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Booba
Low-Medium
Booba's current net worth is best estimated at $10 million to $20 million, with a wider plausible range of $6 million to $35 million.
Updated 7/4/2026 · Rapper, label founder and entrepreneur
$10.0M - $20.0M
Central Cee
Low-Medium
A defensible current estimate for Central Cee is about $10 million to $18 million, with a wider plausible range from roughly $7 million to $30 million.
Updated 7/4/2026 · Rapper, songwriter, recording artist, streetwear founder
$10.0M - $18.0M
Busta Rhymes
Low-Medium
Busta Rhymes is best valued as a long-running catalog artist with continuing live income and some artist-controlled newer recordings. A reasonable current estimate is $20 million to $35 million, with a wider evidence-based range of $14 million to $55 million.
Updated 7/3/2026 · Hip-hop artist, songwriter, record producer, label founder
$20.0M - $35.0M
Playboi Carti
Low-Medium
A reasonable current estimate for Playboi Carti’s net worth is $14 million to $24 million, with a wider plausible range of $8 million to $40 million.
Updated 7/3/2026 · Rapper, songwriter, label founder
$14.0M - $24.0M
Young Thug
Low-Medium
Young Thug's evidence-backed net worth is best placed in a broad base range of about $6 million to $12 million. The estimate is driven by music royalties, publishing, and possible YSL Records upside, offset by legal costs and interrupted touring.
Updated 7/3/2026 · rapper, songwriter, label founder
$6.0M - $12.0M
Wiz Khalifa
Low-Medium
Wiz Khalifa's current net worth is estimated at $45 million to $70 million, with a wider plausible range of $30 million to $105 million.
Updated 7/3/2026 · Rapper, songwriter, label founder, cannabis entrepreneur
$45.0M - $70.0M
Future
Low-Medium
Future's current net worth is estimated at about $45 million to $75 million, with a wider plausible range from $30 million to $110 million.
Updated 7/3/2026 · Rapper / hip-hop artist / label founder
$45.0M - $75.0M
J. Cole
Low-Medium
J. Cole's current net worth is estimated at $75 million to $115 million, with a wider plausible range of about $55 million to $160 million.
Updated 7/3/2026 · Rapper, songwriter, producer, label founder
$75.0M - $115.0M
Lil Wayne
Low-Medium
A current evidence-led estimate places Lil Wayne's net worth around $120 million to $180 million, with a wider plausible range of $75 million to $240 million.
Updated 7/3/2026 · Rapper, songwriter, record executive, label founder
$120.0M - $180.0M
Kendrick Lamar
Low-Medium
A defensible current estimate for Kendrick Lamar is about $160 million to $230 million, with a wider range of $115 million to $320 million.
Updated 7/3/2026 · rapper / hip-hop artist / creative-company co-founder
$160.0M - $230.0M
Eminem
Low-Medium
Eminem’s current net worth is best estimated at about USD 285 million to USD 325 million, with a broader defensible range of USD 250 million to USD 360 million.
Updated 7/3/2026 · Rapper, songwriter, producer, record executive, label founder
$285.0M - $325.0M
Jay-Z
Medium
Jay-Z's wealth is best estimated at about $2.5 billion to $2.9 billion, with a base case near $2.7 billion.
Updated 7/3/2026 · Music, entertainment and consumer-brand owner
$2.5B - $2.9B
CL
Christian Louboutin
Low-Medium
Christian Louboutin's wealth is most likely around €0.95 billion to €1.25 billion, with a wider defensible range of roughly €0.70 billion to €1.65 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Luxury footwear and accessories
€950.0M - €1.3B
Anastasia Soare
Low-Medium
Anastasia Soare's wealth is best estimated at about $400 million to $800 million, with a wider plausible range of $250 million to $1.1 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Beauty founder; private consumer-brand owner
$400.0M - $800.0M
Huda Kattan
Low-Medium
Huda Kattan's wealth is best understood as private founder equity in Huda Beauty. A reasonable current estimate is $600 million to $950 million, with a wider plausible range of $350 million to $1.4 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Beauty founder
$600.0M - $950.0M
KJ
Kim Jung-woong
Low-Medium
Kim Jung-woong is estimated at about $0.8 billion to $1.05 billion, with a wider scenario range of $0.5 billion to $1.4 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Beauty and consumer brands
$800.0M - $1.1B
Xu Yangtian
Medium
Xu Yangtian, also known as Chris Xu or Sky Xu, is best estimated at about $11.5 billion to $13.0 billion, based mainly on his reported Shein stake. Bloomberg lists him at $12.2 billion as of May 17, 2026.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Fashion ecommerce founder
$11.5B - $13.0B
TY
Tadashi Yanai
Medium-High
Tadashi Yanai's wealth is principally tied to Fast Retailing, the listed parent of UNIQLO. A conservative reading of company filings supports roughly $34 billion to $40 billion from shares held directly and through TTY Management. A broader founder-family attribution, consistent with Bloomberg's $65.0 billion estimate, supports a base range of $55 billion to $66 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Apparel retail founder and controlling shareholder
$55.0B - $66.0B
RK
Rei Kawakubo
Low-Medium
Rei Kawakubo's wealth is most likely tied to her private stake in Comme des Garcons and the Dover Street Market retail business. A reasonable evidence-based estimate is about $500 million to $1.1 billion, with a wider scenario range of roughly $350 million to $1.8 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Fashion founder and designer
$500.0M - $1.1B
Vera Wang
Low-Medium
Vera Wang's wealth is most likely in the high hundreds of millions, with a base estimate of $500 million to $800 million.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Luxury fashion / bridal / lifestyle brand founder
$500.0M - $800.0M
Michael Kors
Low-Medium
Michael Kors is best estimated at roughly $700 million to $1.0 billion. The estimate rests on his earlier Michael Kors Holdings equity sales, not on Capri Holdings' current revenue or the value of the Michael Kors brand.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Fashion designer and founder
