World’s Billionaires List – The Richest In 2025

Another year, another set of records for the world’s billionaire class.

Forbes has been scanning the globe for billionaires since 1987. We found 140 of them that first year. It took two decades for their numbers to swell beyond 1,000. Then there were 2,000 in 2017. Now, eight years later, another milestone: 3,028 entrepreneurs, investors and heirs make up this year’s ranking, 247 more than a year ago. Not only are there more of them, but they’re richer than ever, worth $16.1 trillion in total—up nearly $2 trillion over 2024. The U.S. has a record 902 billionaires, followed by China (516, including Hong Kong) and India (205). We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 7, 2025. For daily updated net worths of all 3,028 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires ranking.

RankNameNet WorthAgeCountry/TerritorySourceIndustry
1Elon Musk$342 B53United StatesTesla, SpaceXAutomotive
2Mark Zuckerberg$216 B40United StatesFacebookTechnology
3Jeff Bezos$215 B61United StatesAmazonTechnology
4Larry Ellison$192 B80United StatesOracleTechnology
5Bernard Arnault & family$178 B76FranceLVMHFashion & Retail
6Warren Buffett$154 B94United StatesBerkshire HathawayFinance & Investments
7Larry Page$144 B52United StatesGoogleTechnology
8Sergey Brin$138 B51United StatesGoogleTechnology
9Amancio Ortega$124 B89SpainZaraFashion & Retail
10Steve Ballmer$118 B69United StatesMicrosoftTechnology
11Rob Walton & family$110 B80United StatesWalmartFashion & Retail
12Jim Walton & family$109 B76United StatesWalmartFashion & Retail
13Bill Gates$108 B69United StatesMicrosoftTechnology
14Michael Bloomberg$105 B83United StatesBloomberg LPFinance & Investments
15Alice Walton$101 B75United StatesWalmartFashion & Retail
16Jensen Huang$98.7 B62United StatesSemiconductorsTechnology
17Michael Dell$97.7 B60United StatesDell TechnologiesTechnology
18Mukesh Ambani$92.5 B67IndiaDiversifiedDiversified
19Carlos Slim Helu & family$82.5 B85MexicoTelecomTelecom
20Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family$81.6 B71FranceL’OréalFashion & Retail
21Julia Koch & family$74.2 B62United StatesKoch, Inc.Diversified
22Charles Koch & family$67.5 B89United StatesKoch, Inc.Diversified
23Zhang Yiming$65.5 B41ChinaTikTokTechnology
24Changpeng Zhao$62.9 B48CanadaCryptocurrency exchangeFinance & Investments
25Jeff Yass$59 B66United StatesTrading, investmentsFinance & Investments
26Zhong Shanshan$57.7 B70ChinaBeverages, pharmaceuticalsFood & Beverage
27Thomas Peterffy$57.3 B80United StatesDiscount brokerageFinance & Investments
28Gautam Adani$56.3 B62IndiaInfrastructure, commoditiesDiversified
29Ma Huateng$56.2 B53ChinaOnline gamesTechnology
30Tadashi Yanai & family$45.1 B76JapanFashion retailFashion & Retail
31Stephen Schwarzman$44.4 B78United StatesInvestmentsFinance & Investments
32Lei Jun$43.5 B55ChinaSmartphonesTechnology
33Jacqueline Mars$42.6 B85United StatesCandy, pet foodFood & Beverage
33John Mars$42.6 B89United StatesCandy, pet foodFood & Beverage
35Ken Griffin$42.3 B56United StatesHedge fundsFinance & Investments
35Colin Huang$42.3 B45ChinaE-commerceTechnology
37Dieter Schwarz$41 B85GermanyRetailFashion & Retail
38Mark Mateschitz$40.6 B32AustriaRed BullFood & Beverage
39Klaus-Michael Kuehne$39.6 B87GermanyShippingLogistics
40Li Ka-shing$38.9 B96Hong KongDiversifiedDiversified
41Giovanni Ferrero$38.2 B60ItalyNutella, chocolatesFood & Beverage
