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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$234.5Bas of 2026 - 5
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Mark ZuckerbergDevelopers$198.2Bas of 2026 - 6
Jensen HuangFounders$182.1Bas of 2026 - 7
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Bernard Arnault
Business Professionals$159.1Bas of 2026 - 8
Warren BuffettInvestors$144.8Bas of 2026 - 9
Amancio Ortega
Founders$144.3Bas of 2026 - 10
Jim WaltonBusiness Professionals$133.5Bas of 2026 - 11
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Carlos Slim
Musicians$126.9Bas of 2026 - 12
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Alice WaltonFounders$124.5Bas of 2026 - 13
Steve BallmerFounders$123.0Bas of 2026 - 14
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Thomas PeterffyBusiness Professionals$109.9Bas of 2026 - 15
Michael BloombergBusiness Professionals$109.4Bas of 2026 - 16
Changpeng Zhao
Business Professionals$109.2Bas of 2026 - 17
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Bill GatesFounders$103.6Bas of 2026 - 18
Mukesh Ambani
Founders$91.6Bas of 2026 - 19
Gautam AdaniBusiness Professionals$89.5Bas of 2026 - 20
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Masayoshi Son
Founders$83.3Bas of 2026 - 21FBFrançoise Bettencourt MeyersBusiness Professionals$74.8Bas of 2022
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Charles KochBusiness Professionals$73.8Bas of 2026 - 23
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Tadashi YanaiFounders$70.1Bas of 2026 - 24
Zhang Yiming
Business Professionals$69.3Bas of 2026 - 25DSDieter Schwarz
Business Professionals$64.8Bas 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 Figures are estimates and may be out of date — not financial advice.
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