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Richest People in Manufacturing 2026

The 100 richest people in the manufacturing industry in 2026, ranked by estimated net worth. He Xiangjian 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
1He XiangjianChina$34.4B
2Aliko DangoteNigeria$32.2B
3Michal StrnadCzech Republic$30.7B
4Wang Weixiu & familyChina$29.2B
5Reinhold Wuerth & familyGermany$27.3B
6Takemitsu TakizakiJapan$23.8B
7Jason ChangSingapore$20.8B
8Zou Zhinong & familyChina$19.9B
9James RatcliffeUnited Kingdom$18.2B
10Yuan Fugen & familyChina$18.1B
11Chen JianhuaChina$17.5B
12Friedhelm LohGermany$15.2B
13Wang Liping & familyChina$15.1B
14James DysonUnited Kingdom$14.9B
15Zhang HejunChina$13.1B
16Li Shuirong & familyChina$13.1B
17Viatcheslav KantorRussia$12B
18Andrei Guryev & familyRussia$10.8B
19Magdalena Martullo-BlocherSwitzerland$10.7B
20Anthony PrattAustralia$10.4B
21Wang XinChina$10.1B
22Zhou ChaonanChina$10B
23Viktor RashnikovRussia$9.3B
24Sri Prakash LohiaIndonesia$8.6B
25You Xiaoping & familyChina$8.5B
26Zhang WanzhenChina$8.4B
27Sofie Kirk KristiansenDenmark$8.2B
28Thomas Kirk KristiansenDenmark$8.2B
29Agnete Kirk ThinggaardDenmark$8.2B
30Rahel BlocherSwitzerland$8.2B
31Liang WengenChina$8.2B
32Maximilian ViessmannGermany$8B
33Koon Poh KeongMalaysia$7.7B
34Hsieh Wen-TaTaiwan$7.7B
35Steven RalesUnited States$7.5B
36Juergen BlickleGermany$7.5B
37Satyanarayan NuwalIndia$7.4B
38Lin Tsung-ChiTaiwan$7.4B
39Kjeld Kirk KristiansenDenmark$7.3B
40Horst Julius PudwillGermany$6.8B
41Yang Chang-ChihTaiwan$6.8B
42Elizabeth UihleinUnited States$6.8B
43Richard UihleinUnited States$6.8B
44Ronald WanekUnited States$6.7B
45Dmitry RybolovlevRussia$6.7B
46Eren ÖzmenUnited States$6.7B
47Fatih ÖzmenUnited States$6.4B
48Franz ViegenerGermany$6.3B
49Thomas KaeserGermany$6.3B
50Anna ViegenerGermany$6.2B
51Benu Gopal BangurIndia$6.1B
52Andrew CurrieUnited Kingdom$6B
53Liu ShengChina$6B
54John ReeceUnited Kingdom$6B
55Liu Jincheng & familyChina$5.8B
56Cui GenliangChina$5.6B
57Archie Aldis EmmersonUnited States$5.6B
58Lin Shu-hongTaiwan$5.5B
59Neal BlueUnited States$5.5B
60Chen WeiliangChina$5.5B
61Peter SpuhlerSwitzerland$5.5B
62Xu Jinfu & familyChina$5.3B
63Ruan XuepingHong Kong$5.2B
64Ruan LipingHong Kong$5.1B
65Xiao HongxingChina$5.1B
66Jiang Weiping & familyChina$5.1B
67Kailashchandra NuwalIndia$5.1B
68Andrei BokarevRussia$4.9B
69Zhang JianzhongChina$4.8B
70Qiu Jianping & familyChina$4.8B
71Cho Tak WongHong Kong$4.7B
72Cristiano CrippaItaly$4.6B
73Roberto CrippaItaly$4.6B
74Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff & familyGermany$4.6B
75Michael PieperSwitzerland$4.6B
76Wang YanqingChina$4.6B
77Markus BlocherSwitzerland$4.6B
78Helen Johnson-LeipoldUnited States$4.6B
79Li ChunanChina$4.5B
80Liang ZhaoxianChina$4.5B
81Mahendra Choksi & familyIndia$4.5B
82Winifred J. MarquartUnited States$4.5B
83H. Fisk JohnsonUnited States$4.4B
84Yu RenrongChina$4.4B
85S. Curtis JohnsonUnited States$4.4B
86Anna Katharina ViessmannGermany$4.4B
87Sun WeijieChina$4.3B
88Yeung Kin-manHong Kong$4.3B
89Lin JianhuaChina$4.2B
90David MacNeilUnited States$4.2B
91Todd WanekUnited States$4.1B
92Lam Wai YingHong Kong$4.1B
93Kuok Khoon HongSingapore$4.1B
94Antti HerlinFinland$4.1B
95Haryanto TjiptodihardjoIndonesia$4B
96Dong ZengpingChina$3.9B
97Du Jiangtao & familyChina$3.9B
98Catharina Claas-MuhlhauserGermany$3.9B
99Patrick LeeHong Kong$3.8B
100Fang WeiChina$3.8B

Who is the richest person in Manufacturing?

He Xiangjian is the wealthiest figure in manufacturing on this leaderboard, with an estimated net worth of $34.4B. 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.