Richest Construction & Engineering Billionaires

Diane Hendricks is the richest person in Construction & Engineering, with a net worth of $23.58 billion as of November 7, 2026. Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone is second with $12.32B. There are 64 billionaires in Construction & Engineering, worth $222.5 billion combined.

Updated Nov 7, 6:05 AM UTC · Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires

#	Name	Net worth	Today	Per second	Country
1	Diane HendricksBuilding supplies	$23.58B	—	$33.20/s	United States
2	Francesco Gaetano CaltagironeCement, diversified	$12.32B	−$28.83M(−0.2%)	$81.58/s	Italy
3	Thomas SchmidheinyCement	$10.12B	−$67.77M(−0.7%)	$33.93/s	Switzerland
4	Nassef SawirisConstruction, investments	$9.66B	−$66.47M(−0.7%)	$1.12/s	Egypt
5	Rafael Del PinoConstruction	$9.65B	+$211.4M(+2.2%)	$54.38/s	Spain
6	Anthony Bamford & familyConstruction equipment	$8.45B	—	−$12.82/s	United Kingdom
7	Mike Hollingshead & familyConcrete	$7.15B	—	—	United States
8	Peter GilganHomebuilding	$7.04B	—	$12.60/s	Canada
9	Robert ClarkConstruction	$7B	—	$81.11/s	United States
10	Mohed AltradScaffolding, cement mixers	$6.38B	—	$61.01/s	France
11	Florentino PerezConstruction	$5.39B	+$95.76M(+1.8%)	$39.38/s	Spain
12	Arkady RotenbergConstruction, pipes, banking	$5.29B	—	−$4.14/s	Russia
13	Maria Del PinoConstruction	$5.13B	+$83.7M(+1.7%)	$30.26/s	Spain
14	Samvel KarapetyanReal estate	$4.08B	—	$17.39/s	Russia
15	Ravi PillaiConstruction	$4B	−$125,349(−0.0%)	$6.01/s	India
16	Wolfgang LeitnerEngineering	$3.95B	−$25.75M(−0.6%)	$22.83/s	Austria
17	Otto HappelEngineering	$3.94B	—	$16.59/s	Germany
18	John FishConstruction	$3.64B	—	$26.52/s	United States
19	Martin BouyguesConstruction, media	$3.43B	−$49.39M(−1.4%)	$12.53/s	France
20	Syed Mokhtar AlBukharyEngineering, automotive	$3.41B	−$4.15M(−0.1%)	$23.95/s	Malaysia
21	Erman IlicakConstruction	$3.39B	−$8.22M(−0.2%)	$5.75/s	Turkey
22	Olivier BouyguesConstruction, media	$3.36B	−$50.11M(−1.5%)	$13.13/s	France
23	D. Leopoldo Del PinoConstruction	$3.11B	+$26.99M(+0.9%)	$14.08/s	Spain
24	Fabrizio Di AmatoEngineering	$3.11B	+$30.12M(+1.0%)	$19.89/s	Italy
25	Yu ZhuyunDiversified	$3.02B	−$3.55M(−0.1%)	−$1.55/s	China
26	Jurgen WirtgenConstruction Vehicles	$3B	—	$1.93/s	Germany
27	Stefan WirtgenConstruction Vehicles	$3B	—	$1.93/s	Germany
28	Jorge MasConstruction	$2.94B	+$172M(+6.2%)	$16.59/s	United States
29	David Peñaloza AlanísToll roads	$2.69B	+$17.18M(+0.6%)	$21.58/s	Mexico
30	Dwight ScharHomebuilding, NFL team	$2.5B	−$7.64M(−0.3%)	−$0.03/s	United States
31	Christine KnaufBuilding materials	$2.24B	—	$12.66/s	Germany
32	Anu AgaEngineering	$2.22B	−$452.4M(−17.0%)	−$13.54/s	India
33	Joaquin del Pino y Calvo-SoteloConstruction	$2.11B	+$24.57M(+1.2%)	$22.01/s	Spain
34	Huang Zhenda & familyConstruction	$2B	—	$3.91/s	China
35	P.V. Krishna ReddyInfrastructure	$1.97B	—	−$2.48/s	India
36	P.P. ReddyInfrastructure	$1.9B	—	−$3.94/s	India
37	Mehmet Sinan & Family TaraConstruction	$1.8B	−$5.16M(−0.3%)	−$13.85/s	Turkey
38	Helene OdfjellDrilling	$1.66B	−$20.05M(−1.2%)	−$1.85/s	Norway
39	Laszlo SzijjConstruction	$1.64B	—	$30.46/s	Hungary
40	Vladimir VoroninReal estate	$1.53B	—	$4.58/s	Russia
41	Yigal DimriConstruction	$1.51B	+$36.17M(+2.5%)	$6.07/s	Israel
42	Karl HedinLumber	$1.43B	—	$4.46/s	Sweden
43	Ayman HaririConstruction, investments	$1.4B	—	$0/s	Lebanon
44	Dhruv SawhneyEngineering, sugar	$1.36B	−$42.43M(−3.0%)	−$10.74/s	India
45	Jan-Hendrik Goldbeckconstruction	$1.35B	—	$4.96/s	Germany
46	Joachim Goldbeckconstruction	$1.35B	—	$4.96/s	Germany
47	Jörg-Uwe Goldbeckconstruction	$1.35B	—	$4.96/s	Germany
48	Andrei MolchanovConstruction materials	$1.33B	—	$0.58/s	Russia
49	Boris RotenbergConstruction, pipes, chemicals	$1.33B	—	$0.52/s	Russia
50	Elena BaturinaInvestments, real estate	$1.32B	—	$0.31/s	Russia
51	Daniel HagerElectrical products	$1.19B	—	−$0.69/s	Germany
52	Philip & family HagerElectrical products	$1.19B	—	−$0.69/s	Germany
53	Dorle HagerElectrical products	$1.18B	—	−$0.80/s	Germany
54	Evi HagerElectrical products	$1.18B	—	−$0.80/s	Germany
55	Peter HagerElectrical products	$1.18B	—	−$0.80/s	Germany
56	Isabel-Ulrike HagerElectrical products	$1.18B	—	−$1.07/s	Germany
57	Simona GiorgettaChemical products	$1.17B	—	$1.46/s	Italy
58	Jacques Merceron-Vicat & familycement	$1.15B	+$5.66M(+0.5%)	$0.13/s	France
59	Zhu XingliangConstruction	$1.15B	−$49.33M(−4.1%)	−$0.48/s	China
60	Fahed HaririConstruction, investments	$1.11B	—	−$1.69/s	Lebanon
61	Marco SquinziChemical products	$1.11B	—	$0.10/s	Italy
62	Veronica SquinziChemical products	$1.11B	—	$0.10/s	Italy
63	Lee Joong-keunConstruction, real estate	$1.07B	—	−$0.26/s	South Korea
64	Mats Paulsson & familyconstruction	$1.01B	+$3.67M(+0.4%)	−$0.52/s	Sweden

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the richest person in Construction & Engineering?

Diane Hendricks is the richest person in Construction & Engineering, worth $23.58 billion according to Forbes' real-time data on November 7, 2026.

How many billionaires are there in Construction & Engineering?

Forbes counts 64 billionaires in Construction & Engineering, with a combined net worth of $222.5 billion.