Richest Manufacturing Billionaires
Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Manufacturing, with a net worth of $54.51 billion as of November 7, 2026. He Xiangjian & family is second with $38.82B. There are 443 billionaires in Manufacturing, worth $1.43 trillion combined.
· Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires
| # | Name | Net worth | Today | Per second | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliko DangoteCement, sugar | $54.51B | −$4.4M(−0.0%) | $606/s | Nigeria |
| 2 | He Xiangjian & familyHome appliances | $38.82B | +$446.3M(+1.2%) | $234/s | China |
| 3 | Reinhold Wuerth & familyFasteners | $29.6B | — | −$109/s | Germany |
| 4 | Chen JianhuaChemicals | $21.83B | −$663M(−2.9%) | $278/s | China |
| 5 | Takemitsu TakizakiSensors | $21.13B | −$739.6M(−3.4%) | $32.29/s | Japan |
| 6 | Jason ChangSemiconductors | $17.61B | −$1.32B(−7.0%) | $218/s | Singapore |
| 7 | James RatcliffeChemicals | $17.52B | — | $30.02/s | United Kingdom |
| 8 | James DysonVacuums | $14.99B | — | $7.80/s | United Kingdom |
| 9 | Friedhelm LohManufacturing | $14.69B | — | $33.51/s | Germany |
| 10 | Li Shuirong & familyPetrochemicals | $14.15B | −$388.9M(−2.7%) | $87.97/s | China |
| 11 | Wang Liping & familyHydraulic machinery | $12.9B | −$321.3M(−2.4%) | $13.89/s | China |
| 12 | Michal StrnadDefense Contracting | $12.41B | −$497M(−3.9%) | $156/s | Czech Republic |
| 13 | Viatcheslav KantorFertilizer, real estate | $11.95B | — | $48.54/s | Russia |
| 14 | Wang XingxingRobotics | $11.95B | −$497.1M(−4.0%) | — | China |
| 15 | Wang Weixiu & familyMachinery | $11.9B | −$1.12B(−8.6%) | $184/s | China |
| 16 | Anthony PrattManufacturing | $11.72B | — | $69.69/s | Australia |
| 17 | Magdalena Martullo-BlocherChemicals | $11.51B | −$96.05M(−0.8%) | $53.65/s | Switzerland |
| 18 | Andrei Guryev & familyFertilizers | $10.77B | — | $25.18/s | Russia |
| 19 | Lin Tsung-ChiFurniture rails | $10.46B | −$588.2M(−5.3%) | $257/s | Taiwan |
| 20 | Zhang HejunElectronics | $9.62B | −$233.2M(−2.4%) | $93.47/s | China |
| 21 | Steven RalesManufacturing, investments | $9.38B | +$89.3M(+1.0%) | $21.44/s | United States |
| 22 | Viktor RashnikovSteel | $9.31B | — | −$5.78/s | Russia |
| 23 | Rahel BlocherChemicals | $9.09B | −$96.05M(−1.0%) | $45.35/s | Switzerland |
| 24 | Liang WengenConstruction equipment | $8.77B | +$1.63M(+0.0%) | $27.05/s | China |
| 25 | Sri Prakash LohiaPetrochemicals | $8.3B | −$35.92M(−0.4%) | −$4.02/s | Indonesia |
| 26 | Horst Julius PudwillManufacturing | $8.12B | −$5M(−0.1%) | $41.96/s | Germany |
| 27 | Sofie Kirk KristiansenLego | $7.92B | — | $14.23/s | Denmark |
| 28 | Thomas Kirk KristiansenLego | $7.92B | — | $14.23/s | Denmark |
| 29 | Agnete Kirk ThinggaardLego | $7.92B | — | $14.23/s | Denmark |
| 30 | You Xiaoping & familyPolyurethanes | $7.73B | +$4.57M(+0.1%) | $10.48/s | China |
