The Richest Person in Every Country in 2026

• By Eddah Nafula

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• Last updated Jan 4, 2026

Algeria

Richest Person: Issad Rebrab & family

Age: 80 | Net Worth: $2.5 Billion | Rank: 1330 | Source of Wealth: Food

Argentina

Richest Person: Marcos Galperin

Age: 52 | Net Worth: $10 Billion | Rank: 453 | Source of Wealth: E-commerce

Armenia

Richest Person: Ruben Vardanyan & family

Age: 55 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Investment banking

Australia

Richest Person: Gina Rinehart

Age: 70 | Net Worth: $30.8 Billion | Rank: 56 | Source of Wealth: Mining

Austria

Richest Person: Mark Mateschitz

Age: 31 | Net Worth: $39.6 Billion | Rank: 31 | Source of Wealth: Red Bull

Bangladesh

Richest Person: Muhammed Aziz Khan

Age: 69 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Power

Barbados

Richest Person: Rihanna

Age: 36 | Net Worth: $1.4 Billion | Rank: 2152 | Source of Wealth: Music, cosmetics

Belgium

Richest Person: Eric Wittouck

Age: 77 | Net Worth: $8.5 Billion | Rank: 298 | Source of Wealth: Investments

Belize

Richest Person: Kenneth Dart

Age: 68 | Net Worth: $4.7 Billion | Rank: 660 | Source of Wealth: Investments

Brazil

Richest Person: Eduardo Saverin

Age: 42 | Net Worth: $28 Billion | Rank: 60 | Source of Wealth: Facebook

Bulgaria

Richest Person (tie): Georgi Domuschiev

Age: 54 | Net Worth: $2.1 Billion | Rank: 1545 | Source of Wealth: Animal health, investments

Richest Person (tie): Kiril Domuschiev

Age: 54 | Net Worth: $2.1 Billion | Rank: 1545 | Source of Wealth: Animal health, investments

Canada

Richest Person: David Thomson & family

Age: 66 | Net Worth: $67.8 Billion | Rank: 22 | Source of Wealth: Media

Chile

Richest Person: Iris Fontbona & family

Age: 81 | Net Worth: $25.7 Billion | Rank: 75 | Source of Wealth: Mining

China

Richest Person: Zhong Shanshan

Age: 69 | Net Worth: $62.3 Billion | Rank: 24 | Source of Wealth: Beverages, pharmaceuticals

Colombia

Richest Person: David Velez & family

Age: 42 | Net Worth: $10.8 Billion | Rank: 199 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Croatia

Richest Person: Vasily Anisimov

Age: 72 | Net Worth: $1.7 Billion | Rank: 1851 | Source of Wealth: Real estate

Cyprus

Richest Person: Vinod Adani

Age: 75 | Net Worth: $23 Billion | Rank: 88 | Source of Wealth: Infrastructure, commodities

Czech Republic

Richest Person: Renata Kellnerova & family

Age: 56 | Net Worth: $18 Billion | Rank: 104 | Source of Wealth: Finance, telecommunications

Denmark

Richest Person: Anders Holch Povlsen

Age: 51 | Net Worth: $12.5 Billion | Rank: 159 | Source of Wealth: Fashion retail

Egypt

Richest Person: Nassef Sawiris

Age: 63 | Net Worth: $9.6 Billion | Rank: 287 | Source of Wealth: Construction, investments

Estonia

Richest Person: Kristo Käärmann

Age: 43 | Net Worth: $2.2 Billion | Rank: 1496 | Source of Wealth: Payments, banking

Eswatini (Swaziland)

Richest Person: Nathan Kirsh

Age: 92 | Net Worth: $7.2 Billion | Rank: 373 | Source of Wealth: Retail, real estate

Finland

Richest Person: Antti Herlin | Age: 67 | Net Worth: $4 Billion | Rank: 784 | Source of Wealth: Elevators, escalators

France

Richest Person: Bernard Arnault & family

Age: 75 | Net Worth: $233 Billion | Rank: 1 | Source of Wealth: LVMH

Georgia

Richest Person: Mikhail Lomtadze

Age: 48 | Net Worth: $5.2 Billion | Rank: 581 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Germany