42Lukas Walton$37.9 B38United StatesWalmartFashion & Retail
42Robin Zeng$37.9 B56Hong KongBatteriesAutomotive
44Gianluigi Aponte$37.7 B84SwitzerlandShippingLogistics
44Rafaela Aponte-Diamant$37.7 B80SwitzerlandShippingLogistics
46Alain Wertheimer$36 B76FranceChanelFashion & Retail
46Gerard Wertheimer$36 B74FranceChanelFashion & Retail
48Savitri Jindal & family$35.5 B75IndiaSteelMetals & Mining
49Phil Knight & family$35.4 B87United StatesNikeFashion & Retail
50Reinhold Wuerth & family$35.1 B89GermanyFastenersManufacturing
RankNameNet WorthAgeCountry/TerritorySourceIndustry
51Shiv Nadar$34.5 B79IndiaSoftware servicesTechnology
51Eduardo Saverin$34.5 B43BrazilFacebookTechnology
53Andrea Pignataro$34.2 B54ItalyFinancial softwareFinance & Investments
54William Ding$33.3 B53ChinaOnline gamesTechnology
55Abigail Johnson$32.7 B63United StatesFidelityFinance & Investments
56Miriam Adelson & family$32.1 B79United StatesCasinosGambling & Casinos
57Marilyn Simons & family$31 B74United StatesHedge fundsFinance & Investments
58Melinda French Gates$30.4 B60United StatesMicrosoft, investmentsTechnology
59Len Blavatnik$29.9 B67United StatesMusic, chemicalsDiversified
60Masayoshi Son$29.4 B67JapanTelecom, InvestmentsFinance & Investments
61Gina Rinehart$29.3 B71AustraliaMiningMetals & Mining
62Vagit Alekperov$28.7 B74RussiaOilEnergy
63Jack Ma$28.6 B60ChinaE-commerceTechnology
63Alexey Mordashov & family$28.6 B59RussiaSteel, investmentsMetals & Mining
63Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family$28.6 B71MexicoMiningMetals & Mining
66Leonid Mikhelson & family$28.4 B69RussiaGas, chemicalsEnergy
67Elaine Marshall & family$28.3 B82United StatesKoch Inc.Diversified
68Eyal Ofer$28.2 B74IsraelReal estate, shippingDiversified
68MacKenzie Scott$28.2 B54United StatesAmazonTechnology
70Iris Fontbona & family$28.1 B82ChileMiningMetals & Mining
71Daniel Gilbert$27.8 B63United StatesRocket MortgageFinance & Investments
72Low Tuck Kwong$27.3 B76IndonesiaCoalEnergy
73Thomas Frist, Jr. & family$27 B86United StatesHospitalsHealthcare
73He Xiangjian & family$27 B82ChinaHome appliancesManufacturing
75Vladimir Lisin$26.5 B68RussiaSteel, transportMetals & Mining
76Wang Chuanfu$26.4 B58ChinaBatteries, automobilesAutomotive
77Lyndal Stephens Greth & family$25.8 B50United StatesOil & gasEnergy
78Susanne Klatten$25.2 B62GermanyBMW, pharmaceuticalsAutomotive
79Dilip Shanghvi$24.9 B69IndiaPharmaceuticalsHealthcare
80Emmanuel Besnier$24.5 B54FranceCheeseFood & Beverage
81Vladimir Potanin$24.2 B64RussiaMetalsMetals & Mining
82Eric Schmidt$24 B69United StatesGoogleTechnology
83Aliko Dangote$23.9 B67NigeriaCement, sugarManufacturing
84Stefan Quandt$23.8 B58GermanyBMWAutomotive
85Gennady Timchenko$23.2 B72RussiaOil, gasEnergy
86Cyrus Poonawalla$23.1 B83IndiaVaccinesHealthcare
87Rupert Murdoch & family$23 B94United StatesNewspapers, TV networkMedia & Entertainment
88John Menard, Jr.$22.9 B85United StatesHome improvement storesFashion & Retail
89Idan Ofer$22.5 B69IsraelShippingDiversified
90Giancarlo Devasini$22.4 B60ItalyCryptocurrencyFinance & Investments
90R. Budi Hartono$22.4 B84IndonesiaBanking, tobaccoFinance & Investments
92Diane Hendricks$21.9 B78United StatesBuilding suppliesConstruction & Engineering
93François Pinault & family$21.7 B88FranceLuxury goodsFashion & Retail
94Michael Hartono$21.5 B85IndonesiaBanking, tobaccoManufacturing
95Steve Cohen$21.3 B68United StatesHedge fundsFinance & Investments
