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By Amanda Greenwood

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Forbes has released its official “World’s Billionaires List,” which ranks the top billionaires from across the globe according to their estimated net worth.

In this Newsweek article, we’ve listed the top 50 billionaires and included how many of the billionaires in 2026 are American.

The Forbes World’s Billionaires List: The Richest in 2026

Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025.

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Forbes compiled its 2026 billionaires list using stock prices and exchange rates as of March 1. The report puts combined billionaire wealth at $20.1 trillion—up $4 trillion year over year.

CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk is worth an estimated $839 billion and is, therefore, the richest person in the world.

Google co‑founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin ranked second and third with estimated fortunes of $257 billion and $237 billion, followed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at $224 billion and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg at $222 billion.

The top 10 also included Larry Ellison ($190 billion), Bernard Arnault and family ($171 billion), Jensen Huang ($154 billion), Warren Buffett ($149 billion), and Amancio Ortega ($148 billion).

The Top 50 Richest People in the World

  1. Elon Musk ($839 billion), Tesla, SpaceX
  2. Larry Page ($257 billion), Google
  3. Sergey Brin ($237 billion), Google
  4. Jeff Bezos ($224 billion), Amazon
  5. Mark Zuckerberg ($222 billion), Meta
  6. Larry Ellison ($190 billion), Oracle
  7. Bernard Arnault & family ($171 billion), LVMH
  8. Jensen Huang ($154 billion) NVIDIA
  9. Warren Buffett ($149 billion) Berkshire Hathaway
  10. Amancio Ortega ($148 billion), Zara
  11. Rob Walton & family ($146 billion), Walmart
  12. Jim Walton & family ($143 billion), Walmart
  13. Michael Dell ($141 billion), Dell Technologies
  14. Alice Walton ($134 billion), Walmart
  15. Steve Ballmer ($126 billion), Microsoft
  16. Carlos Slim Helu & family ($125 billion) Telecom
  17. Changpeng Zhao ($110 billion), Cryptocurrency exchange
  18. Michael Bloomberg ($109 billion), Bloomberg LP
  19. Bill Gates ($108 billion), Microsoft
  20. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family ($100 billion), L'Oréal
  21. Mukesh Ambani ($99.7 billion), Diversified
  22. Giancarlo Devasini ($89.3 billion), Cryptocurrency
  23. Thomas Peterffy ($82.9 billion), Discount brokerage
  24. Julia Koch & family ($81.2 billion), Koch, Inc.
  25. Charles Koch & family ($73.8 billion), Koch, Inc.
  26. Zhang Yiming ($69.3 billion), TikTok
  27. Zhong Shanshan ($68.1 billion), Beverages, pharmaceuticals
  28. Jeff Yass ($67.4 billion), Trading, investments
  29. Dieter Schwarz ($67.2 billion), Retail
  30. Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family ($67.1 billion), Mining
  31. Gautam Adani ($63.8 billion), Infrastructure, commodities
  32. Tadashi Yanai & family ($61.8 billion) Fashion
  33. Ma Huateng ($53.8 billion), Online games
  34. Robin Zeng ($53.2 billion), Batteries
  35. Iris Fontbona & family($52.6 billion), Mining
  36. Masayoshi Son ($51.5 billion), Telecom
  37. Ken Griffin ($49.8 billion), Hedge funds
  38. Jacqueline Mars ($49.1 billion), Candy, pet food
  39. John Mars ($49.1 billion), Candy, pet food
  40. Lukas Walton ($48.9 billion), Walmart
  41. Giovanni Ferrero ($48.8 billion), Nutella
  42. Li Ka-shing ($47 billion), Diversified
  43. Mark Mateschitz ($45.8 billion), Austria Red Bull
  44. Gianluigi Aponte ($44.5 billion), Shipping
  45. Rafaela Aponte-Diamant ($44.5 billion), Shipping
  46. Andrea Pignataro ($42.6 billion), Financial software
  47. Klaus-Michael Kuehne ($41.9 billion), Shipping
  48. Thomas Frist, Jr. & family ($41.1 billion), Hospitals
  49. Alain Wertheimer ($39.4 billion), Chanel
  50. Gerard Wertheimer ($39.4 billion), Chanel

How Many Americans Are the World’s Richest Billionaires?

According to Forbes, the United States has the most billionaires, with a record 989 individuals, including 15 of the world’s top 20 richest people.

China ranks second with 610 billionaires, followed by India with 229.

Of the 50 entries listed above, 24 are American. While Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires List is based on a snapshot in time, the publication regularly updates individual net worth estimates as market conditions change, which can affect rankings throughout the year, including within the top 50.

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