π§ Name: Elon Musk
- π° Net Worth: $342 Billion
- π Age: 53
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Automotive
- π Bio: Elon Musk cofounded seven companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX, and AI startup xAI.
π§ Name: Mark Zuckerberg
- π° Net Worth: $216 Billion
- π Age: 40
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: A 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004 for students to match names with photos of classmates.
π§ Name: Jeff Bezos
- π° Net Worth: $215 Billion
- π Age: 61
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his Seattle garage.
π§ Name: Larry Ellison
- π° Net Worth: $192 Billion
- π Age: 80
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Larry Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and cofounder of software giant Oracle, of which he owns roughly 40%.
π§ Name: Bernard Arnault & family
- π° Net Worth: $178 Billion
- π Age: 76
- π Country: France
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Bernard Arnault oversees the LVMH empire of 75 fashion and cosmetics brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
π§ Name: Warren Buffett
- π° Net Worth: $154 Billion
- π Age: 94
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time.
π§ Name: Larry Page
- π° Net Worth: $144 Billion
- π Age: 52
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Larry Page stepped down as CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, in 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder.
π§ Name: Sergey Brin
- π° Net Worth: $138 Billion
- π Age: 51
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Sergey Brin stepped down as president of Alphabet, parent company of Google, in December 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder.
π§ Name: Amancio Ortega
- π° Net Worth: $124 Billion
- π Age: 89
- π Country: Spain
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Amancio Ortega of Spain is one of the wealthiest clothing retailers in the world.
π§ Name: Steve Ballmer
- π° Net Worth: $118 Billion
- π Age: 69
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Steve Ballmer is the high-wattage former CEO of Microsoft, who led the company from 2000 to 2014.
π§ Name: Rob Walton & family
- π° Net Worth: $110 Billion
- π Age: 80
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Rob Walton is the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton.
π§ Name: Jim Walton & family
- π° Net Worth: $109 Billion
- π Age: 76
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton (d. 1992).
π§ Name: Bill Gates
- π° Net Worth: $108 Billion
- π Age: 69
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Bill Gates diversified his fortune from Microsoft into dozens of holdings, including waste disposal firm Republic Services and tractor maker Deere & Co.
π§ Name: Michael Bloomberg
- π° Net Worth: $105 Billion
- π Age: 83
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Michael Bloomberg cofounded financial information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981.
π§ Name: Alice Walton
- π° Net Worth: $101 Billion
- π Age: 75
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton (d. 1992).
π§ Name: Jensen Huang
- π° Net Worth: $98.7 Billion
- π Age: 62
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Jensen Huang cofounded graphics-chip maker Nvidia in 1993 and has served as its CEO and president ever since.
π§ Name: Michael Dell
- π° Net Worth: $97.7 Billion
- π Age: 60
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Michael Dell is chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, formed in 2016 through a $60 billion merger with computer storage giant EMC.
π§ Name: Mukesh Ambani
- π° Net Worth: $92.5 Billion
- π Age: 67
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Mukesh Ambani chairs and runs $120 billion-revenue Reliance Industries, with interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom, retail, media, and financial services.
π§ Name: Carlos Slim Helu & family
- π° Net Worth: $82.5 Billion
- π Age: 85
- π Country: Mexico
- π Industry: Telecom
- π Bio: Carlos Slim HelΓΊ and his family control AmΓ©rica MΓ³vil, Latin America’s biggest mobile telecom firm.
π§ Name: Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
- π° Net Worth: $81.6 Billion
- π Age: 71
- π Country: France
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, granddaughter of the founder of L’Oreal, is the richest woman in the world.
π§ Name: Julia Koch & family
- π° Net Worth: $74.2 Billion
- π Age: 62
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Julia Koch and her three children inherited a 42% stake in Koch, Inc. from her husband David Koch, who died in 2019 at age 79.
π§ Name: Charles Koch & family
- π° Net Worth: $67.5 Billion
- π Age: 89
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Charles Koch has chaired Koch, Inc., America’s second-largest private company by revenue, since 1967. He brought on his first co-CEO in 2023.
π§ Name: Zhang Yiming
- π° Net Worth: $65.5 Billion
- π Age: 41
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Zhang Yiming is the main cofounder of ByteDance, best known for TikTok, which has over 1 billion users worldwide.
π§ Name: Changpeng Zhao
- π° Net Worth: $62.9 Billion
- π Age: 48
- π Country: Canada
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, is the founder and former CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
π§ Name: Jeff Yass
- π° Net Worth: $59 Billion
- π Age: 66
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Jeff Yass is a cofounder of Susquehanna International Group, one of Wall Street’s largest and most successful trading firms.
