The richest people in the world according to Forbes in 2025

Elon Musk
Founder and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, he has held the top spot in Forbes rankings for the second consecutive year: in 2024, he led the Forbes 400 and continues to be the leader in the list of the world's richest people in 2025. He retains his title thanks to his companies Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, and in 2022 he acquired Twitter, renaming it X.

His net worth is estimated at $342 billion.

Mark Zuckerberg
Co-founder of Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, which continues to evolve, focusing on the metaverse. In 2004, at the age of 19, he founded the platform for students to more easily find each other by name and photo. In 2012, Zuckerberg took Facebook public, retaining about 13% of the company's shares. This is already the second consecutive year he has been in the top 3, and in 2024 he was third in the Forbes 400 list.

His net worth is estimated at $216 billion.

Jeff Bezos
Founder and Chairman of Amazon, the world's largest online retail company. In 1994, he started from a garage in Seattle, and now owns less than 10% of the company. In 2021, he stepped down as CEO, becoming Executive Chairman. After his divorce from MacKenzie in 2019, he transferred a quarter of his stake in Amazon to her. Bezos also owns The Washington Post newspaper and Blue Origin, a company that develops rockets for space flights.

His net worth is estimated at $215 billion.

Larry Ellison
Chairman, CTO, and co-founder of Oracle, one of the world's largest software development companies, where he owns approximately 40% of the shares. Oracle has significantly expanded its business, including through major acquisitions, such as the purchase of Cerner for $28.3 billion in 2021. In 2020, Ellison moved to Hawaii, becoming the owner of almost the entire island of Lanai, which he bought in 2012 for $300 million.

His net worth is estimated at $192 billion.

Bernard Arnault
Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, the world's largest conglomerate, which includes 75 fashion and cosmetics brands, such as Louis Vuitton and Sephora. In 2021, LVMH acquired American jeweler Tiffany & Co for $15.8 billion, which was the largest deal in the world for the purchase of a luxury brand. Arnault's holding, Agache, also supports the venture capital firm Aglaé Ventures, which invests in companies such as Netflix and TikTok's parent company, ByteDance. Arnault began his business career in 1984, investing $15 million received from his father in the purchase of Christian Dior.

His net worth is estimated at $178 billion.

Warren Buffett
CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., one of the most successful investors of all time. He manages Berkshire Hathaway, which owns dozens of companies, including the insurance company Geico, battery manufacturer Duracell, and the Dairy Queen restaurant chain. Buffett began investing at the age of 11 and filed his first tax return at 13.

His net worth is estimated at $154 billion.

Larry Page
Co-founder and board member of Alphabet, Google's parent company. He founded Google in 1998 together with Sergey Brin, his colleague from Stanford University. Page and Brin invented the PageRank algorithm, which is the basis of Google's search engine. In 2019, Page stepped down as CEO of Alphabet but continues to serve on the company's board and remains a controlling shareholder.

His net worth is estimated at $144 billion.

Sergey Brin
Co-founder and board member of Alphabet, Google's parent company. He moved to the US with his family from Russia and founded Google in 1998 together with Larry Page, whom he met at Stanford University. Google became a public company in 2004, and in 2015 it was restructured into Alphabet, a new parent company. Brin stepped down as President of Alphabet in December 2019 but continues to serve on the board and remains a controlling shareholder of the company. In addition, he invested $250 million in LTA Research — a project to develop high-tech airships.

His net worth is estimated at $138 billion.

Amancio Ortega
Spanish entrepreneur, one of the richest clothing retailers in the world. Co-founder of Inditex, known for its Zara store chain. Ortega owns approximately 60% of the company, which includes eight brands, such as Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear, as well as more than 5,000 stores worldwide. He receives more than $400 million in dividends annually, which he mainly invests in real estate in Europe and North America.

His net worth is estimated at $124 billion.

Steve Ballmer
Former CEO of Microsoft, who led the company from 2000 to 2014. He joined Microsoft in 1980 as the 30th employee after dropping out of Stanford University's MBA program. In 2014, he bought the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team for $2 billion. The team is currently valued at $4.65 billion.

His net worth is estimated at $118 billion.