Richest Manufacturing Billionaires

See 449 Manufacturing billionaires, ranked by estimated net worth, with global rank, country, and source of wealth.
449 billionaires · showing top 100·Updated Oct 12, 2026
#NameNet WorthGlobal RankCountrySource of Wealth
1Aliko Dangote$51.2B#35NigeriaCement, sugar
2He Xiangjian$36.8B#62ChinaHome appliances
3Reinhold Wuerth$26.7B#88GermanyFasteners
4Chen Jianhua$25.6B#96ChinaChemicals
5Jason Chang$25B#99SingaporeSemiconductors
6Takemitsu Takizaki$24.1B#108JapanSensors
7Wang Weixiu$18.7B#148ChinaMachinery
8James Ratcliffe$17.5B#156United KingdomChemicals
9Lin Tsung-Chi$15B#196TaiwanFurniture rails
10James Dyson$14.7B#201United KingdomVacuums
11Friedhelm Loh$14.7B#202GermanyManufacturing
12Li Shuirong$14.6B#203ChinaPetrochemicals
13Zou Zhinong$14.2B#212ChinaTelecom equipment
14Michal Strnad$13.7B#229Czech RepublicDefense Contracting
15Wang Liping$12.2B#268ChinaHydraulic machinery
16Yuan Fugen$12.1B#270ChinaMetal processing
17Viatcheslav Kantor$12B#275RussiaFertilizer, real estate
18Magdalena Martullo-Blocher$11.4B#308SwitzerlandChemicals
19Andrei Guryev$10.8B#336RussiaFertilizers
20Anthony Pratt$10.7B#341AustraliaManufacturing
21Zhang Hejun$9.6B#379ChinaElectronics
22Viktor Rashnikov$9.31B#390RussiaSteel
23Rahel Blocher$9B#411SwitzerlandChemicals
24Steven Rales$8.98B#414United StatesManufacturing, investments
25Wang Xin$8.74B#431ChinaManufacturing
26Sri Prakash Lohia$8.67B#437IndonesiaPetrochemicals
27Liang Wengen$8.5B#446ChinaConstruction equipment
28Satyanarayan Nuwal$8.22B#468IndiaIndustrial explosives
29You Xiaoping$8.07B#475ChinaPolyurethanes
30Thomas Kirk Kristiansen$7.9B#490DenmarkLego
31Sofie Kirk Kristiansen$7.9B#491DenmarkLego
32Agnete Kirk Thinggaard$7.9B#492DenmarkLego
33Wang Xingxing$7.64B#516ChinaRobotics
34Maximilian Viessmann$7.52B#527GermanyHeating, cooling equipment
35Horst Julius Pudwill$7.36B#539GermanyManufacturing
36Zhou Chaonan$7.35B#541ChinaManufacturing
37Juergen Blickle$7.2B#551GermanyAuto parts
38Neal Blue$7.14B#557United StatesDefense
39Richard Uihlein$7.03B#570United StatesPackaging materials
40Elizabeth Uihlein$7.03B#571United StatesPackaging materials
41Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen$7.02B#577DenmarkLego
42Zhang Wanzhen$6.95B#582ChinaElectronics components
43Ronald Wanek$6.91B#586United StatesFurniture
44Jim Davis$6.84B#594United StatesNew Balance
45Lin Shu-hong$6.81B#596TaiwanPetrochemicals
46Dmitry Rybolovlev$6.67B#607RussiaFertilizer
47Chao Chung-Hsin$6.37B#626TaiwanCooling devices and components
48Koon Poh Keong$6.27B#654MalaysiaAluminum
49Yang Chang-Chih$6.24B#663TaiwanPrinted circuit board
50Eren Ozmen$6.09B#675United StatesAerospace
51Balkrishan Goenka$6.09B#676IndiaDiversified
52Thomas Kaeser$6.03B#682Germanyair systems
53Franz Viegener$6.03B#683Germanyplumbing/HVAC
54Chao Yung-Tsang$6.01B#689TaiwanCooling devices and components
55Anna Viegener$6B#690Germanyplumbing/HVAC
56Hsieh Wen-Ta$5.93B#700TaiwanSemiconductor testing equipment
57Archie Aldis Emmerson$5.92B#701United StatesTimberland, lumber mills
58Fatih Ozmen$5.86B#705United StatesAerospace
59Andrew Currie$5.81B#714United KingdomChemicals
60John Reece$5.79B#718United KingdomChemicals
61Kailashchandra Nuwal$5.59B#744IndiaIndustrial explosives
62Ruan Xueping$5.33B#793Hong KongPower strip
63Mitchell Rales$5.32B#795United StatesManufacturing, investments
64Benu Gopal Bangur$5.28B#804IndiaCement
65Ruan Liping$5.23B#810Hong KongPower strips
66Helen Johnson-Leipold$5.23B#813United StatesCleaning products
67Cho Tak Wong$5.19B#817Hong KongAuto parts
68Winifred J. Marquart$5.13B#829United StatesCleaning products
69H. Fisk Johnson$5.12B#830United StatesCleaning products
70S. Curtis Johnson$5.11B#833United StatesCleaning products
71David MacNeil$5.05B#854United StatesAutomobile accessories
72Li Chunan$4.99B#862ChinaSolar wafers and modules
73Andrei Bokarev$4.85B#886RussiaMetals, mining
74Liu Jincheng$4.83B#890ChinaLithium batteries
75Han Tao$4.63B#935ChinaCopper-clad laminates
76Liang Zhaoxian$4.52B#957ChinaAppliances
77Cristiano Crippa$4.51B#959ItalyMicrochip testing
78Roberto Crippa$4.51B#960ItalyMicrochip testing
79Qiu Jianping$4.41B#981ChinaHand tools
80Michael Pieper$4.33B#999SwitzerlandKitchen appliances
81Zhuo Jun$4.3B#1003Hong KongPrinted circuit boards
82Yeung Kin-man$4.28B#1009Hong KongElectronics
83Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff$4.26B#1013GermanyBrakes, investments
84April Goh$4.26B#1014SingaporePaints
85Todd Wanek$4.23B#1017United StatesFurniture
86Xiao Hongxing$4.2B#1019ChinaManufacturing
87Anna Katharina Viessmann$4.15B#1025GermanyHeating and cooling equipment
88Lam Wai-ying$4.13B#1030Hong KongSmartphone screens
89Richard Chang$4.07B#1050Hong KongSemiconductors
90Antti Herlin$4.07B#1052FinlandElevators, escalators
91Kuok Khoon Hong$4.05B#1054SingaporePalm oil
92Mahendra Choksi$3.94B#1076IndiaPaints
93Yang Weidong$3.93B#1078ChinaChemicals
94Patrick Lee$3.92B#1080Hong KongPaper
95Liu Sheng$3.91B#1084ChinaOptical communication
96Vivek Jain$3.81B#1106IndiaChemicals
97Du Jiangtao$3.8B#1108ChinaChemicals
98Catharina Claas-Muhlhauser$3.78B#1113GermanyAgricultural Machinery
99Wang Yanqing$3.74B#1121ChinaElectrical equipment
100Chen Weiliang$3.71B#1133ChinaSemiconductors

About these estimates

Net worth figures use the latest available Forbes estimate, with Bloomberg used only when a current Forbes value is unavailable. Estimates can change as markets move or source data is revised.