10 richest people in the world in 2026

For past several years, we have been witnessing the updated lists of the top richest people in the world. Every year throws up some surprises as the positions change by very small or big margins. Here we present to you the list of world’s top 10 richest people in 2026.

1 Elon Musk United States — Image credit:

1. Elon Musk (United States)

At number 1 with $839 billion is 54-year-old boss of Tesla and SpaceX Technology, Elon Musk.

2 Larry Page United States — Image credit:

2. Larry Page (United States)

At number 2 with $257 billion is 52-year-old co-founder and former CEO of the tech-giant Google Technology, Larry Page.

3 Sergey Brin United States — Image credit:

3. Sergey Brin (United States)

At number 3 with $237 billion is 52-year-old co-founder of the tech giant Google Technology, Sergey Brin.

4 Jeff Bezos United States — Image credit:

4. Jeff Bezos (United States)

At number 4 with $224 billion is 62-year-old founder, former president, and CEO of Amazon Technology, Jeff Bezos.

5 Mark Zuckerberg United States — Image credit:

5. Mark Zuckerberg (United States)

At number 5 with $222 billion is 41-year-old co-founder of the popular social media platform Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.

6 Larry Ellison United States — Image credit:

6. Larry Ellison (United States)

At number 6 with $190 billion is 81-year-old co-founder and former CEO of Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison, from the United States.

7 Bernard Arnault France — Image credit:

7. Bernard Arnault (France)

At number 7 with $171 billion is 77-year-old Bernard Arnault, the chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company.

8 Jensen Huang United States — Image credit:

8. Jensen Huang (United States)

At number 8 with $154 billion is 63-year-old founder and CEO of Nvidia. Jensen Huang.

9 Warren Buffett United States — Image credit:

9. Warren Buffett (United States)

At number 9 with $149 billion is 95-year-old chairman and former CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett.

10 Amancio Ortega Spain — Image credit:

10. Amancio Ortega (Spain)

At number 10 with $148 billion is 89-year-old founder of the Inditex fashion group, best known for the Zara brand, Amancio Ortega.