Manufacturing .
The Manufacturing sector has produced 339 billionaires with a combined net worth of $1,256.926B. Below is the complete ranked list of the wealthiest leaders in Manufacturing for 2026.
He Xiangjian & family
Home appliances · CHINA
Aliko Dangote
Cement · NIGERIA
Wang Weixiu & family
Machinery · CHINA
Reinhold Wuerth & family
Fasteners · GERMANY
Takemitsu Takizaki
Sensors · JAPAN
Yuan Fugen & family
Metal processing · CHINA
Chen Jianhua
Chemicals · CHINA
Michael Hartono
Djarum · INDONESIA
James Ratcliffe
Chemicals · UNITED KINGDOM
Wang Liping & family
Hydraulic machinery · CHINA
Zou Zhinong & family
Telecom equipment · CHINA
Friedhelm Loh
Manufacturing · GERMANY
James Dyson
Vacuums · UNITED KINGDOM
Abdulsamad Rabiu
Cement · NIGERIA
Robert Kraft
Manufacturing · UNITED STATES
Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone
Cement · ITALY
Viatcheslav Kantor
Fertilizer · RUSSIA
Anthony Pratt
Manufacturing · AUSTRALIA
Lin Tsung-Chi
Furniture rails · TAIWAN
Nadia Thiele & family
Knorr-Bremse AG · GERMANY
Thomas Schmidheiny
Cement · SWITZERLAND
Magdalena Martullo-Blocher
Chemicals · SWITZERLAND
Zhou Chaonan
Manufacturing · CHINA
Anthony Bamford & family
Construction equipment · UNITED KINGDOM
Liang Wengen
Construction equipment · CHINA
Sofie Kirk Kristiansen
Lego · DENMARK
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard
Lego · DENMARK
Thomas Kirk Kristiansen
Lego · DENMARK
Maximilian Viessmann
Heating · GERMANY
You Xiaoping & family
Polyurethanes · CHINA
Steven Rales
Manufacturing · UNITED STATES
Kerry Stokes
Construction equipment · AUSTRALIA
Elizabeth Uihlein
Packaging materials · UNITED STATES
Richard Uihlein
Packaging materials · UNITED STATES
Satyanarayan Nuwal
Industrial explosives · INDIA
Horst Julius Pudwill
Manufacturing · GERMANY
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
Lego · DENMARK
Ronald Wanek
Furniture · UNITED STATES
Dmitry Rybolovlev & family
Fertilizer · RUSSIA
Eren Ozmen
Aerospace · UNITED STATES
Yang Chang-Chih
Printed circuit board · TAIWAN
Cui Genliang
electric components · CHINA
Benu Gopal Bangur
Cement · INDIA
Fatih Ozmen
Aerospace · UNITED STATES
Franz Viegener
plumbing/HVAC · GERMANY
Thomas Kaeser
air systems · GERMANY
Jim Davis & family
New Balance · UNITED STATES
Anna Viegener
plumbing/HVAC · GERMANY
John Reece
Chemicals · UNITED KINGDOM
Liu Sheng
Optical communication · CHINA
Archie Aldis Emmerson & family
Timberland · UNITED STATES
Liu Jincheng & family
Lithium batteries · CHINA
Xu Jinfu & family
Chemicals · CHINA
Peter Spuhler
Train cars · SWITZERLAND
Xiao Hongxing
Manufacturing · CHINA
Kailashchandra Nuwal
Industrial explosives · INDIA
Zhang Ning
Chemicals · CANADA
Xiao Yongming & family
Fertilizer · CHINA
Qiu Jianping & family
Hand tools · CHINA
Sun Weijie
Oilfield equipment · CHINA