π§ Name: Zhong Shanshan
- π° Net Worth: $57.7 Billion
- π Age: 70
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Food & Beverage
- π Bio: Zhong Shanshan is the founder and chairman of Nongfu Spring, a bottled water company that listed its shares in Hong Kong in 2020.
π§ Name: Thomas Peterffy
- π° Net Worth: $57.3 Billion
- π Age: 80
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: A digital trading pioneer, Thomas Peterffy chairs Interactive Brokers, which markets its specialized trading platform to sophisticated investors.
π§ Name: Gautam Adani
- π° Net Worth: $56.3 Billion
- π Age: 62
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Gautam Adani is chairman of the Ahmedabad-headquartered Adani Group, with interests in ports, airports, power generation and transmission, and green energy, among others.
π§ Name: Ma Huateng
- π° Net Worth: $56.2 Billion
- π Age: 53
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is the chairman and CEO of Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings.
π§ Name: Tadashi Yanai & family
- π° Net Worth: $45.1 Billion
- π Age: 76
- π Country: Japan
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Tadashi Yanai built and runs Tokyo-listed retail clothing empire Fast Retailing, parent of the Uniqlo chain.
π§ Name: Stephen Schwarzman
- π° Net Worth: $44.4 Billion
- π Age: 78
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: The son of a dry goods store owner, Stephen Schwarzman founded private equity firm Blackstone with fellow billionaire Peter Peterson in 1985.
π§ Name: Lei Jun
- π° Net Worth: $43.5 Billion
- π Age: 55
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Lei Jun is cofounder, chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-listed Xiaomi, one of the world’s most popular smartphone brands.
π§ Name: Jacqueline Mars
- π° Net Worth: $42.6 Billion
- π Age: 85
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Food & Beverage
- π Bio: Jacqueline Mars owns an estimated one-third of Mars, the candy, food and pet care firm founded by her grandfather.
π§ Name: John Mars
- π° Net Worth: $42.6 Billion
- π Age: 89
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Food & Beverage
- π Bio: John Mars and his siblings Jacqueline and Forrest Jr. (d. 2016) inherited stakes in the candy firm Mars when their father died in 1999.
π§ Name: Ken Griffin
- π° Net Worth: $42.3 Billion
- π Age: 56
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Ken Griffin founded and runs Citadel, a Miami-based hedge fund firm that manages $63 billion in assets.
π§ Name: Colin Huang
- π° Net Worth: $42.3 Billion
- π Age: 45
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Colin Huang is the founder of PDD Holdings, the Chinese e-commerce company that changed its name from Pinduoduo in 2023.
π§ Name: Dieter Schwarz
- π° Net Worth: $41 Billion
- π Age: 85
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Dieter Schwarz’s Schwarz Group, with revenue of over $160 billion, includes the Kaufland and Lidl discount supermarket chains.
π§ Name: Mark Mateschitz
- π° Net Worth: $40.6 Billion
- π Age: 32
- π Country: Austria
- π Industry: Food & Beverage
- π Bio: Mark Mateschitz is the only child of the late Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, who cofounded energy drink firm Red Bull in 1987.
π§ Name: Klaus-Michael Kuehne
- π° Net Worth: $39.6 Billion
- π Age: 87
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Logistics
- π Bio: Klaus-Michael Kuehne is honorary chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, one of the world’s largest logistics companies.
π§ Name: Li Ka-shing
- π° Net Worth: $38.9 Billion
- π Age: 96
- π Country: Hong Kong
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Nicknamed Superman, Li Ka-shing is revered as one of the most influential businessmen in Asia.
π§ Name: Giovanni Ferrero
- π° Net Worth: $38.2 Billion
- π Age: 60
- π Country: Italy
- π Industry: Food & Beverage
- π Bio: Giovanni Ferrero is executive chairman of his family’s namesake confections business, which posted $18 billion in sales in 2023.
π§ Name: Lukas Walton
- π° Net Worth: $37.9 Billion
- π Age: 38
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Lukas Walton is a grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton (d. 1992).
π§ Name: Robin Zeng
- π° Net Worth: $37.9 Billion
- π Age: 56
- π Country: Hong Kong
- π Industry: Automotive
- π Bio: Robin Zeng is the founder, chairman and CEO of CATL, a major global supplier of batteries for electric vehicles.
