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The rich list: who has the most

Elon Musk leads at $869.0 billion. The top ten hold $2.78 trillion between them, and 83% of all the wealth we track was made by founders rather than inherited.

Rich listBiggest moversBy countryBy industryMost valuable companiesYoungest and oldestMethod
Elon Musk
No. 1 · Richest person on Earth Elon Musk Chairman, CEO and CTO of SpaceX $869.0B Space and aerospaceAge 55Lead $508.0B
2
Jeff BezosJeff BezosAmazon
$361.0B
3
Larry PageLarry PageAlphabet (Google)
$233.0B
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The top ten, to scale

  1. 1Elon MuskSpaceX$869.0B
  2. 2Jeff BezosAmazon$361.0B
  3. 3Larry PageAlphabet (Google)$233.0B
  4. 4Michael DellDell Technologies$229.0B
  5. 5Sergey BrinAlphabet (Google)$214.0B
  6. 6Mark ZuckerbergMeta Platforms$211.0B
  7. 7Jensen HuangNvidia$178.0B
  8. 8Larry EllisonOracle$172.0B
  9. 9Steve Ballmer$162.0B
  10. 10Warren BuffettBerkshire Hathaway$154.0B
  11. 11Amancio Ortega$145.3B
  12. 12Rob WaltonWalmart$142.1B
  13. 13Bernard ArnaultLVMH$121.8B
  14. 14Bill Gates$120.2B
  15. 15Michael BloombergBloomberg L.P.$94.9B
  16. 16Mukesh AmbaniReliance Industries$90.7B
  17. 17Zhang YimingByteDance$84.0B
  18. 18Gautam AdaniAdani Group$74.9B
  19. 19Masayoshi SonSoftBank Group$55.4B
  20. 20Savitri JindalO.P. Jindal Group$38.2B
Full list