Richest Person: Klaus Michael Kuehne

Age: 86 | Net Worth: $39.2 Billion | Rank: 32 | Source of Wealth: Shipping

Greece

Richest Person: Maria Angelicoussis

Age: 42 | Net Worth: $6.4 Billion | Rank: 432 | Source of Wealth: Shipping

Guernsey

Richest Person: Stephen Lansdown

Age: 71 | Net Worth: $2.6 Billion | Rank: 1286 | Source of Wealth: Financial services

Hong Kong

Richest Person: Li Ka-shing

Age: 95 | Net Worth: $37.3 Billion | Rank: 38 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Hungary

Richest Person: Lorinc Meszaros

Age: 58 | Net Worth: $1.7 Billion | Rank: 1851 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Iceland

Richest Person: Thor Bjorgolfsson

Age: 57 | Net Worth: $2.1 Billion | Rank: 1545 | Source of Wealth: Investments

India

Richest Person: Mukesh Ambani

Age: 66 | Net Worth: $116 Billion | Rank: 9 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Indonesia

Richest Person: Prajogo Pangestu

Age: 79 | Net Worth: $43.4 Billion | Rank: 27 | Source of Wealth: Petrochemicals, energy

Ireland

Richest Person: Shapoor Mistry

Age: 59 | Net Worth: $9.9 Billion | Rank: 228 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Israel

Richest Person: Eyal Ofer

Age: 73 | Net Worth: $24 Billion | Rank: 84 | Source of Wealth: Real estate, shipping

Italy

Richest Person: Giovanni Ferrero

Age: 59 | Net Worth: $43.8 Billion | Rank: 26 | Source of Wealth: Nutella, chocolates

Japan

Richest Person: Tadashi Yanai & family

Age: 75 | Net Worth: $42.8 Billion | Rank: 29 | Source of Wealth: Fashion retail

Kazakhstan

Richest Person: Vyacheslav Kim

Age: 54 | Net Worth: $5.8 Billion | Rank: 511 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Lebanon

Richest Person (tie): Najib Mikati

Age: 68 | Net Worth: $2.8 Billion | Rank: 1187 | Source of Wealth: Telecom

Richest Person (tie): Taha Mikati

Age: 79 | Net Worth: $2.8 Billion | Rank: 1187 | Source of Wealth: Telecom

Liechtenstein

Richest Person: Christoph Zeller

Age: 66 | Net Worth: $1.5 Billion | Rank: 2046 | Source of Wealth: Dental materials

Luxembourg

Richest Person: Michael Gans & family

Age: 60 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Supply chain services

Malaysia

Richest Person: Robert Kuok

Age: 100 | Net Worth: $11.4 Billion | Rank: 176 | Source of Wealth: Palm oil, shipping, property

Mexico

Richest Person: Carlos Slim Helu & family

Age: 84 | Net Worth: $102 Billion | Rank: 14 | Source of Wealth: Telecom

Monaco

Richest Person: Stefano Pessina

Age: 82 | Net Worth: $6.9 Billion | Rank: 398 | Source of Wealth: Drugstores

Morocco

Richest Person: Aziz Akhannouch & family

Age: 63 | Net Worth: $1.7 Billion | Rank: 1851 | Source of Wealth: Petroleum, diversified

Nepal

Richest Person: Binod Chaudhary

Age: 68 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Netherlands

Richest Person: Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family

Age: 69 | Net Worth: $14.1 Billion | Rank: 132 | Source of Wealth: Heineken

New Zealand

Richest Person: Graeme Hart

Age: 68 | Net Worth: $10.4 Billion | Rank: 213 | Source of Wealth: Packaging

Nigeria

Richest Person: Aliko Dangote

Age: 66 | Net Worth: $23.9  Billion | Rank: 144 | Source of Wealth: Cement, sugar