| 31 | Satyanarayan NuwalIndustrial explosives | $7.69B | +$20.62M(+0.3%) | $67.14/s | India |
| 32 | Zou Zhinong & familyTelecom equipment | $7.69B | −$459.7M(−5.6%) | $111/s | China |
| 33 | Elizabeth UihleinPackaging materials | $7.68B | — | $33.30/s | United States |
| 34 | Richard UihleinPackaging materials | $7.68B | — | $33.30/s | United States |
| 35 | Maximilian ViessmannHeating, cooling equipment | $7.43B | −$24.56M(−0.3%) | $8.48/s | Germany |
| 36 | Yuan Fugen & familyElectronics components | $7.42B | −$763M(−9.3%) | $105/s | China |
| 37 | Zhou ChaonanManufacturing | $7.37B | −$270.3M(−3.5%) | $1.37/s | China |
| 38 | Juergen BlickleAuto parts | $7.22B | — | −$13.52/s | Germany |
| 39 | Neal Blue & familyDefense | $7.14B | — | $77.96/s | United States |
| 40 | Jim Davis & familyNew Balance | $7.05B | — | $12.95/s | United States |
| 41 | Kjeld Kirk KristiansenLego | $7.04B | — | $12.72/s | Denmark |
| 42 | Ronald WanekFurniture | $6.91B | — | $16.04/s | United States |
| 43 | Dmitry Rybolovlev & familyFertilizer | $6.67B | — | $5.41/s | Russia |
| 44 | Benu Gopal BangurCement | $6.17B | +$78.75M(+1.3%) | −$24.35/s | India |
| 45 | Eren OzmenAerospace | $6.09B | — | $41.41/s | United States |
| 46 | Archie Aldis Emmerson & familyTimberland, lumber mills | $6.09B | — | $3.76/s | United States |
| 47 | Koon Poh KeongAluminum | $6.05B | −$107M(−1.7%) | $36.59/s | Malaysia |
| 48 | Franz Viegenerplumbing/HVAC | $6.05B | — | $16.80/s | Germany |
| 49 | Thomas Kaeserair systems | $6.05B | — | $30.65/s | Germany |
| 50 | Anna Viegenerplumbing/HVAC | $6.02B | — | $16.18/s | Germany |
| 51 | Fatih OzmenAerospace | $5.86B | — | $40.66/s | United States |
| 52 | Andrew CurrieChemicals | $5.82B | — | $6.39/s | United Kingdom |
| 53 | John ReeceChemicals | $5.8B | — | $5.99/s | United Kingdom |
| 54 | Lin Shu-hongPetrochemicals | $5.79B | — | $43.28/s | Taiwan |
| 55 | Wang XinPCB drill bit | $5.7B | −$301.2M(−5.0%) | $4.62/s | China |
| 56 | Helen Johnson-LeipoldCleaning products | $5.67B | −$489,660(−0.0%) | $17.22/s | United States |
| 57 | Mitchell RalesManufacturing, investments | $5.63B | +$70.25M(+1.3%) | $26.32/s | United States |
| 58 | Winifred J. MarquartCleaning products | $5.57B | — | $17.15/s | United States |
| 59 | H. Fisk JohnsonCleaning products | $5.55B | −$143,850(−0.0%) | $16.84/s | United States |
| 60 | S. Curtis JohnsonCleaning products | $5.54B | — | $16.69/s | United States |
| 61 | Balkrishan GoenkaDiversified | $5.52B | −$339M(−5.8%) | $53.75/s | India |
| 62 | Cho Tak WongAuto parts | $5.28B | +$6.4M(+0.1%) | $17.37/s | Hong Kong |
| 63 | Ruan XuepingPower strip | $5.28B | −$4.76M(−0.1%) | −$10.37/s | Hong Kong |
| 64 | Kailashchandra NuwalIndustrial explosives | $5.23B | +$14.01M(+0.3%) | $46.06/s | India |
| 65 | Ruan LipingPower strips | $5.17B | −$5.25M(−0.1%) | −$14.40/s | Hong Kong |
| 66 | David MacNeilAutomobile accessories | $5.05B | — | $40.43/s | United States |