95David Tepper$21.3 B67United StatesHedge fundsFinance & Investments
97Kumar Birla$20.9 B57IndiaDiversifiedDiversified
98Vicky Safra & family$20.7 B72BrazilBankingFinance & Investments
99Lu Xiangyang$20 B62ChinaAutomobiles, batteriesAutomotive
99Prajogo Pangestu$20 B80IndonesiaPetrochemicals, energyDiversified
101Henry Samueli$19.7 B70United StatesSemiconductorsTechnology
102Takemitsu Takizaki$19.5 B79JapanSensorsManufacturing
103Lakshmi Mittal$19.2 B74IndiaSteelMetals & Mining
104Harry Triguboff$19.1 B92AustraliaReal estateReal Estate
105Donald Bren$18.9 B92United StatesReal estateReal Estate
106Michael Platt$18.8 B57United KingdomHedge fundsFinance & Investments
107Eric Li$18.7 B61ChinaAutomobilesAutomotive
108Stefan Persson$18.6 B77SwedenH&MFashion & Retail
109Harold Hamm & family$18.5 B79United StatesOil & gasEnergy
109Christy Walton$18.5 B76United StatesWalmartFashion & Retail
111Stephen Ross$18.4 B84United StatesReal estateReal Estate
112Renata Kellnerova & family$18.2 B57Czech RepublicFinance, telecommunicationsFinance & Investments
113Stanley Kroenke$18 B77United StatesSports, real estateSports
114Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family$17.9 B69GermanyGoogleTechnology
115Huang Shilin$17.4 B58ChinaBatteriesAutomotive
115Andrey Melnichenko & family$17.4 B53RussiaFertilizers, coalMetals & Mining
117Manuel Villar$17.2 B75PhilippinesReal estateReal Estate
118Pavel Durov$17.1 B40United Arab EmiratesMessaging appTechnology
119John Fredriksen$17 B80CyprusShippingLogistics
119Jorge Paulo Lemann & family$17 B85BrazilBeerFood & Beverage
119Dustin Moskovitz$17 B40United StatesFacebookTechnology
122Philip Anschutz$16.9 B85United StatesEnergy, sports, entertainmentFinance & Investments
122Lin Bin$16.9 B57United StatesSmartphonesTechnology
122Zhang Zhidong$16.9 B53ChinaOnline gamesTechnology
125Sherry Brydson$16.7 B78CanadaThomson ReutersMedia & Entertainment
125Alisher Usmanov$16.7 B71RussiaSteel, telecom, investmentsMetals & Mining
127Jerry Jones & family$16.6 B82United StatesDallas CowboysSports
128Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud$16.5 B70Saudi ArabiainvestmentsFinance & Investments
128Jan Koum$16.5 B49United StatesWhatsAppTechnology
130Suleiman Kerimov & family$16.4 B59RussiaGoldFinance & Investments
131Peter Thiel$16.3 B57United StatesFacebook, investmentsFinance & Investments
132Henry Nicholas, III.$16.2 B65United StatesSemiconductorsTechnology
132Wang Wei$16.2 B54ChinaPackage deliveryService
134James Ratcliffe$16 B72United KingdomChemicalsManufacturing
135Robert Pera$15.7 B47United StatesWireless networkingTechnology
136Laurene Powell Jobs$15.6 B61United StatesApple, DisneyTechnology
136Eric Smidt$15.6 B65United StatesHardware storesFashion & Retail
138Radhakishan Damani$15.4 B70IndiaRetail, investmentsFashion & Retail
138George Kaiser$15.4 B82United StatesOil & gas, bankingEnergy
138Zheng Shuliang & family$15.4 B79ChinaAluminum productsMetals & Mining
141Dhanin Chearavanont$15.2 B85ThailandDiversifiedDiversified
141Hasso Plattner & family$15.2 B81GermanySoftwareTechnology
143Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family$15 B74GermanyAldi, Trader Joe’sFashion & Retail
143Karl Albrecht Jr. & family$15 B77GermanySupermarketsFashion & Retail
143Beate Heister$15 B74GermanySupermarketsFashion & Retail
146Vinod Adani$14.9 B76CyprusInfrastructure, commoditiesDiversified
146Leon Black$14.9 B73United StatesPrivate equityFinance & Investments
