World’s Top 10 Richest People in 2025: Global business leaders and entrepreneurs have experienced an extraordinary rise in wealth, significantly increasing their net worth through innovation and strategic foresight. According to Forbes’ latest rankings, Elon Musk has begun 2025 at the pinnacle of wealth, ranking as the world’s richest person, with a net worth of $433.9 billion. In a notable shift, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed Oracle founder Larry Ellison to secure the position of the third-wealthiest individual globally.
Notable figures such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang have contributed to a staggering combined net worth of $10 trillion, with a surge that can be attributed to the value of US technology stocks, which have been instrumental in propelling the wealth of these billionaires.
Top 10 Richest People in the World, Forbes Billionaires List 2025
Rank | Name | Net Worth (USD) | Source of Wealth | Country |
1 | Elon Musk | $433.9 B | Tesla, SpaceX | United States |
2 | Jeff Bezos | $239.4 B | Amazon | United States |
3 | Mark Zuckerberg | $211.8 B | United States | |
4 | Larry Ellison | $204.6 B | Oracle | United States |
5 | Bernard Arnault & Family | $181.3 B | LVMH | France |
6 | Larry Page | $161.4 B | United States | |
7 | Sergey Brin | $154.0 B | United States | |
8 | Warren Buffett | $146.2 B | Berkshire Hathaway | United States |
9 | Steve Ballmer | $126.0 B | Microsoft | United States |
10 | Jensen Huang | $120.2 B | NVIDIA | United States |
Interesting Facts about Forbes Billionaires List 2025
- Forbes’ World’s Billionaires List for 2025, the United States leads with a record 813 billionaires, followed by China with 473 and India, remarkably claiming the third spot with 200 billionaires.
- The tech leaders, including Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have collectively seen their fortunes grow significantly.
- These eight technology moguls alone accounted for over $600 billion of the $1.5 trillion increase among the world’s wealthiest individuals as reported by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index