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Richest People in Construction & Engineering 2026

The 38 richest people in the construction & engineering industry in 2026, ranked by estimated net worth. Diane Hendricks 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
1Diane HendricksUnited States$21.7B
2Riley Bechtel & familyUnited States$12B
3Francesco Gaetano CaltagironeItaly$11.2B
4Rafael Del PinoSpain$10.8B
5Thomas SchmidheinySwitzerland$10.8B
6Nassef SawirisEgypt$9.8B
7Anthony Bamford & familyUnited Kingdom$9.3B
8Florentino PerezSpain$6.9B
9Mohed AltradFrance$6.6B
10Peter GilganCanada$6.5B
11Maria Del PinoSpain$5.5B
12Arkady RotenbergRussia$5.3B
13Jorge MasUnited States$5.2B
14Ravi PillaiIndia$4.3B
15Martin BouyguesFrance$4.1B
16Otto HappelGermany$4.1B
17Samvel KarapetyanRussia$4.1B
18Olivier BouyguesFrance$4B
19Wolfgang LeitnerAustria$4B
20Anu AgaIndia$3.9B
21Erman IlicakTurkey$3.8B
22Robert ClarkUnited States$3.7B
23Syed Mokhtar AlBukharyMalaysia$3.5B
24Fabrizio Di AmatoItaly$3.5B
25Jurgen WirtgenGermany$3.1B
26Stefan WirtgenGermany$3.1B
27Yu ZhuyunChina$3.1B
28David Peñaloza AlanísMexico$2.6B
29D. Leopoldo Del PinoSpain$2.5B
30Dwight ScharUnited States$2.5B
31Mehmet Sinan & Family TaraTurkey$2.4B
32Christine KnaufGermany$2.3B
33Joaquin del Pino y Calvo-SoteloSpain$2.2B
34Dhruv SawhneyIndia$2B
35Huang Zhenda & familyChina$2B
36P.V. Krishna ReddyIndia$1.9B
37P.P. ReddyIndia$1.9B
38Yigal DimriIsrael$1.8B

Who is the richest person in Construction & Engineering?

Diane Hendricks is the wealthiest figure in construction & engineering on this leaderboard, with an estimated net worth of $21.7B. Rankings change as company valuations shift, so figures reflect the latest available data.

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