π§ Name: Gianluigi Aponte
- π° Net Worth: $37.7 Billion
- π Age: 84
- π Country: Switzerland
- π Industry: Logistics
- π Bio: Gianluigi Aponte and his wife Rafaela each own a 50% stake in MSC, the world’s largest shipping line.
π§ Name: Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
- π° Net Worth: $37.7 Billion
- π Age: 80
- π Country: Switzerland
- π Industry: Logistics
- π Bio: Rafaela Aponte-Diamant co-owns MSC with her husband Gianluigi Aponte, the world’s largest shipping line.
π§ Name: Alain Wertheimer
- π° Net Worth: $36 Billion
- π Age: 76
- π Country: France
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Alain Wertheimer is the chairman of Chanel, the French luxury brand.
π§ Name: Gerard Wertheimer
- π° Net Worth: $36 Billion
- π Age: 74
- π Country: France
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Gerard Wertheimer and his brother Alain co-own Chanel, the French luxury brand.
π§ Name: Savitri Jindal & family
- π° Net Worth: $35.5 Billion
- π Age: 75
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Savitri Jindal is the chair of Jindal Group, active in steel, power, cement, and infrastructure.
π§ Name: Phil Knight & family
- π° Net Worth: $35.4 Billion
- π Age: 87
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Phil Knight, cofounder of Nike, retired as chairman in 2016 after 52 years at the company.
π§ Name: Reinhold Wuerth & family
- π° Net Worth: $35.1 Billion
- π Age: 89
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Manufacturing
- π Bio: Reinhold Wuerth joined his father’s screw wholesale business in 1949 and built it into a global company.
π§ Name: Shiv Nadar
- π° Net Worth: $34.5 Billion
- π Age: 79
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Indian IT pioneer Shiv Nadar cofounded HCL in 1976 to manufacture calculators and microprocessors.
π§ Name: Eduardo Saverin
- π° Net Worth: $34.5 Billion
- π Age: 43
- π Country: Brazil
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Eduardo Saverin cofounded Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) with Mark Zuckerberg in 2004.
π§ Name: Andrea Pignataro
- π° Net Worth: $34.2 Billion
- π Age: 54
- π Country: Italy
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Andrea Pignataro is the founder and CEO of ION Group, a London-based financial technology firm.
π§ Name: William Ding
- π° Net Worth: $33.3 Billion
- π Age: 53
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: William Ding is the founder and CEO of NetEase, a global online gaming company.
π§ Name: Abigail Johnson
- π° Net Worth: $32.7 Billion
- π Age: 63
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Abigail Johnson is CEO of Fidelity Investments since 2014 and became chair in 2016.
π§ Name: Miriam Adelson & family
- π° Net Worth: $32.1 Billion
- π Age: 79
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Gambling & Casinos
- π Bio: Miriam Adelson is the widow of Sheldon Adelson, former CEO of Las Vegas Sands.
π§ Name: Marilyn Simons & family
- π° Net Worth: $31 Billion
- π Age: 74
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Marilyn Simons is the widow of hedge fund legend Jim Simons, who died in 2024.
π§ Name: Melinda French Gates
- π° Net Worth: $30.4 Billion
- π Age: 60
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Melinda French Gates resigned as co-chair of the Gates Foundation in 2024 after nearly 24 years.
π§ Name: Len Blavatnik
- π° Net Worth: $29.9 Billion
- π Age: 67
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Len Blavatnik, born in Ukraine and raised in Russia, immigrated to the U.S. in 1978 and founded Access Industries.
π§ Name: Masayoshi Son
- π° Net Worth: $29.4 Billion
- π Age: 67
- π Country: Japan
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Masayoshi Son founded and runs investment giant SoftBank Group.
π§ Name: Gina Rinehart
- π° Net Worth: $29.3 Billion
- π Age: 71
- π Country: Australia
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Gina Rinehart is Australia’s richest citizen, drawing her wealth from iron ore mining.
π§ Name: Vagit Alekperov
- π° Net Worth: $28.7 Billion
- π Age: 74
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Energy
- π Bio: Vagit Alekperov is a former Caspian Sea oil rig worker who became a top official in the Soviet oil ministry and later founded Lukoil.
π§ Name: GermΓ‘n Larrea Mota Velasco & family
- π° Net Worth: $28.6 Billion
- π Age: 71
- π Country: Mexico
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: GermΓ‘n Larrea owns the majority of Mexico’s largest copper mining company, Grupo MΓ©xico.
