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Forbes Billionaires List 2025: The Wealthiest Individuals in the World

Top 10 Richest People in the World in 2025: Global business magnates and entrepreneurs have seen remarkable growth in their wealth, greatly boosting their net worth through innovation and strategic vision.

Top 10 Richest People in the World in 2025: Global business leaders and entrepreneurs have seen an exceptional rise in their wealth, significantly boosting their net worth through innovation and strategic vision. According to Forbes’ latest rankings, Elon Musk begins 2025 as the world’s wealthiest individual, with a net worth of $433.9 billion. In a notable change, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Oracle founder Larry Ellison to become the third-richest person globally.

Prominent figures like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang have contributed to a remarkable combined net worth of $10 trillion, a surge largely driven by the value of US tech stocks, which have been key in fueling the fortunes of these billionaires.

Rank Name Net Worth (USD) Source of Wealth Country
1. Elon Musk $433.9 B Tesla, SpaceX United States
2. Jeff Bezos $239.4 B Amazon United States
3. Mark Zuckerberg $211.8 B Facebook United States
4. Larry Ellison $204.6 B Oracle United States
5. Bernard Arnault & Family $181.3 B LVMH France
6. Larry Page $161.4 B Google United States
7. Sergey Brin $154.0 B Google United States
8. Warren Buffett $146.2 B Berkshire Hathaway United States
9. Steve Ballmer $126.0 B Microsoft United States
10. Jensen Huang $120.2 B NVIDIA United States

Interesting Facts about Forbes Billionaires List 2025

In Forbes’ World’s Billionaires List for 2025, the United States remains at the top with a record 813 billionaires, followed by China with 473, and India impressively securing third place with 200 billionaires.

Tech industry giants like Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have seen substantial growth in their wealth. 

Together, these eight tech moguls contributed more than $600 billion to the $1.5 trillion overall increase in the net worth of the world’s wealthiest individuals, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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