Richest Food & Beverage Billionaires
Zhong Shanshan is the richest person in Food & Beverage, with a net worth of $65.08 billion as of November 7, 2026. Jacqueline Mars is second with $50.35B. There are 251 billionaires in Food & Beverage, worth $1.21 trillion combined.
· Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires
| # | Name | Net worth | Today | Per second | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhong ShanshanBeverages, pharmaceuticals | $65.08B | −$307M(−0.5%) | $146/s | China |
| 2 | Jacqueline MarsCandy, pet food | $50.35B | — | $153/s | United States |
| 3 | John MarsCandy, pet food | $50.35B | — | $153/s | United States |
| 4 | Giovanni FerreroNutella, chocolates | $46.36B | — | $161/s | Italy |
| 5 | Mark MateschitzRed Bull | $43.54B | — | $58.16/s | Austria |
| 6 | Emmanuel BesnierCheese | $26.4B | — | $37.69/s | France |
| 7 | Qin YinglinPig breeding | $21.12B | +$273.6M(+1.3%) | $129/s | China |
| 8 | Jorge Paulo Lemann & familyBeer | $20.58B | −$7.67M(−0.0%) | $70.85/s | Brazil |
| 9 | Todd GravesFast food | $19.95B | — | $207/s | United States |
| 10 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & familyHeineken | $18.03B | −$82.95M(−0.5%) | $71.72/s | Netherlands |
| 11 | J. Christopher ReyesFood distribution | $14.26B | — | $44.73/s | United States |
| 12 | Jude ReyesFood distribution | $14.26B | — | $44.73/s | United States |
| 13 | Tilman FertittaEntertainment, Houston Rockets | $12.66B | −$10.14M(−0.1%) | $26.94/s | United States |
| 14 | Marijke MarsCandy, pet food | $12.59B | — | $37.45/s | United States |
| 15 | Pamela MarsCandy, pet food | $12.59B | — | $37.45/s | United States |
| 16 | Valerie MarsCandy, pet food | $12.59B | — | $37.45/s | United States |
| 17 | Victoria MarsCandy, pet food | $12.59B | — | $37.45/s | United States |
| 18 | Bubba CathyChick-fil-A | $12.01B | — | $12.11/s | United States |
| 19 | Dan CathyChick-fil-A | $12.01B | — | $12.11/s | United States |
| 20 | Trudy Cathy WhiteChick-fil-A | $12.01B | — | $12.11/s | United States |
| 21 | Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi & familyBeverage, Real Estate | $11.85B | −$225.1M(−1.9%) | $2.97/s | Thailand |
| 22 | Hamdi UlukayaGreek yogurt | $11.7B | — | $186/s | Turkey |
| 23 | Finn RausingPackaging | $11.5B | −$85.8M(−0.7%) | $15.82/s | Sweden |
| 24 | Jorn RausingPackaging | $11.49B | −$85.81M(−0.7%) | $15.66/s | Sweden |
| 25 | Kirsten RausingPackaging | $11.49B | −$85.81M(−0.7%) | $15.66/s | Sweden |
| 26 | Ravi JaipuriaSoft drinks, fast food | $11.18B | +$74.98M(+0.7%) | −$47.78/s | India |
| 27 | Harry Stine & familyAgriculture | $10.21B | — | $0.20/s | United States |
| 28 | Elisabeth DeLuca & familySubway | $10.21B | — | $31.77/s | United States |
| 29 | Theo MuellerDairy | $9.88B | — | $76.78/s | Germany |