Norway

Richest Person: Ivar Tollefsen

Age: 62 | Net Worth: $8.3 Billion | Rank: 308 | Source of Wealth: Real estate

Oman

Richest Person: P.N.C. Menon

Age: 75 | Net Worth: $2.8 Billion | Rank: 1187 | Source of Wealth: Real estate

Panama

Richest Person: Stanley Motta

Age: 78 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Finance

Philippines

Richest Person: Manuel Villar

Age: 74 | Net Worth: $11 Billion | Rank: 190 | Source of Wealth: Real estate

Poland

Richest Person: Michal Solowow

Age: 61 | Net Worth: $6.9 Billion | Rank: 398 | Source of Wealth: Investments

Portugal

Richest Person: Maria Fernanda Amorim & family

Age: 89 | Net Worth: $5.7 Billion | Rank: 522 | Source of Wealth: Energy, investments

Qatar

Richest Person: Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

Age: 64 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Investments

Romania

Richest Person: Daniel Dines

Age: 52 | Net Worth: $2.7 Billion | Rank: 1238 | Source of Wealth: Software

Russia

Richest Person: Vagit Alekperov

Age: 73 | Net Worth: $28.6 Billion | Rank: 59 | Source of Wealth: Oil

Singapore

Richest Person: Li Xiting

Age: 73 | Net Worth: $15.1 Billion | Rank: 126 | Source of Wealth: Medical devices

Slovakia

Richest Person: Jaroslav Hascak & family

Age: 54 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Investments

South Africa

Richest Person: Johann Rupert & family | Age: 73 | Net Worth: $12.2 Billion | Rank: 162 | Source of Wealth: Luxury goods

South Korea

Richest Person: Jay Y. Lee

Age: 55 | Net Worth: $11.5 Billion | Rank: 173 | Source of Wealth: Samsung

Spain

Richest Person: Amancio Ortega

Age: 88 | Net Worth: $103 Billion | Rank: 13 | Source of Wealth: Zara

St. Kitts and Nevis

Richest Person: Myron Wentz

Age: 83 | Net Worth: $1.3 Billion | Rank: 2287 | Source of Wealth: Health products

Sweden

Richest Person: Stefan Persson

Age: 76 | Net Worth: $16.6 Billion | Rank: 110 | Source of Wealth: H&M

Switzerland

Richest Person (tie): Gianluigi Aponte

Age: 83 | Net Worth: $33.1 Billion | Rank: 48 | Source of Wealth: Shipping

Richest Person (tie): Rafaela Aponte-Diamant

Age: 78 | Net Worth: $33.1 Billion | Rank: 48 | Source of Wealth: Shipping

Taiwan

Richest Person: Barry Lam

Age: 74 | Net Worth: $11 Billion | Rank: 190 | Source of Wealth: Electronics

Tanzania

Richest Person: Mohammed Dewji

Age: 48 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Thailand

Richest Person: Dhanin Chearavanont

Age: 84 | Net Worth: $12.5 Billion | Rank: 159 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Turkey

Richest Person: Murat Ulker

Age: 65 | Net Worth: $5.1 Billion | Rank: 597 | Source of Wealth: Food

Ukraine

Richest Person: Rinat Akhmetov

Age: 57 | Net Worth: $4 Billion | Rank: 784 | Source of Wealth: Steel, coal

United Arab Emirates

Richest Person: Pavel Durov

Age: 39 | Net Worth: $15.5 Billion | Rank: 122 | Source of Wealth: Messaging app

United Kingdom

Richest Person: Michael Platt

Age: 56 | Net Worth: $18 Billion | Rank: 104 | Source of Wealth: Hedge funds

United States

Richest Person: Elon Musk

Age: 52 | Net Worth: $195 Billion | Rank: 2 | Source of Wealth: Tesla, SpaceX

Uruguay

Richest Person (tie): Sergio Fogel

Age: 60 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Richest Person (tie): Andres Bzurovski Bay

Age: 46 | Net Worth: $1.1 Billion | Rank: 2544 | Source of Wealth: Fintech

Venezuela

Richest Person: Juan Carlos Escotet

Age: 64 | Net Worth: $4.4 Billion | Rank: 711 | Source of Wealth: Banking

Vietnam

Richest Person: Pham Nhat Vuong

Age: 55 | Net Worth: $4.4 Billion | Rank: 711 | Source of Wealth: Diversified

Zimbabwe

Richest Person: Strive Masiyiwa

Age: 63 | Net Worth: $1.8 Billion | Rank: 1764 | Source of Wealth: Telecom