Richest Entrepreneurs 2026

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01Andrew CarnegieIndustrialist, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$310B
02Henry FordIndustrialist, Innovator, Founder of Ford Motor CompEntrepreneurs$200B
03Steve BallmerBusinessman, Investor, Philanthropist, Former CEO ofEntrepreneurs$93B
04Zhong ShanshanBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$72B
05Phil KnightEntrepreneur, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$60B
06Henry FlaglerIndustrialist, Real Estate Developer, Railroad MagnaEntrepreneurs$60B
07Len BlavatnikBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$36B
08Susanne KlattenBusinesswoman, InvestorEntrepreneurs$30B
09Shiv NadarIndustrialist, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$30B
10Paul AllenBusinessman, Investor, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$24B
11Leonard LauderBusinessman, Philanthropist, Art CollectorEntrepreneurs$24B
12Sir Jim RatcliffeBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$22B
13Jody AllenBusinesswoman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$21B
14Ron PerelmanBusinessman, InvestorEntrepreneurs$19B
15Jim RatcliffeIndustrialist, Chemical EngineerEntrepreneurs$16B
16David GreenEntrepreneur, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$15B
17Clara Wu TsaiBusinesswoman, Philanthropist, Sports ExecutiveEntrepreneurs$14B
18Richard LiuEntrepreneur, BusinessmanEntrepreneurs$14B
19Ricardo Salinas PliegoBusinessmanEntrepreneurs$13B
20Alec WildensteinArt Dealer, Businessman, Thoroughbred Racehorse OwneEntrepreneurs$13B
21Steve JobsEntrepreneur, Inventor, Industrial Designer, Media PEntrepreneurs$13B
22John MenardBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$13B
23Diane HendricksBusinesswoman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$12B
24Walid JuffaliBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$12B
25Charlie ErgenBusinessman, entrepreneurEntrepreneurs$12B
26Joe GebbiaEntrepreneur, DesignerEntrepreneurs$12B
27Philip AnschutzEntrepreneur, Businessman, InvestorEntrepreneurs$11B
28Charles SchwabBusinessman, Investor, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$11B
29Jerry JonesBusinessman, Owner of the Dallas CowboysEntrepreneurs$11B
30Robert KraftBusinessman, Sports Executive, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$11B
31James CrownBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$11B
32Eric YuanEntrepreneur, ExecutiveEntrepreneurs$10B
33John MaloneBusinessman, Investor, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$10B
34Micky ArisonBusinessman, Sports Team OwnerEntrepreneurs$10B
35Harold HammBusinessman, Entrepreneur, Energy MogulEntrepreneurs$10B
36Autry StephensOil Executive, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$10B
37Michael G. RubinEntrepreneur, Businessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$10B
38George KaiserBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$10B
39Truett CathyBusinessman, Author, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$10B
40Leslie WexnerBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$9.5B
41Nathan BlecharczykEntrepreneur, Chief Strategy Officer at AirbnbEntrepreneurs$9.3B
42Tom LoveBusinessmanEntrepreneurs$9.2B
43Bob KraftBusinessman, Sports Team Owner, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$9.2B
44Shad KhanBusinessman, Sports Team OwnerEntrepreneurs$9.2B
45James DysonInventor, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$9.0B
46Joseph TsaiBusinessman, InvestorEntrepreneurs$9.0B
47Nasser Al-KhelaifiBusinessman, Sports ExecutiveEntrepreneurs$8.3B
48Judy FaulknerBusinesswoman, Computer ProgrammerEntrepreneurs$8.3B
49Mitchell RalesBusinessman, InvestorEntrepreneurs$8.2B
50Michael RubinEntrepreneur, Businessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$8.2B
51Arthur BlankBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$7.8B
52Bernie MarcusBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$7.5B
53Wolfgang PorscheBusinessman, ExecutiveEntrepreneurs$7.4B
54Ronda StrykerBusinesswoman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$7.3B
55Terry PegulaBusinessman, Sports Team OwnerEntrepreneurs$7.2B
56Terry GouBusinessman, Entrepreneur, InvestorEntrepreneurs$7.1B
57Dennis WashingtonIndustrialist, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$7.0B
58Tilman FertittaEntrepreneur, Businessman, Television PersonalityEntrepreneurs$6.9B
59Pham Nhat VuongBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$6.7B
60Jack DorseyEntrepreneur, ProgrammerEntrepreneurs$6.5B
61Kelcy WarrenBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$6.4B
62Dan DeVosBusinessman, Philanthropist, Sports Team OwnerEntrepreneurs$6.1B
63Mike IlitchEntrepreneur, Sports Franchise OwnerEntrepreneurs$6.0B
64David StewardBusinessman, Investor, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$6.0B
65Frederick W. SmithBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$6.0B
66Kim PegulaBusinesswoman, Sports ExecutiveEntrepreneurs$6.0B
67Marvin DavisBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$5.8B
68Kirk KerkorianBusinessman, Investor, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$5.6B
69Mike LazaridisEntrepreneur, Inventor, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$5.6B
70George VanderbiltBusinessman, Art Collector, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$5.5B
71Harry StineBusinessman, Entrepreneur, AgriculturistEntrepreneurs$5.5B
72Todd BoehlyBusinessman, Investor, Sports OwnerEntrepreneurs$5.5B
73Joe LewisBusinessman, InvestorEntrepreneurs$5.2B
74Roger AkeliusEntrepreneur, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$5.2B
75Sean QuinnBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$5.1B
76Ronald PerelmanBusinessman, InvestorEntrepreneurs$5.0B
77Barron HiltonBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$5.0B
78Manoj BhargavaEntrepreneur, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$4.8B
79Anand PiramalBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$4.8B
80Sumner RedstoneMedia Executive, BusinessmanEntrepreneurs$4.6B
81Jim IrsayBusinessman, Owner of Indianapolis ColtsEntrepreneurs$4.5B
82Les WexnerBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$4.5B
83Richard UihleinBusinessman, Political DonorEntrepreneurs$4.5B
84Carlos PeraltaBusinessman, Entrepreneur, InvestorEntrepreneurs$4.2B
85David BaszuckiEntrepreneur, Inventor, EngineerEntrepreneurs$4.2B
86Fred DeLucaBusinessman, EntrepreneurEntrepreneurs$4.2B
87Susan Alice BuffettPhilanthropist, BusinesswomanEntrepreneurs$4.1B
88Warren StephensInvestment Banker, BusinessmanEntrepreneurs$4.1B
89Edgar Bronfman Jr.BusinessmanEntrepreneurs$4.1B
90Gabe NewellEntrepreneur, Software DeveloperEntrepreneurs$4.1B
91Russell WeinerEntrepreneur, BusinessmanEntrepreneurs$4.1B
92Chris IlitchBusinessmanEntrepreneurs$4.0B
93Jim BernhardBusinessman, Entrepreneur, InvestorEntrepreneurs$4.0B
94Janice McNairPhilanthropist, Businesswoman, Owner of Houston TexaEntrepreneurs$4.0B
95Tom SiebelBusinessman, Entrepreneur, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$4.0B
96Vincent ViolaBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$3.8B
97John HenryBusinessman, Investor, Sports Team OwnerEntrepreneurs$3.8B
98Howard SchultzBusinessman, AuthorEntrepreneurs$3.7B
99Arte MorenoBusinessman, Sports Team OwnerEntrepreneurs$3.6B
100Jay SchottensteinBusinessman, PhilanthropistEntrepreneurs$3.6B