#1
Elon Musk — $869 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 November 1, 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 $869 billion.
| Rank | Name | Net worth | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk | $869.0B | Tesla / SpaceX |
| 2 | Jeff Bezos | $361.0B | Amazon |
| 3 | Larry Page | $233.0B | Alphabet |
| 4 | Michael Dell | $229.0B | Dell Technologies |
| 5 | Sergey Brin | $214.0B | Alphabet |
| 6 | Mark Zuckerberg | $211.0B | Meta |
| 7 | Jensen Huang | $178.0B | Nvidia |
| 8 | Larry Ellison | $172.0B | Oracle |
| 9 | Steve Ballmer | $162.0B | Microsoft |
| 10 | Warren Buffett | $154.0B | Berkshire Hathaway |
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Jeff Bezos — $361 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]
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Larry Page — $233 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]
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Steve Ballmer — $162 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]
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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]
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- Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, monthly ranking as of November 1, 2026 (12 a.m. ET), retrieved November 11, 2026. Forbes rounds to the nearest billion and excludes Musk's unvested restricted Tesla shares. Net worth estimates change daily with stock prices, currency movements, and private-company valuations.