$700.0M - $1.0B
Tommy Hilfiger
Low-Medium
Tommy Hilfiger's estimated personal wealth is about $350 million to $600 million, with a wider plausible range of $250 million to $750 million.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Fashion founder / designer
$350.0M - $600.0M
Ralph Lauren
Medium
Ralph Lauren’s wealth is best estimated in the low-teens billions, centered on his controlling stake in Ralph Lauren Corporation. A defensible current range is about $10.5 billion to $13.5 billion, with a base case of $11.0 billion to $12.8 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Fashion and apparel founder
$11.0B - $12.8B
Tory Burch
Medium
Tory Burch’s current net worth is estimated at about $1.0 billion to $1.3 billion, with a wider plausible range of roughly $800 million to $1.8 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Fashion founder / premium consumer brand owner
$1.0B - $1.3B
Stefano Gabbana
Low-Medium
Stefano Gabbana is likely worth about $1.6 billion to $2.0 billion, with a wider plausible range of $1.2 billion to $2.4 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Luxury fashion founder
$1.6B - $2.0B
Domenico Dolce
Low-Medium
Domenico Dolce is best estimated at about $1.9 billion to $2.2 billion, with a wider plausible range of $1.5 billion to $2.8 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Luxury fashion founder
$1.9B - $2.2B
Brunello Cucinelli
Medium
Brunello Cucinelli's wealth is mainly the controlling stake in Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A., held through Foro delle Arti and the Trust Brunello Cucinelli. A practical current estimate is $4.0 billion to $4.8 billion, with a base range of $4.1 billion to $4.6 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Luxury fashion founder and controlling shareholder
$4.1B - $4.6B
Diego Della Valle
Low-Medium
Diego Della Valle is likely worth about €1.1 billion to €1.5 billion. Most of the estimate comes from the Della Valle family's retained control of Tod's after the 2024 take-private deal, supported by past investment proceeds and private assets.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Luxury footwear and fashion
€1.1B - €1.5B
Renzo Rosso
Medium
Renzo Rosso's wealth is best estimated at about $4.0 billion to $4.6 billion, with a wider plausible range of $3.6 billion to $4.8 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Fashion, luxury and apparel entrepreneur
$4.0B - $4.6B
Giorgio Armani
Medium
Giorgio Armani’s wealth is best estimated at about $11.5 billion to $13.0 billion at the time of his death in 2025.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Luxury fashion founder and private-company owner
$11.5B - $13.0B
2025 estimate
Johann Rupert
Medium
Johann Rupert's wealth is estimated at about $17.5 billion to $19.5 billion, with a wider plausible range of $14 billion to $22 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Luxury goods, investment holding companies
$17.5B - $19.5B
Bernard Arnault
Medium
Bernard Arnault's wealth is estimated at $150 billion to $175 billion, with a wider plausible range of $130 billion to $195 billion. The estimate is anchored in his family's controlling stake in LVMH and Bloomberg's $161 billion wealth figure from May 20, 2026.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Luxury and premium consumer brands
$150.0B - $175.0B
KM
Kalanithi Maran
Medium
Kalanithi Maran's wealth is anchored by his controlling stake in Sun TV Network. A recent share-price reference values that stake near $2.0 billion before adding private assets and retained cash. A reasonable current estimate is $2.2 billion to $2.8 billion, with higher scenarios depending on unlisted Sun Group assets.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Media and entertainment owner
$2.4B - $2.7B
Subhash Chandra
Low-Medium
A reasonable current estimate for Subhash Chandra is ₹300 crore to ₹1,200 crore, with a base range of ₹500 crore to ₹900 crore. The estimate is much lower than historic billionaire framing because Essel Group’s public stake in Zee Entertainment has fallen to a small promoter-group holding and because debt and family attribution remain material uncertainties.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Media and entertainment founder/controller
INR crore 500 - INR crore 900
Ronnie Screwvala
Low-Medium
Ronnie Screwvala’s current net worth is estimated at about $1.35 billion to $1.6 billion, with a wider reasonable range of $900 million to $2.3 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Media, entertainment and edtech entrepreneur
$1.4B - $1.6B
Ekta Kapoor
Low-Medium
Ekta Kapoor's wealth is most defensibly tied to her share of Balaji Telefilms, not to the gross value of its shows or film catalog. A current evidence-based range is about ₹175 crore to ₹275 crore, with wider uncertainty around family shareholding and private assets.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Media and entertainment founder-owner
INR crore 175 - INR crore 275
Yang Hyun-suk
Low-Medium
Yang Hyun-suk's wealth appears to be driven mainly by his YG Entertainment shareholding. Using a reported 19.33% stake and YG Entertainment's KRW 730.8 billion market value at the 2026-06-26 KRX close, the stake is worth about KRW 141 billion. A reasonable current base-case estimate is KRW 145 billion to KRW 185 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Media and entertainment founder; K-pop executive and shareholder
₩145B - ₩185B
Lee Soo-man
Medium
Lee Soo-man's wealth is best supported by his 2023 sale of a 14.8% SM Entertainment stake to HYBE, reported at about KRW 422.8 billion, or roughly US$335 million. Allowing for taxes, reinvestment, and private-company uncertainty, a current estimate is US$250 million to US$430 million, with a base range of US$300 million to US$380 million.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Music and entertainment founder
$300.0M - $380.0M
Park Jin-young
Low-Medium
