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World’s Billionaires List 2025: Chill and meet the richest people in the world in a newly released list by Forbes compared with Bloomberg’s ranking, which this article here on Townflex will be about.
Time to unveil the illustrious lineup of global wealth titans: This update is based on Forbes’ latest real-time Billionaire list, which tracks the daily ups and downs of the world’s richest people. The wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of each individual confirmed by Forbes to be a billionaire.
The 2025 World’s Richest People list starts with Elon Musk topping the chat with a whopping $435 Billion wealth. Followed by Jeff Bezos with a total of $237.1 billion in wealth. Mark Zuckerberg comes third with a net worth of $213.3 billion.
Aside from the top three richest people mentioned above, the likes of Larry Ellison, Bernard Arnault & family, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Warren Buffett, Steve Ballmer, and Jensen Huang add up to make the top 10 richest billionaires list.
Check out the complete list below according to Forbes‘ 38th annual billionaires list, with that of Bloomberg’s total net worth into brackets below.
Richest People in the World
1. Elon Musk
Elon Musk helped start six companies, such as Tesla, which makes electric cars, SpaceX, which builds rockets, and the Boring Company, which focused on tunneling. He owns around 12% of Tesla without counting options, but he’s used over half of his Tesla shares as security for loans worth up to $3.5 billion.
In 2022, Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, although he later tried to cancel the deal. He’s believed to own approximately 74% of the company, which is now called X.
- Age: 53
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Automotive
- CEO and Chair: Telsa, Space X, X (formerly Twitter)
- Net Worth Forbes: $435 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $427B
Read More about Elon Musk’s Net Worth and Biography Here.
2. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos started the e-commerce powerhouse Amazon back in 1994 from his garage in Seattle. He switched from being CEO to executive chairman in 2021. Currently, he holds just under 10% of the company’s shares.
Aside from Amazon, Bezos also owns The Washington Post and Blue Origin, a company focused on space exploration and rocket development.
- Age: 60
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Chairman And Founder, Amazon
- Net Worth Forbes: $237.1` Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $237B
Read More about Jeff Bezos’ Net Worth and Biography Here.
3. Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004 for students to match names with photos of classmates. He took Facebook public in 2012; he now owns about 13% of the company’s stock.
- Age: 40
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Cofounder, Meta Platforms
- Net Worth Forbes: $212.3 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $210B
Read More about Mark Zuckerberg’s Net Worth and Biography Here.
4. Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and co-founder of software giant Oracle, of which he owns just under 40%
- Age: 80
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: CTO And Founder, Oracle
- Net Worth Forbes: $201.7 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $182B
5. Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault oversees the LVMH empire of 75 fashion and cosmetics brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
- Age: 75
- Country/Territory: France
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
- Net Worth Forbes: $171.3 billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $179B
Read More about Bernard Arnault’s Net Worth and Biography Here.
6. Larry Page
Larry Page stepped down as CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, in 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder. He cofounded Google in 1998 with fellow Stanford Ph.D. student Sergey Brin.
- Age: 51
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Cofounder And Board Member, Alphabet
- Net Worth Forbes: $161.0 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $168B
7. Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin is a computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Google alongside Larry Page in 1998 while they were both Ph.D. students at Stanford University..
Sergey stepped down as president of Alphabet, parent company of Google, in December 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder.
- Age: 51
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Cofounder And Board Member, Alphabet
- Net Worth Forbes: $149.0 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $158B
8. Warren Buffett
Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time. Buffett runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns dozens of companies, including insurer Geico, battery maker Duracell and restaurant chain Dairy Queen.
- Age: 93
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Finance & Investments
- CEO and Chair: CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl A)
- Net Worth Forbes: $141.7 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $142B
9. Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer is the high-wattage former CEO of Microsoft, who led the company from 2000 to 2014.
- Age: 68
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Owner, Los Angeles Clippers
- Net Worth Forbes: $124.3 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $147B
10. Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang cofounded graphics-chip maker Nvidia in 1993, and has served as its CEO and president ever since.
- Age: 61
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: CEO & President, NVIDIA
- Net Worth Forbes: $117.2 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $114B
11. Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega is a Spanish billionaire entrepreneur best known as the founder of Inditex, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers and the parent company of brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, and others.
- Age: 88
- Country/Territory: Spain
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair:
- Net Worth Forbes: $116.5 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $101B
12. Michael Dell
Michael Dell is chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, which was formed in 2016 via Dell’s $60 billion merger with computer storage giant EMC.
- Age: 59
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Chairman And CEO, Dell
- Net Worth Forbes: $115.7 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $124B
13. Rob Walton & family
Rob Walton is the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Walton took over as chairman upon his father’s death in 1992.
He retired as chairman in June 2015 and was replaced by his son-in-law, Greg Penner. Penner still sits on Walmart’s board. He and other heirs of Sam Walton collectively own about half of Walmart’s stock.
- Age: 80
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair: Director, Walmart
- Net Worth Forbes: $108.9 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $110B
14. Jim Walton & family
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He is chairman of the family’s Arvest Bank, which boasts more than $20 billion in assets.
- Age: 76
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair: Chairman And CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
- Net Worth Forbes: $107.6 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $112B
15. Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician, he cofounded financial information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981.
- Age: 82
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Finance & Investments
- CEO and Chair: CEO, Bloomberg
- Net Worth Forbes: $104.7 B Billion
16. Bill Gates
Bill Gates diversified his fortune from software firm Microsoft into dozens of holdings, including waste disposal firm Republic Services and tractor maker Deere & Co.
- Age: 69
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Net Worth Forbes: $103.3 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $159B
17. Alice Walton
Alice Louise Walton is an American heiress to the fortune of Walmart as daughter of founder Sam Walton. In September 2016, she owned over $11 billion in Walmart shares.
- Age: 75
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair:
- Net Worth Forbes: $99.9 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $109B
18. Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani chairs and runs $110 billion (revenue) Reliance Industries, which has interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom, retail and financial services.
- Age: 67
- Country/Territory: India
- Industry: Diversified
- CEO and Chair: Chairman And Managing Director, Reliance Industries
- Net Worth Forbes: $94.7 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $90.6B
19. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Mexico’s richest person, Carlos Slim Helú and his family control América Móvil, Latin America’s biggest mobile telecom firm. With foreign telecom partners, Slim bought a stake in Telmex, Mexico’s only phone company, in 1990. Telmex is now part of América Móvil.
He also owns stakes in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate companies. He previously held a 17% stake in The New York Times
- Age: 84
- Country/Territory: Mexico
- Industry:
- CEO and Chair: Honorary Chairman, América Móvil
- Net Worth Forbes: $77.4 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $79.4B
20. Julia Koch & family
Julia Margaret Flesher Koch is an American socialite and philanthropist who is one of the richest women in the world.
Julia Koch and her three children inherited a 42% stake in Koch, Inc. (formerly Koch Industries) from her husband, David Koch, who died in 2019 at age 79.
- Age: 62
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Industrial
- CEO and Chair: Koch, Inc
- Net Worth Forbes: $74.2 Billion
- Net Worth Bloomberg: $73.0B