The world’s top 10 richest billionaires, in the world in which most of them are based in the US. They hold powerful positions across industries such as technology, e-commerce, and luxury goods.Â
The wealthiest people in the world dominate industries ranging from technology, e-commerce, luxury goods, and investment. These top 10 billionaires not only command immense personal fortunes but also influence the global economy with their innovative and strategic enterprises.
According to Forbes, nine of the ten richest billionaires are from America, highlighting the US dominance in wealth creation, while Bernard Arnault represents Europe’s luxury industry. From Elon Musk’s ventures in space exploration to Jeff Bezos’s e-commerce revolution and Warren Buffett’s legendary investing legacy, their journeys show remarkable vision, execution, philanthropy, and worldwide impact.
They shape policies, drive innovation, generate jobs, and set global market trends. Let’s see the complete list of the world’s top 10 billionaires who are transforming industries and driving future innovations.
Elon Musk: $378 billion
Elon Musk is often seen as a controversial business figure, yet his immense wealth is unquestionable. He was originally from South Africa. He built Tesla into a major player in the electric vehicle industry and is also pushing space travel through his company, SpaceX.
Musk made a significant fortune as an early investor in PayPal, and more recently acquired Twitter, which he renamed X. In recent years, he has frequently attracted controversy, aligning himself politically with President Donald Trump during the 2024 election, it taking on a prominent role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and even during a broadcast interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan.
Larry Ellison: $297 billion
Larry Ellison is a co-founder of Oracle, a software giant company and led the company for many years before becoming its chief technology officer and executive chairman. Beyond tech, he also owns the majority of the Hawaiian island of Lana’i.
Mark Zuckerberg: $274 billion
Mark Zuckerberg founded of Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms. He is the youngest member of the list. He launched Facebook from a dorm room at Harvard and quickly grew it in the ensuing years.
Today, Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, while also developing significant projects in artificial intelligence.
Jeff Bezos: $246 billion
Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon. It rose to prominence during the dot-com boom of 1999-2000, but his wealth truly took off after the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Over the following decade, Amazon rapidly diversified into cloud services, logistics, and shipping, and beyond.
In 2013, Bezos purchased The Washington Post for $250 million and founded Blue Origin, an aerospace company focused on making space travel commercially viable. He’s also a prominent philanthropist; he launched the Bezos Earth Fund in 2020 with a $10 billion commitment and has pledged that he will give away most of his fortune.
Larry Page: $181 billion
Larry Page co-founded Google later restructured as Alphabet alongside another member of this list (No. 7). He served as the company’s CEO from 1997 to 2001 and then again from 2011 to 2019.
Steve Ballmer: $178 billion
Steve Ballmer built his fortune at Microsoft, where he was among the company’s earliest executives. He suddenly led the company from 2000 to 2014, before purchasing the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, which is a professional basketball franchise.
Sergey Brin: $169 billion
Sergey Brin, together with Larry Page, co-founded Google and served as the role of company’s president for many years, before stepping down in 2019. Together, they both started building Google in a Silicon Valley garage.
Jensen Huang: $158 billion
Jensen Huang, co-founder of Nvidia and he is also CEO, is a giant semiconductor company that has experienced remarkable growth driven by the booming demand for artificial intelligence technology. In July 2025, Nvidia achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first company to surpass a $4 trillion market valuation, which makes it one of the world’s most valuable corporations.
Bernard Arnault: $156 billion
Bernard Arnault established LVMH, the global luxury giant that controls iconic French brands like Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Moët and Hennessy. More recently, the group acquired Tiffany & Co. to its portfolio, and today LVMH ranks among the largest companies in Europe by market value.
Warren Buffett: $144 billion
Warren Buffett, often called the Oracle of Omaha for his remarkable prophetic investment foresight, began investing at a very young age. He has been the head of Berkshire Hathaway, one of the world’s biggest investment conglomerates, for almost 6 decades.
Conclusion
Together, these billionaires represent more than personal success but also highlight the industries driving the 21st-century economy, from technology, AI, luxury, and finance. Their impact reaches beyond policy, innovation, philanthropy, and global markets. The growth of their reflects shifting global trends-from digital transformation and the rise of AI. As market leaders, their choices influence economies and societies worldwide, affecting the way we live and work. Many are also investing heavily in artificial general intelligence, renewable energy, and space exploration -showing long-term ambitions to redefine humanity’s future.