Billionaires ranked #1901–2000
The world's richest people ranked 1901 to 2000 by live net worth — from Larry Robbins at $2.16B to Shuo Wang at $2.04B.
· Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires
| # | Name | Net worth | Today | Per second | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Larry RobbinsHedge funds | $2.16B | — | −$0.71/s | United States |
| 1902 | Anurang JainAuto parts | $2.16B | −$12.08M(−0.6%) | $5.20/s | India |
| 1903 | Evan SpiegelSnapchat | $2.16B | −$20.15M(−0.9%) | −$14.60/s | United States |
| 1904 | Manoj Upadhyaysolar energy | $2.16B | −$72.93M(−3.3%) | $17.05/s | India |
| 1905 | Basudeo SinghPharmaceuticals | $2.16B | +$32.31M(+1.5%) | $1.15/s | India |
| 1906 | Jerry Moyes & familyTransportation | $2.16B | −$5.91M(−0.3%) | $9.05/s | United States |
| 1907 | Bennett RosenthalFinance | $2.16B | +$2.41M(+0.1%) | −$2.82/s | United States |
| 1908 | Chu Lam YiuFlavorings | $2.16B | −$9.81M(−0.5%) | $5.09/s | Hong Kong |
| 1909 | Koo Kwang-moLG | $2.16B | −$45.57M(−2.1%) | $14.94/s | South Korea |
| 1910 | Kabir MulchandaniReal estate | $2.15B | — | −$0.90/s | India |
| 1911 | Strive MasiyiwaTelecom | $2.15B | — | $18.86/s | Zimbabwe |
| 1912 | Phongthep ChiaravanontDiversified | $2.15B | −$25.84M(−1.2%) | $1.05/s | Thailand |
| 1913 | Vladislav Filev & familyAirlines | $2.15B | — | $1.05/s | Russia |
| 1914 | Cai JianyongNickel | $2.15B | −$6.12M(−0.3%) | $6.62/s | China |
| 1915 | Yang Yuanqingcomputers | $2.15B | −$56.37M(−2.6%) | $16.80/s | China |
| 1916 | Richard SaghianFast fashion | $2.15B | — | $0.97/s | United States |
| 1917 | Solomon LewRetail | $2.15B | −$4.27M(−0.2%) | $0.93/s | Australia |
| 1918 | Paul SavilleHomebuilder | $2.15B | −$19.8M(−0.9%) | −$1.05/s | United States |
| 1919 | Heikki HerlinElevators, escalators | $2.15B | −$19.8M(−0.9%) | $14.75/s | Finland |
| 1920 | Wu YingmingBatteries | $2.14B | −$68.9M(−3.1%) | $4.84/s | China |
| 1921 | Ibrahim Al MuhaidibReal estate, investments | $2.14B | — | $2.12/s | Saudi Arabia |
| 1922 | Liu FangyiMedical equipment | $2.14B | +$2.66M(+0.1%) | $16.62/s | China |
| 1923 | John Liewinvestment management | $2.14B | — | $5.48/s | United States |
| 1924 | Gerda Tschirasoftware | $2.14B | −$18.65M(−0.9%) | −$1.23/s | Germany |
| 1924 | Harald TschiraSoftware | $2.14B | −$18.65M(−0.9%) | −$1.23/s | Germany |
| 1924 | Udo TschiraSoftware | $2.14B | −$18.65M(−0.9%) | −$1.23/s | Germany |
| 1927 | Ales ZavoralE-commerce | $2.14B | — | $2.72/s | Czech Republic |
| 1928 | Yao KuizhangBeverages | $2.14B | −$69.51M(−3.1%) | $14.59/s | China |
| 1929 | Benjamin OttoRetail | $2.14B | — | −$13.15/s | Germany |
| 1930 | Kishore JainJewellery | $2.13B | — | −$3.14/s | India |
| 1931 | Manas ChiaravanondDiversified | $2.13B | −$25.7M(−1.2%) | $0.67/s | Thailand |
| 1932 | Alexandra BurtMining | $2.13B | — | −$3.27/s | Australia |