| 30 | Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & familyBeer, investments | $9.36B | −$23.12M(−0.2%) | $7.09/s | Mexico |
| 31 | Jean-Michel BesnierCheese | $9.23B | — | $12.49/s | France |
| 32 | Marie Besnier BeauvalotCheese | $9.23B | — | $12.49/s | France |
| 33 | William Goldring & familyLiquor | $9B | — | $39.57/s | United States |
| 34 | Pang KangSoy sauce | $8.95B | +$40.9M(+0.5%) | −$5.02/s | China |
| 35 | Lin Muqin & familyBeverages | $8.82B | −$32.91M(−0.4%) | −$49.06/s | China |
| 36 | Andrew CherngFast food | $8.52B | — | $95.43/s | United States |
| 37 | Peggy CherngFast food | $8.52B | — | $95.43/s | United States |
| 38 | Pauline MacMillan KeinathCargill | $8.44B | — | $22.55/s | United States |
| 39 | Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann TellesBeer | $7.75B | +$4.81M(+0.1%) | $38.57/s | Brazil |
| 40 | Zong FuliBeverages | $7.72B | — | $43.85/s | China |
| 41 | Marian Ilitch & familyLittle Caesars Pizza | $7.58B | — | $55.00/s | United States |
| 42 | Lynsi SnyderIn-N-Out Burger | $7.27B | — | −$0.64/s | United States |
| 43 | Carlos Alberto Sicupira & familyBeer | $7.17B | −$15.22M(−0.2%) | −$8.41/s | Brazil |
| 44 | Ricardo FariaEggs | $6.8B | — | — | Brazil |
| 45 | Joseph GrendysPoultry processing | $6.29B | — | $47.29/s | United States |
| 46 | Erich Wesjohann & familyPoultry genetics | $6.28B | — | $3.66/s | Germany |
| 47 | Bert BeveridgeVodka | $6.26B | — | $28.95/s | United States |
| 48 | Emanuele (Lino) Saputo & familyCheese | $6.26B | +$270.7M(+4.5%) | $44.69/s | Canada |
| 49 | Peter CancroJersey Mike's Subs | $6.1B | −$24.28M(−0.4%) | $23.70/s | United States |
| 50 | Russell SavageEnergy drinks | $5.87B | +$25.21M(+0.4%) | $13.34/s | United States |
| 51 | Robert Rich JrFrozen foods | $5.84B | — | −$24.97/s | United States |
| 52 | Anthony von MandlAlcoholic beverages | $5.41B | — | −$5.76/s | Canada |
| 53 | Tsai Eng-mengFood, beverages | $5.41B | −$4.42M(−0.1%) | −$23.58/s | Taiwan |
| 54 | Lynda ResnickAgriculture | $5.39B | — | −$17.93/s | United States |
| 55 | Stewart ResnickAgriculture | $5.39B | — | −$17.93/s | United States |
| 56 | Gwendolyn Sontheim MeyerCargill | $5.35B | — | $14.82/s | United States |
| 57 | Margarita Louis-Dreyfus & familyCommodities | $5.27B | — | $5.26/s | Switzerland |
| 58 | Murat UlkerFood | $5.11B | −$7.77M(−0.2%) | −$7.79/s | Turkey |
| 59 | Don Vultaggio & familyBeverages | $5.03B | — | −$19.22/s | United States |
| 60 | Beatriz Davila de Santo DomingoBeer | $4.95B | −$46.26M(−0.9%) | $10.85/s | Colombia |
| 61 | John MiddletonTobacco | $4.89B | — | $15.66/s | United States |
| 62 | Austen Cargill IICargill | $4.81B | — | $11.99/s | United States |
| 63 | James Cargill IICargill | $4.81B | — | $11.99/s | United States |