Zhang Jianzhong
Semiconductor · CHINA
Ruan Xueping
Power strip · HONG KONG
Jiang Weiping & family
Chemicals · CHINA
Ruan Liping
Power strips · HONG KONG
Li Min
Semiconductor · CHINA
Helen Johnson-Leipold
Cleaning products · UNITED STATES
Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff & family
Brakes · GERMANY
Winifred J. Marquart
Cleaning products · UNITED STATES
H. Fisk Johnson
Cleaning products · UNITED STATES
S. Curtis Johnson
Cleaning products · UNITED STATES
Mahendra Choksi & family
Paints · INDIA
Michael Pieper
Kitchen appliances · SWITZERLAND
Luo Liguo & family
Chemicals · CHINA
Li Chunan
Solar wafers and modules · CHINA
Liang Zhaoxian
Appliances · CHINA
Anna Katharina Viessmann
Heating and cooling equipment · GERMANY
Zhang Yuqiang
Fiberglass · CHINA
Hu Rongda & family
Chemicals · CHINA
David MacNeil
Automobile accessories · UNITED STATES
Todd Wanek
Furniture · UNITED STATES
Markus Blocher
Chemicals · SWITZERLAND
Antti Herlin
Elevators · FINLAND
Mitchell Rales
Manufacturing · UNITED STATES
Patrick Lee
Paper · HONG KONG
Lin Jianhua
Solar panel components · CHINA
Wang Yanqing
Electrical equipment · CHINA
Antonio Del Valle Ruiz & family
Chemicals · MEXICO
April Goh
Paints · SINGAPORE
Julio Ponce Lerou
Fertilizer · CHILE
Vivek Jain
Chemicals · INDIA
Du Jiangtao & family
Chemicals · CHINA
Alceu Elias Feldmann & family
Fertilizer · BRAZIL
Vladimir Litvinenko & family
Chemical industry · RUSSIA
Yang Weidong & family
Chemicals · CHINA
Anthony Langley
Manufacturing · UNITED KINGDOM
Vinod Rai Gupta
Electrical equipment · INDIA
Hans Georg Naeder & family
Prosthetics · GERMANY
Eduard Schleicher
Cement · GERMANY
Ursula Hutter-Schleicher
Cement · GERMANY
Madhukar Parekh
Adhesives · INDIA
Qiu Wensheng
Manufacturing · CHINA
Kommer Damen
Shipbuilding · NETHERLANDS
Marc Fielmann
Optometry · GERMANY
Gao Yunfeng
Industrial lasers · CHINA
Arun Bharat Ram
Chemicals · INDIA
Wang Kunxiao
Oilfield equipment · CHINA
Haryanto Tjiptodihardjo
Manufacturing · INDONESIA
Qian Dongqi
Home-cleaning robots · CHINA
Chen Wenyuan & family
Testing equipment · CHINA
Theo Roussis
Plastic · BELGIUM
Chen Jiancheng
Manufacturing · CHINA
Sophie Luise Fielmann
Optometry · GERMANY
Liang Feng
Manufacturing · CHINA
Zhang Shilong & family
Semiconductor · CHINA
Chen Shibin
Quartz products · CHINA
Li Liangbin
Lithium · CHINA
Li Shui-po
Stainless steel products · TAIWAN
Frank Blase
Plastics · GERMANY
Chao Chung-Hsin
Cooling devices and components · TAIWAN
Li Zhigang
Machinery · CHINA
Dorothy Chao Jenkins & family
Chemicals · UNITED STATES
Albert Chao & family
Chemicals · UNITED STATES
James Chao & family
Chemicals · UNITED STATES
Martin Viessmann
Heating and cooling equipment · GERMANY
Tong Yongsheng & family
Electrical equipment · CHINA
Zhu Xingming
