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The richest entrepreneurs
The biggest fortunes built in business and tech — founders, moguls and investors, ranked by sourced net worth.
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- #NameNet worth
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Michael Dell
Founders$229.2Bas of 2026 - 5
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Mark ZuckerbergDevelopers$191.3Bas of 2026 - 6
Jensen HuangFounders$173.6Bas of 2026 - 7
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Bernard Arnault
Business Professionals$146.3Bas of 2026 - 8
Warren BuffettInvestors$145.1Bas of 2026 - 9
Steve BallmerFounders$144.5Bas of 2026 - 10
Amancio Ortega
Founders$143.4Bas of 2026 - 11
Jim WaltonBusiness Professionals$128.0Bas of 2026 - 12
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Carlos Slim
Musicians$125.8Bas of 2026 - 13
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Alice WaltonFounders$119.2Bas of 2026 - 14
Michael BloombergBusiness Professionals$109.4Bas of 2026 - 15
Changpeng Zhao
Business Professionals$108.7Bas of 2026 - 16
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Bill GatesFounders$106.9Bas of 2026 - 17
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Thomas PeterffyBusiness Professionals$102.0Bas of 2026 - 18
Mukesh Ambani
Founders$90.5Bas of 2026 - 19
Gautam AdaniBusiness Professionals$85.8Bas of 2026 - 20FBFrançoise Bettencourt MeyersBusiness Professionals$74.8Bas of 2022
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Charles KochBusiness Professionals$73.8Bas of 2026 - 22
Zhang Yiming
Business Professionals$69.3Bas of 2026 - 23
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Tadashi Yanai
Founders$67.5Bas of 2026 - 24
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Masayoshi SonFounders$65.1Bas of 2026 - 25DSDieter Schwarz
Business Professionals$62.2Bas of 2026
Ranked by sourced net worth (Forbes / Wikidata). Figures are estimates and may be out of date — not financial advice.
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