| 64 | Marianne LiebmannCargill | $4.81B | — | $11.99/s | United States |
| 65 | C. Dean MetropoulosInvestments | $4.79B | — | $27.42/s | United States |
| 66 | Nusli WadiaConsumer goods | $4.73B | −$184.8M(−3.8%) | −$3.31/s | India |
| 67 | Alexandre Van DammeABInBev | $4.63B | −$68.45M(−1.5%) | $22.45/s | Belgium |
| 68 | Zhang YongRestaurants | $4.57B | −$5.49M(−0.1%) | −$40.15/s | Singapore |
| 69 | Hans Peter WildFlavorings | $4.57B | — | $21.10/s | Switzerland |
| 70 | Gustav Magnar WitzoeFish farming | $4.48B | −$61.38M(−1.4%) | $23.39/s | Norway |
| 71 | Xu ShihuiSnacks, beverages | $4.45B | — | −$34.58/s | China |
| 72 | Harsh MariwalaConsumer goods | $4.44B | +$35.86M(+0.8%) | $20.54/s | India |
| 73 | Sol DaurellaCoca-Cola bottler | $4.4B | −$36.71M(−0.8%) | $25.79/s | Spain |
| 74 | Steve Lavin & familyMeat processing | $4.28B | — | −$22.16/s | United States |
| 75 | Hilton Schlosberg & familyEnergy drinks | $4.26B | −$180.7M(−4.1%) | $20.91/s | United Kingdom |
| 76 | Joesley BatistaBeef processing | $4.17B | −$85.76M(−2.0%) | $7.36/s | Brazil |
| 77 | Wesley BatistaBeef packing | $4.17B | −$85.76M(−2.0%) | $7.36/s | Brazil |
| 78 | Andrej BabisAgriculture | $4.11B | — | $12.08/s | Czech Republic |
| 79 | Jack Link & familyJack Link's meat snacks | $4B | — | $0/s | United States |
| 80 | Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & familyChicken processing | $3.91B | — | $2.18/s | Germany |
| 81 | Louis Le DuffBakeries | $3.79B | — | $37.31/s | France |
| 82 | Nick CaporellaBeverages | $3.77B | −$1.37M(−0.0%) | −$0.60/s | United States |
| 83 | Wang Junlin & familyLiquor | $3.74B | — | $6.65/s | China |
| 84 | Alejandro Santo DomingoBeer | $3.64B | −$33.93M(−0.9%) | $6.81/s | United States |
| 85 | Duke ReyesBeer distribution | $3.64B | — | $24.60/s | United States |
| 86 | Issad Rebrab & familyFood | $3.63B | — | $12.50/s | Algeria |
| 87 | Howard SchultzStarbucks | $3.58B | −$11M(−0.3%) | $1.63/s | United States |
| 88 | Giorgio PerfettiCandy | $3.58B | — | $5.47/s | Italy |
| 89 | Zhang HongchaoBubble tea | $3.57B | — | −$67.84/s | China |
| 90 | Zhang HongfuBubble tea | $3.57B | — | −$67.84/s | China |
| 91 | William Wrigley JrChewing gum | $3.57B | — | $3.32/s | United States |
| 92 | David WertheimCoca-Cola Israel | $3.56B | +$94.93M(+2.7%) | $19.03/s | Israel |
| 93 | Michael LatifiMeat processing | $3.45B | — | $0.95/s | Canada |
| 94 | Rodney Sacks & familyEnergy drinks | $3.41B | −$161.9M(−4.5%) | $2.18/s | United States |
| 95 | Ramon AngDiversified | $3.4B | — | −$5.90/s | Philippines |
| 96 | Shiv Kishan AgrawalSnacks | $3.28B | — | −$8.34/s | India |
| 97 | John Dorrance IIICampbell Soup | $3.2B | — | $0.04/s | Ireland |
| 98 | Augusto PerfettiCandy | $3.1B | — | $5.95/s | Italy |
| 99 | Deng WenCondiments | $3.06B | +$7.52M(+0.2%) | $7.14/s | China |