π§ Name: Jack Ma
- π° Net Worth: $28.6 Billion
- π Age: 60
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Former English teacher Jack Ma cofounded Alibaba Group in 1999, now one of the worldβs largest e-commerce businesses.
π§ Name: Alexey Mordashov & family
- π° Net Worth: $28.6 Billion
- π Age: 59
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Alexey Mordashov is the majority shareholder of steel company Severstal, where he was CEO for 19 years.
π§ Name: Leonid Mikhelson & family
- π° Net Worth: $28.4 Billion
- π Age: 69
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Energy
- π Bio: Leonid Mikhelson is founder and chairman of Novatek, Russia’s second-largest natural gas producer.
π§ Name: Elaine Marshall & family
- π° Net Worth: $28.3 Billion
- π Age: 82
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Elaine Marshall and her sons own a 16% stake in Koch Industries, inherited from her late husband.
π§ Name: Eyal Ofer
- π° Net Worth: $28.2 Billion
- π Age: 74
- π Country: Israel
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Eyal Ofer chairs Ofer Global, active in shipping, real estate, energy, banking, and more.
π§ Name: MacKenzie Scott
- π° Net Worth: $28.2 Billion
- π Age: 54
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: MacKenzie Scott is a philanthropist and the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos; she received a 4% Amazon stake in their 2019 divorce.
π§ Name: Iris Fontbona & family
- π° Net Worth: $28.1 Billion
- π Age: 82
- π Country: Chile
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Iris Fontbona is the widow of AndrΓ³nico Luksic, who built a fortune in mining and beverages.
π§ Name: Daniel Gilbert
- π° Net Worth: $27.8 Billion
- π Age: 63
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Dan Gilbert cofounded Quicken Loans (now Rocket Mortgage), the largest U.S. mortgage lender.
π§ Name: Low Tuck Kwong
- π° Net Worth: $27.3 Billion
- π Age: 76
- π Country: Indonesia
- π Industry: Energy
- π Bio: Low Tuck Kwong is founder of Bayan Resources, a leading coal mining company in Indonesia.
π§ Name: Thomas Frist Jr & family
- π° Net Worth: $27 Billion
- π Age: 86
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Healthcare
- π Bio: Thomas Frist Jr. founded HCA Healthcare with his father in 1968; it’s now a massive hospital operator.
π§ Name: He Xiangjian & family
- π° Net Worth: $27 Billion
- π Age: 82
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Manufacturing
- π Bio: He Xiangjian built Midea Group into one of the worldβs largest appliance makers.
π§ Name: Vladimir Lisin
- π° Net Worth: $26.5 Billion
- π Age: 68
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Vladimir Lisin is chairman of NLMK Group, a top steel products manufacturer.
π§ Name: Wang Chuanfu
- π° Net Worth: $26.4 Billion
- π Age: 58
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Automotive
- π Bio: Wang Chuanfu is CEO and chairman of BYD, one of the worldβs biggest electric vehicle companies.
π§ Name: Lyndal Stephens Greth & family
- π° Net Worth: $25.8 Billion
- π Age: 50
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Energy
- π Bio: Lyndal Stephens Greth chaired Endeavor Energy Resources, acquired by Diamondback Energy in 2024.
π§ Name: Susanne Klatten
- π° Net Worth: $25.2 Billion
- π Age: 62
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Automotive
- π Bio: Susanne Klatten owns about 19% of BMW and has stakes in several other companies.
π§ Name: Dilip Shanghvi
- π° Net Worth: $24.9 Billion
- π Age: 69
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Healthcare
- π Bio: Dilip Shanghvi founded Sun Pharmaceutical Industries in 1983 to produce psychiatric drugs.
π§ Name: Emmanuel Besnier
- π° Net Worth: $24.5 Billion
- π Age: 54
- π Country: France
- π Industry: Food & Beverage
- π Bio: Emmanuel Besnier is the CEO and controlling shareholder of Lactalis, the worldβs largest dairy company.
π§ Name: Vladimir Potanin
- π° Net Worth: $24.2 Billion
- π Age: 64
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Vladimir Potanin owns one-third of Norilsk Nickel, acquired during Russia’s privatization.
π§ Name: Eric Schmidt
- π° Net Worth: $24 Billion
- π Age: 69
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Eric Schmidt was CEO of Google from 2001β2011 and later served on Alphabetβs board.
π§ Name: Aliko Dangote
- π° Net Worth: $23.9 Billion
- π Age: 67
- π Country: Nigeria
- π Industry: Manufacturing
- π Bio: Aliko Dangote is Africaβs richest person and owns Dangote Cement, the continentβs largest cement producer.