Park Jin-young’s wealth is mainly tied to his JYP Entertainment stake. A public market-value datapoint from March 2026 and reported ownership around 15% imply a gross shareholding value near KRW 360 billion. Allowing for other assets and uncertainty, a reasonable current estimate is KRW 370 billion to KRW 450 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Music and entertainment-company founder
₩370B - ₩450B
BS
Bang Si-hyuk
Medium
Bang Si-hyuk is likely worth about $2.3 billion to $3.0 billion, with most of that wealth tied to his disclosed HYBE stake.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Music and entertainment company founder
$2.5B - $2.8B
Berry Gordy
Low-Medium
Berry Gordy's wealth is most credibly tied to the sale of Motown Records and the later sale of the Jobete publishing catalog. A reasonable current estimate is $300 million to $450 million, with a wider range of $180 million to $650 million because his present assets and liabilities are private.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Music and entertainment company founder
$300.0M - $450.0M
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Clive Calder
Medium
Clive Calder's wealth is best estimated at about $6.4 billion to $7.4 billion, with a base point near $6.9 billion. The fortune is tied to Zomba Group and Jive Records, which he built before the 2002 sale to Bertelsmann/BMG.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Music company founder and seller
$6.4B - $7.4B
Beyonce Knowles-Carter
Medium
Beyonce Knowles-Carter is best estimated at about $1.0 billion, with a practical current range of $900 million to $1.15 billion.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Music, entertainment and media-company owner
$950.0M - $1.1B
Simon Cowell
Medium
Simon Cowell’s wealth is estimated at GBP 400 million to GBP 450 million, with a wider defensible range of GBP 340 million to GBP 500 million.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Media and entertainment
£400.0M - £450.0M
David Geffen
Medium
David Geffen is best estimated at about $8.5 billion to $9.5 billion as of July 2026.
Updated 7/2/2026 · Media and entertainment founder
$8.5B - $9.5B
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Low-Medium
Jeffrey Katzenberg is likely worth about $900 million to $1.3 billion, with a wider plausible range of $750 million to $1.8 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Media and entertainment founder / investor
$900.0M - $1.3B
Steven Spielberg
Medium
Steven Spielberg's wealth is estimated at $6.5 billion to $7.5 billion, with a base case near Forbes' 2026 figure of $7.1 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Film, television and entertainment production
$6.5B - $7.5B
George Lucas
Medium
George Lucas is estimated at about $5.1 billion to $5.5 billion, with a broader defensible range of $4.8 billion to $6.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Film, television, and entertainment company founder
$5.1B - $5.5B
Tyler Perry
Medium
Tyler Perry's current wealth is estimated at $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion, with a broader plausible range of about $1.0 billion to $2.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Media and entertainment founder; film, television and studio owner
$1.3B - $1.6B
Oprah Winfrey
Medium
Oprah Winfrey's current wealth is best estimated at about $3.0 billion to $3.5 billion, with a base case around $3.1 billion to $3.4 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Media and entertainment founder
$3.1B - $3.4B
Barry Diller
Medium
Barry Diller's current net worth is estimated at about $5.1 billion to $5.8 billion, with a wider plausible range of $4.4 billion to $7.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Media, internet, travel and entertainment company owner/executive
$5.1B - $5.8B
DE
David Ellison
Low-Medium
David Ellison’s wealth is best estimated in the low single-digit billions, with a base range of about $1.5 billion to $4.0 billion. The estimate rests on his founder role at Skydance and the Paramount Skydance transaction, but it does not assign him the full Ellison family or investor-group stake.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Media and entertainment owner / founder
$1.5B - $4.0B
Rupert Murdoch
Low-Medium
Rupert Murdoch's wealth is best estimated at about $18 billion to $22 billion on a family-and-trust basis. A wider defensible range is $15 billion to $25 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Global media owner and founder
$18.0B - $22.0B
Ryan Smith
Medium
Ryan Smith is best understood as a Qualtrics founder whose wealth is now heavily tied to sports ownership. Public evidence supports billionaire status, with a current estimated net worth around $2.2 billion to $3.4 billion and a base case near $2.5 billion to $3.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Sports franchise owner; technology founder
$2.2B - $3.4B
ML
Marc Lore
Medium
Marc Lore's current net worth is estimated at roughly $2.4 billion to $3.4 billion, with a broader plausible range of $1.8 billion to $4.8 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Sports franchise owner; entrepreneur
$2.4B - $3.4B
TG
Tom Gores
Medium
Tom Gores is estimated to be worth about $9.5 billion to $11.5 billion, with a midpoint near Forbes' roughly $10.1 billion public estimate.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Sports franchise owner; private equity founder
$9.5B - $11.5B
RP
Robert Pera
Low-Medium
Robert Pera is best understood as a technology founder whose NBA ownership is a secondary but valuable asset. Based on public reporting through July 1, 2026, a reasonable current estimate is $32 billion to $45 billion, with a wider plausible range from about $28 billion to $58 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Sports franchise owner; technology founder
$32.0B - $45.0B
JC
Joseph C. Tsai
Medium
Joseph Tsai's wealth is estimated at about $12 billion to $14 billion. The main assets are Alibaba equity, the controlling sports-and-arena stake behind the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and Barclays Center, and smaller sports and private investments.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and sports-team owner