| 100 | John Tyson & familyFood processing | $2.99B | −$18.38M(−0.6%) | $1.75/s | United States |
| 101 | Robert SandsLiquor | $2.92B | −$18.38M(−0.6%) | −$1.63/s | United States |
| 102 | Sathien SathienthamEnergy drinks | $2.9B | −$4.82M(−0.2%) | $5.90/s | Thailand |
| 103 | Wang Yun'anMilk tea | $2.87B | +$11.98M(+0.4%) | $29.03/s | China |
| 104 | Marcel Herrmann Telles & familyBeer | $2.82B | −$17.29M(−0.6%) | $10.30/s | Brazil |
| 105 | Luca GaravogliaSpirits | $2.78B | −$39.06M(−1.4%) | $1.52/s | Italy |
| 106 | Manohar Lal AgarwalSnacks | $2.76B | — | −$6.66/s | India |
| 107 | Wu XiangdongLiquor | $2.74B | −$44.44M(−1.6%) | $0.82/s | China |
| 108 | Cheng XueSoy sauce | $2.69B | +$13.55M(+0.5%) | −$6.23/s | China |
| 109 | Jack CowinFast food | $2.63B | −$1.96M(−0.1%) | −$13.16/s | Australia |
| 110 | Timm OberwellandCandy | $2.63B | — | $0.63/s | Germany |
| 111 | Jimmy John LiautaudSandwich chain | $2.62B | — | $4.31/s | United States |
| 112 | Richard SandsLiquor | $2.6B | −$11.86M(−0.5%) | −$1.89/s | United States |
| 113 | Barbara TysonFood processing | $2.6B | −$14.28M(−0.5%) | $2.00/s | United States |
| 114 | Lalit Khaitanalcohol | $2.58B | — | $23.37/s | India |
| 115 | Bennett DorranceCampbell Soup | $2.56B | −$13.48M(−0.5%) | −$16.69/s | United States |
| 116 | Henry DavisBeef processing | $2.5B | — | $1.96/s | United States |
| 117 | Alessandra GaravogliaSpirits | $2.48B | −$37.53M(−1.5%) | $1.64/s | Italy |
| 118 | Charles BronfmanLiquor | $2.46B | — | −$0.82/s | Canada |
| 119 | Mike RepoleSports drink | $2.45B | — | $16.85/s | United States |
| 120 | Carmen Daurella AguileraCoca-Cola bottler | $2.42B | −$20.45M(−0.8%) | $14.20/s | Spain |
| 121 | Travis BoersmaCoffee | $2.39B | −$36.15M(−1.5%) | −$31.89/s | United States |
| 122 | Wei Ing-ChouFood, beverages | $2.36B | −$7.42M(−0.3%) | $3.09/s | Taiwan |
| 123 | Wei Yin-ChunFood, beverages | $2.36B | −$7.42M(−0.3%) | $3.09/s | Taiwan |
| 124 | Wei Yin-HengFood, beverages | $2.36B | −$7.42M(−0.3%) | $3.09/s | Taiwan |
| 125 | Wei Ying-ChiaoFood, beverages | $2.36B | −$7.42M(−0.3%) | $3.09/s | Taiwan |
| 126 | Florian Rehmliquor | $2.33B | — | −$1.41/s | Germany |
| 127 | Daniel LubetzkySnack bars | $2.32B | — | $0.47/s | United States |
| 128 | Yan ZhouSnacks | $2.31B | −$191.3M(−7.7%) | −$47.37/s | China |
| 129 | Alexandra DaitchCargill | $2.29B | — | $5.74/s | United States |
| 130 | Lucy StitzerCargill | $2.29B | — | $5.74/s | United States |
| 131 | Sarah MacMillanCargill | $2.29B | — | $5.74/s | United States |
| 132 | Leng YoubinInfant formula | $2.29B | −$2.73M(−0.1%) | −$33.87/s | China |
| 133 | Cynthia Helena Grossman FleishmanArca Continental | $2.27B | +$35.05M(+1.6%) | $7.22/s | Mexico |
| 134 | Acharya BalkrishnaConsumer goods | $2.25B | — | −$22.66/s | India |
