Elon Musk
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, founded xAI; first person to surpass $500 billion net worth.
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Ranked by objective public data. Data snapshot 2026-09-22.
Rankings are computed from the authoritative public sources listed below, weighted into a single objective index.
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, founded xAI; first person to surpass $500 billion net worth.
Co-founder of Google, top Alphabet shareholder, long-time investor in flying cars and frontier tech.
Co-founder of Google, deeply involved in Alphabet's AI research in recent years.
Founder of Amazon, now focused on Blue Origin space venture and The Washington Post.
Co-founder of Oracle, once world's richest, keen on real estate and sailing.
Meta founder and CEO, betting on metaverse and open-source AI model Llama.
Head of LVMH, controls over 70 luxury brands including Louis Vuitton and Dior.
Co-founder of Microsoft, turned to global philanthropy, donated vast fortune.
Berkshire Hathaway chief, value investing guru, known as the Oracle of Omaha.
Former Microsoft CEO, now owner of NBA's Clippers, wealthy via Microsoft stock.
NVIDIA founder and CEO, biggest winner of AI computing wave, iconic leather jacket.
Founder of Inditex (Zara), built fast-fashion empire from a tailor shop.
Second son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, former chairman for years.
Eldest son of Walmart founder, long-time chairman of the board.
Walton family member, founded Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Bloomberg founder, ex-NYC mayor, wealth from financial data terminals.
Chairman of India's Reliance Group, controls telecom, energy, and retail empire.
Dell Technologies founder, self-made, reshaped PC industry via direct sales.
Mexican telecom tycoon, long-time Latin America's richest, in telecom and retail.
Heiress of L'OrΓ©al founding family, world's richest woman, controls beauty empire.
Wife of Koch Industries founder, inherited fortune, Miami Heat shareholder.
Chairman of Koch Industries, one of largest US private firms, major political donor.
Third generation of Thomson Reuters family, controls media and information empire.
Founder of Nongfu Spring and Wantai Bio, multiple times China's richest via water.
Binance founder, former crypto billionaire, still top-tier after prison.
Founder of India's Adani Group, ports, energy, and infrastructure.
Founder of ByteDance, creator of TikTok and Douyin's parent company.
Founder of German discount supermarkets Lidl and Kaufland, extremely low-key.
Founder of Pinduoduo, rose via low-tier city e-commerce, then retired early.
Tencent founder and chairman, helms WeChat and QQ empire.
SoftBank founder, early Alibaba investor, betting on AI and chips.
Head of Fast Retailing (Uniqlo), frequent Japan's richest.
Founder of Citadel hedge fund, financial giant in Chicago and Miami.
Co-founder of Blackstone, head of world's largest alternative asset manager.
Third generation of Mars family, controls candy and pet food empire.
Founder of Indonesia's Barito Pacific, from timber to petrochemicals and geothermal.
Co-founder of Nike, built sports giant from selling running shoes.
Mars family member, heir to Dove and Snickers empire.
Ex-wife of Bezos, top philanthropist after divorce, donated billions.
Head of Kuehne+Nagel, German logistics tycoon, also holds Lufthansa stake.
Ferrero Group chief, the chocolate dynasty behind Kinder and Nutella
MSC founder, who built a shipping agency into a global shipping leader
Chanel co-owner, quietly controlling the classic luxury brand
Chanel co-owner, holding all shares together with her brother
Xiaomi founder, pushing ahead in both smartphones and electric vehicles
CK Hutchison and Cheung Kong founder, Hong Kong business legend known as Superman Li
NetEase founder and CEO, low-key head of gaming and music businesses
Fidelity Investments chairman and CEO, running a trillion-dollar asset management empire
Kering founder, the French magnate behind Gucci's parent company
CATL founder, at the helm of the world's top EV battery maker
Alibaba founder, pioneer of Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing
BYD founder, leading the world's top-selling EV maker
Midea Group founder, who built a Chinese home appliance giant
Largest shareholder of Las Vegas Sands, medical philanthropist
EstΓ©e Lauder chairman emeritus, heir to a beauty empire
Former Google CEO, investor in AI and defense tech
Netflix co-founder, driving force behind the streaming revolution
Coinbase founder, head of America's largest crypto exchange
Telegram founder, former head of VK
Facebook co-founder and Asana CEO
Malaysia's Sugar King, founder of Shangri-La Hotels
Head of Indonesia's tobacco and banking giant Djarum Group
Co-head of Indonesia's Djarum Group, major shareholder of Bank Central Asia
Indonesian coal tycoon, founder of Bayan Resources
Serum Institute of India founder, world's largest vaccine maker
HCLTech founder, pioneer of India's IT industry
Jindal Group chairman, heading a steel and energy empire
Aditya Birla Group chairman, leading an aluminum and cement giant
Bharti Airtel founder, a telecom industry leader
ArcelorMittal chairman, the world's steel king
Sun Pharmaceutical founder, a generic drug giant
Head of Russia's Severstal steel company
President of Russia's Norilsk Nickel
Chairman of Russia's Novolipetsk Steel
Former Lukoil president, a Russian oil tycoon
Head of Russia's Novatek gas company
Russian coal and fertilizer tycoon
Walmart founder's grandson, environmental philanthropist and investor
SF Express founder, standard-bearer of China's express delivery industry
Muyuan Foods founder, China's pig farming king
Chairman of Hengli Group, a chemical fiber and petrochemical giant
Founder of East Hope Group, a feed and aluminum tycoon
Founder of Wanda Group, a commercial real estate and film giant
Former chairman of Hengrui Medicine, a leader in China's innovative drugs
Founder of Mindray Medical, a medical device leader
Co-founder of Mindray Medical, chairman of Pengrui Group
Former chairman of Wharf Group, a Hong Kong real estate magnate
Founder of Henderson Land Development, one of Hong Kong's four big families
Largest shareholder of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong's richest woman
Chairman of Chow Tai Fook and New World Development, second generation of the Cheng Yu-tung family
Founder of Galaxy Entertainment, a Macau gaming tycoon
Founder of SHEIN, creator of China's global fast fashion
Founder of Meituan, China's dominant local life services platform
Founder of Baidu, a pioneer in China's AI and autonomous driving
Tencent co-founder, architect of QQ
Heir to Country Garden, representative of China's real estate family
Chairman of Great Wall Motor, China's SUV king
Founder of Luxshare Precision, a key figure in Apple's supply chain
Co-founder of Luxshare Precision, a precision manufacturing entrepreneur
Founder of Liye Group, a Shenzhen finance and investment tycoon
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