$12.0B - $14.0B
Dan Gilbert
Medium
Dan Gilbert's wealth is best estimated in the low-to-mid tens of billions, with a base range of $22 billion to $26 billion as of July 2026.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Sports franchise owner / mortgage and real-estate technology founder
$22.0B - $26.0B
Arthur Blank
Medium
Arthur Blank's current net worth is estimated at $10.5 billion to $12.2 billion, with a base view near $11.1 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Sports franchise owner; Home Depot co-founder
$10.5B - $12.2B
David Tepper
Medium
David Tepper is estimated to be worth about $22 billion to $25 billion, with a wider plausible range of $19 billion to $28 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Sports franchise owner; hedge fund founder
$22.0B - $25.0B
Sara Blakely
Medium
Sara Blakely’s wealth is best estimated at about $1.15 billion to $1.45 billion, with a wider plausible range of $900 million to $1.8 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Founder, consumer products
$1.2B - $1.5B
Sir James Dyson
Medium-High
James Dyson's current wealth is estimated at $15.0 billion to $18.5 billion. The main asset is founder-controlled Dyson, with additional family assets in farming, property, and other holdings.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Founder, inventor, industrial designer
$15.0B - $18.5B
DM
Dietrich Mateschitz
Medium-High
Dietrich Mateschitz's net worth is best estimated at $26 billion to $30 billion in 2022 dollars, with a wider plausible range of about $24 billion to $36 billion. The estimate is historical because he died in October 2022.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Founder, Red Bull GmbH
$26.0B - $30.0B
2022 estimate
Phil Knight
Medium
Phil Knight's wealth is still overwhelmingly tied to Nike. A current evidence-based range is about $20 billion to $27 billion as of July 1, 2026, after updating older Forbes and Bloomberg figures for Nike's lower share price near the access date.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Nike co-founder
$20.0B - $27.0B
AO
Amancio Ortega Gaona
Medium-High
Amancio Ortega is estimated at about $140 billion to $150 billion as of July 2026. Most of the fortune comes from his controlling economic stake in Inditex, the owner of Zara, held through Pontegadea Inversiones and Partler 2006. A large Pontegadea property portfolio and other investments add to the total.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Fashion retail founder; Inditex/Zara co-founder
$140.0B - $150.0B
IK
Ingvar Kamprad
Low-Medium
A reasonable historical estimate for Ingvar Kamprad's 2018 wealth is $20 billion to $45 billion, with a much wider defensible range because IKEA's assets sat inside foundation and holding-company structures.
Updated 7/1/2026 · IKEA founder
$20.0B - $45.0B
2018 estimate
Sam Walton
Medium
Sam Walton's wealth came mainly from Wal-Mart Stores equity. A reasonable death-period estimate is $8.5 billion to $10.5 billion in 1992 dollars, with a wider plausible range of $6.5 billion to $13.5 billion because some Walton wealth had already been treated as a family block.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Retail founder
$8.5B - $10.5B
1992 estimate
Adjusted $20.0B - $25.0B
Akio Morita
Low-Medium
Akio Morita's 1999-period net worth is best estimated at ¥50 billion to ¥100 billion, with a wider plausible range of ¥20 billion to ¥160 billion. The estimate is based mainly on likely retained Sony-linked equity, not a documented estate filing.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Sony co-founder
¥50B - ¥100B
1999 estimate
Lee Byung-chul
Low-Medium
Lee Byung-chul, the founder of Samsung, likely died as one of South Korea's wealthiest business figures. The available public record does not provide a direct estate value, so the best estimate is a broad historical range: about $1.2 billion to $2.5 billion in 1987 U.S. dollars, with a wider plausible range of $0.9 billion to $4.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Samsung founder; chaebol founder
$1.2B - $2.5B
1987 estimate
Morris Chang
Medium
Morris Chang's net worth is estimated at about US$8.0 billion to US$10.5 billion, with a wider plausible range of US$6.5 billion to US$12.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$8.0B - $10.5B
Li Shufu
Medium
Li Shufu's current wealth is best estimated in the low-$20 billions, with a base range of $19 billion to $24 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Automotive founder
$19.0B - $24.0B
Wang Chuanfu
Medium
Wang Chuanfu is estimated at about $22 billion to $25 billion, with a wider plausible range of $18 billion to $28 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Founder, chairman and chief executive of BYD
$22.0B - $25.0B
Ren Zhengfei
Medium
Ren Zhengfei's current net worth is best estimated at about USD0.8 billion to USD1.5 billion, with wider plausible bounds of USD0.6 billion to USD2.5 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$800.0M - $1.5B
EX
Eric Xu
Low-Medium
Eric Xu's net worth is estimated at roughly US$600 million to US$1.2 billion, with a wider plausible range of US$300 million to US$1.8 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and investor
$600.0M - $1.2B
Robin Li
Medium-High
Robin Li's wealth is anchored in his Baidu stake. A filing-based estimate places his current net worth around $6.0 billion to $7.4 billion, with upside if family-held shares or undisclosed liquid assets are included.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$6.0B - $7.4B
WD
William Ding
Medium-High
William Ding's wealth is primarily his NetEase stake. A company filing shows that Shining Globe International Limited/William Lei Ding beneficially owned 1.4503 billion NetEase ordinary shares, or 45.5%, as of February 28, 2026. Marked at NetEase's June 26, 2026 ADS close, that stake was worth about $35.9 billion before taxes and liquidity or trust-related discounts. A practical current estimate is $36.0 billion to $39.5 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder; internet and games
