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The figures on this page were compiled from the list data published by [[Forbes]] for the 2026 World's Billionaires list.<ref name="ForbesList2026" /> Net worth figures are Forbes's own estimates, in US dollars, at the time the list was compiled; they are not audited figures. Totals and breakdowns were calculated by Powerbase from that data: country means the country of citizenship recorded by Forbes; regions are a grouping of those countries made for this page (Forbes does not publish them in this form); gender is as recorded by Forbes; and industry is the first industry category Forbes assigns to each entry. Entries listed by Forbes as a family (for example "& family") are counted once. Forbes's own methodology article could not be opened for this page, so its details are not summarised here. For the 2026 list, [[Forbes Middle East]] reported that the figures were "based on share prices and data as of March 1, 2026".<ref name="FMEArab2026">Hagar Omran, [https://forbesmiddleeast.com/billionaires/arab-billionaires/meet-the-4-new-entrants-to-the-arab-billionaire-ranks-2026 Meet The Four New Entrants To The Arab Billionaire Ranks In 2026] ''Forbes Middle East'', 11 March 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> | The figures on this page were compiled from the list data published by [[Forbes]] for the 2026 World's Billionaires list.<ref name="ForbesList2026" /> Net worth figures are Forbes's own estimates, in US dollars, at the time the list was compiled; they are not audited figures. Totals and breakdowns were calculated by Powerbase from that data: country means the country of citizenship recorded by Forbes; regions are a grouping of those countries made for this page (Forbes does not publish them in this form); gender is as recorded by Forbes; and industry is the first industry category Forbes assigns to each entry. Entries listed by Forbes as a family (for example "& family") are counted once. Forbes's own methodology article could not be opened for this page, so its details are not summarised here. For the 2026 list, [[Forbes Middle East]] reported that the figures were "based on share prices and data as of March 1, 2026".<ref name="FMEArab2026">Hagar Omran, [https://forbesmiddleeast.com/billionaires/arab-billionaires/meet-the-4-new-entrants-to-the-arab-billionaire-ranks-2026 Meet The Four New Entrants To The Arab Billionaire Ranks In 2026] ''Forbes Middle East'', 11 March 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> | ||
| − | This page deliberately reproduces only aggregate figures and the top 100 entries, not the complete Forbes list. It contains no breakdown by religion, ethnicity or race. | + | This page deliberately reproduces only aggregate figures and the top 100 entries, not the complete Forbes list. It contains no breakdown by religion, ethnicity or race compiled by Powerbase; the only group figures are counts published by named third parties, reported in the section "Published counts by group". |
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| + | | Black billionaires || [[Forbes]] (annual count, 2026 list, published March 2026) || 27 || about US$121 billion || Forbes's annual count of Black billionaires; the classification method is not described in the secondary report opened<ref name="BellaBlack2026">BellaNaija, [https://www.bellanaija.com/2026/03/nigeria-forbes-black-billionaires-2026-list/ Nigeria's 'Big Four' Lead Record 27 Black Billionaires on Forbes 2026 World's Richest List] ''BellaNaija'', 23 March 2026, accessed 20 October 2026. Secondary report of a Forbes list; the Forbes article itself could not be opened.</ref> | ||
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| + | | Jewish billionaires || [[Forbes Israel]] ("World's Jewish Billionaires 2026", published 29 March 2026; data date not stated) || 319 || "exceeding $2 trillion" || "individuals of Jewish heritage"; described as "an exclusive annual project". A separate Forbes Israel project, not part of the main Forbes list methodology; treatment of converts, mixed heritage or non-practising people not stated<ref name="FI2026">Itai Zehorai, [https://forbes.co.il/e/rankings/2026-jewish-billionaires/ World's Jewish Billionaires 2026] ''Forbes Israel'', 29 March 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> | ||
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| + | | Billionaires from the Arab world || [[Forbes Middle East]] (11 March 2026; data as of 1 March 2026) || 37 || US$138.7 billion || "according to the Forbes World's Billionaires list 2026, based on share prices and data as of March 1, 2026"; a regional (country-based) grouping<ref name="FMEArab2026" /> | ||
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== Top 100 == | == Top 100 == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:57, 20 October 2026
The 2026 edition of the Forbes World's Billionaires ranking
