As of April 2025, according to Forbes’ World’s Billionaires List, the top 20 wealthiest individuals globally are:
Elon Musk
$342 billion
Age: 53
Country/Territory: United States
Company: CEO of Tesla and SpaceX
Industry: Automotive, Aerospace
$342 billion
Mark Zuckerberg
$216 billion
Age: 40
Country/Territory: United States
Company: CEO of Meta Platforms
Industry: Technology
Sergey Brin
$138 billion
Age: 51
Country/Territory: United States
Company: Co-founder of Google
Industry: Technology
Alice Walton
$101 billion
Age: 75
Country/Territory: United States
Company: Heiress to Walmart fortune
Industry: Fashion & Retail
Jeff Bezos
$215 billion
Age: 61
Country/Territory: United States
Company: Founder of Amazon
Industry: Technology
Larry Ellison
$192 billion
Age: 80
Country/Territory: United States
Company: Co-founder of Oracle Corporation
Industry: Technology
Warren Buffett
$154 billion
Age: 94
Country/Territory: United States
Company: CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Industry: Finance & Investments
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family
$99 billion
Age: 71
Country/Territory: France
Company: Heiress to L’Oréal fortune
Industry: Fashion & Retail
Michael Bloomberg
$94 billion
Age: 83
Country/Territory: United States
Company: Founder of Bloomberg
Bernard Arnault & Family
$178 billion
Age: 76
Country/Territory: France
Company: Chairman and CEO of LVMH
Industry: Fashion & Retail
Larry Page
$144 billion
Age: 52
Country/Territory: United States
Company: Co-founder of Google
Industry: Technology
Steve Ballmer
$118 billion
Age: 69
Country/Territory: United States
Company: Former CEO of Microsoft
Industry: Technology
Amancio Ortega
$124 billion
Age: 89
Country/Territory: Spain
Company: Founder of Inditex (Zara)
Industry: Fashion & Retail
Bill Gates
$114 billion
Age: 69
Country/Territory: United States
Company: Co-founder of Microsoft
Industry: Technology