$36.0B - $39.5B
Richard Liu
Low-Medium
Richard Liu, the founder and chairman of JD.com, is estimated at roughly $5.2 billion to $6.4 billion. A wider defensible range is about $4.5 billion to $8.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · E-commerce founder
$5.2B - $6.4B
CH
Colin Huang
Medium-High
Colin Huang's current net worth is best estimated at about $31 billion to $36 billion, driven almost entirely by his PDD Holdings stake.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$31.5B - $36.0B
DJ
David Jingye Chen
Medium
David Jingye Chen is likely worth about $1.0 billion to $1.2 billion, mostly from his Sea Limited stake. A wider defensible range is roughly $850 million to $1.35 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and executive
$1.0B - $1.2B
GY
Gang Ye
Medium-High
Gang Ye's estimated current net worth is about $2.6 billion to $3.1 billion, based mainly on his Sea Limited equity.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and public-company executive
$2.6B - $3.1B
FL
Forrest Li
Medium
Forrest Li's wealth is mainly his Sea Limited stake. The best public filing shows about 50.7 million economically owned Sea shares plus 13.5 million exercisable options as of March 31, 2025. A reasonable current estimate is $8.5 billion to $11.5 billion, with wider uncertainty because current share-price and ownership updates were not available in this run.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Founder of Sea Limited
$8.5B - $11.5B
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Low-Medium
Vijay Shekhar Sharma's wealth is concentrated in Paytm parent One97 Communications. Based on reported effective ownership around 19.4% and recent public trading levels for Paytm shares, a current estimate is roughly Rs 120 billion to Rs 155 billion, with a base case near Rs 130 billion to Rs 145 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder; fintech executive
₹130.0B - ₹145.0B
BB
Binny Bansal
Low-Medium
Binny Bansal's net worth is estimated at about $1.25 billion to $1.6 billion, mainly from monetized Flipkart founder equity and later private investments.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and investor
$1.3B - $1.6B
Sachin Bansal
Low-Medium
Sachin Bansal's net worth is estimated at roughly $1.25 billion to $2.05 billion, with a base midpoint near $1.6 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder; fintech executive
$1.3B - $2.1B
Gautam Adani
Medium
Gautam Adani's wealth is estimated at about $85 billion to $105 billion, with a base case near $90 billion to $100 billion as of the July 1, 2026 access date.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Founder, industrialist
$89.0B - $100.0B
DA
Dhirubhai Ambani
Low-Medium
Dhirubhai Ambani's wealth is best estimated as a historical Reliance founder-equity fortune. A reasonable base range is $3.0 billion to $4.0 billion in 2002 dollars, with wider uncertainty from $2.1 billion to $6.6 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Founder of Reliance Industries
$3.0B - $4.0B
2002 estimate
Adjusted $5.4B - $7.2B
Nandan Nilekani
Medium
Nandan Nilekani is estimated to be worth about $2.6 billion to $3.2 billion, with a wider supportable range of $2.4 billion to $3.3 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$2.6B - $3.2B
N. R. Narayana Murthy
Low-Medium
A current, evidence-based estimate for N. R. Narayana Murthy is about $1.0 billion to $2.2 billion, with a wider plausible range from $0.25 billion to $4.0 billion depending on how much family-office and household wealth is attributed to him.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$1.0B - $2.2B
Vlad Yatsenko
Low-Medium
Vlad Yatsenko is likely worth about $1.8 billion to $2.6 billion, with a base estimate near $2.2 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Fintech founder
$1.8B - $2.6B
Nik Storonsky
Medium-High
Nik Storonsky's estimated net worth is $18.5 billion to $21.5 billion, with most of it tied to his Revolut stake.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Fintech founder
$18.5B - $21.5B
Baiju Bhatt
Medium
Baiju Bhatt's wealth is still dominated by Robinhood stock. A source-backed current range is about $5.5 billion to $6.6 billion, with wider plausible bounds of $5.2 billion to $7.2 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder / fintech founder
$5.5B - $6.6B
Vlad Tenev
Medium
Vlad Tenev is likely worth several billion dollars, with Robinhood stock accounting for most of the total. A reasonable current estimate is $3.8 billion to $5.2 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Fintech founder
$3.8B - $5.2B
Changpeng Zhao
Medium
Changpeng Zhao's wealth is dominated by his retained Binance stake. A transparent Bloomberg estimate put him at $39.6 billion in May 2026, while a Forbes-attributed estimate reported elsewhere was far higher at $111.7 billion. A reasonable current range is $40 billion to $80 billion, with a high-side case near $115 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Crypto exchange founder
$40.0B - $80.0B
Fred Ehrsam
Low-Medium
Fred Ehrsam's net worth is estimated at about $1.8 billion to $2.7 billion, with a wider defensible range of $1.4 billion to $3.2 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder / crypto investor
$1.8B - $2.7B
Brian Armstrong
Medium-High
Brian Armstrong is estimated at roughly $8.0 billion to $9.5 billion, with a wider supportable range of $7.0 billion to $11.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder, cryptocurrency exchange executive
$8.0B - $9.5B
MS
Mikkel Svane
Low-Medium
Mikkel Svane's net worth is best estimated at about $300 million to $700 million, with a wider plausible range from roughly $200 million to $1.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Zendesk co-founder
$300.0M - $700.0M
Daniel Dines
Medium-High
