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The richest scientists

The wealthiest scientists on record - ranked by sourced net worth, not fame.

Larry Page

Scientists

2nd$279.3B · as of 2026

Elon Musk

Founders

1st$908.5B · as of 2026

Sergey Brin

Founders

3rd$257.1B · as of 2026
Elon Musk tops this list.

Net worth: $908.5B, ahead of Larry Page at $279.3B.

Next on the board
  1. 4thStefan QuandtScientists$23.0B
  2. 5thWang ChuanfuScientists$20.8B
  3. 6thJan KoumScientists$18.8B
  4. 7thJaime GilinskiScientists$17.0B
  5. 8thShahid KhanScientists$16.3B
  6. 9thJames DysonScientists$14.9B
The rest of the list16
PlaceNameCountryCategoryNet worth
10thMorris ChangScientists · as of 2026United StatesScientists$9.8Bas of 202611thWilliam GoldringScientists · as of 2026Scientists$9.0Bas of 202612thKelcy WarrenScientists · as of 2026United StatesScientists$9.0Bas of 202613thMichael J. SaylorFounders · as of 2025United StatesFounders$8.8Bas of 202514thJames ClarkDevelopers · as of 2026United KingdomDevelopers$8.8Bas of 202615thCharles SimonyiScientists · as of 2026United StatesScientists$8.8Bas of 202616thPiero FerrariScientists · as of 2026ItalyScientists$8.2Bas of 202617thThomas KirkScientists · as of 2026New ZealandScientists$7.9Bas of 202618thMatei ZahariaScientists · as of 2026RomaniaScientists$7.0Bas of 202619thMichael AshleyScientists · as of 2026AustraliaScientists$6.4Bas of 202620thPalmer LuckeyFounders · as of 2026United StatesFounders$6.0Bas of 202621stJeff SkollScientists · as of 2026CanadaScientists$5.9Bas of 202622ndLuke NosekScientists · as of 2026United StatesScientists$5.4Bas of 202623rdRobin LiFounders · as of 2026ChinaFounders$4.9Bas of 202624thGeorge BishopScientists · as of 2026Scientists$4.5Bas of 202625thMarkus BlocherScientists · as of 2026SwitzerlandScientists$3.9Bas of 2026
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