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3,409 profiles

EM
Elon Musk
Tesla, SpaceX, X (PayPal)
#1
$841.3B
TechAutomotiveSpaceSelf-made
LP
Larry Page
Google, Alphabet Inc.
#2
$284.2B
TechnologyMedia & EntertainmentSelf-made
JB
Jeff Bezos
Amazon; Blue Origin
#3
$269.7B
E-commerceSpaceSelf-made
SB
Sergey Brin
Google, Alphabet Inc.
#4
$262.2B
TechnologyMedia & EntertainmentSelf-made
MD
Michael Dell
Dell Technologies
#5
$231.8B
TechnologyManufacturingSelf-made
MZ
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
#6
$192.1B
TechnologyMedia & EntertainmentSelf-made
LE
Larry Ellison
Oracle
#7
$184.2B
TechnologySelf-made
JH
Jensen Huang
NVIDIA
#8
$180.2B
TechnologySelf-made
SB
Steve Ballmer
Microsoft
#9
$150.2B
TechnologySelf-made
AO
Amancio Ortega
Inditex
#10
$149.8B
Fashion & RetailSelf-made
BA
Bernard Arnault & family
LVMH
#11
$143.9B
Fashion & RetailInherited
WB
Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway
#12
$143.1B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
RW
Rob Walton & family
Walmart
#13
$128.5B
Fashion & RetailInherited
JW
Jim Walton & family
Walmart
#14
$127.8B
Fashion & RetailFinance & InvestmentsInherited
CS
Carlos Slim Helu & family
América Móvil; Telmex; Grupo Carso
#15
$124.6B
TelecomSelf-made
AW
Alice Walton
Walmart
#16
$117.6B
Fashion & RetailFinance & InvestmentsInherited
CZ
Changpeng Zhao
Binance
#17
$114B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
BG
Bill Gates
Microsoft
#18
$109.9B
TechnologySelf-made
MB
Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg LP
#19
$109.4B
Finance & InvestmentsMedia & EntertainmentSelf-made
TP
Thomas Peterffy
Interactive Brokers
#20
$107.6B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
ZY
Zhang Yiming
ByteDance
#21
$100.8B
TechnologySelf-made
FB
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
L'Oréal
#22
$97.9B
Fashion & RetailInherited
GD
Giancarlo Devasini
Tether; Bitfinex
#23
$89.3B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
MA
Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries
#24
$89.3B
EnergyTelecomFashion & RetailInherited
GA
Gautam Adani
Adani Enterprises; Adani Ports
#25
$81.9B
EnergyLogisticsConstruction & EngineeringSelf-made
JK
Julia Koch & family
Koch Industries
#26
$81.2B
EnergyManufacturingInherited
CK
Charles Koch & family
Koch Industries
#27
$73.8B
EnergyManufacturingInherited
GL
Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family
Grupo México
#28
$73.2B
Metals & MiningInherited
JY
Jeff Yass
Susquehanna International Group
#29
$67.4B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
DS
Dieter Schwarz
Lidl; Kaufland
#30
$63.8B
Food & BeverageInherited
ZS
Zhong Shanshan
Nongfu Spring; Wantai Biological
#31
$63.1B
Food & BeverageSelf-made
TY
Tadashi Yanai & family
Fast Retailing
#32
$63B
Fashion & RetailSelf-made
RZ
Robin Zeng
CATL
#33
$62.4B
EnergyManufacturingSelf-made
MS
Masayoshi Son
SoftBank Group
#34
$60.6B
Finance & InvestmentsTelecomSelf-made
KG
Ken Griffin
Citadel; Citadel Securities
#35
$53B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
IF
Iris Fontbona & family
Antofagasta; Quiñenco
#36
$50.2B
Metals & MiningFinance & InvestmentsInherited
LK
Li Ka-shing
CK Hutchison
#37
$49.8B
TelecomReal EstateLogisticsSelf-made
GF
Giovanni Ferrero
Ferrero Group
#38
$48.2B
Food & BeverageInherited
MH
Ma Huateng
Tencent
#39
$47.4B
TechnologySelf-made
GA
Gianluigi Aponte
MSC
#40
$45.6B
LogisticsSelf-made
RA
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
MSC
#40
$45.6B
LogisticsSelf-made
SS
Stephen Schwarzman
Blackstone
#42
$45.5B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
MM
Mark Mateschitz
Red Bull
#43
$45.3B
Food & BeverageInherited
LW
Lukas Walton
Walmart
#44
$44.2B
Fashion & RetailFinance & InvestmentsInherited
JM
Jacqueline Mars
Mars Inc.
