The 2026 Forbes Billionaires List shows there has never been a better time to…well…be a billionaire.
Thanks to AI’s explosion and other market factors, a record 3,428 people made this year’s ranking, 400 more than in 2025.
Among the newcomers are: hip hop legend Dr. Dre, Beyonce, tennis great Roger Federer, and Kimbal Musk, Elon’s younger brother.
Here are the top 10…
1. Elon Musk – $839 billion – age 54 – United States – Tesla, SpaceX – Technology (For perspective, he’s $54 billion richer than Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Warren Buffet combined. But is he really happy?)
2. Larry Page – $257 B – age 52 – United States – Google – Technology
3. Sergey Brin – $237 B – age 52 – United States – Google – Technology
4. Jeff Bezos – $224 B –age 62 – United States – Amazon – Technology
5. Mark Zuckerberg – $222 B – 41 – United States – Facebook – Technology
6. Larry Ellison – $190 B – age 81 – United States – Oracle – Technology
7. Bernard Arnault & family – $171 B – age 77- France – LVMH – Fashion & Retail
8. Jensen Huang – $154 B –age 63 – United States – Semiconductors – Technology
9. Warren Buffett – $149 B – age 95 – United States – Berkshire Hathaway – Finance & Investments
10. Amancio Ortega – $148 B –age 89 – Spain – Zara – Fashion & Retail
below are a couple Billionaires I thought would be higher on the list but aren’t.
18. Michael Bloomberg – $109 B – age 84 – United States – Bloomberg LP – Finance & Investments
19. Bill Gates – $108 B – age 70 – United States – Microsoft – Technology