π§ Name: Stefan Quandt
- π° Net Worth: $23.8 Billion
- π Age: 58
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Automotive
- π Bio: Stefan Quandt owns nearly 24% of BMW; his sister Susanne Klatten also owns a stake.
π§ Name: Gennady Timchenko
- π° Net Worth: $23.2 Billion
- π Age: 72
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Energy
- π Bio: Gennady Timchenko has stakes in Russian energy companies including Novatek and Sibur.
π§ Name: Cyrus Poonawalla
- π° Net Worth: $23.1 Billion
- π Age: 83
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Healthcare
- π Bio: Cyrus Poonawalla founded the Serum Institute of India, the worldβs largest vaccine maker by doses.
π§ Name: Rupert Murdoch & family
- π° Net Worth: $23 Billion
- π Age: 94
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Media & Entertainment
- π Bio: Rupert Murdoch built a media empire including Fox News and The Wall Street Journal.
π§ Name: John Menard Jr
- π° Net Worth: $22.9 Billion
- π Age: 85
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: John Menard founded the Menards chain of home improvement stores.
π§ Name: Idan Ofer
- π° Net Worth: $22.5 Billion
- π Age: 69
- π Country: Israel
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Idan Ofer inherited a shipping and energy fortune from his father Sammy Ofer.
π§ Name: Giancarlo Devasini
- π° Net Worth: $22.4 Billion
- π Age: 60
- π Country: Italy
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Giancarlo Devasini is the CFO and likely major shareholder of Tether, a leading crypto stablecoin issuer.
π§ Name: R. Budi Hartono
- π° Net Worth: $22.4 Billion
- π Age: 84
- π Country: Indonesia
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: R. Budi Hartono and his brother are among Indonesiaβs richest, owning Bank Central Asia.
π§ Name: Diane Hendricks
- π° Net Worth: $21.9 Billion
- π Age: 78
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Construction & Engineering
- π Bio: Diane Hendricks chairs ABC Supply, a top distributor of roofing and siding in the U.S.
π§ Name: FranΓ§ois Pinault & family
- π° Net Worth: $21.7 Billion
- π Age: 88
- π Country: France
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: FranΓ§ois Pinault is honorary chairman of Kering, which owns Gucci and other luxury brands.
π§ Name: Michael Hartono
- π° Net Worth: $21.5 Billion
- π Age: 85
- π Country: Indonesia
- π Industry: Manufacturing
- π Bio: Michael Hartono and his brother Budi are among Indonesiaβs wealthiest, thanks to tobacco and banking.
π§ Name: Steve Cohen
- π° Net Worth: $21.3 Billion
- π Age: 68
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Steve Cohen runs Point72 Asset Management, a hedge fund with $35 billion in assets.
π§ Name: David Tepper
- π° Net Worth: $21.3 Billion
- π Age: 67
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: David Tepper founded Appaloosa Management and owns the Carolina Panthers NFL team.
π§ Name: Kumar Birla
- π° Net Worth: $20.9 Billion
- π Age: 57
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Kumar Birla heads Aditya Birla Group, a $66 billion conglomerate with operations in over 40 countries.
π§ Name: Vicky Safra & family
- π° Net Worth: $20.7 Billion
- π Age: 72
- π Country: Brazil
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Vicky Safra and her children inherited their wealth from her late husband, banker Joseph Safra.
π§ Name: Lu Xiangyang
- π° Net Worth: $20 Billion
- π Age: 62
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Automotive
- π Bio: Lu Xiangyang cofounded BYD with his cousin Wang Chuanfu to produce batteries and later EVs.
π§ Name: Prajogo Pangestu
- π° Net Worth: $20 Billion
- π Age: 80
- π Country: Indonesia
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Prajogo Pangestu made his fortune in timber, petrochemicals, and energy.
π§ Name: Henry Samueli
- π° Net Worth: $19.7 Billion
- π Age: 70
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Henry Samueli is cofounder and chairman of chipmaker Broadcom.
π§ Name: Takemitsu Takizaki
- π° Net Worth: $19.5 Billion
- π Age: 79
- π Country: Japan
- π Industry: Manufacturing
- π Bio: Takemitsu Takizaki founded Keyence, a maker of factory automation sensors and equipment.
π§ Name: Lakshmi Mittal
- π° Net Worth: $19.2 Billion
- π Age: 74
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Lakshmi Mittal is chairman of ArcelorMittal, the worldβs largest steel and mining company.
