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Changpeng Zhao

CanadaFinance & InvestmentsBinance

  • Founder
  • Self-Made

Net Worth Estimate

$110 billion

Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026 · March 1, 2026

Last updated: October 8, 2026

#17 · Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026, as of March 1, 2026

Biography

Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, co-founded Binance in 2017 and built it into the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. He stepped down as CEO in 2023 after pleading guilty in the United States to anti-money-laundering violations, served a prison sentence in 2024 and received a presidential pardon in 2025.

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Wealth history

DateSourceRankEstimate
March 1, 2026Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026#17$110 billion

Figures from different sources and dates are listed separately and never merged. Missing years are not estimated. Net worth figures are estimates published by the named source on the date shown. They change frequently and are not exact or permanent. Rankings are date-stamped snapshots.

Philanthropy

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