Richest Metals & Mining Billionaires
See 92 Metals & Mining billionaires, ranked by estimated net worth, with global rank, country, and source of wealth.
| # | Name | Net Worth | Global Rank | Country | Industry | Source of Wealth |
| 1 | Germán Larrea Mota Velasco | $69.6B | #29 | Mexico | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 2 | Iris Fontbona | $49.4B | #37 | Chile | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 3 | Savitri Jindal | $41B | #49 | India | Metals & Mining | Steel |
| 4 | Alexey Mordashov | $36.9B | #60 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Steel, investments |
| 5 | Lakshmi Mittal | $35.4B | #62 | India | Metals & Mining | Steel |
| 6 | Vladimir Potanin | $29.7B | #78 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Metals |
| 7 | Zheng Shuliang | $26.1B | #95 | China | Metals & Mining | Aluminum products |
| 8 | Gina Rinehart | $25.7B | #99 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 9 | Vladimir Lisin | $25.5B | #102 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Steel, transport |
| 10 | Dang Yanbao | $21.4B | #129 | China | Metals & Mining | Coal |
| 11 | Andrey Melnichenko | $20.4B | #133 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Fertilizers, coal |
| 12 | Andrew Forrest | $17.9B | #155 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 13 | Ivan Glasenberg | $14.6B | #213 | Switzerland | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 14 | Alisher Usmanov | $14.1B | #221 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Steel, telecom, investments |
| 15 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $10.7B | #338 | South Africa | Metals & Mining | Diamonds |
| 16 | Iskander Makhmudov | $9.73B | #366 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Mining, metals, machinery |
| 17 | Zhang Xuexin | $9.45B | #384 | China | Metals & Mining | Aluminum |
| 18 | Pavel Tykac | $9.02B | #414 | Czech Republic | Metals & Mining | Coal mines |
| 19 | Paolo Rocca | $7.82B | #502 | Italy | Metals & Mining | Pipe Manufacturing |
| 20 | Gianfelice Rocca | $7.82B | #503 | Italy | Metals & Mining | Pipe Manufacturing |
| 21 | Rinat Akhmetov | $7.78B | #510 | Ukraine | Metals & Mining | Steel, coal |
| 22 | Oleg Deripaska | $7.62B | #524 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Aluminum, utilities |
| 23 | Andrei Skoch | $6.83B | #595 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Metals and mining |
| 24 | Vladimir Kim | $5.95B | #702 | Kazakhstan | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 25 | Alexander Abramov | $5.83B | #722 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Steel, mining |
| 26 | Bulat Utemuratov | $5.4B | #788 | Kazakhstan | Metals & Mining | Mining, banking, hotels |
| 27 | Andrei Kozitsyn | $5.21B | #821 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Metals |
| 28 | Eduardo Hochschild | $4.97B | #865 | Peru | Metals & Mining | mining |
| 29 | Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono | $4.95B | #872 | Indonesia | Metals & Mining | Palm oil, nickel mining |
| 30 | Igor Altushkin | $4.9B | #877 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Metals |
| 31 | Aristotelis Mistakidis | $4.69B | #921 | Greece | Metals & Mining | Mining, commodities |
| 32 | Angela Bennett | $4.39B | #980 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 33 | Daniel Mate | $4.28B | #1004 | Spain | Metals & Mining | Mining, commodities |
| 34 | Cui Lixin | $4.2B | #1025 | China | Metals & Mining | Aluminum |
| 35 | Clive Palmer | $4.07B | #1063 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 36 | Julio Ponce Lerou | $3.96B | #1094 | Chile | Metals & Mining | Fertilizer |
| 37 | Patrice Motsepe | $3.7B | #1170 | South Africa | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 38 | Feng Hailiang | $3.54B | #1220 | China | Metals & Mining | Copper, education |
| 39 | Lin Lairong | $3.51B | #1230 | China | Metals & Mining | Iron ore mining |
| 40 | Xiang Guangda | $3.48B | #1244 | China | Metals & Mining | Metals |
| 41 | Xie Weitong | $3.45B | #1256 | Taiwan | Metals & Mining | Cobalt |
| 42 | Agoes Projosasmito | $3.19B | #1354 | Indonesia | Metals & Mining | Mining, investment |
| 43 | Tor Peterson | $3.07B | #1389 | United States | Metals & Mining | Commodities |
| 44 | Rufino Vigil Gonzalez | $3.06B | #1398 | Mexico | Metals & Mining | Steel |
