Top 10 Richest People in the World 2026

Jeff Bezos holds an estimated $220 billion net worth as founder of Amazon, the company he launched from his garage in 1994. Amazon's AWS cloud division generates over $100 billion in annual revenue. Bezos also owns Blue Origin, his private space company, and The Washington Post.

Mark Zuckerberg commands an estimated $190 billion fortune as founder and CEO of Meta Platforms, the company he launched as Facebook in 2004. Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, reaching over 3 billion daily active users. His aggressive AI investment in Llama open-source models drove a massive re-rating of Meta's stock.

Larry Ellison co-founded Oracle in 1977 and accumulated an estimated $170 billion net worth through his 40%+ stake in the enterprise software giant. Oracle's cloud infrastructure business tripled as it captured the enterprise AI wave. Ellison is also known for purchasing the Hawaiian island of Lanai and for his passion for AI infrastructure investment.

Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 and remains one of its largest individual shareholders with an estimated $130 billion net worth. Despite donating more than $60 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — the world's largest private charitable foundation — his wealth has continued to grow faster than he can give it away.

Warren Buffett, known as the "Oracle of Omaha," holds an estimated $130 billion net worth as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Now 94, he has compounded wealth at roughly 20% annually for over 60 years, turning a failing textile mill into a $900 billion conglomerate with stakes in Apple, American Express, and Coca-Cola.

Larry Page co-founded Google as a Stanford PhD project in 1998 and accumulated an estimated $120 billion net worth through his roughly 6% stake in Alphabet. He served as Google's first CEO and later as Alphabet CEO until 2019. Page is also a New Zealand citizen and invests in flying car ventures through Kitty Hawk.

Sergey Brin co-founded Google alongside Larry Page in 1998 after dropping out of Stanford's PhD program. His approximately 6% Alphabet stake is worth an estimated $115 billion. After largely stepping back from operations, Brin returned to Google's AI division in 2023 to help accelerate the Gemini model development in response to the ChatGPT competitive threat.

Steve Ballmer served as Microsoft's CEO from 2000 to 2014 and holds approximately 4% of the company, worth an estimated $110 billion. As Microsoft's stock soared on the back of its OpenAI partnership and Copilot AI products, Ballmer's stake appreciated massively. He purchased the Los Angeles Clippers NBA franchise in 2014 for a then-record $2 billion.

Jensen Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 and transformed it into the defining company of the AI era, with an estimated personal net worth of $100 billion. NVIDIA's H100 and B200 GPUs power virtually every major AI model in existence. The company's stock surged 2,400% between 2022 and 2025, making it the first semiconductor company to reach a $3 trillion market valuation.

Jeff Bezos holds an estimated $220 billion net worth as founder of Amazon, the company he launched from his garage in 1994. Amazon's AWS cloud division generates over $100 billion in annual revenue. Bezos also owns Blue Origin, his private space company, and The Washington Post.

Mark Zuckerberg commands an estimated $190 billion fortune as founder and CEO of Meta Platforms, the company he launched as Facebook in 2004. Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, reaching over 3 billion daily active users. His aggressive AI investment in Llama open-source models drove a massive re-rating of Meta's stock.

Larry Ellison co-founded Oracle in 1977 and accumulated an estimated $170 billion net worth through his 40%+ stake in the enterprise software giant. Oracle's cloud infrastructure business tripled as it captured the enterprise AI wave. Ellison is also known for purchasing the Hawaiian island of Lanai and for his passion for AI infrastructure investment.

Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 and remains one of its largest individual shareholders with an estimated $130 billion net worth. Despite donating more than $60 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — the world's largest private charitable foundation — his wealth has continued to grow faster than he can give it away.

Warren Buffett, known as the "Oracle of Omaha," holds an estimated $130 billion net worth as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Now 94, he has compounded wealth at roughly 20% annually for over 60 years, turning a failing textile mill into a $900 billion conglomerate with stakes in Apple, American Express, and Coca-Cola.

Larry Page co-founded Google as a Stanford PhD project in 1998 and accumulated an estimated $120 billion net worth through his roughly 6% stake in Alphabet. He served as Google's first CEO and later as Alphabet CEO until 2019. Page is also a New Zealand citizen and invests in flying car ventures through Kitty Hawk.

Sergey Brin co-founded Google alongside Larry Page in 1998 after dropping out of Stanford's PhD program. His approximately 6% Alphabet stake is worth an estimated $115 billion. After largely stepping back from operations, Brin returned to Google's AI division in 2023 to help accelerate the Gemini model development in response to the ChatGPT competitive threat.

Steve Ballmer served as Microsoft's CEO from 2000 to 2014 and holds approximately 4% of the company, worth an estimated $110 billion. As Microsoft's stock soared on the back of its OpenAI partnership and Copilot AI products, Ballmer's stake appreciated massively. He purchased the Los Angeles Clippers NBA franchise in 2014 for a then-record $2 billion.

Jensen Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993 and transformed it into the defining company of the AI era, with an estimated personal net worth of $100 billion. NVIDIA's H100 and B200 GPUs power virtually every major AI model in existence. The company's stock surged 2,400% between 2022 and 2025, making it the first semiconductor company to reach a $3 trillion market valuation.