Everyone we rank, richest first

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  1. 1Elon MuskElon MuskUnited States · Age 55 · Self-madeSpaceXSpace and aerospace$869.0B-
  2. 2Jeff BezosJeff BezosUnited States · Age 62 · Self-madeAmazonE-commerce and retail$361.0B-
  3. 3Larry PageLarry PageUnited States · Age 53 · Self-madeAlphabet (Google)Social media and internet$233.0B-
  4. 4Michael DellMichael DellUnited States · Age 61 · Self-madeDell TechnologiesTechnology and software$229.0B-
  5. 5Sergey BrinSergey BrinUnited States · Age 53 · Self-madeAlphabet (Google)Social media and internet$214.0B-
  6. 6Mark ZuckerbergMark ZuckerbergUnited States · Age 42 · Self-madeMeta PlatformsSocial media and internet$211.0B-
  7. 7Jensen HuangJensen HuangUnited States · Age 63 · Self-madeNvidiaTechnology and software$178.0B-
  8. 8Larry EllisonLarry EllisonUnited States · Age 82 · Self-madeOracleTechnology and software$172.0B-
  9. 9Steve BallmerSteve BallmerUnited States · Age 70 · Self-madeLos Angeles ClippersTechnology and software$162.0B-
  10. 10Warren BuffettWarren BuffettUnited States · Age 96 · Self-madeBerkshire HathawayConglomerates$154.0B-
  11. 11Amancio OrtegaAmancio OrtegaEurope · Age 90 · Self-madePontegadeaE-commerce and retail$145.3B-
  12. 12Rob WaltonRob WaltonUnited States · Age 82WalmartE-commerce and retail$142.1B-
  13. 13Bernard ArnaultBernard ArnaultEurope · Age 77LVMHE-commerce and retail$121.8B-
  14. 14Bill GatesBill GatesUnited States · Age 71 · Self-madeGates FoundationTechnology and software$120.2B-
  15. 15Michael BloombergMichael BloombergUnited States · Age 84 · Self-madeBloomberg L.P.Financial services$94.9B-
  16. 16Mukesh AmbaniMukesh AmbaniIndia · Age 69Reliance IndustriesConglomerates$90.7B-
  17. 17Zhang YimingZhang YimingChina · Self-madeByteDanceSocial media and internet$84.0B-
  18. 18Gautam AdaniGautam AdaniIndia · Age 64 · Self-madeAdani GroupConglomerates$74.9B-
  19. 19Masayoshi SonMasayoshi SonJapan · Age 69 · Self-madeSoftBank GroupFinancial services$55.4B-
  20. 20Savitri JindalSavitri JindalIndia · Age 76O.P. Jindal GroupManufacturing and industrials$38.2B-
  21. 21Shiv NadarShiv NadarIndia · Age 81 · Self-madeHCLTechTechnology and software$31.5B-
  22. 22Anant AmbaniAnant AmbaniIndia · Age 31--$30.0B-
  23. 23Lakshmi MittalLakshmi MittalIndia · Age 76--$29.9B-
  24. 24Akash AmbaniAkash AmbaniIndia · Age 35--$29.6B-
  25. 25Cyrus PoonawallaCyrus PoonawallaIndia · Age 85--$28.4B-
  26. 26Dilip ShanghviDilip ShanghviIndia · Age 71 · Self-madeSun Pharmaceutical IndustriesHealthcare$25.4B-
  27. 27Kumar Mangalam BirlaKumar Mangalam BirlaIndia · Age 59Aditya Birla GroupConglomerates$21.0B-
  28. 28Murali DiviIndia · Age 75 · Self-made--$15.1B-
  29. 29Sunil MittalSunil MittalIndia · Age 69 · Self-madeBharti AirtelTechnology and software$15.1B-
  30. 30Kushal Pal SinghKushal Pal SinghIndia · Age 95--$15.0B-
  31. 31Daniela AmodeiDaniela AmodeiUnited States · Self-madeAnthropicArtificial intelligence$13.7B-
  32. 32Dario AmodeiDario AmodeiUnited States · Self-madeAnthropicArtificial intelligence$13.6B-
  33. 33Radhakishan DamaniIndia · Age 71 · Self-madeDMart (Avenue Supermarts)E-commerce and retail$13.4B-
  34. 34Vikram LalIndia · Age 84--$11.7B-
  35. 35Ravi JaipuriaIndia · Age 71--$11.1B-
  36. 36Pankaj PatelIndia · Age 73--$10.1B-
  37. 37Rajan MittalRajan MittalIndia · Age 66--$9.9B-
  38. 38Rakesh MittalIndia · Age 71--$9.8B-
  39. 39Rekha JhunjhunwalaIndia · Age 63--$9.0B-
  40. 40Hasmukh ChudgarIndia · Age 93 · Self-made--$8.5B-
  41. 41Azim PremjiAzim PremjiIndia · Age 81WiproTechnology and software$8.1B-
  42. 42Samir MehtaIndia · Age 63--$7.9B-
  43. 43Sudhir MehtaIndia · Age 72--$7.9B-
  44. 44Venu SrinivasanVenu SrinivasanIndia · Age 73--$7.8B-
  45. 45Satyanarayan NuwalIndia · Age 74 · Self-made--$7.7B-
  46. 46Rahul BhatiaIndia · Age 67--$7.6B-
  47. 47Mangal Prabhat LodhaMangal Prabhat LodhaIndia · Age 70 · Self-made--$6.9B-
  48. 48Benu Gopal BangurIndia · Age 95--$6.1B-
  49. 49Renuka JagtianiIndia--$6.0B-
  50. 50Balkrishan GoenkaBalkrishan GoenkaIndia · Age 60 · Self-made--$5.8B-
  51. 51M.A. Yusuff AliM.A. Yusuff AliIndia · Age 70 · Self-made--$5.8B-
  52. 52Chandru RahejaIndia · Age 86--$5.7B-
  53. 53Sanjiv BajajSanjiv BajajIndia · Age 57--$5.5B-
  54. 54Rajiv BajajRajiv BajajIndia · Age 59--$5.5B-
  55. 55Joy AlukkasJoy AlukkasIndia · Age 70--$5.5B-
  56. 56Anil AgarwalAnil AgarwalIndia · Age 73 · Self-made--$5.5B-
  57. 57Gopikishan DamaniIndia · Self-made--$5.3B-
  58. 58Kailashchandra NuwalIndia · Age 69--$5.2B-
  59. 59Smita Crishna GodrejIndia · Age 75--$5.1B-
  60. 60Jamshyd GodrejJamshyd GodrejIndia · Age 77--$5.1B-
  61. 61Vikas OberoiIndia · Age 56--$5.1B-
  62. 62Abhay FirodiaIndia · Age 82--$5.0B-
  63. 63B. Partha Saradhi ReddyIndia · Self-made--$5.0B-
  64. 64Nusli WadiaIndia · Age 82--$4.9B-
  65. 65Nirmal MindaIndia · Age 69--$4.8B-
  66. 66Baba KalyaniBaba KalyaniIndia · Age 77--$4.7B-
  67. 67Nithin KamathNithin KamathIndia · Age 47 · Self-madeZerodhaFinancial services$4.7B-
  68. 68Harsh MariwalaIndia · Age 75--$4.4B-
  69. 69Ajay PiramalAjay PiramalIndia · Age 71--$4.4B-
  70. 70Noel TataNoel TataIndia · Age 69--$4.1B-
  71. 71Alexandr WangAlexandr WangUnited States · Self-madeMeta PlatformsArtificial intelligence$3.2B-
  72. 72Sam AltmanSam AltmanUnited States · Age 41 · Self-madeOpenAIArtificial intelligence$3.1B-
  73. 73Lisa SuLisa SuUnited States · Age 57 · Self-madeAMDTechnology and software$2.8B-
  74. 74Aravind SrinivasAravind SrinivasIndia, United States · Self-madePerplexityArtificial intelligence$2.1B-
  75. 75Sundar PichaiSundar PichaiIndia, United States · Age 54 · Self-madeAlphabet (Google)Technology and software$1.4B-
  76. 76Peyush BansalPeyush BansalIndia · Age 41 · Self-made--$1.0B-
  77. 77Ratan TataRatan TataIndia · Age 88--$399M-
Movers

