The richest people in the world

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The 50 richest people on earth by net worth, from the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list, with Bloomberg's index and other sources where we have them. Live figures as of 2026-10-23. Net worth is an estimate: the figures below are those of the sources named under each entry, not our own calculation, and they move with every stock-market day.

1
Elon Musk
$910 B net worth
Tesla, SpaceX · Technology · United States
3 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($925 B net worth) · Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($921 B) · Forbes Centroamérica [es] ($1.053 T (1 Jul 2026))
2
Jeff Bezos
$370 B net worth
Amazon · Technology · United States
2 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($381 B net worth) · Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($372 B)
3
Larry Page
$267 B net worth
Google · Technology · United States
3 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($279 B net worth) · Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($291 B) · Forbes Centroamérica [es] ($291 B (1 Jul 2026))
4
Sergey Brin
$245 B net worth
Google · Technology · United States
2 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($257 B net worth) · Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($271 B)
5
Michael Dell
$236 B net worth
Dell Technologies · Technology · United States
2 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($241 B net worth) · Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($228 B)
6
Mark Zuckerberg
$223 B net worth
Facebook · Technology · United States
2 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($238 B net worth) · Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($246 B)
7
Jensen Huang
$184 B net worth
Nvidia · Technology · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($184 B net worth)
8
Larry Ellison
$165 B net worth
Oracle · Technology · United States
2 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($171 B net worth) · Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($182 B)
9
Steve Ballmer
$161 B net worth
Microsoft · Technology · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($161 B net worth)
10
Warren Buffett
$155 B net worth
Berkshire Hathaway · Finance & Investments · United States
2 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($153 B net worth) · Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($153 B)
11
Amancio Ortega
$146 B net worth
Zara · Fashion & Retail · Spain
2 sources: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($145 B net worth) · Bloomberg Billionaires Index ($132 B)
12
Rob Walton & family
$144 B net worth
Walmart · Fashion & Retail · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($144 B net worth)
13
Jim Walton & family
$141 B net worth
Walmart · Fashion & Retail · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($141 B net worth)
14
Alice Walton
$131 B net worth
Walmart · Fashion & Retail · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($131 B net worth)
15
Carlos Slim Helu & family
$124 B net worth
Telecom · Telecom · Mexico
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($124 B net worth)
16
Bill Gates
$119 B net worth
Microsoft · Technology · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($119 B net worth)
17
Bernard Arnault & family
$118 B net worth
LVMH · Fashion & Retail · France
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($118 B net worth)
18
Changpeng Zhao
$115 B net worth
Cryptocurrency exchange · Finance & Investments · Canada
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($115 B net worth)
19
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
$98.5 B net worth
L'Oréal · Fashion & Retail · France
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($98.5 B net worth)
20
Thomas Peterffy
$95.8 B net worth
Discount brokerage · Finance & Investments · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($95.8 B net worth)
21
Michael Bloomberg
$94.9 B net worth
Bloomberg LP · Finance & Investments · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($94.9 B net worth)
22
Giancarlo Devasini
$89.3 B net worth
Cryptocurrency · Finance & Investments · Italy
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($89.3 B net worth)
23
Julia Koch & family
$84.6 B net worth
Koch, Inc. · Diversified · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($84.6 B net worth)
24
Zhang Yiming
$84.0 B net worth
TikTok · Technology · China
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($84.0 B net worth)
25
Mukesh Ambani
$81.7 B net worth
Diversified · Diversified · India
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($81.7 B net worth)
26
Jeff Yass
$77.8 B net worth
Trading, investments · Finance & Investments · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($77.8 B net worth)
27
Charles Koch & family
$76.9 B net worth
Koch, Inc. · Diversified · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($76.9 B net worth)
28
Gautam Adani
$75.8 B net worth
Infrastructure, commodities · Diversified · India
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($75.8 B net worth)
29
Tadashi Yanai & family
$66.3 B net worth
Fashion retail · Fashion & Retail · Japan
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($66.3 B net worth)
30
Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family
$65.3 B net worth
Mining · Metals & Mining · Mexico
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($65.3 B net worth)
31
Zhong Shanshan
$59.8 B net worth
Beverages, pharmaceuticals · Food & Beverage · China
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($59.8 B net worth)
32
Dieter Schwarz
$59.2 B net worth
Retail · Fashion & Retail · Germany
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($59.2 B net worth)
33
Ken Griffin
$57.3 B net worth
Hedge funds · Finance & Investments · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($57.3 B net worth)
34
Aliko Dangote
$51.0 B net worth
Cement, sugar · Manufacturing · Nigeria
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($51.0 B net worth)
35
Masayoshi Son
$50.8 B net worth
Telecom, Investments · Finance & Investments · Japan
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($50.8 B net worth)
36
Jacqueline Mars
$50.3 B net worth
Candy, pet food · Food & Beverage · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($50.3 B net worth)
37
John Mars
$50.3 B net worth
Candy, pet food · Food & Beverage · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($50.3 B net worth)
38
Lukas Walton
$48.4 B net worth
Walmart · Fashion & Retail · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($48.4 B net worth)
39
Li Ka-shing
$48.2 B net worth
Diversified · Diversified · Hong Kong
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($48.2 B net worth)
40
Gianluigi Aponte
$46.7 B net worth
Shipping · Logistics · Switzerland
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($46.7 B net worth)
41
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
$46.7 B net worth
Shipping · Logistics · Switzerland
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($46.7 B net worth)
42
Giovanni Ferrero
$46.3 B net worth
Nutella, chocolates · Food & Beverage · Italy
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($46.3 B net worth)
43
Liang Wenfeng
$46.1 B net worth
AI, hedge fund · Technology · China
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($46.1 B net worth)
44
Mark Mateschitz
$43.5 B net worth
Red Bull · Food & Beverage · Austria
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($43.5 B net worth)
45
Ma Huateng
$42.3 B net worth
Online games · Technology · China
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($42.3 B net worth)
46
Stephen Schwarzman
$42.1 B net worth
Investments · Finance & Investments · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($42.1 B net worth)
47
Abigail Johnson
$41.6 B net worth
Fidelity · Finance & Investments · United States
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($41.6 B net worth)
48
Iris Fontbona & family
$41.1 B net worth
Mining · Metals & Mining · Chile
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($41.1 B net worth)
49
Andrea Pignataro
$40.5 B net worth
Financial software · Finance & Investments · Italy
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($40.5 B net worth)
50
William Ding
$40.1 B net worth
Online games · Technology · China
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ($40.1 B net worth)