#90. Daniel Gilbert | Net worth: $27.9 billion | Age: 64 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Dan Gilbert cofounded what would become Rocket Mortgage, the second-largest mortgage lender in the U.S., in 1985 at 22 years old.
#90. Lei Jun | Net worth: $27.9 billion | Age: 56 | Country/territory: China | Technology
Lei Jun is cofounder, chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-listed Xiaomi, one of the world’s most popular smartphone brands.
#90. Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family | Net worth: $27.9 billion | Age: 70 | Country/territory: Germany | Technology
Andreas “Andy” von Bechtolsheim is cofounder and chief architect of network switching company Arista Networks.
#93. Pham Nhat Vuong | Net worth: $27.7 billion | Age: 57 | Country/territory: Vietnam | Diversified
Pham Nhat Vuong studied in Russia and started a popular instant noodle business in the Ukraine in the 1990s before moving back to Vietnam.
#94. Vicky Safra & family | Net worth: $27.1 billion | Age: 73 | Country/territory: Greece | Finance & Investments
Vicky Safra and her four adult children inherited their fortune from her late husband and their father, banker Joseph Safra, who died in December 2020.
#95. Jay Y. Lee | Net worth: $27 billion | Age: 57 | Country/territory: South Korea | Technology
Jay Y. Lee is the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics and leader of the country’s biggest conglomerate. He was appointed to the role in 2022, which had been left vacant since the death of his father in 2020.
#95. Cyrus Poonawalla | Net worth: $27 billion | Age: 84 | Country/territory: India | Healthcare
Son of a horse breeder, Cyrus Poonawalla founded Serum Institute of India in 1966 and built it into the world’s largest vaccine maker (by doses).
#97. Rick Cohen & family | Net worth: $26.3 billion | Age: 73 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Rick Cohen is owner and executive chairman of C&S Wholesale Grocers, the nation’s largest grocery wholesaler, with some $30 billion in annual revenue.
#98. Israel Englander | Net worth: $25.8 billion | Age: 77 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Israel Englander founded Millennium Management in 1989 with $35 million. Now, the hedge fund firm manages over $77 billion.
#99. Suleiman Kerimov & family | Net worth: $25.7 billion | Age: 59 | Country/territory: Russia | Finance & Investments
Suleiman Kerimov, a native of Dagestan, has represented the republic in Russia’s Federation Council since 2008. He was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2018. The EU and UK sanctioned him in March 2022.
#100. Dilip Shanghvi | Net worth: $25.6 billion | Age: 70 | Country/territory: India | Healthcare
The son of a pharmaceuticals distributor, Dilip Shanghvi borrowed $200 from his father to start Sun Pharmaceutical Industries in 1983 to make psychiatric drugs.
#101. Vladimir Lisin | Net worth: $25.5 billion | Age: 69 | Country/territory: Russia | Metals & Mining
Vladimir Lisin is chairman of NLMK Group, a leading manufacturer of steel products.
#101. Gina Rinehart | Net worth: $25.5 billion | Age: 72 | Country/territory: Australia | Metals & Mining
Australia’s richest citizen, Gina Rinehart, draws her wealth from iron ore.
#103. Yu Yong | Net worth: $25.4 billion | Age: 65 | Country/territory: China | Finance & Investments
Yu Yong’s wealth mainly comes from his holdings in CMOC Group, formerly China Molybdenum, one of the world’s largest producers of the metal.
#104. Stuart Hoegner | Net worth: $24.7 billion | Age: | Country/territory: Canada | Finance & Investments
Stuart Hoegner has served as general counsel for Tether and its sister company Bitfinex since 2014.
#105. Huang Shilin | Net worth: $24.4 billion | Age: 59 | Country/territory: China | Energy
Huang Shilin is a former vice chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), one of the world’s largest battery suppliers for the electric vehicle industry.
#106. Christy Walton | Net worth: $24.3 billion | Age: 77 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
Christy Walton married into what is now the richest family in the world: Walmart’s Walton clan.
#107. Stefan Persson | Net worth: $24.2 billion | Age: 78 | Country/territory: Sweden | Fashion & Retail
Stefan Persson is Sweden’s richest person by way of global cheap chic fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz, of which he owns almost 50%.