146Mike Cannon-Brookes$14.9 B45AustraliaSoftwareTechnology
146Mikhail Fridman$14.9 B60RussiaOil, banking, telecomEnergy
146Ernest Garcia, II.$14.9 B67United StatesUsed carsAutomotive

Rank
Name
Net Worth
Age
Country/Territory
Source
Industry
151
Nancy Walton Laurie
$14.7 B
73
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
151
George Roberts
$14.7 B
81
United States
Private equity
Finance & Investments
153
Arthur Dantchik
$14.6 B
67
United States
Trading, investments
Finance & Investments
153
James Dyson
$14.6 B
77
United Kingdom
Vacuums
Manufacturing
153
Scott Farquhar
$14.6 B
45
Australia
Software
Technology
153
Qin Yinglin
$14.6 B
59
China
Pig breeding
Food & Beverage
153
Wang Xing
$14.6 B
46
China
Food delivery
Technology
158
Dang Yanbao
$14.5 B
52
China
Coal
Metals & Mining
158
Kushal Pal Singh
$14.5 B
93
India
Real estate
Real Estate
160
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family
$14.4 B
70
Netherlands
Heineken
Food & Beverage
160
Andrew Forrest & family
$14.4 B
63
Australia
Mining
Metals & Mining
160
Donald Newhouse
$14.4 B
95
United States
Media
Media & Entertainment
163
David Cheriton
$14.3 B
74
Canada
Google
Technology
164
Israel Englander
$14.2 B
76
United States
Hedge funds
Finance & Investments
165
Ray Dalio
$14 B
75
United States
Hedge funds
Finance & Investments
165Uday Kotak$14 B66IndiaBankingFinance & Investments
165Johann Rupert & family$14 B74South AfricaLuxury goodsFashion & Retail
165David Sun$14 B73United StatesComputer hardwareTechnology
165John Tu$14 B83United StatesComputer hardwareTechnology
170David Duffield$13.9 B84United StatesBusiness softwareTechnology
171John Doerr$13.8 B73United StatesVenture capitalFinance & Investments
172Ravi Jaipuria$13.6 B70IndiaSoft drinks, fast foodFood & Beverage
172Joseph Lau$13.6 B73Hong KongReal estateReal Estate
172Ludwig Merckle$13.6 B60GermanyPharmaceuticalsFinance & Investments
175Shahid Khan$13.4 B74United StatesAuto partsAutomotive
176Henry Kravis$13.3 B81United StatesPrivate equityFinance & Investments
176Zhou Qunfei$13.3 B55Hong KongSmartphone screensTechnology
178Edward Johnson, IV.$13.1 B60United StatesFidelityFinance & Investments
178Judy Love & family$13.1 B87United StatesGas stationsFashion & Retail
178Patrick Ryan$13.1 B87United StatesInsuranceFinance & Investments
178Michal Solowow$13.1 B62PolandInvestmentsFinance & Investments
182Goh Cheng Liang$13 B97SingaporePaintsManufacturing
182Friedhelm Loh$13 B78GermanyManufacturingManufacturing
184Sarath Ratanavadi$12.9 B59ThailandEnergyEnergy
185Li Xiting$12.8 B74SingaporeMedical devicesHealthcare
185Anders Holch Povlsen$12.8 B52DenmarkFashion retailFashion & Retail
185David Reuben$12.8 B86United KingdomInvestments, real estateReal Estate
185Simon Reuben$12.8 B83United KingdomReal estate, investmentsDiversified
189Ann Walton Kroenke$12.6 B76United StatesWalmartFashion & Retail
189Kwong Siu-hing$12.6 B95Hong KongReal estateReal Estate
191Chen Tianshi$12.5 B40ChinaSemiconductorsTechnology
191Peter Woo$12.5 B78Hong KongReal estateReal Estate
193Qi Shi & family$12.2 B55ChinaFinancial informationTechnology
193Wang Liping & family$12.2 B59ChinaHydraulic machineryManufacturing
195Robert Kuok$12.1 B101MalaysiaPalm oil, shipping, propertyDiversified
195Sunil Mittal$12.1 B67IndiaTelecomTelecom
195Joseph Tsai$12.1 B61CanadaE-commerceTechnology
195Wei Jianjun & family$12.1 B61ChinaAutomobilesAutomotive
