The richest people in the world are mentioned on an updated list that places their combined wealth in more than $ 16 trillion.
Tech Mogul Elon Musk, 53, leads the Forbes' Billionaires List 2025 with a net value of $ 342 billion (£ 264.73 billion) after co-founder of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX and artificial intelligence company Xai.
Musk went to the top of the list after his assets had risen by 75 percent, giving him a $ 126 billion lead (£ 97.4 billion) on the second billionaire, Forbes said.
The leap was due to new evaluations of SpaceX, Xai and Tesla, although the latter recently saw a dip in the share price after Musk had joined the government of President Donald Trump and came out to support hard-right parties in Europe.
Trump was also deemed on the list – albeit lower – more than doubled after his assets compared to the Forbes list from 2024 from $ 2.3 billion to $ 5.1 billion because of his investments in Crypto currencies and his truth social company that is made public.
Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, 40, came second with a net value of $ 216 billion (£ 167.4 billion), while Jeff Bezos, the 61-year-old founder of e-commerce Gigant Amazon, came in third place with a net value of $ 215 billion (£ 166.6 billion).
In the annual billionaire list of Forbes, which has been published for 39 years, the publication gives a 'definitive ranking of the world's richest people'. The top ten places were all taken by men, the majority of whom got their billions in the technical atmosphere.
Recorded on the 2025 compilation are 3,028 billionaires worldwide, which are 247 more than last year. Their combined power is an amazing $ 16.1 trillion.
There are also several celebrities who recently joined the billionaire club, with musician Bruce Springsteen ($ 1.2 billion) in 2,623rd place, while actor Arnold Schwarzenegger ($ 1.1 billion) and comedian Jerry Seinfeld ($ 1.1 billion) on 2,790.
Tech Mogul Elon Musk (depicted), 53, leads the Forbes' Billionaires List 2025 with a net value of $ 342 billion (£ 264.73 billion) after co-founder of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX and artificial intelligence company Xai
Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg (photo), 40, has become second with a net value of $ 216 billion (£ 167.4 billion)
Jeff Bezos (photo), the 61-year-old founder of e-commerce Gigant Amazon, finished third with a net value of $ 215 billion (£ 166.6 billion)
Larry Ellison, 80, who co -founded Technology Company Oracle, co -founded Larry. His assets are mentioned as $ 192 billion (£ 148.7 billion).
The top five of the top five is Bernard Arnault, 76, and his family with $ 178 billion (£ 137.9 billion). The Arnault Family has luxury goods conglomerate LVMH including brands such as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Tiffany & Co.
The fifth rank is the lowest place in Arnault on the list since 2017, according to Forbes, which attributed the change to a decrease in the LVMH shares.
Warren Buffett, a 94-year-old investor, takes sixth place because of his Fortuin of $ 154 billion (£ 119.3 billion), while Google founders Larry Page, 52, at $ 144 billion (£ 111.6 billion) and Sergey Brin, 51, Eightth and $ 138 billion.
In the ninth, Amancio Ortega, 89, who is the only non-American billionaire is in the top ten of the Forbes list.
The Spaniard has brands such as Zara and Bershka as part of its Inditex fashion formarely.
The last place in the top ten was taken by Steve Ballmer, 69, who was the CEO of Microsoft. He achieved a net value of $ 118 billion (£ 91.4 billion).
There are 55 British billionaires on the list, with five that make the top 200.
Larry Ellison (photo), who founded Technology Company Oracle, co -founded. His assets are mentioned as $ 192 billion (£ 148.7 billion)
The top five of the top five is Bernard Arnault (photo) and his family with $ 178 billion (£ 137.9 billion). The Arnault Family has luxury goods conglomerate LVMH including brands such as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Tiffany & Co
Warren Buffett (photo), an investor, takes sixth place because of his Fortuin of $ 154 billion (£ 119.3 billion)
The richest Brit is Michael Platt, 57, in rank 106 with a net value of $ 18.8 billion.
Platt is the co -founder and CEO of BlueCrest Capital Management, which he started at the end of 2000 after almost a decade at JP Morgan.
The next British billionaire follows in 134th place. Former chemical engineer James Ratcliffe, 72, has a fortune of $ 16 billion. He is the founder, chairman and majority owner of $ 68 billion (2022 income) Chemical PowerHouse Ineos Group.
The next, in 153rd place, is James Dyson, 77, with a net value of $ 14.6 billion. He invented a revolutionary vacuum cleaner using a cyclone to lift dirt in 1978.
The 185th position is shared by the British brothers David Reuben, 86, and Simon Reuben at $ 12.8 billion each. They share their real estate, technology and investment comfort.
There are 288 new billionaires mentioned by Forbes, including Springsteen ($ 1.2 billion) Schwarzenegger ($ 1.1 billion) and Seinfeld ($ 1.1 billion).
Springsteen's decades of massively successful music releases – including 21 studio and ten live albums – and the sale of his music rights to Sony Music for $ 500 million helped him to catapult on the list.
Schwarzenegger earned his fortune from his films and investments in real estate, private equity and shares.
Seinfeld came on the list after signing a Netflix deal of $ 500 million to stream his sitcom Seinfeld on the platform.
There are also several celebrities who recently joined the club of the billionaire, with musician Bruce Springsteen ($ 1.2 billion) in 2,623rd place (Springsteen is shown above)
Schwarzenegger (photo) earned his fortune from his films and investments in real estate, private equity and shares
Seinfeld (depicted with his wife in 2019) came on the list because of his $ 500 million Netflix deal to stream his Sitcom Seinfeld
Another newcomer is Sundar Pichai, who leads Alphabet, the parent company of Google. He has a net value of $ 1.1 billion (£ 850 million) due to an increase in the value of his Google shares.
The newcomers also include the world's youngest new billionaire, 19-year-old Johannes von Baumbach with $ 5.4 billion.
Von Baumbach is one of the 14 heirs of the Boehringer Ingelheim Fortune, a company that is best known as the largest private pharmaceutical company.
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But 107 people who were included in the 2024 ranking saw their assets dip so much that they no longer made them to be considered a billionaire.
Among them is Nicholas Puech, one of the heirs of Luxury Goods Conglomerate Hermes, who says that his fortune has disappeared, according to Forbes.
Included in the 2025 list, people who believe Forbes believe that they have a net value of at least $ 1 billion from March 7, 2025.
The outlet also publishes a daily ranking of billionaires that takes changes and other factors into account.
The daily ranking is also led by Musk, whose assets are mentioned today as $ 345.6 billion, which is $ 3.6 billion more than on the year list.