π§ Name: Harry Triguboff
- π° Net Worth: $19.1 Billion
- π Age: 92
- π Country: Australia
- π Industry: Real Estate
- π Bio: Harry Triguboff is one of Australia’s wealthiest real estate developers.
π§ Name: Donald Bren
- π° Net Worth: $18.9 Billion
- π Age: 92
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Real Estate
- π Bio: Donald Bren is the richest real estate mogul in the U.S., owning much of Californiaβs Irvine Company.
π§ Name: Michael Platt
- π° Net Worth: $18.8 Billion
- π Age: 57
- π Country: United Kingdom
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Michael Platt cofounded BlueCrest Capital Management, a hedge fund turned private investment firm.
π§ Name: Eric Li
- π° Net Worth: $18.7 Billion
- π Age: 61
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Automotive
- π Bio: Eric Li, also known as Li Shufu, chairs Geely Automobile Holdings, one of China’s largest carmakers.
π§ Name: Stefan Persson
- π° Net Worth: $18.6 Billion
- π Age: 77
- π Country: Sweden
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Stefan Persson is Swedenβs richest person and the main shareholder of fashion retailer H&M.
π§ Name: Harold Hamm & family
- π° Net Worth: $18.5 Billion
- π Age: 79
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Energy
- π Bio: Harold Hamm founded Continental Resources, a leading independent oil company.
π§ Name: Christy Walton
- π° Net Worth: $18.5 Billion
- π Age: 76
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Christy Walton inherited her wealth from her husband, John Walton, son of Walmart founder Sam Walton.
π§ Name: Stephen Ross
- π° Net Worth: $18.4 Billion
- π Age: 84
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Real Estate
- π Bio: Stephen Ross founded Related Companies and owns the Miami Dolphins NFL team.
π§ Name: Renata Kellnerova & family
- π° Net Worth: $18.2 Billion
- π Age: 57
- π Country: Czech Republic
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Renata Kellnerova is the widow of Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, who died in 2021.
π§ Name: Stanley Kroenke
- π° Net Worth: $18 Billion
- π Age: 77
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Sports
- π Bio: Stanley Kroenke owns multiple sports franchises including Arsenal (UK), LA Rams, and Colorado Avalanche.
π§ Name: Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family
- π° Net Worth: $17.9 Billion
- π Age: 69
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Andreas von Bechtolsheim is cofounder and chief architect of Arista Networks.
π§ Name: Huang Shilin
- π° Net Worth: $17.4 Billion
- π Age: 58
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Automotive
- π Bio: Huang Shilin is a former vice chairman of battery supplier CATL.
π§ Name: Andrey Melnichenko & family
- π° Net Worth: $17.4 Billion
- π Age: 53
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Andrey Melnichenko founded EuroChem (fertilizers) and SUEK (coal energy).
π§ Name: Manuel Villar
- π° Net Worth: $17.2 Billion
- π Age: 75
- π Country: Philippines
- π Industry: Real Estate
- π Bio: Manuel Villar chairs Vista Land & Lifescapes, one of the Philippines’ largest developers.
π§ Name: Pavel Durov
- π° Net Worth: $17.1 Billion
- π Age: 40
- π Country: United Arab Emirates
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Pavel Durov founded messaging app Telegram, which now has over 700 million monthly users.
π§ Name: John Fredriksen
- π° Net Worth: $17 Billion
- π Age: 80
- π Country: Cyprus
- π Industry: Logistics
- π Bio: John Fredriksen’s empire includes oil tankers, LNG carriers, and drilling rigs.
π§ Name: Jorge Paulo Lemann & family
- π° Net Worth: $17 Billion
- π Age: 85
- π Country: Brazil
- π Industry: Food & Beverage
- π Bio: Jorge Paulo Lemann is a controlling shareholder of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the worldβs largest brewer.
π§ Name: Dustin Moskovitz
- π° Net Worth: $17 Billion
- π Age: 40
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Dustin Moskovitz co-founded Facebook and later founded productivity app Asana.
π§ Name: Philip Anschutz
- π° Net Worth: $16.9 Billion
- π Age: 85
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Philip Anschutz has built fortunes in oil, railroads, telecom, and entertainment.
π§ Name: Lin Bin
- π° Net Worth: $16.9 Billion
- π Age: 57
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Lin Bin is vice chairman of Xiaomi, a top global smartphone maker.
