US EditionForbes 2026 List Shows Record 3,428 Billionaires Led by Elon Musk
Forbes' 2026 list features a record 3,428 billionaires with a combined wealth of $20.1 trillion, driven by AI market gains and soaring Tesla and SpaceX valuations.
- On the 2026 World Billionaires list, Forbes, the US magazine that compiles the list, counted a record 3,428 billionaires, 400 more than a year ago, calling it a record year for billionaire wealth.
- Amid a tech-led rally, Forbes attributes the growth largely to an AI boom and rising tech valuations, with Nvidia's shares rising more than 40% over the past year.
- Elon Musk tops the list with an estimated net worth of $839bn, surpassing the next three billionaires combined, Forbes reports.
- Policy debate sharpened as Sanders proposed a 5% annual wealth tax, with economists estimating it would raise $4.4tn and Elon Musk would owe $42bn.
- 20 centi-billionaires now hold $3.8 trillion, about 19% of all billionaire wealth, with new notable additions like Jensen Huang and Michael Dell.
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Musk leads list of Forbes' richest people
MANILA, Philippines—American billionaire Elon Musk is the world's richest person according to Forbes magazine on Wednesday.With a networth of over $839 billion, Musk, known for SpaceX and as the owner of Twitter or X, topped the list of over 3,000 people.Former Alphabet CEO Larry Page is in second place, with a net worth of $257 billion, while their former president, Sergey Brin, is in third place with $237 billion.Amazon's Jeff Bezos is in four…
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op-online.deThe new Forbes list also shows a record number of billionaires worldwide.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk estimates that "Forbes" is on its way to becoming the world's first billionaire. In the 40th annual list of billionaires in the world, Musk leads for the second time in a row with an estimated fortune of $839 billion (around €720.7 billion). Musk is the world's first person who has ever exceeded the $800 billion mark. Compared to the previous year, his net assets increased by half a trillion US dollars, mainly due to the incr…
Elon Musk Is Richest Person Alive—by $582B
Elon Musk isn't just leading the billionaire pack—he's lapping the field. For the second straight year, Musk sits atop Forbes ' World's Billionaires list , this time with an estimated net worth of $839 billion, the highest figure the magazine has ever recorded. Forbes credits a roughly $500 billion jump...
The boom around artificial intelligence drives the fortunes of the super-rich at record levels. According to Forbes, there are as many billionaires worldwide as never before - with Tesla boss Musk continuing to lead.[more]]>
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