Daniel Dines is estimated at roughly $0.9 billion to $1.1 billion as of July 1, 2026, with a wider plausible range of $0.75 billion to $1.35 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$900.0M - $1.1B
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Stanley Tang
Low-Medium
Stanley Tang's wealth appears to come mainly from his DoorDash founder stake. A reasonable current estimate is $2.5 billion to $3.8 billion, with a wider plausible range of about $1.8 billion to $5.2 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$2.5B - $3.8B
Andy Fang
Medium
Andy Fang's wealth is mainly tied to DoorDash, the public delivery company he co-founded. A reasonable current estimate is $1.8 billion to $2.6 billion, with a wider review range of $1.6 billion to $2.8 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$1.8B - $2.6B
Tony Xu
Low-Medium
Tony Xu's net worth is estimated at roughly $3.8 billion to $4.4 billion, with a wider reasonable range of $3.0 billion to $5.6 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$3.8B - $4.4B
CA
Cameron Adams
Medium
Cameron Adams is best understood as a Canva-equity billionaire. A reasonable current estimate is about A$6.2 billion to A$6.6 billion, with a wider plausible range from A$4.5 billion to A$7.5 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
A$6.2B - A$6.6B
CO
Cliff Obrecht
Medium
Cliff Obrecht's estimated net worth is about US$7.2 billion to US$7.9 billion, with a wider reviewable range of US$6.8 billion to US$8.2 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$7.2B - $7.9B
Melanie Perkins
Medium
Melanie Perkins' net worth is estimated at about US$7.4 billion to US$7.8 billion, with a wider reasonable range of US$5.8 billion to US$8.3 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$7.4B - $7.8B
Stewart Butterfield
Low-Medium
Stewart Butterfield's net worth is estimated at about $1.3 billion to $1.8 billion. The main source is his Slack founder stake, monetized when Salesforce bought Slack in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $27.7 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$1.3B - $1.8B
Eric S. Yuan
Medium
Eric Yuan's wealth is mainly the value of his Zoom stake. A reasonable current estimate is $4.8 billion to $5.8 billion, with a wider plausible range around $3.8 billion to $7.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$4.8B - $5.8B
Reid Hoffman
Medium
Reid Hoffman's net worth is estimated at $2.4 billion to $2.8 billion, with a wider plausible range of $2.1 billion to $3.5 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and venture investor
$2.4B - $2.8B
Max Levchin
Low-Medium
Max Levchin's wealth is primarily tied to Affirm, the public fintech company he co-founded and leads. A current evidence-based range is about $1.1 billion to $1.8 billion, with a base case near $1.25 billion to $1.55 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and fintech executive
$1.3B - $1.6B
Peter Thiel
Low-Medium
Peter Thiel's wealth is estimated at about $22 billion to $28 billion as of July 1, 2026, with a wider plausible range of $18 billion to $33 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and investor
$22.0B - $28.0B
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Scott Lake
Low-Medium
Scott Lake's wealth appears to come mainly from early Shopify equity. Based on Shopify's IPO prospectus and a current Shopify share quote, a fully retained founder-scale stake would be worth about $4.3 billion before taxes. Because current holdings are not disclosed, a more cautious estimate is about $1.5 billion to $3.5 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Shopify co-founder
$1.5B - $3.5B
Tobias Lütke
Medium
Tobias Lütke is best valued through his Shopify stake. The evidence supports a low-double-digit billionaire estimate, with a base range of about $10.5 billion to $13.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$10.5B - $13.0B
John Collison
Medium
John Collison's wealth is mainly his Stripe stake. A reasonable current estimate is $13.0 billion to $16.5 billion, with a lower conservative case near Bloomberg's reported $9.4 billion estimate if older valuation assumptions are used.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$13.0B - $16.5B
Patrick Collison
Medium
Patrick Collison’s net worth is best estimated at about $14.5 billion to $16.5 billion, mostly from his Stripe stake.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$14.5B - $16.5B
Arash Ferdowsi
Low-Medium
Arash Ferdowsi's wealth is most likely around $950 million to $1.35 billion, with a wider plausible range of $650 million to $1.75 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$950.0M - $1.4B
Drew Houston
Medium
Drew Houston's wealth is estimated at $1.8 billion to $2.3 billion, with a wider plausible range of $1.5 billion to $2.8 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Dropbox co-founder and technology executive
$1.8B - $2.3B
BA
Brian Acton
Medium-High
Brian Acton's net worth is estimated at $3.3 billion to $3.9 billion, with a broader defensible range of $3.0 billion to $4.3 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$3.3B - $3.9B
Jan Koum
Medium
Jan Koum’s wealth is best estimated at about $16.5 billion to $18.0 billion, with a wider plausible range of $14.0 billion to $20.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$16.5B - $18.0B
Mike Krieger
Low-Medium
Mike Krieger's wealth is most strongly tied to Instagram's 2012 sale to Facebook. A defensible current estimate is about $150 million to $350 million, with a wider plausible range from $90 million to $700 million.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$150.0M - $350.0M
Kevin Systrom
Low-Medium
Kevin Systrom's fortune is mainly tied to Instagram's 2012 sale to Facebook. A reasonable current estimate is $2.5 billion to $4.5 billion, with lower confidence than founders who still disclose public holdings.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$2.5B - $4.5B
Bobby Murphy
Medium
