#1
Elon Musk — $929.4 billion
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and majority owner of xAI. His fortune is unusually concentrated in his own companies' stock rather than a diversified portfolio, which makes it especially volatile day to day.[1]
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The Richest People in the World
Fortunes measured in the billions, ranked and compared. A snapshot as of September 2026 — these figures shift daily with stock prices, so treat exact numbers as a moment in time, not a permanent record.
Pictured: Elon Musk at TED2022, #1 with a net worth of $929.4 billion.
| Rank | Name | Net worth | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk | $929.4B | Tesla / SpaceX |
| 2 | Larry Page | $277.9B | Alphabet |
| 3 | Michael Dell | $276.5B | Dell Technologies |
| 4 | Jeff Bezos | $273.0B | Amazon |
| 5 | Sergey Brin | $255.8B | Alphabet |
| 6 | Mark Zuckerberg | $222.6B | Meta |
| 7 | Larry Ellison | $195.4B | Oracle |
| 8 | Jensen Huang | $189.1B | Nvidia |
| 9 | Steve Ballmer | $155.0B | Microsoft |
| 10 | Warren Buffett | $145.1B | Berkshire Hathaway |
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#2
Larry Page — $277.9 billion
Co-founded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998. He stepped back from day-to-day management of Alphabet years ago but remains a major shareholder and board member.[1]
#3
Michael Dell — $276.5 billion
Founded what became Dell Technologies in 1984 as a college freshman, selling custom-built PCs out of his dorm room. He still owns roughly the majority of the company today.[1]
#4
Jeff Bezos — $273.0 billion
Founded Amazon out of a garage in 1994. He stepped down as CEO in 2021 but remains executive chairman and the company's largest individual shareholder.[1]
#5
Sergey Brin — $255.8 billion
Google's other co-founder. Like Page, he's a major Alphabet shareholder who has largely stepped back from day-to-day operations.[1]
#6
Mark Zuckerberg — $222.6 billion
Co-founded Facebook, now Meta, out of his Harvard dorm room in 2004. He remains CEO and, through a dual-class share structure, retains firm control over the company despite owning a minority of its total equity.[1]
#7
Larry Ellison — $195.4 billion
Co-founded Oracle in 1977 and built it into one of the world's largest enterprise software companies. He stepped down as CEO in 2014 but remains chairman and chief technology officer.[1]
#8
Jensen Huang — $189.1 billion
Co-founded chipmaker Nvidia in 1993. Its graphics processors became the backbone of the artificial intelligence boom, driving a dramatic surge in the company's valuation — and his fortune — in recent years.[1]
#9
Steve Ballmer — $155.0 billion
Joined Microsoft as an early employee in 1980 and succeeded Bill Gates as CEO in 2000. Most of his fortune comes from Microsoft stock accumulated over decades; he now also owns the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers.[1]
#10
Warren Buffett — $145.1 billion
Longtime chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in history. He handed the CEO role to Greg Abel at the start of 2026 but remains chairman, and is known for a relatively frugal lifestyle despite his fortune.[1]
Sources
- Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, September 2026 snapshot. Net worth estimates change daily with stock prices, currency movements, and private-company valuations.