π§ Name: Zhang Zhidong
- π° Net Worth: $16.9 Billion
- π Age: 53
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Zhang Zhidong, also known as Tony Zhang, co-founded Tencent in 1998.
π§ Name: Sherry Brydson
- π° Net Worth: $16.7 Billion
- π Age: 78
- π Country: Canada
- π Industry: Media & Entertainment
- π Bio: Sherry Brydson is one of the billionaire heirs to the Thomson media empire.
π§ Name: Alisher Usmanov
- π° Net Worth: $16.7 Billion
- π Age: 71
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Alisher Usmanov made his first fortune producing plastic bags in the Soviet Union.
π§ Name: Jerry Jones & family
- π° Net Worth: $16.6 Billion
- π Age: 82
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Sports
- π Bio: Jerry Jones owns the Dallas Cowboys and built a fortune in oil and gas.
π§ Name: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
- π° Net Worth: $16.5 Billion
- π Age: 70
- π Country: Saudi Arabia
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Prince Alwaleed is a Saudi investor with stakes in global companies.
π§ Name: Jan Koum
- π° Net Worth: $16.5 Billion
- π Age: 49
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Jan Koum co-founded WhatsApp in 2009, which was acquired by Facebook in 2014.
π§ Name: Suleiman Kerimov & family
- π° Net Worth: $16.4 Billion
- π Age: 59
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Suleiman Kerimov is a senator from Dagestan with various business interests.
π§ Name: Peter Thiel
- π° Net Worth: $16.3 Billion
- π Age: 57
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal and Palantir and is a venture capitalist at Founders Fund.
π§ Name: Henry Nicholas III
- π° Net Worth: $16.2 Billion
- π Age: 65
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Henry Nicholas co-founded Broadcom in 1991 and helped shape the chip industry.
π§ Name: Wang Wei
- π° Net Worth: $16.2 Billion
- π Age: 54
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Service
- π Bio: Wang Wei chairs S.F. Holding, the parent company of SF Express.
π§ Name: James Ratcliffe
- π° Net Worth: $16 Billion
- π Age: 72
- π Country: United Kingdom
- π Industry: Manufacturing
- π Bio: James Ratcliffe is founder of chemical giant Ineos.
π§ Name: Robert Pera
- π° Net Worth: $15.7 Billion
- π Age: 47
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Robert Pera founded Ubiquiti Networks and owns the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team.
π§ Name: Laurene Powell Jobs
- π° Net Worth: $15.6 Billion
- π Age: 61
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Laurene Powell Jobs inherited shares in Apple and Disney from her late husband, Steve Jobs.
π§ Name: Eric Smidt
- π° Net Worth: $15.6 Billion
- π Age: 65
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Eric Smidt is CEO of Harbor Freight Tools, a retail giant with over 1,500 stores.
π§ Name: Radhakishan Damani
- π° Net Worth: $15.4 Billion
- π Age: 70
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Radhakishan Damani is the founder of DMart, one of Indiaβs most successful retail chains.
π§ Name: George Kaiser
- π° Net Worth: $15.4 Billion
- π Age: 82
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Energy
- π Bio: George Kaiser owns Kaiser-Francis Oil Company and is active in philanthropy.
π§ Name: Zheng Shuliang & family
- π° Net Worth: $15.4 Billion
- π Age: 79
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Zheng Shuliang is vice chairman of China Hongqiao, a major aluminum producer.
π§ Name: Dhanin Chearavanont
- π° Net Worth: $15.2 Billion
- π Age: 85
- π Country: Thailand
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Dhanin Chearavanont is senior chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group, one of the world’s largest animal feed producers.
π§ Name: Hasso Plattner & family
- π° Net Worth: $15.2 Billion
- π Age: 81
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Hasso Plattner co-founded SAP, a major enterprise software company, in 1972.
π§ Name: Theo Albrecht Jr & family
- π° Net Worth: $15 Billion
- π Age: 74
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Theo Albrecht Jr. and his family inherited part of the Aldi retail fortune.
π§ Name: Karl Albrecht Jr. & family
- π° Net Worth: $15 Billion
- π Age: 77
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Karl Albrecht Jr. is the son of Aldi co-founder Karl Albrecht Sr. and a key shareholder.
π§ Name: Beate Heister
- π° Net Worth: $15 Billion
- π Age: 74
- π Country: Germany
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Beate Heister, daughter of Aldi founder Karl Albrecht Sr., is one of the richest women in Germany.
π§ Name: Vinod Adani
- π° Net Worth: $14.9 Billion
- π Age: 76
- π Country: Cyprus
- π Industry: Diversified
- π Bio: Vinod Adani is the elder brother of Indian industrialist Gautam Adani.