Who gained and who lost

Biggest gains

Warren BuffettWarren Buffett$154.0B now · since 1 Oct 2026+$13.0B
Mukesh AmbaniMukesh Ambani$90.7B now · since 13 Oct 2026+$11.9B
Gautam AdaniGautam Adani$74.9B now · since 1 Mar 2026+$11.1B
Steve BallmerSteve Ballmer$162.0B now · since 1 Oct 2026+$1.0B

Biggest falls

Larry PageLarry Page$233.0B now · since 1 Oct 2026−$53.0B
Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg$211.0B now · since 1 Oct 2026−$40.0B
Michael DellMichael Dell$229.0B now · since 1 Oct 2026−$40.0B
Jensen HuangJensen Huang$178.0B now · since 1 Oct 2026−$22.0B
Larry EllisonLarry Ellison$172.0B now · since 1 Oct 2026−$8.0B

Self-made or inherited?

Share of all wealth on the list

83%17%
Self-made $3.55TInherited or family $734.9B

Founders who built their own company count as self-made, even when they started with family money.

Country league

Where the money is

United States
20 people · top: Elon Musk$3.18T
India
55 people · top: Mukesh Ambani$705.9B
Europe
2 people · top: Amancio Ortega$267.1B
China
1 people · top: Zhang Yiming$84.0B
Japan
1 people · top: Masayoshi Son$55.4B

People with ties to two countries count in both.

Industries

The richest industries

All industries
  1. 1Technology and software10 ranked · richest: Michael Dell$920.1B
  2. 2Space and aerospace1 ranked · richest: Elon Musk$869.0B
  3. 3E-commerce and retail5 ranked · richest: Jeff Bezos$783.6B
  4. 4Social media and internet4 ranked · richest: Larry Page$742.0B
  5. 5Conglomerates4 ranked · richest: Warren Buffett$340.6B
  6. 6Financial services3 ranked · richest: Michael Bloomberg$155.0B
  7. 7Manufacturing and industrials1 ranked · richest: Savitri Jindal$38.2B
  8. 8Artificial intelligence5 ranked · richest: Daniela Amodei$35.7B
  9. 9Healthcare1 ranked · richest: Dilip Shanghvi$25.4B
Companies

The most valuable companies we track

  1. 1AppleAppleTechnology and software$5.03TMarket cap
  2. 2NvidiaNvidiaTechnology and software · Jensen Huang$4.88TMarket cap
  3. 3MicrosoftMicrosoftTechnology and software · Bill Gates$3.77TMarket cap
  4. 4Alphabet (Google)Alphabet (Google)Technology and software · Sergey BrinLarry Page$3.42TMarket cap
  5. 5AmazonAmazonE-commerce and retail · Jeff Bezos$2.66TMarket cap
  6. 6SpaceXSpaceXSpace and aerospace · Elon Musk$1.85TMarket cap
  7. 7TeslaTeslaAutomotive and EV$1.60TMarket cap
  8. 8Meta PlatformsMeta PlatformsSocial media and internet · Mark Zuckerberg$1.55TMarket cap
  9. 9Berkshire HathawayBerkshire HathawayConglomerates$1.19TMarket cap
  10. 10OracleOracleTechnology and software · Larry Ellison$361.4BMarket cap
  11. 11Dell TechnologiesDell TechnologiesTechnology and software · Michael Dell$249.7BMarket cap
  12. 12Blue OriginBlue OriginSpace and aerospace · Jeff Bezos$140.0BValuation
Ages

Youngest and oldest on the list

Youngest

Renuka Jagtiani$6.0B0
Gopikishan Damani$5.3B0
B. Partha Saradhi Reddy$5.0B0
Anant AmbaniAnant Ambani$30.0B31

Oldest

Warren BuffettWarren Buffett$154.0B96
Benu Gopal Bangur$6.1B95
Kushal Pal SinghKushal Pal Singh$15.0B95
Hasmukh Chudgar$8.5B93
Method

How we rank

People are ranked by the most recent net worth figure published by a named source, usually Forbes or Bloomberg, in US dollars, with the latest reading dated 1 Nov 2026. Listed stakes move with share prices, so figures can change daily. Companies are ranked by market capitalisation, or for private companies by the valuation at their latest funding round. Industries are ranked by the combined wealth of the people whose main business is in that industry.

Every number links back to a profile page that names its source and date. Read the full methodology.