The World's Billionaires, 2026 is the 2026 edition of the annual ranking of the world's billionaires published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list data published by Forbes for 2026 contain 3,428 people with an estimated net worth of at least US$1 billion, worth a combined US$20.05 trillion.[1] That is 400 more than the 3,028 people in the 2025 list.[2] The top-ranked person was Elon Musk, with an estimated US$839.0 billion (Tesla, SpaceX).[1]
Methodology
The figures on this page were compiled from the list data published by Forbes for the 2026 World's Billionaires list.[1] Net worth figures are Forbes's own estimates, in US dollars, at the time the list was compiled; they are not audited figures. Totals and breakdowns were calculated by Powerbase from that data: country means the country of citizenship recorded by Forbes; regions are a grouping of those countries made for this page (Forbes does not publish them in this form); gender is as recorded by Forbes; and industry is the first industry category Forbes assigns to each entry. Entries listed by Forbes as a family (for example "& family") are counted once. Forbes's own methodology article could not be opened for this page, so its details are not summarised here. For the 2026 list, Forbes Middle East reported that the figures were "based on share prices and data as of March 1, 2026".[3]
This page deliberately reproduces only aggregate figures and the top 100 entries, not the complete Forbes list. It contains no breakdown by religion, ethnicity or race compiled by Powerbase; the only group figures are counts published by named third parties, reported in the section "Published counts by group".
Summary
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of billionaires | 3,428 |
| Combined net worth | US$20.05 trillion |
| Average net worth | US$5.85 billion |
| Median net worth | US$2.50 billion |
| Worth US$100 billion or more | 20 |
| Combined worth of top 10 | US$2.59 trillion |
| Countries of citizenship represented | 80 |
By country of citizenship
| Country | Billionaires | Share of total | Combined net worth (US$ billion) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 991 | 28.9% | 8,431.4 |
| China | 539 | 15.7% | 2,175.3 |
| India | 229 | 6.7% | 1,019.2 |
| Germany | 212 | 6.2% | 1,016.2 |
| Russia | 149 | 4.3% | 652.7 |
| Italy | 90 | 2.6% | 483.9 |
| Canada | 82 | 2.4% | 457.2 |
| Hong Kong | 71 | 2.1% | 420.1 |
| Brazil | 70 | 2.0% | 264.8 |
| Taiwan | 66 | 1.9% | 245.3 |
| United Kingdom | 57 | 1.7% | 300.2 |
| Australia | 56 | 1.6% | 249.2 |
| Singapore | 55 | 1.6% | 155.7 |
| France | 53 | 1.5% | 627.8 |
| South Korea | 50 | 1.5% | 197.3 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1.5% | 224.6 |
| Spain | 44 | 1.3% | 281.2 |
| Japan | 44 | 1.3% | 228.9 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1.3% | 278.4 |
| Israel | 41 | 1.2% | 196.2 |
| Turkey | 40 | 1.2% | 91.7 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1.0% | 210.5 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 0.7% | 79.8 |
| Mexico | 24 | 0.7% | 267.3 |
| Thailand | 22 | 0.6% | 100.3 |
| All other (55) | 289 | 8.4% | 1,395.1 |
By region
| Region | Billionaires | Share of total | Combined net worth (US$ billion) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific | 1,230 | 35.9% | 5,231.7 |
| North America | 1,073 | 31.3% | 8,888.6 |
| Europe | 915 | 26.7% | 4,781.5 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 115 | 3.4% | 697.6 |
| Middle East & North Africa | 80 | 2.3% | 345.4 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 15 | 0.4% | 105.5 |
By gender
| Gender | Billionaires | Share of total | Combined net worth (US$ billion) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 2,947 | 86.0% | 17,427.1 |
| Women | 481 | 14.0% | 2,623.2 |
By industry
| Industry (Forbes category) | Billionaires | Share of total | Combined net worth (US$ billion) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance & Investments | 517 | 15.1% | 3,227.6 |
| Manufacturing | 470 | 13.7% | 1,551.2 |
| Technology | 468 | 13.7% | 4,789.0 |
| Fashion & Retail | 311 | 9.1% | 2,320.4 |
| Food & Beverage | 255 | 7.4% | 1,265.0 |
| Healthcare | 255 | 7.4% | 1,003.3 |
| Diversified | 225 | 6.6% | 1,356.6 |
| Real Estate | 214 | 6.2% | 783.6 |
| Media & Entertainment | 123 | 3.6% | 478.5 |
| Energy | 115 | 3.4% | 712.9 |
| Metals & Mining | 96 | 2.8% | 703.1 |
| Automotive | 76 | 2.2% | 421.4 |
| Logistics | 69 | 2.0% | 375.5 |
| Construction & Engineering | 65 | 1.9% | 235.7 |
| Service | 57 | 1.7% | 219.4 |
| Sports | 56 | 1.6% | 227.2 |
| Telecom | 33 | 1.0% | 259.2 |
| Gambling & Casinos | 23 | 0.7% | 120.7 |
Published counts by group
The figures below are counts compiled by the named publishers using their own criteria; they are reproduced as published and are not comparable with each other. No published counts were found for other groups.