π§ Name: Leon Black
- π° Net Worth: $14.9 Billion
- π Age: 73
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Leon Black co-founded private equity giant Apollo Global Management.
π§ Name: Mike Cannon-Brookes
- π° Net Worth: $14.9 Billion
- π Age: 45
- π Country: Australia
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Mike Cannon-Brookes is co-founder of Atlassian, a maker of workplace collaboration tools.
π§ Name: Mikhail Fridman
- π° Net Worth: $14.9 Billion
- π Age: 60
- π Country: Russia
- π Industry: Energy
- π Bio: Mikhail Fridman is co-founder of Alfa Group and one of Russia’s richest businessmen.
π§ Name: Ernest Garcia II
- π° Net Worth: $14.9 Billion
- π Age: 67
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Automotive
- π Bio: Ernest Garcia II is the largest shareholder of Carvana, a used car e-commerce platform.
π§ Name: Nancy Walton Laurie
- π° Net Worth: $14.7 Billion
- π Age: 73
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Fashion & Retail
- π Bio: Nancy Walton Laurie inherited part of the Walmart fortune from her father Bud Walton.
π§ Name: George Roberts
- π° Net Worth: $14.7 Billion
- π Age: 81
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: George Roberts co-founded KKR, a global investment firm, with Henry Kravis.
π§ Name: Arthur Dantchik
- π° Net Worth: $14.6 Billion
- π Age: 67
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Arthur Dantchik co-founded Susquehanna International Group, a major trading firm.
π§ Name: James Dyson
- π° Net Worth: $14.6 Billion
- π Age: 77
- π Country: United Kingdom
- π Industry: Manufacturing
- π Bio: James Dyson invented the first bagless vacuum cleaner and founded Dyson Ltd.
π§ Name: Scott Farquhar
- π° Net Worth: $14.6 Billion
- π Age: 45
- π Country: Australia
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Scott Farquhar co-founded Atlassian alongside Mike Cannon-Brookes.
π§ Name: Qin Yinglin
- π° Net Worth: $14.6 Billion
- π Age: 59
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Food & Beverage
- π Bio: Qin Yinglin is chairman and CEO of Muyuan Foods, one of China’s largest pork producers.
π§ Name: Wang Xing
- π° Net Worth: $14.6 Billion
- π Age: 46
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: Wang Xing is the founder and CEO of Meituan, a popular food delivery and services platform in China.
π§ Name: Dang Yanbao
- π° Net Worth: $14.5 Billion
- π Age: 52
- π Country: China
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Dang Yanbao is chairman of Ningxia Baofeng Energy, a leading supplier of coal chemicals.
π§ Name: Kushal Pal Singh
- π° Net Worth: $14.5 Billion
- π Age: 93
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Real Estate
- π Bio: Kushal Pal Singh led DLF, Indiaβs largest commercial real estate developer.
π§ Name: Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family
- π° Net Worth: $14.4 Billion
- π Age: 70
- π Country: Netherlands
- π Industry: Food & Beverage
- π Bio: Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken owns 23% of Heineken, the worldβs second-largest brewer.
π§ Name: Andrew Forrest & family
- π° Net Worth: $14.4 Billion
- π Age: 63
- π Country: Australia
- π Industry: Metals & Mining
- π Bio: Andrew Forrest is the founder of Fortescue Metals Group and a green energy advocate.
π§ Name: Donald Newhouse
- π° Net Worth: $14.4 Billion
- π Age: 95
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Media & Entertainment
- π Bio: Donald Newhouse and his late brother Samuel inherited Advance Publications.
π§ Name: David Cheriton
- π° Net Worth: $14.3 Billion
- π Age: 74
- π Country: Canada
- π Industry: Technology
- π Bio: David Cheriton is a Stanford professor and early investor in Google.
π§ Name: Israel Englander
- π° Net Worth: $14.2 Billion
- π Age: 76
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Israel Englander founded Millennium Management, which now manages $58 billion.
π§ Name: Ray Dalio
- π° Net Worth: $14 Billion
- π Age: 75
- π Country: United States
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates, the worldβs largest hedge fund.
π§ Name: Uday Kotak
- π° Net Worth: $14 Billion
- π Age: 66
- π Country: India
- π Industry: Finance & Investments
- π Bio: Uday Kotak built Kotak Mahindra Bank, one of Indiaβs leading private banks.







