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The richest entrepreneurs

The biggest fortunes built in business and tech - founders, moguls and investors, ranked by sourced net worth.

Jeff Bezos

Founders

2nd$366.3B · as of 2026

Elon Musk

Founders

1st$924.8B · as of 2026

Michael Dell

Executives

3rd$271.6B · as of 2026
Elon Musk tops this list.

Net worth: $924.8B, ahead of Jeff Bezos at $366.3B.

Chasing the podium
  1. 4thMark ZuckerbergFounders$231.1B
  2. 5thLarry EllisonFounders$187.8B
  3. 6thJensen HuangFounders$185.4B
  4. 7thSteve BallmerFounders$153.7B
  5. 8thWarren BuffettInvestors$147.8B
  6. 9thAmancio OrtegaFounders$136.1B
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryNet worth
10th, stableJim WaltonFounders · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesFounders$128.7Bas of 202611th, fallingBernard ArnaultFounders · as of 2026FranceFranceFounders$128.3Bas of 202612th, risingCarlos SlimExecutives · as of 2026MexicoMexicoExecutives$120.4Bas of 202613th, risingAlice WaltonFounders · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesFounders$118.5Bas of 202614th, stableBill GatesFounders · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesFounders$114.6Bas of 202615th, fallingChangpeng ZhaoExecutives · as of 2026CanadaCanadaExecutives$114.6Bas of 202616th, stableThomas PeterffyBusiness Professionals · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesBusiness Professionals$103.0Bas of 202617th, stableMukesh AmbaniFounders · as of 2026IndiaIndiaFounders$84.8Bas of 202618th, risingJulia KochBusiness Professionals · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesBusiness Professionals$84.6Bas of 202619th, stableZhang YimingFounders · as of 2026ChinaChinaFounders$84.0Bas of 202620th, stableGautam AdaniBusiness Professionals · as of 2026IndiaIndiaBusiness Professionals$79.9Bas of 202621st, fallingCharles KochBusiness Professionals · as of 2026United StatesUnited StatesBusiness Professionals$76.9Bas of 202622nd, fallingMasayoshi SonFounders · as of 2026JapanJapanFounders$76.1Bas of 202623rd, stableTadashi YanaiFounders · as of 2026JapanJapanFounders$60.4Bas of 202624th, stableZhong ShanshanFounders · as of 2026ChinaChinaFounders$58.2Bas of 202625th, risingDieter SchwarzFounders · as of 2026GermanyGermanyFounders$58.2Bas of 2026
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Ranked by sourced net worth (Forbes / Wikidata). Figures are estimates and may be out of date - not financial advice.

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