#107. Gennady Timchenko | Net worth: $24.2 billion | Age: 73 | Country/territory: Russia | Energy
Gennady Timchenko has stakes in various Russian businesses, including gas company Novatek and petrochemical producer Sibur Holding.
#109. David Tepper | Net worth: $23.7 billion | Age: 68 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
David Tepper, arguably the greatest hedge fund manager of his generation, founded Appaloosa Management in 1993.
#110. Harry Triguboff | Net worth: $23.4 billion | Age: 93 | Country/territory: Australia | Real Estate
Harry Triguboff is one of Australia’s richest people. Born in Dalian, China, to Russian parents, he came to Australia as a teenager.
#111. Steve Cohen | Net worth: $23 billion | Age: 69 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Steve Cohen oversees Point72 Asset Management, a $40 billion (assets under management) hedge fund firm that started managing outside capital in 2018.
#112. Rupert Murdoch & family | Net worth: $22.7 billion | Age: 94 | Country/territory: United States | Media & Entertainment
Rupert Murdoch built a media empire that includes cable channel Fox News, The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He stepped down as chairman in September 2023.
#113. Diane Hendricks | Net worth: $22.3 billion | Age: 79 | Country/territory: United States | Construction & Engineering
Diane Hendricks owns and chairs ABC Supply, one of the largest wholesale distributors of roofing, siding and windows in the U.S.
#114. Stanley Kroenke | Net worth: $22.2 billion | Age: 78 | Country/territory: United States | Sports
Stan Kroenke is a real estate and sports mogul with an international portfolio.
#115. Todd Graves | Net worth: $22 billion | Age: 54 | Country/territory: United States | Food & Beverage
Todd Graves founded fried chicken finger fast-food chain Raising Cane’s.
#116. Ernest Garcia II | Net worth: $21.5 billion | Age: 68 | Country/territory: United States | Automotive
Ernest Garcia, II is the biggest shareholder of Carvana, an online platform for selling used cars and making auto loans that conducted an IPO in 2017.
#116. Wang Chuanfu | Net worth: $21.5 billion | Age: 59 | Country/territory: China | Automotive
Wang Chuanfu is the chairman and CEO of BYD and has led it to become one of the world’s largest EV companies.
#118. John Fredriksen | Net worth: $21.2 billion | Age: 81 | Country/territory: Cyprus | Logistics
hn Fredriksen’s empire includes oil tankers, dry bulkers, LNG carriers and deepwater drilling rigs.
#119. Kumar Birla | Net worth: $21.1 billion | Age: 58 | Country/territory: India | Diversified
Commodities king Kumar Birla is the fourth generation head of the storied, $67 billion (revenue) Aditya Birla Group. Nearly half is generated outside India, where it has a presence in 40 countries.
#120. Michael Platt | Net worth: $20.9 billion | Age: 57 | Country/territory: United Kingdom | Finance & Investments
Michael Platt is the cofounder and CEO of BlueCrest Capital Management, which he started in late 2000 after nearly a decade at JP Morgan.
#121. Vinod Adani | Net worth: $20.8 billion | Age: 77 | Country/territory: Cyprus | Diversified
Vinod Adani is the older brother of Gautam Adani, who was at one point, the world’s third-richest person.
#121. Qin Yinglin | Net worth: $20.8 billion | Age: 60 | Country/territory: China | Food & Beverage
Qin Yinglin is the chairman and CEO of Muyuan Foods, one of China’s largest pig breeder and pork producers.
#123. Chen Tianshi | Net worth: $20.7 billion | Age: 41 | Country/territory: China | Technology
Chen Tianshi is the chairman and CEO of chipmaker Cambricon Technologies, sometimes dubbed China’s Nvidia.
#123. Dang Yanbao | Net worth: $20.7 billion | Age: 53 | Country/territory: China | Metals & Mining
Dang Yanbao is the chairman of Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group, a supplier of coal chemical products.
#123. Kwong Siu-hing | Net worth: $20.7 billion | Age: 96 | Country/territory: Hong Kong | Real Estate
Kwong Siu-hing is the widow of Sun Hung Kai Properties cofounder Kwok Tak-seng, who died in 1990.
#126. Henry Nicholas III | Net worth: $20.6 billion | Age: 66 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Henry Nicholas III and business partner Henry Samueli cofounded fabless semiconductor firm Broadcom in 1991 in a Redondo Beach, Calif. condominium.