Bobby Murphy's wealth is mainly his Snap Inc. founder stake. Based on the reported Dec. 31, 2024 share count and a late-June 2026 Snap closing price, his public Snap equity was worth roughly $800 million before taxes or debt. Real estate and possible liquid assets push the working estimate to about $0.8 billion to $1.3 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$850.0M - $1.1B
Evan Spiegel
Low-Medium
Evan Spiegel's wealth is still primarily tied to Snap. Based on reported holdings of roughly 168.6 million Snap shares and recent June 2026 trading prices, his visible Snap stake was worth about $0.74 billion before taxes and liquidity discounts. Known real estate and likely accumulated liquidity lift the estimate above that figure, but the current evidence does not support treating older higher billionaire estimates as precise.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$1.1B - $1.6B
Biz Stone
Low-Medium
Biz Stone's net worth is best estimated at about $250 million to $600 million, with a wider possible range of $150 million to $950 million.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$250.0M - $600.0M
Evan Williams
Medium
Evan Williams is estimated at roughly $1.8 billion to $2.3 billion, with a broader plausible range of $1.5 billion to $2.8 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$1.8B - $2.3B
Jack Dorsey
Medium
Jack Dorsey's net worth is estimated at about $4.8 billion to $6.2 billion, with wider plausible bounds because Block's share price and his private X stake are volatile.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$4.8B - $6.2B
Pierre Omidyar
Medium
Pierre Omidyar's current net worth is estimated at $7.0 billion to $8.8 billion, with a wider reasonable range of about $5.5 billion to $11.5 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$7.0B - $8.8B
Masayoshi Son
Medium-High
Masayoshi Son is estimated to be worth about $46 billion to $50 billion, with a broader defensible range of $43 billion to $52 billion. His wealth is dominated by his SoftBank Group stake.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology investment holding company founder
$46.0B - $50.0B
Michael Dell
Medium-High
Michael Dell's net worth is estimated at $210 billion to $230 billion as of July 1, 2026.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and CEO
$210.0B - $230.0B
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Lin Bin
Medium
Lin Bin's wealth is estimated at $17.5 billion to $19.5 billion. Most of it appears to come from his Xiaomi share interests, not salary or operating income.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$17.5B - $19.5B
Lei Jun
Medium
Lei Jun's net worth is estimated at about US$39 billion to US$45 billion, with a broader defensible range of US$34 billion to US$52 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$39.0B - $45.0B
Zhang Yiming
Medium-High
Zhang Yiming's net worth is estimated at $69 billion to $93 billion. The estimate is driven almost entirely by his ByteDance stake.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$69.0B - $93.0B
ZZ
Zhang Zhidong
Medium
Zhang Zhidong’s wealth is best estimated at about $16 billion to $20 billion, with a wider review range of $12 billion to $28 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$16.0B - $20.0B
Pony Ma
Medium-High
Pony Ma's wealth is best estimated at $53 billion to $64 billion, with a conservative range of $50 billion to $55 billion and an aggressive range up to about $70 billion. The main asset is his Tencent Holdings stake.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Founder of Tencent Holdings
$53.0B - $64.0B
Jack Ma
Medium
Jack Ma's net worth is estimated at about $40 billion to $48 billion as of July 1, 2026, with wider scenario bounds of $34 billion to $55 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$40.0B - $48.0B
Garrett Camp
Medium
Garrett Camp is likely worth about $5.5 billion to $6.5 billion, with a wider reasonable range of $5.0 billion to $7.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$5.5B - $6.5B
Travis Kalanick
Medium-High
Travis Kalanick is estimated to be worth about $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion, with a broader defensible range of $3.3 billion to $3.9 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$3.5B - $3.7B
Nathan Blecharczyk
Medium-High
Nathan Blecharczyk is worth an estimated $9.1 billion to $9.8 billion, with a wider reasonable range of $8.8 billion to $10.3 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Airbnb co-founder
$9.1B - $9.8B
Joe Gebbia
Medium
Joe Gebbia's wealth is primarily tied to Airbnb. Public filings and a current market price support an observable Airbnb stake of roughly $5.0 billion before taxes. A broader estimate that allows for prior share-sale proceeds and private assets is about $5.0 billion to $6.5 billion, with a higher case near $9.0 billion based on weaker external reporting.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$5.0B - $6.5B
Brian Chesky
Medium
Brian Chesky is estimated to be worth about $9 billion, with a reasonable current range of $8.8 billion to $9.8 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder; public-company CEO
$8.8B - $9.8B
Martin Lorentzon
Medium
Martin Lorentzon's wealth is mainly his Spotify stake. A source citing Spotify's 2024 annual report says he owned about 20.0 million shares, equal to 9.8% of the company at year-end 2024. Reputable financial press also reported large Spotify stock sales in 2024. Our working estimate is $13.5 billion to $16.0 billion, with a wider plausible range of $12.0 billion to $17.0 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$13.5B - $16.0B
Daniel Ek
Medium
Daniel Ek's wealth is best understood as Spotify-founder equity with some realized stock-sale liquidity and potentially valuable private investments. A reasonable current public-source estimate is about $10 billion to $13 billion, with a wider defensible range of roughly $9 billion to $16 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$10.0B - $13.0B
Reed Hastings
Medium
Reed Hastings' current net worth is estimated at roughly $5.4 billion to $6.3 billion, with a wider plausible range of about $4.8 billion to $7.2 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$5.4B - $6.3B
