The Richest In 2025
Edited by Chase Peterson-Withorn with Grace Chung and Matt Durot
Another year, another set of records for the world’s billionaire class.
Forbes has been scanning the globe for billionaires since 1987. We found 140 of them that first year. It took two decades for their numbers to swell beyond 1,000. Then there were 2,000 in 2017. Now, eight years later, another milestone: 3,028 entrepreneurs, investors and heirs make up this year’s ranking, 247 more than a year ago. Not only are there more of them, but they’re richer than ever, worth $16.1 trillion in total—up nearly $2 trillion over 2024. The U.S. has a record 902 billionaires, followed by China (516, including Hong Kong) and India (205). We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 7, 2025. For daily updated net worths of all 3,028 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires ranking.
The Richest People In The World
- Rank Name Net Worth Age Country Source Industry
1. Elon Musk $342 B 53 United States Tesla, SpaceX Auto.
Elon Musk cofounded seven companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI.
2. Mark Zuckerberg $216 B 40 United States Facebook Tech.
3. Jeff Bezos $215 B 61 United States Amazon Tech.
4. Larry Ellison $192 B 80 United States Oracle Tech.
5. Bernard Arnault $178 B 76 France LVMH Fashion
6. Warren Buffett $154 B 94 United States Berk.&Hath. Finance
7. Larry Page $144 B 52 United States Google Tech.
8. Sergey Brin $138 B 51 United States Google Tech.
9. Amancio Ortega $124 B 89 Spain Zara Fashion
10. Steve Ballmer $118 B 69 United States Microsoft Tech.
11. Rob Walton $110 B 80 United States Walmart Retail
12. Jim Walton $109 B 76 United States Walmart Retail
13. Bill Gates $108 B 69 United States Microsoft Tech.
14. Michael Bloomberg$105 B 83 United States Bloomberg LP Invest.
15. Alice Walton $101 B 75 United States Walmart Retail
16. Jensen Huang $98.7 B 62 United States Semiconductors Tech.
17. Michael Dell $97.7 B 60 United States Dell Tech. Tech.
18. Mukesh Ambani $92.5 B 67 India Diversified
19. Carlos Slim Helu $82.5 B 85 Mexico Telecom Telecom
20. Francoise B.Meyers $81.6 B 71 France L’Oréal Fashion
21. Julia Koch & family $74.2 B 62 United States Koch, Inc. Diversified
22. Charles Koch $67.5 B 89 United States Koch, Inc. Diversified
23. Zhang Yiming $65.5 B 41 China TikTok Tech.
24. Changpeng Zhao $62.9 B 48 Canada Crypto.X Fin&Invest
25. Jeff Yass $59 B 66 United States Trading, investments
26. Zhong Shanshan $57.7 B 70 China Beverages, pharmac.
27. Thomas Peterffy $57.3 B 80 United States Discount brokerage
28. Gautam Adani $56.3 B 62 India Infrast., commodities
29. Ma Huateng $56.2 B 53 China Online games Tech.
30. Tadashi Yanai $45.1 B 76 Japan Fashion Fashion