#127. Andrey Melnichenko & family | Net worth: $20.4 billion | Age: 54 | Country/territory: Russia | Metals & Mining
Andrey Melnichenko is the founder of fertilizer producer Eurochem and coal energy company SUEK.
#128. Andrew Forrest & family | Net worth: $20.3 billion | Age: 64 | Country/territory: Australia | Metals & Mining
Andrew Forrest founded Fortescue Metals Group in 2003. It’s an iron ore giant which is now transforming itself into a green energy powerhouse.
#128. Jerry Jones & family | Net worth: $20.3 billion | Age: 83 | Country/territory: United States | Sports
Jerry Jones, co-captain of the University of Arkansas 1964 national championship team, has long had football in his blood.
#128. Takemitsu Takizaki | Net worth: $20.3 billion | Age: 80 | Country/territory: Japan | Manufacturing
Takemitsu Takizaki is the founder of Keyence, a supplier of sensors and electronic components for factory automation systems.
#131. Andre Esteves | Net worth: $20.2 billion | Age: 57 | Country/territory: Brazil | Finance & Investments
Andre Esteves is chairman of Brazilian investment bank, BTG Pactual.
#131. Renata Kellnerova & family | Net worth: $20.2 billion | Age: 58 | Country/territory: Czech Republic | Finance & Investments
Renata Kellnerova is the widow of Petr Kellner, the former richest person in the Czech Republic, who died in March 2021 at age 56.
#131. Low Tuck Kwong | Net worth: $20.2 billion | Age: 77 | Country/territory: Indonesia | Energy
Known as the coal king, Singapore-born Low Tuck Kwong is the founder of Bayan Resources, a coal mining company in Indonesia.
#134. Nancy Walton Laurie | Net worth: $20 billion | Age: 74 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
Nancy Walton Laurie inherited a stake in Walmart from her father, Bud Walton, who helped his brother, Sam, build the retail giant.
#135. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud | Net worth: $19.9 billion | Age: 71 | Country/territory: Saudi Arabia | Finance & Investments
Saudi investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns stakes in a number of high profile companies like the Four Seasons hotel chain via Saudi-listed Kingdom Holding.
#135. Dhanin Chearavanont | Net worth: $19.9 billion | Age: 86 | Country/territory: Thailand | Diversified
Dhanin Chearavanont is senior chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group, one of the world’s largest producers of animal feed and livestock.
#137. John Doerr | Net worth: $19.8 billion | Age: 74 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments Investor
John Doerr is chairman of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.
#137. Jorge Paulo Lemann & family | Net worth: $19.8 billion | Age: 86 | Country/territory: Brazil | Food & Beverage
Jorge Paulo Lemann is a co-founder and partner in private equity firm 3G Capital, best known for its investments in Anheuser-Busch InBev and Restaurant Brands International, parent of Burger King and Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons.
#139. R. Budi Hartono | Net worth: $19.6 billion | Age: 85 | Country/territory: Indonesia | Finance & Investments
R. Budi Hartono and his brother, Michael (whose fortune is listed separately), are among the richest in Indonesia. They get the bulk of their fortune from their investment in Bank Central Asia.
#140. Alejandro Baillères Gual & family | Net worth: $19.5 billion | Age: 64 | Country/territory: Mexico | Diversified
Alejandro Baillères Gual and his five siblings are the heirs to the mining fortune built by their father Alberto Baillères, who died in 2022.
#141. Philip Anschutz | Net worth: $19.4 billion | Age: 86 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Over five decades, Philip Anschutz has built fortunes in oil, railroads, telecom, real estate and entertainment.
#141. John Menard Jr | Net worth: $19.4 billion | Age: 86 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
John Menard’s home improvement retailer Menards brings in an estimated $13 billion in sales from more than 340 stores.
#143. Chen Jianhua | Net worth: $19.3 billion | Age: 55 | Country/territory: China | Manufacturing
Chen Jianhua is the chairman of Hengli Group, one of China’s largest petrochemical businesses that also has interests in tourism and property development.
#144. Donald Bren | Net worth: $19.2 billion | Age: 93 | Country/territory: United States | Real Estate
Donald Bren is America’s wealthiest real estate baron.