| 135 | Andres Santo DomingoBeer | $2.17B | −$20.13M(−0.9%) | $7.26/s | United States |
| 136 | Yao KuizhangBeverages | $2.14B | −$69.51M(−3.1%) | $14.59/s | China |
| 137 | Sam GoiFrozen foods | $2.1B | −$8.75M(−0.4%) | −$7.87/s | Singapore |
| 138 | J. Frank Harrison III & familyCoca-Cola bottling | $2.09B | −$46.3M(−2.2%) | $4.21/s | United States |
| 139 | Wu ShaoxunWine | $2.08B | — | $3.53/s | China |
| 140 | Barbara Banke & familyWine | $2.06B | — | −$10.70/s | United States |
| 141 | Drorit WertheimCoca Cola Israel | $2.03B | +$55.75M(+2.8%) | $10.44/s | Israel |
| 142 | Joe Rogers JrWaffle House | $1.98B | — | $5.62/s | United States |
| 143 | Sun Mengquan & familyEdible oil | $1.97B | — | $3.40/s | China |
| 144 | Vivek Chand BurmanConsumer goods | $1.97B | −$16.09M(−0.8%) | −$10.56/s | India |
| 145 | Christopher GoldsburySalsa | $1.95B | — | −$0.98/s | United States |
| 146 | T. SatishkumarDairy products | $1.94B | +$12.71M(+0.7%) | — | India |
| 147 | Shi Yonghong & familyRestaurants | $1.92B | −$1.13M(−0.1%) | −$13.41/s | China |
| 148 | Jean-Pierre Cayard & familySpirits | $1.91B | +$1.97M(+0.1%) | −$9.61/s | France |
| 149 | Xu YingzhuoAgribusiness | $1.89B | +$22.58M(+1.2%) | $1.87/s | China |
| 150 | R.G. ChandramoganDairy | $1.89B | +$12.34M(+0.7%) | $3.79/s | India |
| 151 | Long WanFood | $1.88B | +$6.4M(+0.3%) | −$2.42/s | China |
| 152 | Peter Rahalprotein bars | $1.86B | — | — | United States |
| 153 | Shu PingRestaurants | $1.85B | −$4.01M(−0.2%) | −$12.92/s | Singapore |
| 154 | Charlotte Colket WeberCampbell Soup | $1.81B | −$2.66M(−0.1%) | −$3.79/s | United States |
| 155 | James ReyesFood & beverage distribution | $1.8B | — | — | United States |
| 156 | Thomas ReyesFood & beverage distribution | $1.8B | — | — | United States |
| 157 | Alexander TkachevFood & beverages | $1.8B | — | $0.13/s | Russia |
| 158 | Bina ChhabriaAlcoholic beverages | $1.75B | +$20.84M(+1.2%) | $26.54/s | India |
| 159 | Maike Oberwelland-HeightCandy | $1.75B | — | $1.08/s | Germany |
| 160 | Pavel Demidov & familyAgriculture | $1.75B | — | $8.93/s | Russia |
| 161 | Igor KhudokormovAgriculture | $1.73B | — | $8.48/s | Russia |
| 162 | Madhusudan AgarwalIndian sweets and snacks | $1.72B | — | −$3.63/s | India |
| 163 | Bambang SutantioDairy & consumer products | $1.66B | −$26.78M(−1.6%) | −$4.77/s | Indonesia |
| 164 | Brandt LouieDrugstores | $1.66B | — | $5.09/s | Canada |
| 165 | Liu Weipingpackaged food | $1.65B | +$15M(+0.9%) | −$10.82/s | China |
| 166 | Fu Guangming & familyPoultry | $1.65B | −$4.5M(−0.3%) | $8.83/s | China |
| 167 | Jose Ignacio ComengeBeverages | $1.63B | −$9.64M(−0.6%) | $6.35/s | Spain |
| 168 | Ni Yongpei & familyBeverages | $1.63B | −$54.61M(−3.2%) | −$5.38/s | China |
| 169 | Liang YunchaoNutritional supplements | $1.6B | −$3.2M(−0.2%) | −$0.08/s | China |
