Forbes Brasil published its 2026 billionaires list this week, and the country's ten largest fortunes gained a new member: Ricardo Castellar de Faria, owner of egg producer Granja Faria and known in the market as the "Egg King", debuts in 10th place with an estimated fortune of R$ 35.1 billion, according to G1. At the top, nothing changed: Eduardo Saverin, Facebook co-founder, remains Brazil's richest person, with R$ 162.9 billion.

Outlets disagree on how long Saverin has led: G1 points to a fourth consecutive year at the top, while Folha de S.Paulo says three. Aged 44 and living in Singapore, he is a minority shareholder in Meta, Facebook's parent company, and holds a R$ 32.3 billion lead over runner-up Vicky Safra and family, heir to Banco Safra, with R$ 130.6 billion. She is the only woman in the top ten, according to Folha. In third place come Jorge Paulo Lemann and family (3G Capital and AB InBev), with R$ 103.5 billion.

Brazil's ten largest fortunes in 2026

• 1. Eduardo Saverin (Meta/Facebook): R$ 162.9 billion;
• 2. Vicky Safra and family (Banco Safra): R$ 130.6 billion;
• 3. Jorge Paulo Lemann and family (3G Capital/AB InBev): R$ 103.5 billion;
• 4. André Esteves (BTG Pactual): R$ 66.1 billion;
• 5. Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles (Itaú Unibanco/CBMM): R$ 50.3 billion;
• 6. Pedro Moreira Salles (Itaú Unibanco/CBMM): R$ 46.6 billion;
• 7. Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles (3G Capital/AB InBev): R$ 38.8 billion;
• 8. Miguel Krigsner (O Boticário): R$ 35.7 billion;
• 9. Carlos Alberto da Veiga Sicupira and family (AB InBev/3G Capital): R$ 35.4 billion;
• 10. Ricardo Castellar de Faria (Granja Faria): R$ 35.1 billion.

The movement sits in the middle of the ranking. According to Seu Dinheiro, one of Lemann's partners lost positions compared with 2025, while the Moreira Salles family gained ground, placing two brothers in 5th and 6th. Carlos Alberto da Veiga Sicupira, Lemann's partner at 3G, now ranks 9th, behind Miguel Krigsner of cosmetics group O Boticário, who holds 8th.

The full survey covers 255 billionaires worth a combined R$ 1.86 trillion, according to G1. Of the total, 57.25% grew their fortunes over the past year and 30.2% saw them shrink. Folha reports 55 fewer names than the 300 on the 2025 edition and says five people join the list: Luana Lara, founder of prediction-market company Kalshi, with R$ 13.4 billion and already the country's second-richest woman; Rosangela Maggi Schmidt, of agribusiness group AMaggi; Ari de Sá Cavalcante Neto, of education company Arco Educação; and brothers Carlos Moche Dayan and Salim Dayan, heirs to Daycoval bank.

Forbes calculates fortunes from public information, using stock market values as of June 30 this year as the main indicator, according to Folha. Real estate, art, planes and boats are left out of most estimates, which the magazine admits may be understated.

The top 10's makeup shows where the money flows before it reaches the top: four fortunes come from finance (Safra, BTG Pactual and the Moreira Salles brothers of Itaú, Brazil's largest private bank), three from 3G's beverages and investment machine (Lemann, Telles and Sicupira), one from tech (Saverin), one from cosmetics (Krigsner) and, for the first time, one from food production. For rural producers, Faria's debut lifts animal protein to the same floor as the banks; for consumers, it confirms that the egg on the shelf, the beer, the skin cream and the bank loan remain the entry points of the country's biggest fortunes.