#144. Georg Schaeffler | Net worth: $19.2 billion | Age: 61 | Country/territory: Germany | Automotive
Georg Schaeffler and his billionaire mother, Maria-Elisabeth, own Schaeffler Group, one of the world’s largest producers of ball bearings and machine components.
#146. Brett Adcock | Net worth: $19.1 billion | Age: 39 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Brett Adcock founded robot maker Figure in 2022; investors including Microsoft, Nvidia, Jeff Bezos and OpenAI backed the company at a $2.6 billion valuation in February 2024.
#146. Karl Albrecht Jr. & family | Net worth: $19.1 billion | Age: 78 | Country/territory: Germany | Fashion & Retail
Karl Albrecht Jr. is the son of Karl Albrecht Sr., the late grocery billionaire who died in 2014 at age 94. He and his sister, Beate Heister, are billionaire heirs to the Aldi retail fortune.
#146. Beate Heister | Net worth: $19.1 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: Germany | Fashion & Retail
Beate Heister is the daughter of Karl Albrecht Sr. and heir to the Aldi retail fortune, along with her billionaire brother, Karl Albrecht Jr.
#149. Michael Hartono | Net worth: $18.9 billion | Age: 86 | Country/territory: Indonesia | Manufacturing
Michael “Bambang” Hartono and his brother R. Budi are among the richest in Indonesia. They get the bulk of their fortune from their investment in Bank Central Asia.
#150. Nik Storonsky | Net worth: $18.8 billion | Age: 41 | Country/territory: United Kingdom | Finance & Investments
Nik Storonsky cofounded and runs U.K.-based financial services firm Revolut, which was valued by private investors at $75 billion in November 2025.
#151. Eric Li | Net worth: $18.7 billion | Age: 62 | Country/territory: China | Automotive
Eric Li, also known as Li Shufu, is the chairman of Hong Kong-listed automaker Geely Automobile Holdings.
#151. Zhong Huijuan | Net worth: $18.7 billion | Age: 65 | Country/territory: China | Healthcare
Zhong Huijuan is the chairman and CEO of Chinese drugmaker Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group, which produces oncology, psychoactive, antidiabetic and other drugs.
#153. Torstein Hagen | Net worth: $18.4 billion | Age: 83 | Country/territory: Norway | Service
Torstein Hagen started Viking Cruises in 1997, at age 54, with four riverboats in Russia.
#153. James Ratcliffe | Net worth: $18.4 billion | Age: 73 | Country/territory: United Kingdom | Manufacturing
James Ratcliffe is the founder, chairman and majority owner of chemical powerhouse Ineos Group.
#153. Wang Ning & family | Net worth: $18.4 billion | Age: 39 | Country/territory: China | Media & Entertainment
Wang Ning is the founder, chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-listed toy maker Pop Mart International Group.
#156. Ludwig Merckle | Net worth: $18.3 billion | Age: 61 | Country/territory: Germany | Finance & Investments
Ludwig Merckle owns 28% of construction group Heidelberg Materials, which he took over in crisis after the death of his father, Adolf, in 2009.
#157. Sarath Ratanavadi | Net worth: $18.1 billion | Age: 60 | Country/territory: Thailand | Energy
Sarath Ratanavadi is CEO of Gulf Development, one of Thailand’s largest conglomerates with interests in telecommunications and digital infrastructure.
#158. Theo Albrecht Jr & family | Net worth: $18 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: Germany | Fashion & Retail
Theo Albrecht Jr. is an heir to Aldi, one of the world’s great retail fortunes, along with the heirs of his brother, Berthold.
#158. Edwin Chen | Net worth: $18 billion | Age: 38 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Edwin Chen is the CEO of Surge AI, which he founded in 2020 to help companies label data to train AI.
#160. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family | Net worth: $17.9 billion | Age: 71 | Country/territory: Netherlands | Food & Beverage
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken is one of the richest women in the world, thanks to her nearly 24% stake in beer giant Heineken.
#160. Eric Smidt | Net worth: $17.9 billion | Age: 66 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
Eric Smidt is CEO of nearly $9 billion (sales) Harbor Freight Tools, a home improvement retailer that has over 1,600 stores.
#162. John Collison | Net worth: $17.5 billion | Age: 35 | Country/territory: Ireland | Technology
John Collison is cofounder and president of Stripe, a company that lets businesses and individuals accept payments over the internet.