199Antonia Ax:son Johnson & family$12 B81SwedenDiversifiedDiversified
199Andrew Beal$12 B72United StatesBanks, real estateFinance & Investments
199Rick Cohen & family$12 B72United StatesWarehouse automationTechnology
199Robert Duggan$12 B80United StatesPharmaceuticalsHealthcare
199Brad Jacobs$12 B68United StatesLogisticsLogistics
199Azim Premji$12 B79IndiaSoftware servicesTechnology
199J. Christopher Reyes$12 B71United StatesFood distributionFood & Beverage
199Jude Reyes$12 B69United StatesFood distributionFood & Beverage
207Jay Chaudhry$11.9 B65United StatesSecurity softwareTechnology
208Giorgio Armani$11.8 B90ItalyLuxury goodsFashion & Retail
208Robert Kraft$11.8 B83United StatesManufacturing, New England PatriotsSports
210Barry Lam$11.7 B75TaiwanElectronicsTechnology
210Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi$11.7 B80ThailandBeverage, Real EstateFood & Beverage
212Ernesto Bertarelli$11.5 B59SwitzerlandBiotech, investmentsHealthcare
213Bubba Cathy$11.4 B70United StatesChick-fil-AFood & Beverage
213Dan Cathy$11.4 B72United StatesChick-fil-AFood & Beverage
213Trudy Cathy White$11.4 B69United StatesChick-fil-AFood & Beverage
213Martin Lorentzon$11.4 B56SwedenSpotifyTechnology
213Jim Pattison$11.4 B96CanadaDiversifiedDiversified
213Antony Ressler$11.4 B64United StatesFinanceFinance & Investments
213David Steward$11.4 B73United StatesIT providerTechnology
220Tilman Fertitta$11.3 B67United StatesEntertainment, Houston RocketsFood & Beverage
220Lin Muqin & family$11.3 B61ChinaBeveragesFood & Beverage
220Andreas Struengmann & family$11.3 B75GermanyPharmaceuticalsHealthcare
220Thomas Struengmann & family$11.3 B75GermanyPharmaceuticalsHealthcare
224Ken Fisher$11.2 B74United StatesMoney managementFinance & Investments
225Elizabeth Johnson$11.1 B61United StatesFidelityFinance & Investments
225Liu Yongxing$11.1 B76ChinaDiversifiedService
227Sulaiman Al Habib$10.9 B73Saudi ArabiaHospital groupHealthcare
227Terry Gou$10.9 B74TaiwanElectronicsTechnology
227Enrique Razon Jr.$10.9 B65PhilippinesPortsLogistics
230Charles Butt$10.8 B87United StatesSupermarketsFashion & Retail
230John Malone$10.8 B84United StatesCable televisionMedia & Entertainment
230Sandra Ortega Mera$10.8 B56SpainZaraFashion & Retail
230Charles Schwab$10.8 B87United StatesDiscount brokerageFinance & Investments
230Robert F. Smith$10.8 B62United StatesPrivate equityFinance & Investments
230Georg Stumpf$10.8 B52AustriaReal estate, constructionDiversified
236Jaime Gilinski Bacal$10.7 B67ColombiaBankingFinance & Investments
236Ralph Lauren$10.7 B85United StatesApparelFashion & Retail
236Marijke Mars$10.7 B60United StatesCandy, pet foodFood & Beverage
236Pamela Mars$10.7 B64United StatesCandy, pet foodFood & Beverage
236Valerie Mars$10.7 B66United StatesCandy, pet foodFood & Beverage
236Victoria Mars$10.7 B68United StatesCandy, pet foodFood & Beverage
236Mikhail Prokhorov$10.7 B59RussiaInvestmentsFinance & Investments
236Finn Rausing$10.7 B70SwedenPackagingFood & Beverage
236Jorn Rausing$10.7 B65SwedenPackagingFood & Beverage
236Kirsten Rausing$10.7 B72SwedenPackagingFood & Beverage
236David Velez & family$10.7 B43ColombiaFintechFinance & Investments
236Yu Yong$10.7 B64ChinaMiningFinance & Investments
248Carl Bennet$10.6 B73SwedenInvestmentsFinance & Investments
248Carl Cook$10.6 B62United StatesMedical devicesHealthcare
248Laurent Dassault$10.6 B71FranceDiversifiedDiversified

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