| Group | Publisher | Count | Combined worth | Publisher's stated basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black billionaires | Forbes (annual count, 2026 list, published March 2026) | 27 | about US$121 billion | Forbes's annual count of Black billionaires; the classification method is not described in the secondary report opened[4] |
| Jewish billionaires | Forbes Israel ("World's Jewish Billionaires 2026", published 29 March 2026; data date not stated) | 319 | "exceeding $2 trillion" | "individuals of Jewish heritage"; described as "an exclusive annual project". A separate Forbes Israel project, not part of the main Forbes list methodology; treatment of converts, mixed heritage or non-practising people not stated[5] |
| Billionaires from the Arab world | Forbes Middle East (11 March 2026; data as of 1 March 2026) | 37 | US$138.7 billion | "according to the Forbes World's Billionaires list 2026, based on share prices and data as of March 1, 2026"; a regional (country-based) grouping[3] |
Top 100
Entries ranked 1 to 100 by Forbes (tied ranks included).[1] Age is as given in the Forbes list data for 2026.
| Rank | Name | Net worth (US$ billion) | Age | Citizenship | Source of wealth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk | 839.0 | 54 | United States | Tesla, SpaceX | Technology |
| 2 | Larry Page | 257.0 | 52 | United States | Technology | |
| 3 | Sergey Brin | 237.0 | 52 | United States | Technology | |
| 4 | Jeff Bezos | 224.0 | 62 | United States | Amazon | Technology |
| 5 | Mark Zuckerberg | 222.0 | 41 | United States | Technology | |
| 6 | Larry Ellison | 190.0 | 81 | United States | Oracle | Technology |
| 7 | Bernard Arnault & family | 171.0 | 77 | France | LVMH | Fashion & Retail |
| 8 | Jensen Huang | 154.0 | 63 | United States | Semiconductors | Technology |
| 9 | Warren Buffett | 149.0 | 95 | United States | Berkshire Hathaway | Finance & Investments |
| 10 | Amancio Ortega | 148.0 | 89 | Spain | Zara | Fashion & Retail |
| 11 | Rob Walton & family | 146.0 | 81 | United States | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 12 | Jim Walton & family | 143.0 | 77 | United States | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 13 | Michael Dell | 141.0 | 61 | United States | Dell Technologies | Technology |
| 14 | Alice Walton | 134.0 | 76 | United States | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 15 | Steve Ballmer | 126.0 | 69 | United States | Microsoft | Technology |
| 16 | Carlos Slim Helu & family | 125.0 | 86 | Mexico | Telecom | Telecom |
| 17 | Changpeng Zhao | 110.0 | 49 | Canada | Cryptocurrency exchange | Finance & Investments |
| 18 | Michael Bloomberg | 109.0 | 84 | United States | Bloomberg LP | Finance & Investments |
| 19 | Bill Gates | 108.0 | 70 | United States | Microsoft | Technology |
| 20 | Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family | 100.0 | 72 | France | L'Oréal | Fashion & Retail |
| 21 | Mukesh Ambani | 99.7 | 68 | India | Diversified | Diversified |
| 22 | Giancarlo Devasini | 89.3 | 61 | Italy | Cryptocurrency | Finance & Investments |
| 23 | Thomas Peterffy | 82.9 | 81 | United States | Discount brokerage | Finance & Investments |
| 24 | Julia Koch & family | 81.2 | 63 | United States | Koch, Inc. | Diversified |
| 25 | Charles Koch & family | 73.8 | 90 | United States | Koch, Inc. | Diversified |
| 26 | Zhang Yiming | 69.3 | 41 | China | TikTok | Technology |
| 27 | Zhong Shanshan | 68.1 | 71 | China | Beverages, pharmaceuticals | Food & Beverage |