#162. Patrick Collison | Net worth: $17.5 billion | Age: 37 | Country/territory: Ireland | Technology
Patrick Collison is the cofounder and CEO of Stripe, a company that lets businesses and individuals accept payments over the internet.
#164. David Sun | Net worth: $17.4 billion | Age: 74 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
David Sun cofounded and helps run Kingston Technology, which makes storage and memory products, as COO from a cubicle on the sales floor.
#164. John Tu | Net worth: $17.4 billion | Age: 84 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Kingston Technology CEO John Tu runs the firm, which makes storage and memory products, from a cubicle on sales floor.
#166. Brad Jacobs | Net worth: $17.1 billion | Age: 69 | Country/territory: United States | Logistics
Most of Brad Jacobs’ fortune comes from XPO Logistics, a commercial trucking company that delivers goods to warehouses and distribution centers.
#166. Jan Koum | Net worth: $17.1 billion | Age: 50 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Jan Koum cofounded WhatsApp, now the world’s biggest mobile messaging service, in 2009.
#166. Zhou Qunfei & family | Net worth: $17.1 billion | Age: 56 | Country/territory: Hong Kong | Technology
Zhou Qunfei is the chairman of Lens Technology, a touch screen maker whose customers include Apple, Samsung and Huawei.
#169. Lu Xiangyang | Net worth: $17 billion | Age: 63 | Country/territory: China | Automotive
Lu Xiangyang was working at a local branch of the People’s Bank of China in 1995 when he teamed up with his cousin Wang Chuanfu to start BYD, then a battery maker.
#169. Stephen Ross | Net worth: $17 billion | Age: 85 | Country/territory: United States | Real Estate
Real estate and sports magnate Stephen Ross was a tax attorney before founding Related Companies in 1972 as an affordable housing developer.
#171. Arthur Dantchik | Net worth: $16.9 billion | Age: 68 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Arthur Dantchik is a cofounder of Susquehanna International Group, one of Wall Street’s largest and most successful trading firms.
#171. Li Shuirong & family | Net worth: $16.9 billion | Age: 69 | Country/territory: China | Manufacturing
Li Shuirong is the chairman of Zhejiang Rongsheng Holding Group, which has interests in petrochemicals, logistics and real estate.
#171. Anders Holch Povlsen | Net worth: $16.9 billion | Age: 53 | Country/territory: Denmark | Fashion & Retail
Anders Holch Povlsen built his fortune on fashion, primarily from retailer Bestseller.
#174. Wang Wei | Net worth: $16.6 billion | Age: 55 | Country/territory: China | Service
Wang Wei is the chairman of S.F. Holding, the package delivery giant known for its SF Express brand.
#175. Mikhail Fridman | Net worth: $16.5 billion | Age: 61 | Country/territory: Russia | Energy
Mikhail Fridman, cofounder of Alfa Bank, Russia’s largest non-state bank, was hit with sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine.
#175. Enrique Razon Jr. | Net worth: $16.5 billion | Age: 66 | Country/territory: Philippines | Logistics
Enrique Razon Jr. chairs International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), the Philippines’ largest ports operator by revenue.
#177. George Kaiser | Net worth: $16.2 billion | Age: 83 | Country/territory: United States | Energy
George Kaiser took over his family’s Kaiser-Francis Oil Company in the 1960s.
#178. Charles Ergen | Net worth: $16.1 billion | Age: 73 | Country/territory: United States | Media & Entertainment
Charlie Ergen is the cofounder and chairman of satellite and internet service company EchoStar.
#178. Peter Mallouk | Net worth: $16.1 billion | Age: 56 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Peter Mallouk is the CEO of Creative Planning, a wealth management firm based in Overland Park, Kansas, with $700 million in assets under management or advisement.
#178. Johann Rupert & family | Net worth: $16.1 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: South Africa | Fashion & Retail
Johann Rupert is chairman of Swiss luxury goods firm Compagnie Financiere Richemont.
#178. Zhang Zhidong | Net worth: $16.1 billion | Age: 54 | Country/territory: China | Technology
Zhang Zhidong, also known as Tony Zhang, cofounded internet giant Tencent with fellow billionaire Pony Ma in 1998.
#182. Harold Hamm & family | Net worth: $16 billion | Age: 80 | Country/territory: United States | Energy
Fracking pioneer Harold Hamm founded and chairs Continental Resources, one of the nation’s biggest independent oil companies.
