Forbes Billionaire Index 2025: Top 20 Richest People in the World

1. Elon Musk‘s Net Worth

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: $384.5 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $397B

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2. Mark Zuckerberg’s Net Worth

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: $237.3 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $245B

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3. Jeff Bezos‘ Net Worth

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: $231.2 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $243B

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4. Larry Ellison’s Net Worth

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: $213.1 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $200B

5. Bernard Arnault‘s Net Worth

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: $189.5 billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $195B

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6. Warren Buffett’s Net Worth

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: $150.1 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $151B

7. Larry Page‘s Net Worth

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: $149.5 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $166B

8. Sergey Brin’s Net Worth

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: $142.9 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $156B

9. Amancio Ortega’s Net Worth

As of 2025, Amancio Ortega has a net worth of $123.3 Billion. He 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: $123.3 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $111B

10 Steve Ballmer’s Net Worth

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: $122.4 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $145B

11. Jensen Huang‘s Net Worth

As of 2025, Jensen Huang has a net worth of $119.7  Billion, he 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: $119.7  Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $119B

12. Michael Dell’s Net Worth

As of 2025, Michael Dell has a net worth of $114.6 Billion. He 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: $114.6 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $124B

13. Rob Walton & family

As of 2025, Rob Walton who is the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton has a net worth of $112.7 billion. 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: $112.7 billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $117

14. Jim Walton & family

As of 2025, Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton has a net worth estimated at $111.5 Billion. 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: $111.5 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $120B

15. Bill Gates’ Net Worth

As of 2025, Bill Gates has a net worth estimated to be around $109 Billion. He 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: $109 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $169B

16. Michael Bloomberg‘s Net Worth

As of 2025, Michael Bloomberg who is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician has a net worth estimated to be around, $104.7 Billion. 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

17. Alice Walton’s Net Worth

As of 2025, Alice Louise Walton is an American heiress to the fortune of Walmart as the daughter of founder Sam Walton has a net worth of $103.7 Billion. 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: $103.7 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $117B

18. Mukesh Ambani’s Net Worth

As of 2025, Mukesh Ambani has a net worth of $91.6 Billion. He 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: $91.6 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $87.7B

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: $81.0  Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $84.3B

20. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family Worth

As of 2025, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, has a net worth of $71.5 Billion. She is the granddaughter of the founder of L’Oreal, is the richest woman in the world, he has served on L’Oreal’s board since 1997 and is chairwoman of the family holding company.

She became France’s reigning L’Oreal heiress in 2017 when her mother Liliane Bettencourt, then the world’s richest woman, died at age 94.

• Age: 71
• Country/Territory: France
• Industry: Consumer
• CEO and Chair: L’Oréal
• Net Worth Forbes: $75.1 Billion
• Net Worth Bloomberg: $75.1B

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