World’s Billionaires List The Richest In 2026
Leadway 70. Another year, another set of records for the world’s billionaire class.
There has never been a better time to be a billionaire. Thanks to AI’s explosion, sizzling markets and favorable fiscal policies, a record 3,428 entrepreneurs, investors and heirs made this year’s World’s Billionaires list, 400 more than in 2025. They are richer than ever, worth a record $20.1 trillion, up $4 trillion from last year. The U.S. has the most billionaires, with a record 989, including 15 of the top 20. China, including Hong Kong, is next, with 610, and India (229) ranks a distant third. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 1, 2026. For daily updated net worths of all billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires ranking.
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Country/Territory | Source | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk |
$839 B
|
54 | United States | Tesla, SpaceX | Technology |
| 2 | Larry Page |
$257 B
|
52 | United States | Technology | |
| 3 | Sergey Brin |
$237 B
|
52 | United States | Technology | |
| 4 | Jeff Bezos |
$224 B
|
62 | United States | Amazon | Technology |
| 5 | Mark Zuckerberg |
$222 B
|
41 | United States | Technology | |
| 6 | Larry Ellison |
$190 B
|
81 | United States | Oracle | Technology |
| 7 | Bernard Arnault & family |
$171 B
|
77 | France | LVMH | Fashion & Retail |
| 8 | Jensen Huang |
$154 B
|
63 | United States | Semiconductors | Technology |
| 9 | Warren Buffett |
$149 B
|
95 | United States | Berkshire Hathaway | Finance & Investments |
| 10 | Amancio Ortega |
$148 B
|
89 | Spain | Zara | Fashion & Retail |
| 11 | Rob Walton & family |
$146 B
|
81 | United States | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 12 | Jim Walton & family |
$143 B
|
77 | United States | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 13 | Michael Dell |
$141 B
|
61 | United States | Dell Technologies | Technology |
| 14 | Alice Walton |
$134 B
|
76 | United States | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 15 | Steve Ballmer |
$126 B
|
69 | United States | Microsoft | Technology |
| 16 | Carlos Slim Helu & family |
$125 B
|
86 | Mexico | Telecom | Telecom |
| 17 | Changpeng Zhao |
$110 B
|
49 | Canada | Cryptocurrency exchange | Finance & Investments |
| 18 | Michael Bloomberg |
$109 B
|
84 | United States | Bloomberg LP | Finance & Investments |
| 19 | Bill Gates |
$108 B
|
70 | United States | Microsoft | Technology |
| 20 | Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family |
$100 B
|
72 | France | L’Oréal | Fashion & Retail |
| 21 | Mukesh Ambani |
$99.7 B
|
68 | India | Diversified | Diversified |
| 22 | Giancarlo Devasini |
$89.3 B
|
61 | Italy | Cryptocurrency | Finance & Investments |
| 23 | Thomas Peterffy |
$82.9 B
|
81 | United States | Discount brokerage | Finance & Investments |
| 24 | Julia Koch & family |
$81.2 B
|
63 | United States | Koch, Inc. | Diversified |
| 25 | Charles Koch & family |
$73.8 B
|
90 | United States | Koch, Inc. | Diversified |
| 26 | Zhang Yiming |
$69.3 B
|
41 | China | TikTok | Technology |
| 27 | Zhong Shanshan |
$68.1 B
|
71 | China | Beverages, pharmaceuticals | Food & Beverage |
| 28 | Jeff Yass |
$67.4 B
|
67 | United States | Trading, investments | Finance & Investments |
| 29 | Dieter Schwarz |
$67.2 B
|
86 | Germany | Retail | Fashion & Retail |
| 30 | Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family |
$67.1 B
|
72 | Mexico | Mining | Metals & Mining |