Electrical equipment · CHINA
Don Levin
rolling papers · UNITED STATES
Chao Yung-Tsang
Cooling devices and components · TAIWAN
Gu Yuhua & family
Furniture · CHINA
Ugo Gussalli Beretta & family
Firearms · ITALY
Chen Kaixuan
Household chemicals · CHINA
Zong Yanmin
Semiconductor materials · CHINA
Gurbachan Singh Dhingra
Paints · INDIA
Kuldip Singh Dhingra
Paints · INDIA
Ren Yuanlin
Shipbuilding · CHINA
Liu Zhenfeng
Oilfield equipment · CHINA
Zhang Gongyun
Tyre manufacturing machinery · CHINA
Wang Junshi & family
Solar inverters · CHINA
Shigenobu Nagamori
Motors · JAPAN
Inder Jaisinghani
Cables & wires · INDIA
Li Zhenguo & family
Solar wafers and modules · CHINA
Gabriele Gebauer
textile · GERMANY
Li Hongxin & family
Paper & related products · CHINA
Li Jianli
Battery parts · CHINA
Wu Bo
Machinery · CHINA
Peter Leibinger
Machine tools · GERMANY
Nicola Leibinger-Kammueller
Manufacturing · GERMANY
Regine Leibinger
Machine tools · GERMANY
William Young
Plastics · UNITED STATES
Ramesh Jaisinghani
Cables and wires · INDIA
Ajay Jaisinghani
Wires and cables · INDIA
Dmitry Mazepin
Chemicals · RUSSIA
Bent Jensen & Family
electric systems · DENMARK
Riaz Valani
E-cigarettes · UNITED STATES
Deng Weiming & family
Battery components · CHINA
Yao Liangsong
Furniture · CHINA
Park Dong-suk
Electrical equipment · SOUTH KOREA
Bill Austin
Hearing aids · UNITED STATES
Yeh Kuo-I
Computers · TAIWAN
Leo Huang
Testing equipment · TAIWAN
Yang Yuanqing
Computers · CHINA
Beda Diethelm
Hearing aids · SWITZERLAND
Paul Lee
Battery separators · UNITED STATES
Howard Huang
Cameras and sensors · CHINA
Xiong Haitao
plastics/investment · CHINA
K.C. Liu
Manufacturing · TAIWAN
Ajay Parekh
Adhesives · INDIA
Chris Lin
Semiconductor · TAIWAN
Narendrakumar Parekh
Adhesives · INDIA
Chen Zhiping
E-cigarettes · CHINA
Stephan Schnabel
HELM AG · GERMANY
Chu Jian
Manufacturing · CHINA
Li Gaiteng
Hair dryers · CHINA
Liu Chengyu & family
Power supply equipment · CHINA
Chung Mong-joon
Shipbuilding · SOUTH KOREA
Gu Wei
Consumer electronics · CHINA
She Yingjie
Printed circuit board · HONG KONG
Frank Laukien
Scientific equipment · UNITED STATES
Ni Zugen
Appliances · CHINA
Pavan Jain
Chemicals · INDIA
Li Zhiyuan
Electrical components · CHINA
Wang Minwen
Semiconductor · CHINA
Liu Jingkang
Cameras · CHINA
Girdhari Jaisinghani
Cables & wires · INDIA
Sandeep Engineer
Plastic pipes · INDIA
Chang Jianming & family
Industrial equipment · CHINA
Jin Xin
Manufacturing · CHINA
Walter Wang
Manufacturing · UNITED STATES
Zhu Gongshan & family
Solar panel materials · CHINA
Fiona Geminder
Manufacturing · AUSTRALIA
Zhang Jian
Electric bikes · CHINA
Hong Jie
Paint · CHINA
Nicholas Howley
Aerospace · UNITED STATES
Ma Bin & family
Manufacturing · CHINA
Nerio Alessandri
Gym equipment · ITALY
Warren Chen
Testing equipment · TAIWAN
Song Fei