| 28 | Jeff Yass | 67.4 | 67 | United States | Trading, investments | Finance & Investments |
| 29 | Dieter Schwarz | 67.2 | 86 | Germany | Retail | Fashion & Retail |
| 30 | Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family | 67.1 | 72 | Mexico | Mining | Metals & Mining |
| 31 | Gautam Adani | 63.8 | 63 | India | Infrastructure, commodities | Diversified |
| 32 | Tadashi Yanai & family | 61.8 | 77 | Japan | Fashion retail | Fashion & Retail |
| 33 | Ma Huateng | 53.8 | 54 | China | Online games | Technology |
| 34 | Robin Zeng | 53.2 | 57 | Hong Kong | Batteries | Energy |
| 35 | Iris Fontbona & family | 52.6 | 83 | Chile | Mining | Metals & Mining |
| 36 | Masayoshi Son | 51.5 | 68 | Japan | Telecom, Investments | Finance & Investments |
| 37 | Ken Griffin | 49.8 | 57 | United States | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 38 | Jacqueline Mars | 49.1 | 86 | United States | Candy, pet food | Food & Beverage |
| 38 | John Mars | 49.1 | 90 | United States | Candy, pet food | Food & Beverage |
| 40 | Lukas Walton | 48.9 | 39 | United States | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 41 | Giovanni Ferrero | 48.8 | 61 | Italy | Nutella, chocolates | Food & Beverage |
| 42 | Li Ka-shing | 47.0 | 97 | Hong Kong | Diversified | Diversified |
| 43 | Mark Mateschitz | 45.8 | 33 | Austria | Red Bull | Food & Beverage |
| 44 | Gianluigi Aponte | 44.5 | 85 | Switzerland | Shipping | Logistics |
| 44 | Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | 44.5 | 80 | Switzerland | Shipping | Logistics |
| 46 | Andrea Pignataro | 42.6 | 55 | Italy | Financial software | Finance & Investments |
| 47 | Klaus-Michael Kuehne | 41.9 | 88 | Germany | Shipping | Logistics |
| 48 | Thomas Frist, Jr. & family | 41.1 | 87 | United States | Hospitals | Healthcare |
| 49 | Alain Wertheimer | 39.4 | 77 | France | Chanel | Fashion & Retail |
| 49 | Gerard Wertheimer | 39.4 | 75 | France | Chanel | Fashion & Retail |
| 51 | Savitri Jindal & family | 39.1 | 75 | India | Steel | Metals & Mining |
| 52 | Stephen Schwarzman | 38.3 | 79 | United States | Investments | Finance & Investments |
| 53 | Paolo Ardoino | 38.0 | 41 | Italy | Cryptocurrency | Finance & Investments |
| 53 | Jean-Louis van der Velde | 38.0 | 62 | Netherlands | Cryptocurrency | Finance & Investments |
| 55 | William Ding | 37.9 | 54 | China | Online games | Technology |
| 56 | Miriam Adelson & family | 37.5 | 80 | United States | Casinos | Gambling & Casinos |
| 57 | Alexey Mordashov & family | 37.0 | 60 | Russia | Steel, investments | Metals & Mining |
| 58 | Colin Huang | 36.6 | 46 | China | E-commerce | Technology |
| 59 | Eduardo Saverin | 35.9 | 43 | Brazil | Technology | |
| 60 | Eric Schmidt | 35.5 | 70 | United States | Technology | |
| 61 | Idan Ofer | 34.6 | 70 | Israel | Shipping | Diversified |
| 62 | Eyal Ofer | 33.6 | 75 | Israel | Real estate, shipping | Diversified |
| 63 | He Xiangjian & family | 33.2 | 83 | China | Home appliances | Manufacturing |
| 63 | Abigail Johnson | 33.2 | 64 | United States | Fidelity | Finance & Investments |
| 63 | Zheng Shuliang & family | 33.2 | 80 | China | Aluminum products | Metals & Mining |
| 66 | Marilyn Simons & family | 32.5 | 75 | United States | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 67 | Robert Pera | 31.7 | 48 | United States | Wireless networking | Technology |
| 68 | Phil Knight & family | 31.1 | 88 | United States | Nike | Fashion & Retail |