| 31 | Gautam Adani |
$63.8 B
|
63 | India | Infrastructure, commodities | Diversified |
| 32 | Tadashi Yanai & family |
$61.8 B
|
77 | Japan | Fashion retail | Fashion & Retail |
| 33 | Ma Huateng |
$53.8 B
|
54 | China | Online games | Technology |
| 34 | Robin Zeng |
$53.2 B
|
57 | Hong Kong | Batteries | Energy |
| 35 | Iris Fontbona & family |
$52.6 B
|
83 | Chile | Mining | Metals & Mining |
| 36 | Masayoshi Son |
$51.5 B
|
68 | Japan | Telecom, Investments | Finance & Investments |
| 37 | Ken Griffin |
$49.8 B
|
57 | United States | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 38 | Jacqueline Mars |
$49.1 B
|
86 | United States | Candy, pet food | Food & Beverage |
| 38 | John Mars |
$49.1 B
|
90 | United States | Candy, pet food | Food & Beverage |
| 40 | Lukas Walton |
$48.9 B
|
39 | United States | Walmart | Fashion & Retail |
| 41 | Giovanni Ferrero |
$48.8 B
|
61 | Italy | Nutella, chocolates | Food & Beverage |
| 42 | Li Ka-shing |
$47 B
|
97 | Hong Kong | Diversified | Diversified |
| 43 | Mark Mateschitz |
$45.8 B
|
33 | Austria | Red Bull | Food & Beverage |
| 44 | Gianluigi Aponte |
$44.5 B
|
85 | Switzerland | Shipping | Logistics |
| 44 | Rafaela Aponte-Diamant |
$44.5 B
|
80 | Switzerland | Shipping | Logistics |
| 46 | Andrea Pignataro |
$42.6 B
|
55 | Italy | Financial software | Finance & Investments |
| 47 | Klaus-Michael Kuehne |
$41.9 B
|
88 | Germany | Shipping | Logistics |
| 48 | Thomas Frist, Jr. & family |
$41.1 B
|
87 | United States | Hospitals | Healthcare |
| 49 | Alain Wertheimer |
$39.4 B
|
77 | France | Chanel | Fashion & Retail |
| 49 | Gerard Wertheimer |
$39.4 B
|
75 | France | Chanel | Fashion & Retail |
| …….. | ……………………………… | …………. | …… | ……………………….. | ………………………….. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Savitri Jindal & family |
$39.1 B
|
75 | India | Steel | Metals & Mining |
| 52 | Stephen Schwarzman |
$38.3 B
|
79 | United States | Investments | Finance & Investments |
| 53 | Paolo Ardoino |
$38 B
|
41 | Italy | Cryptocurrency | Finance & Investments |
| 53 | Jean-Louis van der Velde |
$38 B
|
62 | Netherlands | Cryptocurrency | Finance & Investments |
| 55 | William Ding |
$37.9 B
|
54 | China | Online games | Technology |
| 56 | Miriam Adelson & family |
$37.5 B
|
80 | United States | Casinos | Gambling & Casinos |
| 57 | Alexey Mordashov & family |
$37 B
|
60 | Russia | Steel, investments | Metals & Mining |
| 58 | Colin Huang |
$36.6 B
|
46 | China | E-commerce | Technology |
| 59 | Eduardo Saverin |
$35.9 B
|
43 | Brazil | Technology | |
| 60 | Eric Schmidt |
$35.5 B
|
70 | United States | Technology | |
| 61 | Idan Ofer |
$34.6 B
|
70 | Israel | Shipping | Diversified |
| 62 | Eyal Ofer |
$33.6 B
|
75 | Israel | Real estate, shipping | Diversified |
| 63 | He Xiangjian & family |
$33.2 B
|
83 | China | Home appliances | Manufacturing |
| 63 | Abigail Johnson |
$33.2 B
|
64 | United States | Fidelity | Finance & Investments |
| 63 | Zheng Shuliang & family |
$33.2 B
|
80 | China | Aluminum products | Metals & Mining |
| 66 | Marilyn Simons & family |
$32.5 B
|
75 | United States | Hedge funds | Finance & Investments |
| 67 | Robert Pera |
$31.7 B
|
48 | United States | Wireless networking | Technology |
| 68 | Phil Knight & family |
$31.1 B
|
88 | United States | Nike | Fashion & Retail |
| 68 | Michal Strnad |
$31.1 B
|
33 | Czech Republic | Defense Contracting | Manufacturing |
| 70 | Lakshmi Mittal |
$31 B
|
75 | India | Steel | Metals & Mining |
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