Machinery · CHINA
Ilkka Herlin
Elevators · FINLAND
Mrudula Parekh
Adhesives · INDIA
Salil Singhal
Agrochemicals · INDIA
Mitchell Jacobson
Industrial equipment · UNITED STATES
Ruan Shuilong & family
Chemicals · CHINA
Zhang Xinghai & family
Machinery · CHINA
Zhang Jingzhang & family
Precision machinery · CHINA
Larry Culp
General Electric · UNITED STATES
Yu Qibing & family
Glass · CHINA
Holger Loclair
Adhesives · GERMANY
Zhuang Kuilong & family
polyester · CHINA
Anil Gupta
Cables · INDIA
Zhang Yubo
Semiconductor · CHINA
Zhang Yin
Paper manufacturing · CHINA
Zheng Jianjiang & family
Electrical equipment · CHINA
Cao Ji
Manufacturing · CHINA
Cao Kejian
Air compressors · CHINA
Li Weiguo
Construction materials · CHINA
Nan Cunhui
Power equipment · CHINA
Ingrid Wu
Manufacturing · UNITED STATES
Zsolt Felcsuti
Manufacturing · HUNGARY
Huang Xu
Semiconductor · CHINA
Huang Dawen
Silicon · HONG KONG
Donald Friese
Manufacturing · UNITED STATES
Chaitanya Desai
Electric cables · INDIA
Wong Man Li
Furniture · HONG KONG
Xu Chuanhua & family
Chemicals · CHINA
Fang Hongbo
Home appliances · CHINA
Kai-Uwe Hollweg
Plumbing and heating supplies · GERMANY
Lai Guogui & family
Machinery · CHINA
Ge Tairong
Mica tapes · CHINA
Anita Zucker
Chemicals · UNITED STATES
Hans-Ueli Rihs & family
Hearing aids · SWITZERLAND
Paul Van Zuydam
Le Creuset · SOUTH AFRICA
Xiang Guangming & family
Waste disposal · CHINA
Surjit Kumar Gupta
Electrical equipment · INDIA
Vladimir Krupchak
Manufacturing · CYPRUS
Liu Ming Chung
Paper · BRAZIL
Ma Hong
Machinery · CHINA
Gabriella Meister
Appliances · GERMANY
Mariana Voigt Schwartz Gomes
Industrial Machinery · BRAZIL
Eduardo Voigt Schwartz
Industrial Machinery · BRAZIL
Yin Yee Lee
Glass · CHINA
Ulrike Meister
Appliances · GERMANY
Franziska Wuerbser
Kitchen appliances · GERMANY
Chen Shiliang
polyester · CHINA
Wang Shuifu
Manufacturing · CHINA
Wang Shih-Chung
Pneumatic equipments · TAIWAN
Saroj Rani Gupta
Steel tubes · INDIA
Wu Chung-yi
Manufacturing · TAIWAN
Wang Dong
Semiconductor · CHINA
Chen Kaichen
Household chemicals · CHINA
Ye Shanqun & family
manufactured goods · CHINA
Ashwin Desai
Specialty chemicals · INDIA
Carmen Thyssen
Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga · SPAIN
Meng Qingshan & family
Chemicals · CHINA
Hermanto Tanoko
Paints · INDONESIA
Sze Man Bok
Hygiene products · CHINA
Li Jiaquan
Chemicals · CHINA
Ruan Hongliang
Glass · CHINA
Yao Hsiao Tung
Manufacturing · SINGAPORE
Jenny Lindén Urnes
Powdered metal · SWEDEN
Albert Nahmad
Air conditioning parts · UNITED STATES
Jeffrey Lorberbaum
Flooring · UNITED STATES
Chang Chung-Hsing
High-precision gearboxes · TAIWAN
Zhang Shengwei
E-cigarettes · CHINA
Norman Asbjornson
HVAC · UNITED STATES
Andrei Molchanov
Construction materials · RUSSIA
Ren Jianhua
Kitchen appliances · CHINA
