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.
Rank
Name
Net Worth
Age
Country/Territory
Source
Industry
1
Elon Musk
$342 B
53
United States
Tesla, SpaceX
Automotive
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
Technology
3
Jeff Bezos
$215 B
61
United States
Amazon
Technology
4
Larry Ellison
$192 B
80
United States
Oracle
Technology
5
Bernard Arnault & family
$178 B
76
France
LVMH
Fashion & Retail
6
Warren Buffett
$154 B
94
United States
Berkshire Hathaway
Finance & Investments
7
Larry Page
$144 B
52
United States
Google
Technology
8
Sergey Brin
$138 B
51
United States
Google
Technology
9
Amancio Ortega
$124 B
89
Spain
Zara
Fashion & Retail
10
Steve Ballmer
$118 B
69
United States
Microsoft
Technology
11
Rob Walton & family
$110 B
80
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
12
Jim Walton & family
$109 B
76
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
13
Bill Gates
$108 B
69
United States
Microsoft
Technology
14
Michael Bloomberg
$105 B
83
United States
Bloomberg LP
Finance & Investments
15
Alice Walton
$101 B
75
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
16
Jensen Huang
$98.7 B
62
United States
Semiconductors
Technology
17
Michael Dell
$97.7 B
60
United States
Dell Technologies
Technology
18
Mukesh Ambani
$92.5 B
67
India
Diversified
Diversified
19
Carlos Slim Helu & family
$82.5 B
85
Mexico
Telecom
Telecom
20
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
$81.6 B
71
France
L’Oréal
Fashion & Retail
21
Julia Koch & family
$74.2 B
62
United States
Koch, Inc.
Diversified
22
Charles Koch & family
$67.5 B
89
United States
Koch, Inc.
Diversified
23
Zhang Yiming
$65.5 B
41
China
TikTok
Technology
24
Changpeng Zhao
$62.9 B
48
Canada
Cryptocurrency exchange
Finance & Investments
25
Jeff Yass
$59 B
66
United States
Trading, investments
Finance & Investments
26
Zhong Shanshan
$57.7 B
70
China
Beverages, pharmaceuticals
Food & Beverage
27
Thomas Peterffy
$57.3 B
80
United States
Discount brokerage
Finance & Investments
28
Gautam Adani
$56.3 B
62
India
Infrastructure, commodities
Diversified
29
Ma Huateng
$56.2 B
53
China
Online games
Technology
30
Tadashi Yanai & family
$45.1 B
76
Japan
Fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
31
Stephen Schwarzman
$44.4 B
78
United States
Investments
Finance & Investments
32
Lei Jun
$43.5 B
55
China
Smartphones
Technology
33
Jacqueline Mars
$42.6 B
85
United States
Candy, pet food
Food & Beverage
33
John Mars
$42.6 B
89
United States
Candy, pet food
Food & Beverage
35
Ken Griffin
$42.3 B
56
United States
Hedge funds
Finance & Investments
35
Colin Huang
$42.3 B
45
China
E-commerce
Technology
37
Dieter Schwarz
$41 B
85
Germany
Retail
Fashion & Retail
38
Mark Mateschitz
$40.6 B
32
Austria
Red Bull
Food & Beverage
39
Klaus-Michael Kuehne
$39.6 B
87
Germany
Shipping
Logistics
40
Li Ka-shing
$38.9 B
96
Hong Kong
Diversified
Diversified
41
Giovanni Ferrero
$38.2 B
60
Italy
Nutella, chocolates
Food & Beverage
42
Lukas Walton
$37.9 B
38
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
42
Robin Zeng
$37.9 B
56
Hong Kong
Batteries
Automotive
44
Gianluigi Aponte
$37.7 B
84
Switzerland
Shipping
Logistics
44
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
$37.7 B
80
Switzerland
Shipping
Logistics
46
Alain Wertheimer
$36 B
76
France
Chanel
Fashion & Retail
46
Gerard Wertheimer
$36 B
74
France
Chanel
Fashion & Retail
48
Savitri Jindal & family
$35.5 B
75
India
Steel
Metals & Mining
49
Phil Knight & family
$35.4 B
87
United States
Nike
Fashion & Retail
50
Reinhold Wuerth & family
$35.1 B
89
Germany
Fasteners
Manufacturing
51
Shiv Nadar
$34.5 B
79
India
Software services
Technology
Indian IT pioneer Shiv Nadar cofounded HCL in a garage in 1976 to make calculator and microprocessors with five friends.
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Elon Musk cofounded seven companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI.
Indian IT pioneer Shiv Nadar cofounded HCL in a garage in 1976 to make calculator and microprocessors with five friends.
