Top 10 Wealthiest People in the World (2026)

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA, saw his net worth surge to approximately $160–170 billion as NVIDIA became the world's most valuable company in 2025 on the back of insatiable demand for AI accelerator chips. The H100 and Blackwell GPU architectures are the backbone of virtually every major AI training cluster globally. Huang's 31-year tenure at NVIDIA — a company he co-founded in a Denny's diner in 1993 — represents one of the greatest long-run wealth creation stories in tech history.

Mark Zuckerberg controls an estimated $200–220 billion in net worth, built almost entirely on his controlling stake in Meta Platforms, parent of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads. Meta's 2023–2025 "Year of Efficiency" slashed costs and supercharged profits, pushing the stock to record highs. His ambitious $40 billion annual AI infrastructure investment plan signals a high-stakes bet on leading the next computing platform.

Jeff Bezos holds an estimated $230–260 billion fortune as founder and executive chairman of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. AWS alone generates over $100 billion in annual revenue and underpins roughly a third of the global internet. Bezos also owns Blue Origin, his aerospace company, which completed its first crewed orbital flight in 2024 — a milestone that puts him in direct competition with Musk's SpaceX.

Larry Ellison, co-founder and CTO of Oracle, commands an estimated $160–200 billion fortune after Oracle's stock tripled in value between 2023 and 2025 on booming demand for its cloud infrastructure and AI database services. Oracle secured landmark contracts to power ChatGPT and other frontier AI workloads, positioning it as the surprise cloud winner of the AI era. The 80-year-old Ellison remains one of tech's most hands-on founders, owning 99% of Lanai, Hawaii's sixth-largest island.

Bill Gates retains an estimated $150–160 billion in net worth despite having donated over $50 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — the world's largest private charitable foundation with $70 billion in endowment. His holding company Cascade Investment manages a diversified portfolio spanning Deere & Company, Waste Management, and Canadian National Railway. Gates has pledged to give away virtually his entire fortune before his death.

Warren Buffett, the "Oracle of Omaha," holds an estimated $145–160 billion fortune as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the $1 trillion conglomerate he has steered since 1965. Berkshire's portfolio includes major stakes in Apple (valued at ~$170 billion), American Express, Coca-Cola, and Bank of America. At 95, Buffett announced in 2024 that Greg Abel would succeed him as CEO — ending a six-decade era for the greatest value investor of all time.

Larry Page, co-founder of Google and former CEO of Alphabet, holds an estimated $135–155 billion in net worth through his Alphabet stake and private investments. Page stepped back from day-to-day management in 2019 but remains deeply involved in Planetary Ventures and secretive moonshot projects. His Flying Car venture Kitty Hawk (rebranded Wisk Aero) continues to pursue autonomous air taxi certification with the FAA.

Sergey Brin, Google's other co-founder and former president of Alphabet, holds an estimated $130–150 billion fortune and re-engaged publicly with AI development in 2023, reportedly working hands-on within Google DeepMind as the company races to keep pace with OpenAI. Brin is known for funding his personal stealth airship project — a massive 200-meter helium aircraft designed for humanitarian cargo delivery — through his own fortune.

Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, holds an estimated $120–160 billion fortune as the world's richest non-tech billionaire and Europe's wealthiest person. LVMH's portfolio spans 75 luxury houses including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Bulgari, Moet & Chandon, and Sephora, generating over $90 billion in annual revenue. After briefly topping the global wealth rankings in 2022–2023, Arnault's fortune pulled back as Chinese luxury demand cooled.

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA, saw his net worth surge to approximately $160–170 billion as NVIDIA became the world's most valuable company in 2025 on the back of insatiable demand for AI accelerator chips. The H100 and Blackwell GPU architectures are the backbone of virtually every major AI training cluster globally. Huang's 31-year tenure at NVIDIA — a company he co-founded in a Denny's diner in 1993 — represents one of the greatest long-run wealth creation stories in tech history.

Mark Zuckerberg controls an estimated $200–220 billion in net worth, built almost entirely on his controlling stake in Meta Platforms, parent of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads. Meta's 2023–2025 "Year of Efficiency" slashed costs and supercharged profits, pushing the stock to record highs. His ambitious $40 billion annual AI infrastructure investment plan signals a high-stakes bet on leading the next computing platform.

Jeff Bezos holds an estimated $230–260 billion fortune as founder and executive chairman of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. AWS alone generates over $100 billion in annual revenue and underpins roughly a third of the global internet. Bezos also owns Blue Origin, his aerospace company, which completed its first crewed orbital flight in 2024 — a milestone that puts him in direct competition with Musk's SpaceX.

Larry Ellison, co-founder and CTO of Oracle, commands an estimated $160–200 billion fortune after Oracle's stock tripled in value between 2023 and 2025 on booming demand for its cloud infrastructure and AI database services. Oracle secured landmark contracts to power ChatGPT and other frontier AI workloads, positioning it as the surprise cloud winner of the AI era. The 80-year-old Ellison remains one of tech's most hands-on founders, owning 99% of Lanai, Hawaii's sixth-largest island.

Bill Gates retains an estimated $150–160 billion in net worth despite having donated over $50 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — the world's largest private charitable foundation with $70 billion in endowment. His holding company Cascade Investment manages a diversified portfolio spanning Deere & Company, Waste Management, and Canadian National Railway. Gates has pledged to give away virtually his entire fortune before his death.

Warren Buffett, the "Oracle of Omaha," holds an estimated $145–160 billion fortune as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the $1 trillion conglomerate he has steered since 1965. Berkshire's portfolio includes major stakes in Apple (valued at ~$170 billion), American Express, Coca-Cola, and Bank of America. At 95, Buffett announced in 2024 that Greg Abel would succeed him as CEO — ending a six-decade era for the greatest value investor of all time.

Larry Page, co-founder of Google and former CEO of Alphabet, holds an estimated $135–155 billion in net worth through his Alphabet stake and private investments. Page stepped back from day-to-day management in 2019 but remains deeply involved in Planetary Ventures and secretive moonshot projects. His Flying Car venture Kitty Hawk (rebranded Wisk Aero) continues to pursue autonomous air taxi certification with the FAA.

Sergey Brin, Google's other co-founder and former president of Alphabet, holds an estimated $130–150 billion fortune and re-engaged publicly with AI development in 2023, reportedly working hands-on within Google DeepMind as the company races to keep pace with OpenAI. Brin is known for funding his personal stealth airship project — a massive 200-meter helium aircraft designed for humanitarian cargo delivery — through his own fortune.

Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, holds an estimated $120–160 billion fortune as the world's richest non-tech billionaire and Europe's wealthiest person. LVMH's portfolio spans 75 luxury houses including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Bulgari, Moet & Chandon, and Sephora, generating over $90 billion in annual revenue. After briefly topping the global wealth rankings in 2022–2023, Arnault's fortune pulled back as Chinese luxury demand cooled.