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Oldest Billionaires in the World 2026

The oldest billionaires globally — the longest-lived members of the three-comma club with decades of wealth accumulation.

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#	Name	Net Worth	Age	Company	Country
101	Chen Yung-tai	$1.658B	90	Real estate	TAIWAN
102	Martha Ingram & family	$6.614B	90	Book distribution	UNITED STATES
103	Panagiotis Tsakos & family	$3.631B	90	Shipping	GREECE
104	Antonio Gallardo Ballart	$1.275B	90	Pharmaceuticals	SPAIN
105	John Mars	$45.525B	90	Candy	UNITED STATES
106	Norman Asbjornson	$1.667B	90	HVAC	UNITED STATES
107	Nick Caporella	$3.642B	90	Beverages	UNITED STATES
108	Hansjoerg Wyss	$4.737B	90	Medical devices	SWITZERLAND
109	Jerry Reinsdorf	$2.29B	90	Sports teams	UNITED STATES
110	Daniel Roullier & family	$1.2B	90	Groupe Roullier	FRANCE
111	Lau Cho Kun	$1.68B	90	Palm oil	MALAYSIA
112	George Argyros & family	$3.002B	89	Real estate	UNITED STATES
113	John Abele & family	$2.039B	89	Healthcare	UNITED STATES
114	Stephen Rubin & family	$1.883B	89	Sports apparel	UNITED KINGDOM
115	Stewart Resnick	$5.394B	89	Agriculture	UNITED STATES
116	Bruce Cheng	$14.012B	89	Electronics	TAIWAN
117	Norma Lerner	$1.24B	89	Banking	UNITED STATES
118	Thomas Bailey	$1.283B	89	Money management	UNITED STATES
119	Roger Penske	$7.51B	89	Cars	UNITED STATES
120	Yusuf Hamied	$2.47B	89	Pharmaceuticals	INDIA
121	François Pinault & family	$26.848B	89	Luxury goods	FRANCE
122	Amos Hostetter Jr	$3.873B	89	Cable television	UNITED STATES
123	Bill Cummings	$1.027B	89	Commercial real estate	UNITED STATES
124	Aydin Dogan	$1.042B	89	Media	TURKEY
125	Drayton McLane Jr	$4.758B	89	Walmart	UNITED STATES
126	Udo Schütz & family	$3.455B	89	Packaging	GERMANY
127	Phillip Frost	$2.346B	89	Pharmaceuticals	UNITED STATES
128	David Siegel	$7.98B	89	Hedge funds	UNITED STATES
129	Joe Lewis	$6.879B	89	Tavistock Group	UNITED KINGDOM
130	Amancio Ortega	$132.195B	89	Zara	SPAIN
131	Janice McNair & family	$7.315B	89	Energy	UNITED STATES
132	Akira Mori & family	$4.084B	89	Real estate	JAPAN
133	Tung Chee Hwa	$3.177B	88	Shipping	HONG KONG
134	Giovanni Arvedi	$1.858B	88	Steel	ITALY
135	Alan Miller & family	$1.613B	88	Healthcare services	UNITED STATES
136	Phil Knight & family	$25.635B	88	Nike	UNITED STATES
137	Şefik Yılmaz Dizdar	$1.933B	88	Fashion retail	TURKEY
138	Neil Bluhm	$9.294B	88	Real estate	UNITED STATES
139	Gustavo Denegri & family	$2.311B	88	Biotech	ITALY
140	Sybill Storz	$2.9B	88	Medical devices	GERMANY
141	Charles Schwab	$12.537B	88	Discount brokerage	UNITED STATES
142	Soegiarto Adikoesoemo	$1.309B	88	Chemicals	INDONESIA
143	Paolo Bulgari	$2.052B	88	Luxury goods	ITALY
144	Charles Edelstenne & family	$2.537B	88	Aviation	FRANCE
145	Ugo Gussalli Beretta & family	$2.881B	88	Firearms	ITALY
146	Stewart Horejsi & family	$3.94B	88	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	UNITED STATES
147	Klaus-Michael Kuehne	$39.369B	88	Shipping	GERMANY
148	Giuliana Benetton	$4.102B	88	Fashion retail	ITALY
149	Patrick Ryan	$7.048B	88	Insurance	UNITED STATES
150	Charles Butt	$11.137B	88	Supermarkets	UNITED STATES

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About This Ranking

The oldest billionaires have accumulated wealth over multiple market cycles, recessions, and structural shifts in the global economy. Many started their companies in the 1950s–1970s and have retained large equity stakes over decades of compounding. Their longevity — both personal and financial — offers lessons in how great businesses can endure across generations.

All net worth figures are estimated from publicly available data including SEC filings, stock exchange prices, and company financial reports. Rankings are updated daily. Read our full methodology.