As of October 2026, the Brescia family of Grupo Breca is the wealthiest in Peru at about $6.75 billion, and Eduardo Hochschild is the richest individual at $5.2 billion. This list covers the richest Peruvians and families by net worth, based on mining, finance, retail, dairy and cosmetics holdings. Rodriguez-Pastor, Romero and the Benavides family follow.
| Rank | Name | Net worth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brescia family (Grupo Breca) | $6.75 billion |
| 2 | Eduardo Hochschild | $5.2 billion |
| 3 | Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor | $3.6 billion |
| 4 | Dionisio Romero Paoletti | $2.8 billion |
| 5 | Benavides family (Buenaventura) | $2 billion |
| 6 | Vito Rodriguez Rodriguez | $1.9 billion |
| 7 | Juan Fernando Belmont Anderson | $1.2 billion |
| 8 | Jorge Rodriguez Rodriguez | $1.1 billion |
| 9 | Eduardo Belmont Anderson | $1.1 billion |
1. Brescia family (Grupo Breca): Net worth $6.75 billion
The Brescia family tops the ranking as a group, with a family fortune put at about $6.75 billion in a 2024 analyst estimate. Grupo Breca takes its name from Brescia and Cafferata, and it was founded by Fortunato Brescia Tassano, an Italian immigrant.
Today the group spans mining through Minsur, insurance through Rimac, health care through Clinica Internacional and urban development. Ana Maria Brescia Cafferata reportedly holds 30% of the group, and the rest sits with other family branches, so this is a shared fortune rather than one person’s account.
That $6.75 billion is a figure for the whole family. Our number leans on the group’s reported holdings and on the earlier individual estimates for Mario, Ana Maria and Rosa Brescia Cafferata, which ran from $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion each.
2. Eduardo Hochschild: Net worth $5.2 billion
Eduardo Hochschild is the richest individual in Peru and the only Peruvian on the 2026 world billionaires ranking, where his fortune was put at $5.2 billion, up from $2.4 billion a year earlier. Grupo Hochschild owns Hochschild Mining, a gold and silver producer with operations in Peru, Argentina and Brazil.
In 2025 the group announced a $277 million investment through Aclara Resources in a rare earths plant in the United States. It also agreed late in 2025 to sell its majority stake in the cement maker Cementos Pacasmayo to Holcim for around $1.5 billion, a deal that still needs Peruvian regulatory approval.
The valuation leans on the listed Hochschild Mining shares and the disclosed Holcim price for the cement stake.
3. Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor: Net worth $3.6 billion
Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor runs Intercorp, the conglomerate behind Interbank, and he owns 71% of Intergroup Financial Services. Born in 1959, he also chairs Interbank and leads the investment firm Nexus Group.
In 2012 he founded InRetail, which holds the Supermercados Peruanos chain, the Real Plaza shopping centers and the InkaFarma pharmacies. His family lives mainly in New York.
A 2023 ranking gave him $1.5 billion, while a 2026 ranking reports roughly $3.6 billion. We use the higher figure and treat it as reported, because the bank, retail and mall holdings are large enough to support it.
4. Dionisio Romero Paoletti: Net worth $2.8 billion
Most of Dionisio Romero Paoletti’s wealth sits in a reported 14% stake in Credicorp, Peru’s biggest financial holding company. His family’s Grupo Romero also has agribusiness interests, and it began by selling hats.
He led the group for 25 years and stepped down as chairman on 31 December 2025. Manuel Romero Valdez took over from 1 January 2026.
We took $2.8 billion from the most recent reported estimate, then cross-checked it against the Credicorp share price and the reported size of his stake.
5. Benavides family (Buenaventura): Net worth $2 billion
Alberto Benavides de la Quintana founded Compania de Minas Buenaventura in 1953 and ran it for decades, serving as general manager and later chairman. He died in Lima on 12 February 2014, aged 93.
His son Roque Benavides took over as chairman and general director in 2011. The company is one of Peru’s largest gold and silver producers, and the family’s fortune was put at around $2 billion in the last published family estimate.
There is no newer family figure, so we keep $2 billion and tie it to the family’s stake in the listed miner.
6. Vito Rodriguez Rodriguez: Net worth $1.9 billion
Vito Rodriguez Rodriguez and his brother Jorge built a transport business that bought Gloria, Peru’s largest producer of canned evaporated milk, in 1986. Gloria grew into a dairy and consumer goods group, and Vito was also reported to hold a stake in the cement maker Soboce.
A 2026 ranking gives him about $1.9 billion, against $1.6 billion in older estimates. We use the higher figure, with the caveat that the Gloria holdings are private and reported only in pieces.
7. Juan Fernando Belmont Anderson: Net worth $1.2 billion
Juan Fernando Belmont co-created Yanbal, the direct-sales cosmetics company, with his brother Eduardo. An older ranking put his wealth at $2.2 billion, but more recent reports are closer to $1.2 billion and he was reported to have dropped off the billionaire lists by 2022.
Because the company is private, the number relies on reported revenue multiples, and we take the lower, more recent one.
8. Jorge Rodriguez Rodriguez: Net worth $1.1 billion
Jorge Rodriguez Rodriguez is Vito’s brother and the co-owner of Grupo Gloria. Estimates for him run from about $1 billion to $1.4 billion, and the $1.1 billion we carry over from the earlier version of this list sits in the middle.
The Gloria family’s combined wealth has been put at $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion for 2026, so this share is a conservative split of that pot.
9. Eduardo Belmont Anderson: Net worth $1.1 billion
Eduardo Belmont Anderson left Yanbal in 1988 and started Belcorp, which sells beauty brands such as L’Bel and Esika. Belcorp grew into a multinational cosmetics group.
Published estimates for him swing widely, from $6.1 billion in one earlier ranking to roughly $1.1 billion in a later one. We use $1.1 billion, since the higher figure looks like an outlier and is not backed by the company’s reported revenue.
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Who is the richest person in Peru?
Eduardo Hochschild is the richest individual at about $5.2 billion. The Brescia family of Grupo Breca is wealthier as a group, at roughly $6.75 billion.
How much is Eduardo Hochschild worth?
His fortune was put at $5.2 billion in 2026, up from $2.4 billion in 2025. It rests on Hochschild Mining and Cementos Pacasmayo.
Who joined the list in this update?
The Brescia family, Dionisio Romero Paoletti and the Benavides family are new at the top, and Juan Fernando Belmont Anderson joins the list.
Is Alberto Benavides still on the list?
No. He died in 2014, so we list the Benavides family instead, with Roque Benavides as chairman.
What are the biggest industries behind Peruvian fortunes?
Mining, banking and insurance, retail, dairy and cosmetics account for every fortune on this list.
How are these figures estimated?
We compare reported stakes, company valuations and published estimates, then take the larger realistic number.
How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
For this list we weighed listed company share prices, disclosed stake sizes, a reported sale price for Cementos Pacasmayo and published family estimates. Private holdings were valued from reported revenue and flagged as estimates.
Last updated: October 2026.
