US EditionForbes 40th Annual World's Billionaires List: Elon Musk Is World's ...
Elon Musk's net worth surged to a record $839 billion, driven by Tesla and SpaceX valuation gains amid a global billionaire count of 3,428 with combined wealth of $20.1 trillion.
- On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Forbes named Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, the wealthiest individual ever at $839 billion as the Forbes global list reached a record 3,428 billionaires.
- Surging equity values in Tesla and SpaceX lifted Musk's wealth by roughly $500b, and the November shareholder vote approved a pay package worth up to $1 trillion, raising his stake to about 25.
- The list's top ranks include Larry Page, co‑founder of Google with $257b, Sergey Brin with $237b, while David Kirsch said estimates are 'highly speculative' and warned, 'It might be a third of that, which would still be more than the next person.'
- The Forbes list added approximately 400 billionaires and saw Donald Trump, listed at 645th, with an estimated $6.5 billion, up $1.4 billion, influenced by cryptocurrencies and a court decision.
- Concentration at the top was highlighted by Elon Musk surpassing $800 billion and Forbes' global billionaire aggregate reaching $20.1 trillion among 3,428 billionaires.
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News24 | Musk, already world's richest person, eyes $1 trillion fortune
Elon Musk’s estimated $839 billion net worth has made him the wealthiest individual ever recorded, Forbes said Tuesday, as billionaires worldwide saw their combined fortunes surge in the past year to an all-time high of $20.1 trillion.
Musk has a fortune estimated at EUR 725,000 million, representing more than the triple of the 2nd and 3rd places – Google cofounders with 222 and 204.8 billion, respectively.
The businessman Elon Musk is for the second consecutive year the richest person in the world after doubling his estate, which exceeded $830 billion, according to the annual ranking of the magazine Forbes published on Tuesday. Musk is the main shareholder of the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, the aerospace company SpaceX, the social network X and the artificial intelligence company xAI. According to Forbes, the fortune of the entrepreneur h…
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