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Richest People in the World (100)

Ranked by objective public data. Data snapshot 2026-09-22.

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Rankings are computed from the authoritative public sources listed below, weighted into a single objective index.

1
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Elon Musk

CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, founded xAI; first person to surpass $500 billion net worth.

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Larry Page

Co-founder of Google, top Alphabet shareholder, long-time investor in flying cars and frontier tech.

45
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Sergey Brin

Co-founder of Google, deeply involved in Alphabet's AI research in recent years.

42.5
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4 J
Jeff Bezos

Founder of Amazon, now focused on Blue Origin space venture and The Washington Post.

40.8
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5 L
Larry Ellison

Co-founder of Oracle, once world's richest, keen on real estate and sailing.

40
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6 M
Mark Zuckerberg

Meta founder and CEO, betting on metaverse and open-source AI model Llama.

36.7
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7 B
Bernard Arnault

Head of LVMH, controls over 70 luxury brands including Louis Vuitton and Dior.

30
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8 B
Bill Gates

Co-founder of Microsoft, turned to global philanthropy, donated vast fortune.

28.3
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9 W
Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway chief, value investing guru, known as the Oracle of Omaha.

26.7
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10 S
Steve Ballmer

Former Microsoft CEO, now owner of NBA's Clippers, wealthy via Microsoft stock.

25.8
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11 J
Jensen Huang

NVIDIA founder and CEO, biggest winner of AI computing wave, iconic leather jacket.

25.8
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12 A
Amancio Ortega

Founder of Inditex (Zara), built fast-fashion empire from a tailor shop.

22.5
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13 J
Jim Walton

Second son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, former chairman for years.

19.2
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14 R
Rob Walton

Eldest son of Walmart founder, long-time chairman of the board.

18.7
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15 A
Alice Walton

Walton family member, founded Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

18.3
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16 M
Michael Bloomberg

Bloomberg founder, ex-NYC mayor, wealth from financial data terminals.

18.3
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17 M
Mukesh Ambani

Chairman of India's Reliance Group, controls telecom, energy, and retail empire.

16.7
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18 M
Michael Dell

Dell Technologies founder, self-made, reshaped PC industry via direct sales.

16.7
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19 C
Carlos Slim

Mexican telecom tycoon, long-time Latin America's richest, in telecom and retail.

15
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20 O
oise Bettencourt Meyers

Heiress of L'OrΓ©al founding family, world's richest woman, controls beauty empire.

14.2
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21 J
Julia Koch

Wife of Koch Industries founder, inherited fortune, Miami Heat shareholder.

13.3
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22 C
Charles Koch

Chairman of Koch Industries, one of largest US private firms, major political donor.

12.5
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23 D
David Thomson

Third generation of Thomson Reuters family, controls media and information empire.

12.5
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24 Z
Zhong Shanshan

Founder of Nongfu Spring and Wantai Bio, multiple times China's richest via water.

12
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25 C
Changpeng Zhao

Binance founder, former crypto billionaire, still top-tier after prison.

11.7
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26 G
Gautam Adani

Founder of India's Adani Group, ports, energy, and infrastructure.

11.3
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27 Z
Zhang Yiming

Founder of ByteDance, creator of TikTok and Douyin's parent company.

10.8
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28 D
Dieter Schwarz

Founder of German discount supermarkets Lidl and Kaufland, extremely low-key.

10
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29 C
Colin Huang

Founder of Pinduoduo, rose via low-tier city e-commerce, then retired early.

9.2
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30 M
Ma Huateng

Tencent founder and chairman, helms WeChat and QQ empire.

8.8
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31 M
Masayoshi Son

SoftBank founder, early Alibaba investor, betting on AI and chips.

8.7
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32 T
Tadashi Yanai

Head of Fast Retailing (Uniqlo), frequent Japan's richest.

8.3
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33 K
Ken Griffin

Founder of Citadel hedge fund, financial giant in Chicago and Miami.

8.3
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34 S
Stephen Schwarzman

Co-founder of Blackstone, head of world's largest alternative asset manager.

8.3
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35 J
John Mars

Third generation of Mars family, controls candy and pet food empire.

8.3
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36 P
Prajogo Pangestu

Founder of Indonesia's Barito Pacific, from timber to petrochemicals and geothermal.

8
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37 P
Phil Knight

Co-founder of Nike, built sports giant from selling running shoes.

