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Forbes list of billionaires is based on an yearly measurement of wealth and assets which is published by Forbes magazine. The latest list was released in March 2014.[1][2]




Unverified information: Billionaires List 2025 with their net worth.[3]

Rank Name Net Worth (USD) Nationality Age Sources Country
02. Elon Musk $433.9 billion  United States 53 Tesla, SpaceX, etc.  United States
03. Jeff Bezos $239.4 billion  United States 61 Amazon  United States
04. Mark Zuckerberg $211.8 billion  United States 40 Meta (Facebook)  United States
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06. Larry Ellison $204.6 billion  United States 80 Oracle  United States
07. Bernard Arnault & family $181.3 billion  France 75 LVMH  France
08. Warren Buffett $118.4 billion  United States 94 Berkshire Hathaway  United States
09. Bill Gates $113.5 billion  United States 69 Microsoft  United States
10. Sergey Brin $109.8 billion  United States 51 Google LLC [ United States
11. Larry Page $109.3 billion [ United States 51 Google LLC [ United States
12. Steve Ballmer $105.6 billion  United States 68 Microsoft  United States
13. Mukesh Ambani $100.5 billion  India 67 Reliance Industries  India


As of 31 December 2024, the world's richest individual is Elon Musk, the mastermind behind the companies SpaceX and Tesla with a net wealth of $421.2 billion. Musk is the first individual to ever breach the $300 billion net worth, let alone $400 billion. He is followed by Jeff Bezos, albeit with a huge gap behind, with a net worth of $233.5 billion.[4][5]

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Nationality Source(s) of wealth
1 SteadyJeff Bezos$113 billion Decrease56 United StatesAmazon
2 SteadyBill Gates$98 billion Increase64 United StatesMicrosoft
3 IncreaseBernard Arnault and family$76 billion Steady71 FranceLVMH
4 DecreaseWarren Buffett$67.5 billion Decrease89 United StatesBerkshire Hathaway
5 IncreaseLarry Ellison$59 billion Decrease75 United StatesOracle Corporation
6 SteadyAmancio Ortega$55.1 billion Decrease84 SpainInditex, Zara
7 IncreaseMark Zuckerberg$54.7 billion Decrease35 United StatesFacebook
8 Increase Jim Walton $54.6 billion Increase 71  United States Walmart
9 Increase Alice Walton $54.4 billion Increase 70  United States Walmart
10 Increase S. Robson Walton $54.1 billion Increase 77  United States Walmart


On the 32nd list of world's billionaires, the gap between the top 1% of the billionaires and the rest continues to widen.[6] A record of 2,208 billionaires were in the ranking and the total wealth is $9.1 trillion, up 18% since 2017. For the first time, Jeff Bezos was listed as the top billionaire due to Amazon's rising stock price that resulted in one person's biggest one year gain in wealth since Forbes started tracking in 1987.[6]

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Nationality Source(s) of wealth
1 IncreaseJeff Bezos$112.0 billion Increase54 United StatesAmazon
2 DecreaseBill Gates$90.0 billion Increase62 United StatesMicrosoft
3 DecreaseWarren Buffett$84.0 billion Increase87 United StatesBerkshire Hathaway
4 IncreaseBernard Arnault$72.0 billion Increase69 FranceLVMH
5 SteadyMark Zuckerberg$71.0 billion Increase33 United StatesFacebook
6 DecreaseAmancio Ortega$70.0 billion Decrease81 SpainInditex, Zara
7 DecreaseCarlos Slim$67.1 billion Increase78 MexicoAmérica Móvil, Grupo Carso
8 SteadyCharles Koch$60.0 billion Increase82 United StatesKoch Industries
8 SteadyDavid Koch$60.0 billion Increase77 United StatesKoch Industries
10 DecreaseLarry Ellison$58.5 billion Increase73 United StatesOracle Corporation

References

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  1. Barbara Kollmeyer (March 4, 2014). "Bill Gates back on top, WhatsApp founders and more women in Forbes\' billionaire rankings". Market Watch. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31.
  2. Kerry A. Dolan; Jennifer Wang; Chase Peterson-Withorn (eds.). "The Richest in 2021". Forbes.
  3. "Forbes Real Time Billionaires List - The World's Richest People". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  4. Durot, Matt. "The Unprecedented Gap Between Elon Musk And The World's Next Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  5. "Elon Musk leads world's 500 richest people in 2024 as wealth grew". Yahoo Finance. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 Kroll, Luisa (March 6, 2018). "Forbes Billionaires 2018: Meet The Richest People On The Planet". Forbes. Retrieved March 6, 2018.

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