#45
$43B
Food & BeverageInherited
JM
John Mars
Mars Inc.
#45
$43B
Food & BeverageInherited
AP
Andrea Pignataro
ION Group
#47
$42.1B
TechnologySelf-made
AJ
Abigail Johnson
Fidelity Investments
#48
$41.6B
Finance & InvestmentsInherited
WD
William Ding
NetEase
#49
$41.4B
TechnologySelf-made
LW
Liang Wenfeng
High-Flyer, DeepSeek
#50
$39.8B
TechnologyFinance & InvestmentsSelf-made
AW
Alain Wertheimer
Chanel
#51
$39.4B
Fashion & RetailInherited
GW
Gerard Wertheimer
Chanel
#51
$39.4B
Fashion & RetailInherited
SJ
Savitri Jindal & family
JSW; Jindal Steel & Power
#53
$39.3B
Metals & MiningEnergyInherited
ES
Eric Schmidt
Google (primary); Relativity (operating bet)
#54
$38.6B
TechnologySelf-made
AV
Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family
Sun Microsystems; Arista Networks; Google
#55
$38.1B
TechnologySelf-made
JV
Jean-Louis van der Velde
Bitfinex; Tether
#56
$38B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
PA
Paolo Ardoino
Bitfinex; Tether
#56
$38B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
AM
Alexey Mordashov & family
Severstal; Nordgold
#58
$36.9B
Metals & MiningSelf-made
HX
He Xiangjian & family
Midea Group
#59
$35.8B
ManufacturingSelf-made
EO
Eyal Ofer
Zodiac Group; Global Holdings
#60
$35.7B
LogisticsReal EstateInherited
MA
Miriam Adelson & family
Las Vegas Sands
#61
$34.5B
Gambling & CasinosSportsInherited
TF
Thomas Frist Jr & family
HCA Healthcare
#62
$34.2B
HealthcareSelf-made
HS
Henry Samueli
Broadcom
#63
$33.9B
TechnologySelf-made
LM
Lakshmi Mittal
ArcelorMittal
#64
$33.6B
Metals & MiningManufacturingSelf-made
PN
Pham Nhat Vuong
Vingroup; VinFast; Technocom
#65
$33.5B
Real EstateAutomotiveSelf-made
MS
MacKenzie Scott
Amazon; Yield Giving
#66
$32.8B
E-commerceInherited
LS
Lyndal Stephens Greth & family
Diamondback Energy; Endeavor Energy Resources
#67
$32.8B
EnergyInherited
MS
Marilyn Simons & family
Renaissance Technologies
#68
$32.5B
Finance & InvestmentsInherited
PT
Peter Thiel
Meta; Palantir Technologies; Founders Fund
#69
$32.2B
TechnologyFinance & InvestmentsSelf-made
IO
Idan Ofer
Quantum Pacific Group; ZIM
#70
$32.1B
LogisticsEnergyInherited
LB
Len Blavatnik
Warner Music Group; LyondellBasell; Access Industries
#71
$31.7B
Media & EntertainmentManufacturingFinance & InvestmentsSelf-made
RP
Robert Pera
Ubiquiti
#72
$31.7B
TechnologySelf-made
JY
Jay Y. Lee
Samsung
#73
$31.4B
TechnologyInherited
AD
Aliko Dangote
Dangote Cement; Dangote Refinery
#74
$31.3B
ManufacturingEnergyFood & BeverageSelf-made
ES
Eduardo Saverin
Meta; B Capital
#75
$31.2B
TechnologyFinance & InvestmentsSelf-made
EM
Elaine Marshall & family
Koch Industries
#76
$30.9B
EnergyManufacturingInherited
CH
Colin Huang
E-commerce
#77
$30.7B
E-commerceSelf-made
MF
Melinda French Gates
Microsoft; Pivotal Philanthropies
#78
$30.7B
TechnologyInherited
VP
Vladimir Potanin
Norilsk Nickel; Interros; Rosbank
#79
$29.7B
Metals & MiningFinance & InvestmentsSelf-made
JT
John Tu
Kingston Technology
#80
$29.6B
TechnologySelf-made
DS
David Sun
Kingston Technology
#81
$29.6B
TechnologySelf-made
RW
Reinhold Wuerth & family
Würth Group
#82
$29.6B
ManufacturingInherited
VA
Vagit Alekperov
Lukoil
#83
$29.5B