| 68 | Michal Strnad | 31.1 | 33 | Czech Republic | Defense Contracting | Manufacturing |
| 70 | Lakshmi Mittal | 31.0 | 75 | India | Steel | Metals & Mining |
| 71 | Elaine Marshall & family | 30.9 | 83 | United States | Koch Inc. | Diversified |
| 71 | Shiv Nadar | 30.9 | 80 | India | Software services | Technology |
| 73 | Henry Samueli | 30.8 | 71 | United States | Semiconductors | Technology |
| 74 | Melinda French Gates | 30.3 | 61 | United States | Microsoft | Technology |
| 75 | Stefan Quandt | 30.1 | 59 | Germany | BMW | Automotive |
| 75 | Reinhold Wuerth & family | 30.1 | 90 | Germany | Fasteners | Manufacturing |
| 77 | Lyndal Stephens Greth & family | 30.0 | 51 | United States | Oil & gas | Energy |
| 78 | Len Blavatnik | 29.9 | 68 | United States | Music, chemicals | Diversified |
| 79 | Susanne Klatten | 29.7 | 63 | Germany | BMW, pharmaceuticals | Automotive |
| 79 | Vladimir Potanin | 29.7 | 65 | Russia | Metals | Metals & Mining |
| 81 | Vagit Alekperov | 29.5 | 75 | Russia | Oil | Energy |
| 81 | François Pinault & family | 29.5 | 89 | France | Luxury goods | Fashion & Retail |
| 83 | Jack Ma | 29.1 | 61 | China | E-commerce | Technology |
| 84 | Prajogo Pangestu | 28.6 | 81 | Indonesia | Petrochemicals, energy | Diversified |
| 84 | MacKenzie Scott | 28.6 | 55 | United States | Amazon | Technology |
| 86 | Aliko Dangote | 28.5 | 68 | Nigeria | Cement, sugar | Manufacturing |
| 87 | Peter Thiel | 28.4 | 58 | United States | Facebook, investments | Finance & Investments |
| 88 | Emmanuel Besnier | 28.3 | 55 | France | Cheese | Food & Beverage |
| 88 | Leonid Mikhelson & family | 28.3 | 70 | Russia | Gas, chemicals | Energy |
| 90 | Daniel Gilbert | 27.9 | 64 | United States | Rocket Mortgage | Finance & Investments |
| 90 | Lei Jun | 27.9 | 56 | China | Smartphones, automobiles | Technology |
| 90 | Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family | 27.9 | 70 | Germany | Technology | |
| 93 | Pham Nhat Vuong | 27.7 | 57 | Vietnam | Diversified | Diversified |
| 94 | Vicky Safra & family | 27.1 | 73 | Greece | Banking | Finance & Investments |
| 95 | Jay Y. Lee | 27.0 | 57 | South Korea | Samsung | Technology |
| 95 | Cyrus Poonawalla | 27.0 | 84 | India | Vaccines | Healthcare |
| 97 | Rick Cohen & family | 26.3 | 73 | United States | Warehouse automation | Technology |
| 98 | Israel Englander | 25.8 | 77 | United States | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 99 | Suleiman Kerimov & family | 25.7 | 59 | Russia | Gold | Finance & Investments |
| 100 | Dilip Shanghvi | 25.6 | 70 | India | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare |
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Forbes, World's Billionaires 2026 (list data feed behind forbes.com/billionaires) Forbes, 2026 edition, accessed 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Forbes, World's Billionaires 2025 (list data feed behind forbes.com/billionaires) Forbes, 2025 edition, accessed 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hagar Omran, Meet The Four New Entrants To The Arab Billionaire Ranks In 2026 Forbes Middle East, 11 March 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.
- ↑ BellaNaija, Nigeria's 'Big Four' Lead Record 27 Black Billionaires on Forbes 2026 World's Richest List BellaNaija, 23 March 2026, accessed 20 October 2026. Secondary report of a Forbes list; the Forbes article itself could not be opened.
- ↑ Itai Zehorai, World's Jewish Billionaires 2026 Forbes Israel, 29 March 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.