Rajju Shroff
Agrochemicals · INDIA
Vinod Saraf
Chemicals · INDIA
Heloise Pratt
Manufacturing · AUSTRALIA
Xiang Wenbo
Manufacturing · CHINA
Lin Por-Fong
Glass · TAIWAN
Lev Kvetnoi
Cement · RUSSIA
Mao Zhongwu
Manufacturing · CHINA
Tang Xiuguo
Manufacturing · CHINA
Yuan Zhimin & family
Plastics · CHINA
Lee Dong-chae
Chemicals · SOUTH KOREA
Lívia Voigt de Assis
Industrial Machinery · BRAZIL
Dora Voigt de Assis
Industrial Machinery · BRAZIL
Lin Por-Chun
Glass · TAIWAN
Huang Jian
home appliance · CHINA
He Zhenggang
Chemicals · CHINA
Johan Lavoo
Paints · SINGAPORE
Martin Lavoo
Paints · NETHERLANDS
Henrietta Goh
Paints · SINGAPORE
Victoria Goh
Paints · SINGAPORE
Charlotte Goh
Paints · SINGAPORE
Lin Por-Shih
Glass · TAIWAN
Soegiarto Adikoesoemo
Chemicals · INDONESIA
Liu Xiucai & family
Chemicals · UNITED STATES
Paritosh Garg
Manufacturing · INDIA
David Humphreys & family
Residential roofing · UNITED STATES
Sarah Humphreys Atkins & family
Residential roofing · UNITED STATES
Xu Yuejuan
Petro Fibre · CHINA
Zhong Peifeng
Semiconductor · UNITED STATES
Jacques Merceron-Vicat & family
Cement · FRANCE
Xie Yi
Thermal products · CHINA
Wu Xiaoge
Battery components · CHINA
Li Guoqing
Petro Fibre · CHINA
Wang Xiaoshen
Lithium · CHINA
Yvonne Lo
textile · HONG KONG
Kenneth Lo
textile · UNITED KINGDOM
Zhang Cheng Fei
Paper & related products · CHINA
Ibrahim Erdemoglu
Carpet · TURKEY
Kochouseph Chittilappilly
Electrical appliances · INDIA
Warren Kanders
Cadre Holdings · UNITED STATES
Zhang Chuanwei & family
Ming Yang Smart Energy Group · CHINA
Peter-Alexander Wacker
Chemicals · GERMANY
Deepak Mehta
Chemicals · INDIA
Kalpana Parekh
Adhesives · INDIA
Susan Carol Holland
Hearing aids · ITALY
Lim Wee Chai
Rubber gloves · MALAYSIA
Hans Langer
3D printing · GERMANY
Krishna Kumar Bangur
Graphite electrodes · INDIA
Bart van Malderen
diapers · BELGIUM
Roy Chi Ping Chung
Manufacturing · HONG KONG
Jiang Long
Manufacturing · CHINA
He Yamin & family
Manufacturing · CHINA
Ma Xiuhui
LED lighting · CHINA
Prachak Tangkaravakoon
Paints · THAILAND
Zhou Wen & family
Chemicals · CHINA
Wang Zelong
Chemicals · CHINA
Ali Erdemoglu
Carpet · TURKEY
Chen Huxiong
Stationery · CHINA
Li San Yim
Construction equipment · CHINA
Chen Ailian & family
wheel production · CHINA
Yu Jinkun & family
transportation equipment · CHINA
Zhu Jiangming
Manufacturing · CHINA
Xu Shijun & family
Manufacturing · CHINA
Chen Huwen
Stationery · CHINA
Yang Xuegang
Coking · CHINA
Luc Tack
textile · BELGIUM
Madan Mohanka
Manufacturing · INDIA
Zheng Xiaodong
Manufacturing · CHINA
Qin Long
Tire · CHINA
Zhou Liangzhang & family
Electrical equipment · CHINA
Xu Guozhong & family
Motors · CHINA
Li Haizhou & family
Machinery · CHINA
Shang Xiaobo & family
Manufacturing · CHINA
Fulvio Montipò & family
Hydraulic pumps · ITALY