| 67 | Liu Jincheng & familyLithium batteries | $5.02B | −$89.45M(−1.8%) | $38.00/s | China |
| 68 | Zhang WanzhenElectronics components | $4.96B | −$246.3M(−4.7%) | $46.75/s | China |
| 69 | Li ChunanSolar wafers and modules | $4.91B | −$1.2M(−0.0%) | $18.10/s | China |
| 70 | Andrei BokarevMetals, mining | $4.85B | — | $32.67/s | Russia |
| 71 | Han TaoCopper-clad laminates | $4.75B | +$4.94M(+0.1%) | $11.02/s | China |
| 72 | April GohPaints | $4.71B | −$150.5M(−3.1%) | $33.71/s | Singapore |
| 73 | Michael PieperKitchen appliances | $4.68B | −$5.34M(−0.1%) | −$2.46/s | Switzerland |
| 74 | Qiu Jianping & familyHand tools | $4.63B | −$37.89M(−0.8%) | $8.41/s | China |
| 75 | Chao Chung-HsinCooling devices and components | $4.52B | −$497.6M(−9.9%) | $67.68/s | Taiwan |
| 76 | Mahendra Choksi & familyPaints | $4.36B | +$22.75M(+0.5%) | $3.25/s | India |
| 77 | Yeung Kin-manElectronics | $4.29B | — | $19.49/s | Hong Kong |
| 78 | Antti HerlinElevators, escalators | $4.27B | −$36.92M(−0.9%) | $11.19/s | Finland |
| 79 | Chao Yung-TsangCooling devices and components | $4.26B | −$469M(−9.9%) | $64.54/s | Taiwan |
| 80 | Todd WanekFurniture | $4.23B | — | $10.54/s | United States |
| 81 | Lam Wai-yingSmartphone screens | $4.13B | — | $18.47/s | Hong Kong |
| 82 | Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff & familyBrakes, investments | $4.12B | −$39.86M(−1.0%) | $6.30/s | Germany |
| 83 | Anna Katharina ViessmannHeating and cooling equipment | $4.11B | −$12.1M(−0.3%) | $2.20/s | Germany |
| 84 | Liang ZhaoxianAppliances | $4.09B | −$6.19M(−0.2%) | $57.16/s | China |
| 85 | Chen WeiliangSemiconductors | $4.06B | +$45.46M(+1.1%) | −$11.31/s | China |
| 86 | Markus BlocherChemicals | $4.01B | −$5.56M(−0.1%) | $18.03/s | Switzerland |
| 87 | Yang Chang-ChihPrinted circuit board | $4.01B | −$266.8M(−6.2%) | −$14.03/s | Taiwan |
| 88 | Vivek JainChemicals | $3.92B | −$42.81M(−1.1%) | −$9.43/s | India |
| 89 | Patrick LeePaper | $3.87B | −$15.61M(−0.4%) | $13.25/s | Hong Kong |
| 90 | Martua SitorusPalm oil | $3.82B | +$2M(+0.1%) | $6.25/s | Indonesia |
| 91 | Yu RenrongSemiconductors | $3.8B | −$71.86M(−1.9%) | −$45.47/s | China |
| 92 | Catharina Claas-MuhlhauserAgricultural Machinery | $3.79B | — | −$10.08/s | Germany |
| 93 | Kuok Khoon HongPalm oil | $3.79B | −$22.5M(−0.6%) | $7.62/s | Singapore |
| 94 | Du Jiangtao & familyChemicals | $3.72B | −$18.46M(−0.5%) | −$9.59/s | China |
| 95 | Harish AhujaApparel | $3.66B | — | −$0.77/s | India |
| 96 | Yang Weidong & familyChemicals | $3.64B | −$71.92M(−1.9%) | $12.73/s | China |
| 97 | Barry ZekelmanSteel | $3.63B | — | $4.63/s | Canada |
| 98 | Miriam Baumann-BlocherChemicals | $3.63B | −$32.81M(−0.9%) | $18.30/s | Switzerland |
| 99 | Vladimir Litvinenko & familyChemical industry | $3.62B | — | $10.22/s | Russia |
| 100 | Yu HaoCleaning appliance | $3.52B | — | — | China |
