Wealth · 1999—2026
The World's Richest People
The 100 richest people in the world today, with net worth, source of wealth and industry, plus an animated chart of the top 10 from 1999 to 2026. Data from Forbes.
Billion US dollars · Historical records · see methodology
Annual snapshots. Select a year to explore how the ranking changes.
The 100 richest people in the world today
| Rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Elon Musk | $918.7B | Tesla, SpaceX | Technology |
| 2 |  Jeff Bezos | $368.3B | Amazon | Technology |
| 3 |  Larry Page | $277.6B | Technology | |
| 4 |  Michael Dell | $265.9B | Dell Technologies | Technology |
| 5 |  Sergey Brin | $255.5B | Technology | |
| 6 |  Mark Zuckerberg | $248.9B | Technology | |
| 7 |  Jensen Huang | $199.8B | Nvidia | Technology |
| 8 |  Larry Ellison | $178.9B | Oracle | Technology |
| 9 |  Steve Ballmer | $159.4B | Microsoft | Technology |
| 10 |  Warren Buffett | $142.4B | Berkshire Hathaway | Finance & Investments |
| 11 |  Amancio Ortega | $140.1B | Zara | Fashion & Retail |
| 12 |  Rob Walton | $129.0B | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 13 |  Jim Walton | $125.8B | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 14 |  Bernard Arnault | $117.4B | LVMH | Fashion & Retail |
| 15 |  Alice Walton | $115.7B | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 16 |  Changpeng Zhao | $114.6B | Cryptocurrency exchange | Finance & Investments |
| 17 |  Carlos Slim Helu | $113.5B | Telecom | Telecom |
| 18 |  Bill Gates | $113.3B | Microsoft | Technology |
| 19 |  Thomas Peterffy | $99.7B | Discount brokerage | Finance & Investments |
| 20 |  Michael Bloomberg | $94.9B | Bloomberg LP | Finance & Investments |
| 21 |  Francoise Bettencourt Meyers | $90.9B | L'Oréal | Fashion & Retail |
| 22 |  Giancarlo Devasini | $89.3B | Cryptocurrency | Finance & Investments |
| 23 |  Julia Koch | $84.6B | Koch, Inc. | Diversified |
| 24 |  Zhang Yiming | $84.0B | TikTok | Technology |
| 25 |  Mukesh Ambani | $79.9B | Diversified | Diversified |
| 26 |  Gautam Adani | $78.6B | Infrastructure, commodities | Diversified |
| 27 |  Jeff Yass | $77.8B | Trading, investments | Finance & Investments |
| 28 |  Charles Koch | $76.9B | Koch, Inc. | Diversified |
| 29 |  Masayoshi Son | $76.1B | Telecom, Investments | Finance & Investments |
| 30 |  Germán Larrea Mota Velasco | $65.9B | Mining | Metals & Mining |
| 31 |  Tadashi Yanai | $62.5B | Fashion retail | Fashion & Retail |
| 32 |  Zhong Shanshan | $58.1B | Beverages, pharmaceuticals | Food & Beverage |
| 33 |  Dieter Schwarz | $57.8B | Retail | Fashion & Retail |
| 34 |  Ken Griffin | $57.2B | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 35 |  Aliko Dangote | $51.7B | Cement, sugar | Manufacturing |
| 36 |  Jacqueline Mars | $50.3B | Candy, pet food | Food & Beverage |
| 37 |  John Mars | $50.3B | Candy, pet food | Food & Beverage |
| 38 |  Li Ka-shing | $48.8B | Diversified | Diversified |
| 39 |  Robin Zeng | $47.8B | Batteries | Energy |
| 40 |  Giovanni Ferrero | $46.9B | Nutella, chocolates | Food & Beverage |
| 41 |  Iris Fontbona | $46.8B | Mining | Metals & Mining |
| 42 |  Gianluigi Aponte | $46.4B | Shipping | Logistics |
| 43 |  Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | $46.4B | Shipping | Logistics |
| 44 |  Ma Huateng | $45.7B | Online games | Technology |
| 45 |  Mark Mateschitz | $44.0B | Red Bull | Food & Beverage |
| 46 |  Lukas Walton | $43.5B | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 47 |  Abigail Johnson | $41.6B | Fidelity | Finance & Investments |
| 48 |  Andreas von Bechtolsheim | $41.1B | Technology | |
| 49 |  Andrea Pignataro | $41.0B | Financial software | Finance & Investments |
| 50 |  William Ding | $40.7B | Online games | Technology |
| 51 |  Stephen Schwarzman | $40.6B | Investments | Finance & Investments |
| 52 |  Eduardo Saverin | $40.1B | Technology | |
| 53 |  Liang Wenfeng | $39.9B | AI, hedge fund | Technology |
| 54 |  Alain Wertheimer | $39.4B | Chanel | Fashion & Retail |
| 55 |  Gerard Wertheimer | $39.4B | Chanel | Fashion & Retail |
| 56 |  Savitri Jindal | $38.6B | Steel | Metals & Mining |
| 57 |  Jean-Louis van der Velde | $38.0B | Cryptocurrency | Finance & Investments |
