Items30The creator’s order
  1. 1Amancio OrtegaAmancio OrtegaBorn 28 Mar 1936US$148bn. Ortega founded Inditex, the fashion group behind Zara. Clothing retail is the business foundation here: a large personal shareholding in a commercial company, distinct from the value of a royal estate or national institution.0
  2. 2Giancarlo DevasiniGiancarlo DevasiniUS$89.3bn. Devasini moved from medicine into business and became a co-owner of Tether. His estimate concerns ownership in a private financial-technology company, not the reserve assets backing customers' stablecoins.0
  3. 3Dieter SchwarzDieter SchwarzBorn 24 Sept 1939US$67.2bn. Schwarz developed the group behind discount retailer Lidl and hypermarket chain Kaufland. His entry brings everyday grocery shopping into a ranking often associated with glamorous brands and new technology.0
  4. 4Giovanni FerreroGiovanni FerreroBorn 21 Sept 1964US$48.8bn. Ferrero took sole leadership of the confectionery company after his brother Pietro's death in 2011, later becoming executive chairman. The source attributes this fortune individually even though the business was built across generations of his family.0
  5. 5Mark MateschitzMark MateschitzBorn 7 May 1992US$45.8bn. Mateschitz inherited his father's stake in Red Bull. His place reflects a share of the energy-drink business, whose commercial reach includes extensive sporting activity, rather than personal earnings from competing in sport.0
  6. 6Gianluigi AponteGianluigi AponteBorn 27 Jun 1940US$44.5bn. Aponte co-founded MSC and built its shipping business from a small beginning into a global operation. This entry retains the ownership estimate attributed to him in March, before later announcements about the family's succession arrangements.0i
  7. 7Rafaela Aponte-DiamantRafaela Aponte-DiamantBorn 26 Mar 1945US$44.5bn. Rafaela Aponte-Diamant co-founded MSC with Gianluigi Aponte. The March ranking assigned each spouse an equal individual estimate, so they remain tied here rather than becoming a single household entry.0
  8. 8Andrea PignataroAndrea PignataroBorn 10 Jun 1970US$42.6bn. Pignataro founded ION, whose software and data businesses serve financial institutions. His fortune represents technology used behind the scenes in trading and financial operations, rather than an app aimed at the general public.0
  9. 9Klaus-Michael KühneKlaus-Michael KühneBorn 2 Jun 1937US$41.9bn. Kuehne helped develop the family logistics business Kuehne+Nagel and held wider transport investments. He died in August 2026, after the valuation date, so this historical snapshot retains the estimate attributed to him in March.0i
  10. 10Alain WertheimerAlain WertheimerBorn 28 Sept 1948US$39.4bn. Alain Wertheimer's business interests include Chanel, owned alongside his brother Gerard. Luxury goods provide the commercial foundation, while the ranking distinguishes his attributed holding from the entire value of the shared business.0