7.5
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38 J
Jacqueline Mars

Mars family member, heir to Dove and Snickers empire.

7.5
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39 M
MacKenzie Scott

Ex-wife of Bezos, top philanthropist after divorce, donated billions.

7.5
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40 H
hne

Head of Kuehne+Nagel, German logistics tycoon, also holds Lufthansa stake.

7.2
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41 G
Giovanni Ferrero

Ferrero Group chief, the chocolate dynasty behind Kinder and Nutella

7
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42 G
Gianluigi Aponte

MSC founder, who built a shipping agency into a global shipping leader

7
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43 A
Alain Wertheimer

Chanel co-owner, quietly controlling the classic luxury brand

6.7
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44 G
Gerard Wertheimer

Chanel co-owner, holding all shares together with her brother

6.7
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45 L
Lei Jun

Xiaomi founder, pushing ahead in both smartphones and electric vehicles

6.7
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46 L
Li Ka-shing

CK Hutchison and Cheung Kong founder, Hong Kong business legend known as Superman Li

6.3
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47 W
William Ding

NetEase founder and CEO, low-key head of gaming and music businesses

6
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48 A
Abigail Johnson

Fidelity Investments chairman and CEO, running a trillion-dollar asset management empire

6
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49 O
ois Pinault

Kering founder, the French magnate behind Gucci's parent company

5.8
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50 R
Robin Zeng

CATL founder, at the helm of the world's top EV battery maker

5.8
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51 J
Jack Ma

Alibaba founder, pioneer of Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing

5.6
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53 H
He Xiangjian

Midea Group founder, who built a Chinese home appliance giant

5.4
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54 M
Miriam Adelson

Largest shareholder of Las Vegas Sands, medical philanthropist

5.3
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55 L
Leonard Lauder

EstΓ©e Lauder chairman emeritus, heir to a beauty empire

5.2
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57 R
Reed Hastings

Netflix co-founder, driving force behind the streaming revolution

5
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58 B
Brian Armstrong

Coinbase founder, head of America's largest crypto exchange

4.9
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62 R
R. Budi Hartono

Head of Indonesia's tobacco and banking giant Djarum Group

4.5
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63 M
Michael Hartono

Co-head of Indonesia's Djarum Group, major shareholder of Bank Central Asia

4.5
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65 C
Cyrus Poonawalla

Serum Institute of India founder, world's largest vaccine maker

4.3
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67 S
Savitri Jindal

Jindal Group chairman, heading a steel and energy empire

4.1
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68 K
Kumar Birla

Aditya Birla Group chairman, leading an aluminum and cement giant

4
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78 L
Lukas Walton

Walmart founder's grandson, environmental philanthropist and investor

3
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79 W
Wang Wei

SF Express founder, standard-bearer of China's express delivery industry

2.9
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81 C
Chen Jianhua

Chairman of Hengli Group, a chemical fiber and petrochemical giant

2.7
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83 W
Wang Jianlin

Founder of Wanda Group, a commercial real estate and film giant

2.5
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84 S
Sun Piaoyang

Former chairman of Hengrui Medicine, a leader in China's innovative drugs

2.4
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87 P
Peter Woo

Former chairman of Wharf Group, a Hong Kong real estate magnate

2.1
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88 L
Lee Shau Kee

Founder of Henderson Land Development, one of Hong Kong's four big families

2
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89 K
Kwong Siu-hing

Largest shareholder of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong's richest woman

1.9
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90 H
Henry Cheng

Chairman of Chow Tai Fook and New World Development, second generation of the Cheng Yu-tung family

1.8
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92 X
Xu Yangtian

Founder of SHEIN, creator of China's global fast fashion

1.6
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93 W
Wang Xing

Founder of Meituan, China's dominant local life services platform

1.5
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94 R
Robin Li

Founder of Baidu, a pioneer in China's AI and autonomous driving

1.4
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96 Y
Yang Huiyan

Heir to Country Garden, representative of China's real estate family

1.2
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98 W
Wang Laichun

Founder of Luxshare Precision, a key figure in Apple's supply chain

1
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99 W
Wang Laisheng

Co-founder of Luxshare Precision, a precision manufacturing entrepreneur

0.9
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100 L
Lin Li

Founder of Liye Group, a Shenzhen finance and investment tycoon

0.8
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πŸ”„ Data snapshot 2026-09-22

πŸ“š Data Sources

This ranking is aggregated from the following authoritative sources:

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