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Richest People in Automotive 2026

The 58 richest people in the automotive industry in 2026, ranked by estimated net worth. Susanne Klatten leads the field. Each name links to a full profile with wealth sources and biography. Figures are estimates from public sources and may vary.

#NameCountryNet Worth
1Susanne KlattenGermany$27.4B
2Stefan QuandtGermany$27.1B
3Wang ChuanfuChina$23.3B
4Ernest Garcia IIUnited States$22.6B
5Georg SchaefflerGermany$19.1B
6Eric LiChina$18.8B
7Lu XiangyangChina$18.5B
8Shahid KhanUnited States$15B
9Dan FriedkinUnited States$11.3B
10Ernest Garcia IIIUnited States$11B
11Vikram Lal & familyIndia$10.8B
12Mong-Koo ChungSouth Korea$10.7B
13Wu JianshuHong Kong$9.7B
14Wei Jianjun & familyChina$9.5B
15Euisun ChungSouth Korea$8.1B
16Roger PenskeUnited States$8B
17Vivek Chaand SehgalAustralia$7.8B
18Piero Ferrari & familyItaly$7.2B
19Gail MillerUnited States$5.2B
20Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-ThumannGermany$5.1B
21Venu SrinivasanIndia$5.1B
22Nicolas D'IeterenBelgium$5B
23Lachhman Das MittalIndia$5B
24Baba KalyaniIndia$4.8B
25Walter FreySwitzerland$4.7B
26Abdulla Al Futtaim & familyUnited Arab Emirates$4.6B
27Xia ZuoquanChina$4.4B
28Abhay FirodiaIndia$4.4B
29Mark ShoenUnited States$4B
30Norman BramanUnited States$3.9B
31Nirmal MindaIndia$3.9B
32Li XiangChina$3.5B
33E. Joe ShoenUnited States$3.5B
34Catheline Perier D'IeterenBelgium$3.4B
35Shmuel HarlapIsrael$3.2B
36Jiang Yintai & familyChina$3B
37Francois Feuillet & familyFrance$2.9B
38Alberto BombasseiItaly$2.9B
39Peter UngerGermany$2.9B
40He XiaopengChina$2.9B
41Arvind PoddarIndia$2.8B
42Herb ChambersUnited States$2.8B
43Chin Jong HwaTaiwan$2.5B
44Wang Jianfeng & familyChina$2.4B
45Dong JingguiChina$2.2B
46Willis JohnsonUnited States$2B
47Joseph 'Pitt' Reeves Hyde IIIUnited States$2B
48Hiroshi IshibashiJapan$2B
49Terry TaylorUnited States$1.9B
50JB StraubelUnited States$1.8B
51Amnon ShashuaIsrael$1.8B
52Pawan MunjalIndia$1.7B
53Ulrich Mommert & familyAustria$1.7B
54Wang MiaotongChina$1.7B
55Alexander SixtGermany$1.7B
56Konstantin SixtGermany$1.7B
57Suman MunjalIndia$1.7B
58Renu MunjalIndia$1.7B

Who is the richest person in Automotive?

Susanne Klatten is the wealthiest figure in automotive on this leaderboard, with an estimated net worth of $27.4B. Rankings change as company valuations shift, so figures reflect the latest available data.

Net worth figures are estimates compiled from public sources and may vary. Browse more on the Richest People hub.