| 101 | Antonio Del Valle Ruiz & familyChemicals | $3.51B | +$15.55M(+0.4%) | $12.10/s | Mexico |
| 102 | Isabella SeràgnoliPackaging | $3.41B | — | $2.17/s | Italy |
| 103 | Madhukar ParekhAdhesives | $3.41B | +$71.02M(+2.1%) | $4.10/s | India |
| 104 | Wang YanqingElectrical equipment | $3.38B | −$94.29M(−2.7%) | $19.45/s | China |
| 105 | Eduard SchleicherCement, Copper | $3.37B | — | $36.91/s | Germany |
| 106 | Ursula Hutter-SchleicherCement, Copper | $3.37B | — | $36.91/s | Germany |
| 107 | Udo Schütz & familypackaging | $3.35B | — | $4.85/s | Germany |
| 108 | Lin JianhuaSolar panel components | $3.34B | −$46.76M(−1.4%) | −$3.18/s | China |
| 109 | Jiang Weiping & familyChemicals | $3.34B | −$62.53M(−1.8%) | $10.61/s | China |
| 110 | Marc FielmannOptometry | $3.34B | +$56.12M(+1.7%) | $4.66/s | Germany |
| 111 | Vinod Rai GuptaElectrical equipment | $3.33B | +$142M(+4.5%) | −$25.19/s | India |
| 112 | Hsieh Wen-TaSemiconductor testing equipment | $3.28B | −$268M(−7.6%) | −$63.33/s | Taiwan |
| 113 | Qiu WenshengManufacturing | $3.27B | −$131.4M(−3.9%) | $9.25/s | China |
| 114 | Richard ChangSemiconductors | $3.23B | −$182M(−5.3%) | $32.32/s | Hong Kong |
| 115 | Segolene GallienneSteel, Investments | $3.21B | — | $2.22/s | Belgium |
| 116 | Fang WeiSteel | $3.19B | −$58.41M(−1.8%) | −$8.02/s | China |
| 117 | Roberto HartonoBanking, tobacco | $3.14B | +$36.29M(+1.2%) | — | Indonesia |
| 118 | Tessa Natalia HartonoBanking, tobacco | $3.14B | +$36.29M(+1.2%) | — | Indonesia |
| 119 | Vanessa HartonoBanking, tobacco | $3.14B | +$36.29M(+1.2%) | — | Indonesia |
| 120 | Kommer DamenShipbuilding | $3.13B | — | $10.51/s | Netherlands |
| 121 | Theo RoussisPlastic | $3.12B | −$1.97M(−0.1%) | $4.38/s | Belgium |
| 122 | Eugene MurtaghBuilding materials | $3.12B | +$65.98M(+2.2%) | $8.23/s | Ireland |
| 123 | Sophie Luise FielmannOptometry | $3.06B | +$46.51M(+1.5%) | $5.06/s | Germany |
| 124 | Selina Stihlchainsaws | $3.03B | — | −$3.31/s | Germany |
| 125 | Arun Bharat RamChemicals | $3.03B | +$1.18M(+0.0%) | −$15.22/s | India |
| 126 | Qian DongqiHome-cleaning robots | $3.01B | — | −$1.75/s | China |
| 127 | Frank BlasePlastics | $3.01B | — | $2.20/s | Germany |
| 128 | Hu Rongda & familyChemicals | $3B | −$72.06M(−2.3%) | $15.79/s | China |
| 129 | Li Hongxin & familyPaper & related products | $2.99B | +$24.36M(+0.8%) | $3.84/s | China |
| 130 | Xu Jinfu & familyChemicals | $2.99B | −$38.57M(−1.3%) | $19.50/s | China |
| 131 | Charles Edelstenne & familyAviation | $2.97B | −$21.62M(−0.7%) | −$20.36/s | France |
| 132 | Hans Georg Naeder & familyProsthetics | $2.95B | −$107.3M(−3.5%) | −$38.58/s | Germany |
| 133 | Gu Yuhua & familyFurniture | $2.92B | +$5.04M(+0.2%) | $8.23/s | China |
| 134 | Cui Genliangelectric components | $2.9B | −$218.7M(−7.0%) | $8.67/s | China |
| 135 | Cristiano CrippaMicrochip testing | $2.9B | +$28.41M(+1.0%) | $14.25/s | Italy |