| 45 | Robert Friedland | $3.02B | #1414 | United States | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 46 | Anatoly Sedykh | $2.98B | #1429 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Steel pipes |
| 47 | Dmitry Pumpyansky | $2.97B | #1436 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Steel pipes |
| 48 | Mikhail Shelkov | $2.83B | #1496 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Titanium |
| 49 | Victor Pinchuk | $2.8B | #1510 | Ukraine | Metals & Mining | Steel pipes, diversified |
| 50 | Alex Beard | $2.78B | #1526 | United Kingdom | Metals & Mining | Mining, commodities |
| 51 | Sam Chong | $2.61B | #1612 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 52 | Alexander Frolov | $2.52B | #1669 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Mining, steel |
| 53 | Gao Mingqing | $2.33B | #1792 | China | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 54 | Kie Chie Wong | $2.23B | #1891 | Malaysia | Metals & Mining | Investments |
| 55 | Cai Jianyong | $2.21B | #1906 | China | Metals & Mining | Nickel |
| 56 | Alexandra Burt | $2.2B | #1908 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 57 | Vasily Anisimov | $2.13B | #1972 | Croatia | Metals & Mining | Real estate |
| 58 | Leonie Baldock | $2.12B | #1975 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 59 | Jose Maria Aristrain | $2.03B | #2057 | Spain | Metals & Mining | Steel |
| 60 | Li Jinyang | $1.98B | #2123 | China | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 61 | John Hancock | $1.98B | #2124 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 62 | Ginia Rinehart | $1.97B | #2137 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 63 | Gary Fegel | $1.96B | #2141 | Switzerland | Metals & Mining | Commodities, investments |
| 64 | Bianca Rinehart | $1.96B | #2148 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 65 | Hope Welker | $1.96B | #2149 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 66 | Huang Zelan | $1.92B | #2189 | China | Metals & Mining | metals |
| 67 | Giovanni Arvedi | $1.86B | #2255 | Italy | Metals & Mining | Steel |
| 68 | Zeng Chaolin | $1.8B | #2338 | China | Metals & Mining | Aluminium |
| 69 | Alexander Ramlie | $1.64B | #2509 | Indonesia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 70 | Wang Guanran | $1.59B | #2564 | China | Metals & Mining | Gold mining |
| 71 | Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler | $1.56B | #2591 | United States | Metals & Mining | Metals, investments |
| 72 | Juan Maria Riberas Mera | $1.54B | #2614 | Spain | Metals & Mining | Steel, investments |
| 73 | Koon Poh Ming | $1.53B | #2630 | Malaysia | Metals & Mining | aluminum |
| 74 | Dan Gertler | $1.48B | #2701 | Israel | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 75 | Chris Wallin | $1.48B | #2702 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 76 | Richard Warke | $1.44B | #2751 | Canada | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 77 | Luo Yangyong | $1.34B | #2876 | China | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 78 | Wu Cheng | $1.26B | #2992 | China | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 79 | Chris Ellison | $1.24B | #3014 | Australia | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 80 | Wang Xiancheng | $1.24B | #3024 | China | Metals & Mining | metals |
| 81 | Richard Teets Jr | $1.23B | #3037 | United States | Metals & Mining | steel |
| 82 | Wang Wenyin | $1.23B | #3042 | China | Metals & Mining | Mining, copper products |
| 83 | Oleg Misevra | $1.22B | #3050 | Russia | Metals & Mining | Coal |
| 84 | Patokh Chodiev | $1.22B | #3058 | Belgium | Metals & Mining | mining, metals |
| 85 | Vadim Novinsky | $1.17B | #3153 | Ukraine | Metals & Mining | Steel |
| 86 | Gao Jinzhu | $1.16B | #3157 | China | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 87 | Eduard Chukhlebov | $1.14B | #3192 | Russia | Metals & Mining | metallurgy |
| 88 | Igor Kudryashkin | $1.13B | #3217 | Russia | Metals & Mining | metallurgy |
| 89 | Eddy Sugianto | $1.07B | #3307 | Indonesia | Metals & Mining | Coal |
| 90 | Kostyantin Zhevago | $1.05B | #3330 | Ukraine | Metals & Mining | Mining |
| 91 | Jia Tianjiang | $1.02B | #3369 | China | Metals & Mining | Non-ferrous metals |
| 92 | Yang Min | $1B | #3385 | China | Metals & Mining | mining |
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.