#183. Zou Zhinong & family | Net worth: $15.9 billion | Age: 57 | Country/territory: China | Manufacturing
Zou Zhinong is the chairman of Suzhou TFC Optical Communication, a supplier of telecommunication equipment.
#184. Adam Foroughi | Net worth: $15.8 billion | Age: 45 | Country/territory: United States | Technology
Adam Foroughi is the cofounder and CEO of AppLovin, which makes mobile games and provides marketing services to app developers.
#185. Radhakishan Damani | Net worth: $15.7 billion | Age: 71 | Country/territory: India | Fashion & Retail
Veteran Mumbai investor Radhakishan Damani became India’s retail king after the 2017 IPO of his supermarket chain Avenue Supermarts.
#186. Friedhelm Loh | Net worth: $15.5 billion | Age: 79 | Country/territory: Germany | Manufacturing
Friedhelm Loh’s group of companies provides software, products and services to industries including switchgear manufacturing and utilities.
#186. Peter Woo | Net worth: $15.5 billion | Age: 79 | Country/territory: Hong Kong | Real Estate
Peter Woo was chairman of property developer Wheelock & Co. and its main subsidiary, Wharf Holdings, before stepping down in 2015.
#188. Ray Dalio | Net worth: $15.4 billion | Age: 76 | Country/territory: United States | Finance & Investments
Ray Dalio is the founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund firm, Bridgewater Associates, which now manages $92 billion.
#188. Wang Liping & family | Net worth: $15.4 billion | Age: 60 | Country/territory: China | Manufacturing
Wang Liping is the chairman of Shanghai-listed Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic, which makes oil cylinders, hydraulic valves and hydraulic castings.
#190. Terry Gou | Net worth: $15.3 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: Taiwan | Technology
Terry Gou is the founder of Hon Hai Precision, the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer with over 40% market share, whose top customers include Apple.
#190. Donald Newhouse | Net worth: $15.3 billion | Age: 96 | Country/territory: United States | Media & Entertainment
Donald Newhouse and his late brother, Samuel “Si” inherited the publishing and broadcasting empire Advance Publications decades ago.
#190. Hussain Sajwani | Net worth: $15.3 billion | Age: 73 | Country/territory: United Arab Emirates | Real Estate
Hussain Sajwani is the chairman of Dubai-based luxury real estate developer Damac Properties, which he founded in 2002.
#193. James Dyson | Net worth: $15 billion | Age: 78 | Country/territory: United Kingdom | Manufacturing
James Dyson set out to invent a better vacuum cleaner in 1978, after getting frustrated with his family’s vacuum, using a cyclone to lift dirt.
#193. Shahid Khan | Net worth: $15 billion | Age: 75 | Country/territory: United States | Automotive
Shahid Khan is the owner of auto parts supplier Flex-N-Gate and the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.
#195. Antonia Ax:son Johnson & family | Net worth: $14.8 billion | Age: 82 | Country/territory: Sweden | Diversified
Antonia Ax:son Johnson is the fourth generation member of her family to own conglomerate Axel Johnson.
#196. Jaime Gilinski Bacal | Net worth: $14.7 billion | Age: 68 | Country/territory: Colombia | Finance & Investments
Jaime Gilinski Bacal built one of the largest banking empires in Latin America through a series of mergers and acquisitions.
#197. Ann Walton Kroenke | Net worth: $14.6 billion | Age: 77 | Country/territory: United States | Fashion & Retail
Ann Walton-Kroenke is the daughter of Bud Walton, who helped his brother, Sam, build Walmart into a retail giant.
#197. Xavier Niel & family | Net worth: $14.6 billion | Age: 58 | Country/territory: France | Telecom
Xavier Neil owns telecoms giant Iliad, the parent company of Free, one of France’s largest internet service providers.
#199. Alisher Usmanov | Net worth: $14.5 billion | Age: 72 | Country/territory: Russia | Metals & Mining
Alisher Usmanov made his first fortune producing plastic bags, a commodity so scarce in the former Soviet Union that people washed and reused them
#199. David Velez & family | Net worth: $14.5 billion | Age: 44 | Country/territory: Colombia | Finance & Investments
Daavid vid Vélez is cofounder and CEO of Nubank, a Sao-Paulo based digital bank that offers credit cards, checking accounts and life insurance.
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