| 136 | Roberto CrippaMicrochip testing | $2.9B | +$28.41M(+1.0%) | $14.25/s | Italy |
| 137 | Don Levinrolling papers | $2.89B | — | $23.51/s | United States |
| 138 | Chen KaixuanHousehold chemicals | $2.84B | −$820,922(−0.0%) | $2.69/s | China |
| 139 | Zhang NingChemicals | $2.83B | −$9.01M(−0.3%) | $18.47/s | Canada |
| 140 | Luo Liguo & familyChemicals | $2.83B | −$76.74M(−2.6%) | −$46.84/s | China |
| 141 | Gerald FrereSteel, investments | $2.82B | — | $2.33/s | Belgium |
| 142 | Martin ViessmannHeating and cooling equipment | $2.79B | −$8.21M(−0.3%) | $1.79/s | Germany |
| 143 | Ugo Gussalli Beretta & familyFirearms | $2.79B | — | $1.76/s | Italy |
| 144 | Xue HuaAgribusiness | $2.72B | +$32.63M(+1.2%) | $2.35/s | China |
| 145 | Albert Chao & familyChemicals, building products | $2.68B | −$88.35M(−3.2%) | −$26.04/s | United States |
| 146 | Dorothy Chao Jenkins & familyChemicals, building products | $2.68B | −$88.35M(−3.2%) | −$26.04/s | United States |
| 147 | James Chao & familyChemicals, building products | $2.68B | −$88.35M(−3.2%) | −$26.04/s | United States |
| 148 | Li Zhenguo & familySolar wafers and modules | $2.68B | −$10.42M(−0.4%) | −$14.19/s | China |
| 149 | Bill AustinHearing aids | $2.63B | — | −$7.29/s | United States |
| 150 | Sunil VachaniElectronics | $2.62B | +$8.78M(+0.3%) | −$9.40/s | India |
| 151 | Gabriele Gebauertextile | $2.61B | — | $12.05/s | Germany |
| 152 | Li GaitengHair dryers | $2.6B | −$19.62M(−0.7%) | $3.94/s | China |
| 153 | Sun WeijieOilfield equipment | $2.59B | −$257.1M(−9.0%) | $27.57/s | China |
| 154 | Gurbachan Singh DhingraPaints | $2.59B | −$133M(−4.9%) | −$8.20/s | India |
| 155 | Kuldip Singh DhingraPaints | $2.59B | −$133M(−4.9%) | −$8.20/s | India |
| 156 | William YoungPlastics | $2.58B | — | −$0.36/s | United States |
| 157 | Zhang JianzhongSemiconductor | $2.57B | −$80.15M(−3.0%) | −$92.17/s | China |
| 158 | Sun ShoukuanMetals, coal | $2.57B | — | $3.39/s | China |
| 159 | Xiao Hongxing & familyManufacturing | $2.57B | −$151.9M(−5.6%) | $23.16/s | China |
| 160 | Ni ZugenAppliances | $2.57B | −$85.83M(−3.2%) | $13.24/s | China |
| 161 | Zhuo JunPrinted circuit boards | $2.54B | −$230.3M(−8.3%) | $20.55/s | Hong Kong |
| 162 | Dmitry MazepinChemicals | $2.53B | — | $6.51/s | Russia |
| 163 | Martin Knaufbuilding materials | $2.53B | — | $14.39/s | Germany |
| 164 | Mai MichaelBillionaire | $2.5B | — | — | Australia |
| 165 | Yao LiangsongFurniture | $2.46B | — | −$30.43/s | China |
| 166 | Liu ShengOptical communication | $2.45B | −$241.4M(−9.0%) | −$16.62/s | China |
| 167 | Chen ZhipingE-cigarettes | $2.44B | −$52.9M(−2.1%) | −$16.93/s | China |
| 168 | Haryanto TjiptodihardjoManufacturing | $2.43B | −$71.48M(−2.9%) | $13.80/s | Indonesia |
| 169 | Aditya KhemkaSecurity solutions | $2.41B | −$25.42M(−1.0%) | $62.70/s | India |