Marc Benioff
Medium
Marc Benioff's wealth is best estimated at about $8.8 billion to $9.8 billion, with a broader defensible range of $8.0 billion to $10.5 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and public-company CEO
$8.8B - $9.8B
Larry Ellison
Medium-High
Larry Ellison is worth roughly $235 billion to $302 billion, with most of that wealth tied to his Oracle stake. The estimate is highly sensitive to Oracle's share price and to how share-backed personal debt is treated.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$235.0B - $302.0B
Jensen Huang
Medium-High
Jensen Huang's net worth is estimated at about $175 billion to $195 billion as of July 1, 2026, with a broader plausible range of $150 billion to $215 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and public-company CEO
$175.0B - $195.0B
Elon Musk
Medium-High
Elon Musk's evidence-backed net worth is estimated at roughly $900 billion to $980 billion, with a base point near $946 billion. Most of it is tied to SpaceX and Tesla equity.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology, automotive, aerospace, AI, social media
$900.0B - $980.0B
Dustin Moskovitz
Medium
Dustin Moskovitz is estimated at roughly $10 billion to $14 billion, with a base case near $11 billion to $13 billion as of July 1, 2026.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$11.0B - $13.0B
Eduardo Saverin
Medium-High
Eduardo Saverin's net worth is estimated at $33 billion to $37.5 billion in the base case, with a broader plausible range of $30 billion to $43 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder and investor
$33.0B - $37.5B
Mark Zuckerberg
Medium-High
Mark Zuckerberg is estimated at about $210 billion to $225 billion. The estimate is driven almost entirely by his Meta Platforms stake.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology / social media / public-company founder
$210.0B - $225.0B
Sergey Brin
Medium-High
Sergey Brin's net worth is estimated at about $300 billion to $306 billion, with a wider reasonable range of $285 billion to $320 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$300.0B - $306.0B
Larry Page
Medium-High
Larry Page is estimated to be worth about $260 billion to $300 billion. The estimate is driven almost entirely by his Alphabet stake.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$260.0B - $300.0B
Jeffrey P. Bezos
Medium
Jeff Bezos is estimated to be worth about $250 billion to $275 billion. The estimate is driven mainly by his Amazon stake, with additional value from cash, private investments, Blue Origin, real estate, and The Washington Post.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology, e-commerce, aerospace, media, philanthropy
$250.0B - $275.0B
Paul Allen
Medium-High
Paul Allen's net worth at his death in October 2018 is best estimated at about $20 billion, with a base range of $19.5 billion to $21.5 billion in 2018 dollars.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder; investor; sports-team owner; philanthropist
$19.5B - $21.5B
2018 estimate
Bill Gates
Medium-High
Bill Gates is estimated at roughly $100 billion to $112 billion, with a base view around $106 billion.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder / philanthropist
$100.0B - $112.0B
Steve Wozniak
Low-Medium
Steve Wozniak’s current net worth is best estimated at $20 million to $50 million, with a wider plausible range of $12 million to $100 million.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$20.0M - $50.0M
Steve Jobs
Medium-High
Steve Jobs was worth roughly $6.5 billion to $7.5 billion at his death in 2011, based mainly on Disney and Apple shares.
Updated 7/1/2026 · Technology founder
$6.5B - $7.5B
2011 estimate
John D. Rockefeller
Medium-High
John D. Rockefeller's peak wealth is best estimated at about $850 million to $950 million in 1913 dollars, with a midpoint near the commonly cited $900 million figure.
Updated 6/30/2026 · Industrialist; Standard Oil founder
$850.0M - $950.0M
1913 peak
Adjusted $27.7B - $31.0B
Joel Morris
Low-Medium
Joel Morris's wealth is most likely tied to his stake in Fanvue, the creator monetisation platform he co-founded and co-leads. Based on Fanvue's publicly stated scale and a January 2026 Series A, a reasonable estimate is about $20M-$55M, mostly in private company equity.
Updated 6/30/2026 · Creator-economy entrepreneur; former YouTuber
$20.0M - $55.0M
MS
Mingxing "Star" Xu
Low-Medium
Mingxing "Star" Xu is best estimated at roughly $3.0 billion to $5.5 billion, with a wider plausible range of about $1.5 billion to $8.0 billion. The estimate is driven by his presumed stake in OKX, which was reportedly valued at $25 billion in a 2026 ICE investment.
Updated 6/30/2026 · Cryptocurrency exchange founder
$3.0B - $5.5B
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Andrew McCollum
Low-Medium
Andrew McCollum’s net worth is best estimated in a broad base range of $150 million to $350 million, with low-medium confidence.
Updated 6/30/2026 · Technology entrepreneur and investor
$150.0M - $350.0M
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Joseph Carlson
Low-Medium
A reasonable public-record estimate places Joseph Carlson’s net worth around $3.4M to $5.8M, with a wider plausible range of roughly $2.3M to $9.0M.
Updated 5/29/2026 · Finance YouTube creator and investing software founder
$3.4M - $5.8M
Marissa Mayer
Low-Medium
A defensible public-source range for Marissa Mayer’s net worth is about $0.9 billion to $1.6 billion, with low-medium confidence. Forbes listed her at $1.5 billion in 2026, but the underlying asset schedule is not public.
Updated 5/19/2026 · Technology executive, founder, investor, public-company director
$900.0M - $1.6B
Markus Alexej Persson
Medium
Markus “Notch” Persson’s net worth is best estimated at about $1.35B–$1.45B as of 2026-05-19, with a conservative floor near $1.2B and an aggressive case up to about $1.6B.
Updated 5/19/2026 · Video games / Minecraft / software entrepreneurship
$1.4B - $1.5B
