| 1 |
Elon Musk |
54 |
US |
Tesla, SpaceX, xAI |
$483 billion |
Musk leads with electric vehicles at Tesla, reusable rockets via SpaceX, and AI ventures like xAI, reclaiming the top spot in May 2024 despite recent Tesla dips. |
| 2 |
Larry Page |
52 |
US |
Alphabet (Google) |
$262 billion |
New No. 2 at $262 billion after Alphabet’s 14% surge from Gemini 3 AI model, pushing his fortune up $30 billion in a month as Google cofounder. |
| 3 |
Larry Ellison |
81 |
US |
Oracle |
$253 billion+ |
Oracle’s cloud and database software dominance, with major gains in AI infrastructure amid tech boom. |
| 4 |
Jeff Bezos |
61 |
US |
Amazon |
$245 billion |
From Amazon’s e-commerce empire, AWS cloud leadership, and AI expansions reducing costs. |
| 5 |
Sergey Brin |
51 |
US |
Alphabet (Google) |
$242 billion |
Google’s cofounder at $242 billion, boosted $27 billion by Alphabet AI rally and core search/ad tech. |
| 6 |
Mark Zuckerberg |
41 |
US |
Meta |
$264 billion |
$264 billion from Meta’s social platforms like Facebook/Instagram, driven by AI and metaverse investments. |
| 7 |
Bernard Arnault |
76 |
France |
LVMH |
$140 billion+ |
Luxury goods titan with $140 billion+ from LVMH brands like Louis Vuitton, dominating fashion and retail globally. |
| 8 |
Jensen Huang |
62 |
US |
NVIDIA |
$158 billion |
$158 billion from NVIDIA’s GPUs powering AI training, data centers, and gaming worldwide. |
| 9 |
Michael Dell |
60 |
US |
Dell Technologies |
$152 billion |
$152 billion from building Dell into a PC/server giant, with AI server demand fueling growth. |
| 10 |
Warren Buffett |
95 |
US |
Berkshire Hathaway |
$152 billion |
Returned to top 10 at $152 billion via Berkshire’s diverse investments, including a $5 billion Alphabet stake. |