| 1933 | Somsri LamsamDiversified | $2.13B | −$25.72M(−1.2%) | $0.59/s | Thailand |
| 1934 | Alexandre Grendene BartelleShoes | $2.13B | +$14.13M(+0.7%) | −$1.40/s | Brazil |
| 1935 | Luciano HangDepartment stores | $2.13B | — | $2.49/s | Brazil |
| 1936 | Chi YufengSoftware | $2.13B | −$12.11M(−0.6%) | $4.47/s | China |
| 1937 | Walter WangManufacturing | $2.13B | −$4.65M(−0.2%) | −$29.18/s | United States |
| 1938 | Vasily AnisimovReal estate | $2.13B | — | $0.49/s | Croatia |
| 1939 | Simon NixonPrice comparison website | $2.12B | — | $2.46/s | United Kingdom |
| 1940 | Huang Xusemiconductor | $2.12B | −$51.22M(−2.4%) | $12.33/s | China |
| 1941 | Manuel Lao Hernández & familyCasinos | $2.12B | +$13.65M(+0.6%) | $10.34/s | Spain |
| 1942 | Laurie TischLoews, New York Giants | $2.12B | −$714,391(−0.0%) | $10.27/s | United States |
| 1942 | Steven TischLoews, New York Giants | $2.12B | −$714,391(−0.0%) | $10.27/s | United States |
| 1944 | Gavril Yushvaev & familyPrecious metals, real estate | $2.12B | −$3.35M(−0.2%) | $4.27/s | Russia |
| 1945 | Prathip ChiravanondDiversified | $2.11B | −$25.72M(−1.2%) | $0.26/s | Thailand |
| 1946 | Joaquin del Pino y Calvo-SoteloConstruction | $2.11B | +$24.57M(+1.2%) | $22.01/s | Spain |
| 1947 | Solina ChauInvestments | $2.11B | +$58.4M(+2.8%) | $2.23/s | Hong Kong |
| 1948 | Archie HwangSemiconductors | $2.11B | −$1.54M(−0.1%) | $4.20/s | Singapore |
| 1949 | Athanasios Martinos & familyShipping, real estate | $2.11B | — | $6.14/s | Greece |
| 1950 | Teo Swee AnnSemiconductors | $2.11B | −$62.56M(−2.9%) | $12.07/s | Singapore |
| 1951 | Ishay DavidiPrivate Equity | $2.11B | — | $6.04/s | Israel |
| 1952 | Lai Guogui & familymachinery | $2.1B | −$19.84M(−0.9%) | $19.87/s | China |
| 1953 | Manuel Arango AriasWalmart Mexico | $2.1B | — | $0.19/s | Mexico |
| 1954 | Kristo KäärmannPayments, banking | $2.1B | +$33.6M(+1.6%) | −$3.90/s | Estonia |
| 1955 | Sam GoiFrozen foods | $2.1B | −$8.75M(−0.4%) | −$7.87/s | Singapore |
| 1956 | Anthony CasalenaSoftware | $2.1B | — | $0.04/s | United States |
| 1957 | John BloorReal estate, manufacturing | $2.1B | — | $11.89/s | United Kingdom |
| 1958 | Andy KonwinskiArtificial intelligence | $2.1B | — | $0/s | United States |
| 1958 | Aravind SrinivasArtificial intelligence | $2.1B | — | $0/s | India |
| 1958 | Denis YaratsArtificial intelligence | $2.1B | — | $0/s | United States |
| 1958 | Guillermo RauchAI software | $2.1B | — | — | United States |
| 1958 | Johnny HoArtificial intelligence | $2.1B | — | $0/s | United States |
| 1958 | Zhang YalinBillionaire | $2.1B | — | — | China |
| 1958 | Zhao LidongSemiconductors | $2.1B | — | — | United States |
| 1965 | Karl-Johan PerssonH&M | $2.1B | −$36.98M(−1.7%) | $7.91/s | Sweden |
| 1966 | Pawel MarchewkaVideogames | $2.1B | — | −$0.04/s | Poland |