| 170 | Winai TeawsomboonkijFood | $1.56B | −$27.64M(−1.7%) | $17.36/s | Thailand |
| 171 | Wu Zhigang & familyBakery chain | $1.55B | −$3.74M(−0.2%) | −$1.05/s | China |
| 172 | Alexander Evnevich & familytea, retail | $1.53B | — | $8.54/s | Russia |
| 173 | Cargill MacMillan IIICargill | $1.51B | — | $2.28/s | United States |
| 174 | John MacMillanCargill | $1.51B | — | $2.28/s | United States |
| 175 | Martha MacMillanCargill | $1.51B | — | $2.28/s | United States |
| 176 | William MacMillanCargill | $1.51B | — | $2.28/s | United States |
| 177 | Nobutada SajiBeverages | $1.51B | −$24.41M(−1.6%) | $2.17/s | Japan |
| 178 | He ZuxunPig breeding | $1.49B | +$448,211(+0.0%) | $7.76/s | China |
| 179 | Juan Domingo Beckmann Legorreta & familyTequila | $1.49B | +$28.41M(+1.9%) | −$8.19/s | Mexico |
| 180 | Christina Flügelliquor | $1.48B | — | −$0.36/s | Germany |
| 181 | Vadim Vikulovgrain, vegetable oil | $1.46B | — | −$1.89/s | Russia |
| 182 | Anand BurmanConsumer goods | $1.45B | −$14.32M(−1.0%) | −$10.89/s | India |
| 183 | Lai JianpingSoy sauce | $1.45B | +$4.79M(+0.3%) | −$1.05/s | China |
| 184 | Alexander LinnikAgriculture | $1.44B | — | $2.73/s | Russia |
| 185 | Victor LinnikAgriculture | $1.44B | — | $2.73/s | Russia |
| 186 | Rajeev GulatiFood | $1.44B | — | −$3.02/s | India |
| 187 | Zhao DingSnacks | $1.44B | −$119M(−7.7%) | −$26.93/s | China |
| 188 | Shirley KaoFood & beverage retailing | $1.43B | −$46.93M(−3.2%) | $0.65/s | Taiwan |
| 189 | Li XuhuiSoy sauce | $1.42B | +$1.77M(+0.1%) | $0.36/s | China |
| 190 | Jim KochBeer | $1.42B | −$9.28M(−0.7%) | $2.29/s | United States |
| 191 | Alexander Rakshin & familyretail | $1.41B | — | $0.35/s | Russia |
| 192 | Pan LaicanSoy sauce | $1.39B | +$5.73M(+0.4%) | −$2.15/s | China |
| 193 | Vadim MoshkovichAgriculture, land | $1.38B | — | −$30.01/s | Russia |
| 194 | Alexander Lutsenko & familyagribusiness | $1.38B | — | −$18.29/s | Russia |
| 195 | Vera Rechulski Santo DomingoBeer | $1.37B | −$13.6M(−1.0%) | $1.44/s | Brazil |
| 196 | Itamar Locks & familyAgribusiness | $1.33B | — | $2.78/s | Brazil |
| 197 | Blairo MaggiAgribusiness | $1.33B | — | $2.78/s | Brazil |
| 198 | Josef Boquoi & familyFrozen foods | $1.32B | — | $0.40/s | Germany |
| 199 | Cheng LiliPoultry breeding | $1.32B | +$29.58M(+2.3%) | $1.94/s | China |
| 200 | Li HaiyanRestaurants | $1.32B | −$1.13M(−0.1%) | −$11.49/s | China |
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the richest person in Food & Beverage?
Zhong Shanshan is the richest person in Food & Beverage, worth $65.08 billion according to Forbes' real-time data on November 7, 2026.
How many billionaires are there in Food & Beverage?
Forbes counts 251 billionaires in Food & Beverage, with a combined net worth of $1.21 trillion.