| 170 | Liang FengManufacturing | $2.4B | −$51.81M(−2.1%) | $13.88/s | China |
| 171 | Nicola Leibinger-KammuellerManufacturing | $2.4B | — | $5.96/s | Germany |
| 172 | Peter LeibingerMachine tools | $2.4B | — | $5.96/s | Germany |
| 173 | Regine LeibingerMachine tools | $2.4B | — | $5.96/s | Germany |
| 174 | Tran Dinh LongSteel | $2.4B | −$34.54M(−1.4%) | −$0.05/s | Vietnam |
| 175 | Zhang GongyunTyre manufacturing machinery | $2.39B | −$15.78M(−0.7%) | $9.78/s | China |
| 176 | Xu ShugenConstruction, mining machinery | $2.39B | −$49.09M(−2.0%) | $5.71/s | China |
| 177 | Wu Lanlan & familyPackaging | $2.38B | −$79.58M(−3.2%) | $17.42/s | China |
| 178 | Zhu XingmingElectrical equipment | $2.36B | −$48.49M(−2.0%) | −$10.66/s | China |
| 179 | Ajay ParekhAdhesives | $2.33B | +$45.77M(+2.0%) | $2.49/s | India |
| 180 | Narendrakumar ParekhAdhesives | $2.31B | +$43.03M(+1.9%) | $2.19/s | India |
| 181 | Bent Jensen & Familyelectric systems | $2.3B | — | −$6.01/s | Denmark |
| 182 | Pavan JainChemicals | $2.3B | −$81.45M(−3.4%) | $13.76/s | India |
| 183 | Dong ZengpingElectronics | $2.27B | −$136M(−5.6%) | $17.26/s | China |
| 184 | Inder JaisinghaniCables & wires | $2.24B | −$1.07M(−0.0%) | $12.73/s | India |
| 185 | Clayton ZekelmanSteel | $2.24B | — | $2.81/s | Canada |
| 186 | Christiane KnaufBuilding materials | $2.24B | — | $12.66/s | Germany |
| 187 | Karl KnaufBuilding materials | $2.24B | — | $12.66/s | Germany |
| 188 | Wang JunfengManufacturing | $2.23B | −$117.7M(−5.0%) | — | China |
| 189 | Fiona GeminderManufacturing | $2.23B | — | $2.48/s | Australia |
| 190 | Zhang JianElectric bikes, scooters | $2.22B | −$21.59M(−1.0%) | −$25.27/s | China |
| 191 | Frank LaukienScientific equipment | $2.21B | +$114.3M(+5.5%) | $8.12/s | United States |
| 192 | Zhang YuqiangFiberglass | $2.21B | −$76.12M(−3.3%) | $8.35/s | China |
| 193 | Ramesh JaisinghaniCables and wires | $2.17B | −$1.01M(−0.0%) | $11.35/s | India |
| 194 | Ajay JaisinghaniWires and cables | $2.17B | −$998,978(−0.0%) | $11.28/s | India |
| 195 | Anurang JainAuto parts | $2.16B | −$12.08M(−0.6%) | $5.20/s | India |
| 196 | Chu Lam YiuFlavorings | $2.16B | −$9.81M(−0.5%) | $5.09/s | Hong Kong |
| 197 | Heikki HerlinElevators, escalators | $2.15B | −$19.8M(−0.9%) | $14.75/s | Finland |
| 198 | Walter WangManufacturing | $2.13B | −$4.65M(−0.2%) | −$29.18/s | United States |
| 199 | Lai Guogui & familymachinery | $2.1B | −$19.84M(−0.9%) | $19.87/s | China |
| 200 | Li JianliBattery parts | $2.07B | −$43.8M(−2.1%) | $11.34/s | China |
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the richest person in Manufacturing?
Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Manufacturing, worth $54.51 billion according to Forbes' real-time data on November 7, 2026.
How many billionaires are there in Manufacturing?
Forbes counts 443 billionaires in Manufacturing, with a combined net worth of $1.43 trillion.