| 1967 | Mohammed DewjiDiversified | $2.09B | — | −$2.11/s | Tanzania |
| 1968 | J. Frank Harrison III & familyCoca-Cola bottling | $2.09B | −$46.3M(−2.2%) | $4.21/s | United States |
| 1969 | Larry ConnorReal estate | $2.09B | — | −$0.24/s | United States |
| 1970 | Mario GabelliMoney management | $2.09B | +$673,251(+0.0%) | $3.71/s | United States |
| 1971 | Dragos PavalRetail | $2.09B | — | $1.70/s | Romania |
| 1972 | Li Jianquan & familyConsumer products | $2.08B | — | −$10.21/s | Hong Kong |
| 1973 | K. DineshSoftware services | $2.08B | +$13.3M(+0.6%) | −$10.22/s | India |
| 1974 | Christopher KwokReal estate | $2.08B | −$15.47M(−0.7%) | $11.53/s | Hong Kong |
| 1975 | Edward KwokReal estate | $2.08B | −$15.45M(−0.7%) | $11.48/s | Hong Kong |
| 1976 | Fred Ehrsamcryptocurrency exchange | $2.08B | −$17.47M(−0.8%) | −$12.26/s | United States |
| 1977 | Wu ShaoxunWine | $2.08B | — | $3.53/s | China |
| 1978 | Randal J. KirkPharmaceuticals | $2.08B | +$29.08M(+1.4%) | $11.39/s | United States |
| 1979 | Zhang BangxinEducation | $2.08B | −$5.11M(−0.2%) | −$10.37/s | China |
| 1980 | Daniel HirschfeldFashion retail | $2.07B | −$39.04M(−1.8%) | $7.41/s | United States |
| 1981 | Li JianliBattery parts | $2.07B | −$43.8M(−2.1%) | $11.34/s | China |
| 1982 | Binod ChaudharyDiversified | $2.07B | — | $1.42/s | Nepal |
| 1983 | Koo Bon-sikLG | $2.07B | −$14.04M(−0.7%) | $11.79/s | South Korea |
| 1984 | Ilkka HerlinElevators, escalators | $2.07B | −$21.1M(−1.0%) | $3.30/s | Finland |
| 1985 | Timothy BoyleColumbia Sportswear | $2.07B | +$29.92M(+1.5%) | −$4.65/s | United States |
| 1986 | Marek DospivaInvestments | $2.06B | — | $1.25/s | Czech Republic |
| 1987 | Zhu Gongshan & familySolar panel materials | $2.06B | −$11.94M(−0.6%) | −$6.69/s | China |
| 1988 | Barbara Banke & familyWine | $2.06B | — | −$10.70/s | United States |
| 1989 | Liesel Pritzker SimmonsHotels, investments | $2.05B | — | $10.96/s | United States |
| 1990 | Richard FortinConvinience stores | $2.05B | −$8.6M(−0.4%) | $5.02/s | Canada |
| 1991 | Alex BirkenstockShoes | $2.05B | — | $3.04/s | Germany |
| 1992 | Leonie BaldockMining | $2.05B | — | −$2.25/s | Australia |
| 1993 | Deepinder GoyalFood delivery service | $2.05B | +$33.7M(+1.7%) | $14.89/s | India |
| 1994 | Hong JiePaint | $2.05B | −$35.51M(−1.7%) | −$4.95/s | China |
| 1995 | Radha VembuBusiness software | $2.05B | — | −$24.75/s | India |
| 1996 | Hans-Ueli Rihs & familyHearing Aids | $2.05B | −$19M(−0.9%) | $4.92/s | Switzerland |
| 1997 | Abdullah Al OthaimGrocery stores, malls | $2.04B | — | −$9.09/s | Saudi Arabia |
| 1998 | Wang Junshi & familySolar inverters | $2.04B | −$36.21M(−1.7%) | $2.77/s | China |
| 1999 | Alex BouazizHR Software | $2.04B | — | $1.91/s | France |
| 1999 | Shuo WangHR software | $2.04B | — | $1.91/s | United States |