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Richest People in Energy 2026

The 92 richest people in the energy industry in 2026, ranked by estimated net worth. Robin Zeng 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
1Robin ZengHong Kong$66.2B
2Lyndal Stephens GrethUnited States$32B
3Huang ShilinChina$30.3B
4Vagit AlekperovRussia$29.5B
5Leonid MikhelsonRussia$28.3B
6Gennady TimchenkoRussia$24.2B
7Harold HammUnited States$20.1B
8Pei ZhenhuaChina$18.2B
9Sarath RatanavadiThailand$17.2B
10Cao RenxianChina$16.8B
11Mikhail FridmanRussia$16.4B
12George KaiserUnited States$15.8B
13Low Tuck KwongIndonesia$14.3B
14Li PingHong Kong$12.7B
15Richard KinderUnited States$12.6B
16Michael SabelUnited States$12.1B
17Robert PenderUnited States$12.1B
18German KhanRussia$10.6B
19Carrie Perrodo & familyFrance$10.6B
20Randa Duncan WilliamsUnited States$10.4B
21Leonid FedunRussia$10.3B
22Jeffery HildebrandUnited States$10.3B
23Dannine AvaraUnited States$10.3B
24Milane FrantzUnited States$10.3B
25Daniel KřetínskýCzech Republic$10B
26Scott DuncanUnited States$10B
27Terrence PegulaUnited States$9.3B
28Wang Yusuo & familyChina$8.4B
29Alexei KuzmichevRussia$8.3B
30Kelcy WarrenUnited States$8B
31Mikhail GutserievRussia$7.7B
32Michael KadoorieHong Kong$7.7B
33Albert AvdolyanRussia$7.1B
34Liu HanyuanChina$6.7B
35Ray Lee HuntUnited States$6.6B
36Robert BassUnited States$6.2B
37Trevor Rees-JonesUnited States$5.9B
38Alejandro BulgheroniArgentina$5.5B
39Gordon GettyUnited States$5.5B
40Fan HongweiChina$5.5B
41Torbjorn TornqvistSweden$5.4B
42Saban Cemil KazanciTurkey$5B
43Kamal GhaffarianUnited States$4.9B
44N. Murray EdwardsCanada$4.9B
45John CatsimatidisUnited States$4.8B
46George BishopUnited States$4.7B
47Nikolai BuinovRussia$4.6B
48Paul FosterUnited States$4.5B
49Lynn SchustermanUnited States$4.4B
50Sid BassUnited States$4.2B
51Wu KaiChina$4.1B
52Zhao FenggangChina$4B
53Ronald McAulayHong Kong$3.9B
54Ray DavisUnited States$3.9B
55Alceu Elias Feldmann & familyBrazil$3.7B
56Shen Xiqiang & familyChina$3.5B
57Mário AraripeBrazil$3.4B
58Chen QiongxiangChina$3.3B
59Surender SalujaIndia$3.3B
60Wu YingmingChina$3.3B
61Arvind TikuIndia$3.1B
62Michael S. SmithUnited States$3B
63Edward BassUnited States$3B
64Lee BassUnited States$2.8B
65Dewi KamIndonesia$2.6B
66Michael PolskyUnited States$2.5B
67Mika AnttonenFinland$2.4B
68Igor MakarovCyprus$2.4B
69Dan WilksUnited States$2.3B
70Jin BaofangChina$2.3B
71Farris WilksUnited States$2B
72Ron CorioUnited States$2B
73Ian Wood & familyUnited Kingdom$2B
74D.V. ManjunathaIndia$2B
75Zhou JianChina$2B
76William KochUnited States$2B
77Airat ShaimievRussia$1.9B
78Massimo MorattiItaly$1.9B
79Gao Jifan & familyChina$1.9B
80Daniel ChiuHong Kong$1.9B
81Alexander IsaevRussia$1.8B
82Said GutserievRussia$1.8B
83Grigory BerezkinRussia$1.8B
84Timothy Dunn & familyUnited States$1.8B
85Radik ShaimievRussia$1.8B
86Viren DoshiIndia$1.8B
87Chen YuantaiChina$1.8B
88Rustem SulteevRussia$1.8B
89Lin FanlianChina$1.7B
90Manoj UpadhyayIndia$1.7B
91Farkhad AkhmedovRussia$1.7B
92Evangelos MytilineosGreece$1.7B

Who is the richest person in Energy?

Robin Zeng is the wealthiest figure in energy on this leaderboard, with an estimated net worth of $66.2B. 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.