EnergySelf-made
SN
Shiv Nadar
HCL Technologies
#84
$29.3B
TechnologySelf-made
HS
Huang Shilin
CATL; ATL
#85
$28.4B
EnergyManufacturingSelf-made
LM
Leonid Mikhelson & family
Novatek; Sibur
#86
$28.3B
EnergyManufacturingSelf-made
JM
Jack Ma
Alibaba Group; Ant Group
#87
$28.1B
TechnologySelf-made
CP
Cyrus Poonawalla
Serum Institute of India
#88
$27.9B
HealthcareInherited
IE
Israel Englander
Millennium Management
#89
$27.6B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
FP
François Pinault & family
Kering; Artémis; Christie's
#90
$27.5B
Fashion & RetailSelf-made
EB
Emmanuel Besnier
Lactalis
#91
$27B
Food & BeverageManufacturingInherited
DS
Dilip Shanghvi
Sun Pharmaceutical
#92
$26.8B
HealthcareSelf-made
PK
Phil Knight & family
Nike
#93
$26.5B
Fashion & RetailManufacturingSelf-made
VA
Vinod Adani
Adani Group
#94
$26.1B
EnergyConstruction & EngineeringSelf-made
CT
Chen Tianshi
Cambricon
#95
$25.8B
TechnologyAISelf-made
SK
Suleiman Kerimov & family
Polyus
#96
$25.7B
Metals & MiningFinance & InvestmentsSelf-made
GR
Gina Rinehart
Hancock Prospecting; Roy Hill
#97
$25.6B
Metals & MiningInherited
VL
Vladimir Lisin
NLMK
#98
$25.5B
Metals & MiningManufacturingSelf-made
VS
Vicky Safra & family
Safra Group; Banco Safra; J. Safra Sarasin
#99
$25B
Finance & InvestmentsInherited
SK
Susanne Klatten
BMW; Altana
#100
$25B
AutomotiveManufacturingInherited
PA
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Kingdom Holding Company
#101
$24.9B
Finance & InvestmentsReal EstateSelf-made
SH
Stuart Hoegner
Tether; Bitfinex
#102
$24.7B
Finance & InvestmentsSelf-made
RM
Rupert Murdoch & family
News Corp; Fox Corporation
#103
$24.6B
Media & EntertainmentInherited
SK
Stanley Kroenke
Kroenke Group; THF Realty; Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
#104
$24.3B
Real EstateSportsSelf-made
GT
Gennady Timchenko
Gunvor; Volga Group
#105
$24.2B
EnergySelf-made
TT
Takemitsu Takizaki
Keyence
#106
$24.2B
ManufacturingSelf-made
ZS
Zheng Shuliang & family
China Hongqiao Group; Weiqiao Textile
#107
$24.1B
Metals & MiningManufacturingFashion & RetailInherited
SQ
Stefan Quandt
BMW; Delton
#108
$24.1B
AutomotiveManufacturingInherited
DT
David Tepper
Appaloosa Management
#109
$23.7B
Finance & InvestmentsSportsSelf-made
HT
Harry Triguboff
Meriton
#110
$23.5B
Real EstateSelf-made
BA
Brett Adcock
Figure AI; Archer Aviation
#111
$23.4B
TechnologyAIAutomotiveSelf-made
DG
Daniel Gilbert
Rocket Mortgage; Rock Holdings
#112
$23.2B
Finance & InvestmentsReal EstateSelf-made
SC
Steve Cohen
Point72 Asset Management; S.A.C. Capital Advisors
#113
$23B
Finance & InvestmentsSportsSelf-made
SP
Stefan Persson
H&M
#114
$22.8B
Fashion & RetailInherited
EG
Ernest Garcia II
DriveTime; Carvana
#115
$22.7B
AutomotiveSelf-made
LJ
Lei Jun
Xiaomi; Kingsoft
#116
$22.6B
TechnologyAutomotiveE-commerceSelf-made
KB
Kumar Birla
UltraTech Cement; Hindalco; Grasim
#117
$22.6B
ManufacturingMetals & MiningFashion & RetailInherited
JD
John Doerr
Kleiner Perkins
#118
$22.6B
Finance & InvestmentsTechnologySelf-made
WC
Wang Chuanfu
BYD
#119
$22.2B
AutomotiveManufacturingEnergySelf-made
WW
Wang Weixiu & family
Zhongji Innolight
#120
$22.1B
TechnologyManufacturingSelf-made