| 58 |  Paolo Ardoino | $38.0B | Cryptocurrency | Finance & Investments |
| 59 |  Eric Schmidt | $37.8B | Technology | |
| 60 |  Peter Thiel | $37.0B | Facebook, investments | Finance & Investments |
| 61 |  Alexey Mordashov | $36.9B | Steel, investments | Metals & Mining |
| 62 |  Marilyn Simons | $36.6B | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 63 |  He Xiangjian | $35.7B | Home appliances | Manufacturing |
| 64 |  John Tu | $35.2B | Computer hardware | Technology |
| 65 |  David Sun | $35.2B | Computer hardware | Technology |
| 66 |  Thomas Frist Jr | $34.9B | Hospitals | Healthcare |
| 67 |  Eyal Ofer | $34.9B | Real estate, shipping | Diversified |
| 68 |  Melinda French Gates | $34.4B | Microsoft | Technology |
| 69 |  Pham Nhat Vuong | $34.3B | Diversified | Diversified |
| 70 |  Len Blavatnik | $34.1B | Music, chemicals | Diversified |
| 71 |  Jay Y. Lee | $33.8B | Samsung | Technology |
| 72 |  Henry Samueli | $32.6B | Semiconductors | Technology |
| 73 |  Elaine Marshall | $32.2B | Koch, Inc. | Diversified |
| 74 |  Idan Ofer | $31.3B | Shipping | Diversified |
| 75 |  Lakshmi Mittal | $31.1B | Steel | Metals & Mining |
| 76 |  Miriam Adelson | $30.5B | Casinos | Gambling & Casinos |
| 77 |  Vladimir Potanin | $29.7B | Metals | Metals & Mining |
| 78 |  Robert Pera | $29.6B | Wireless networking | Technology |
| 79 |  Vagit Alekperov | $29.5B | Oil | Energy |
| 80 |  Lyndal Stephens Greth | $29.0B | Oil & gas | Energy |
| 81 |  David Tepper | $28.5B | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 82 |  Leonid Mikhelson | $28.3B | Gas, chemicals | Energy |
| 83 |  Shiv Nadar | $28.0B | Software services | Technology |
| 84 |  Stanley Kroenke | $27.6B | Sports, real estate | Sports |
| 85 |  Chen Jianhua | $27.6B | Chemicals | Manufacturing |
| 86 |  Israel Englander | $27.6B | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 87 |  Cyrus Poonawalla | $27.5B | Vaccines | Healthcare |
| 88 |  Reinhold Wuerth | $27.4B | Fasteners | Manufacturing |
| 89 |  MacKenzie Scott | $27.2B | Amazon | Technology |
| 90 |  Chen Tianshi | $27.0B | Semiconductors | Technology |
| 91 |  Colin Huang | $27.0B | E-commerce | Technology |
| 92 |  Steve Cohen | $26.7B | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 93 |  Jack Ma | $25.9B | E-commerce | Technology |
| 94 |  Suleiman Kerimov | $25.7B | Gold | Finance & Investments |
| 95 |  Vladimir Lisin | $25.5B | Steel, transport | Metals & Mining |
| 96 |  Greg Brockman | $25.5B | OpenAI | Technology |
| 97 |  Dilip Shanghvi | $25.4B | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare |
| 98 |  Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud | $25.1B | investments | Finance & Investments |
| 99 |  Vicky Safra | $25.1B | Banking | Finance & Investments |
| 100 |  Gina Rinehart | $24.9B | Mining | Metals & Mining |
Questions and answers
Who is the richest person in the world?
Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $918.7 billion (Tesla, SpaceX) as of October 2, 2026. Jeff Bezos is second with $368.3 billion.
Who is the richest woman in the world?
Alice Walton is the richest woman in the world, with an estimated net worth of $115.7 billion (Walmart), ranked 15th overall.
How many billionaires are there in the world?
Forbes counts 3,387 billionaires as of October 2, 2026, including 460 women. Together they are worth about $20.4 trillion.
How are the fortunes of the richest people estimated?
Each fortune is estimated from the value of what a person owns: above all the shares they hold in listed companies, counted at the current share price, plus stakes in private companies, real estate, cash and other investments, minus debts. Share prices move every day, so the figures change constantly and remain estimates, not exact amounts.
Two organisations publish these estimates: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires and the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The figures on this page are those of Forbes.
Who has been number one since 1999?
Six people have topped the annual Forbes list since 1999: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Carlos Slim, Jeff Bezos, Bernard Arnault and Elon Musk. Bill Gates held the top spot in 14 of the 28 editions.