Musk recovers the richest man leadership in the world; See Top 10 of the Billionaire Ranking

Elon Muskfounder of Tesla, Spacex, Xai, and owner of social network X, is the richest man in the world in 2025, according to this year’s Forbes magazine annual ranking, published on Tuesday (1) l. Its equity is valued at $ 342 billion. In the last year he added $ 147 billion to his fortune, driven by the performance of Spacex and his artificial intelligence company, Xai, points to Forbes, which made Musk recover the title of richest person in the world, surpassing Bernard Arnault, who was in 2024 and is now in 5th place in the ranking. Musk has a $ 126 billion advantage over second place, Mark Zuckerberg (estimated $ 216 billion).

This change in the list happens at a time when there are protests against the Magnata and Tesla’s actions are still higher than last year, contributing to the result. Forbes registered a record number of 3,028 people around the world on the annual billionaire list, with 247 more people than last year. This is the first time the billionaire population exceeds the mark of 3,000. Together, the world’s billionaires have $ 16.1 trillion, $ 2 trillion more than last year. Forbes points out that this value is higher than the GDP in any country, except the US and China.

The fortunes also grew. Now, the average equity is $ 5.3 billion, an increase of $ 200 million compared to 2024. For the first time in history, three people on the list have more than $ 200 billion. The “US $ 100 billion club” has 15 members who together have $ 2.4 trillion, more than the “poor” billionaires have added together, Forbes says.

Check out the 2025 Forbes billionaires ranking:

1. Elon Musk

The 53-year-old tycoon, born in South Africa, but naturalized American, has a fortune valued at $ 342 billion. He is co -founder of seven companies, including the Tesla electric assembler, the Spacex rocket producer and the Xai Artificial Intelligence startup.

2. Mark Zuckerberg

At 40, the Facebook creator was born in the United States and has a fortune valued at $ 216 billion. Occupying the second position in the ranking. It is present in the technology industry and owns the goal. Created Facebook in 2004 at the age of 19 to connect college students.

3. Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos has his fortune valued at $ 215 billion. Born in the United States, the 61-year-old man founded the Amazon e-commerce giant in 1994, initially operating in his Seattle garage.

4. Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison, 80, is co -founder of Oracle, one of the largest software companies in the world. It has a fortune valued at $ 192 billion.

5. Bernard Arnault & Family

Bernard Arnault, 76, operates in the fashion and retail sector, and runs the LVMH group, owner of brands such as Louis Vuitton and Sephora. The Frenchman has a fortune valued at $ 178 billion.

6. Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett, 94, is known as the “Omaha Oracle”, is one of the most successful investors of all time. Born the United States, has a fortune valued at $ 154 billion.

7. Larry Page

Larry Page, 52, is a co-founder of Google and former alphabet CEO, the company’s holding company. Born in the United States, there is a fortune valued at $ 144 billion.

8. Sergey Brin

Sergey Brin, 51, was born in the United States, and operates in the technology sector. He is a co-founder of Google and former president of Alphabet.

9. Amancio Ortega

Spanish Amancio Ortega, 89, has a fortune valued at $ 124 billion. He is the founder of Inditex, owner of Zara, one of the largest fashion networks in the world.

10. Steve Ballmer

American Steve Ballmer, 69, is former Microsoft’s former CEO, a position he held between 2000 and 2014. He has a fortune valued at $ 118 billion.

*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Sarah Paula