In the world of enormous fortunes, one day is enough to change everything, as the latest update shows at the top of the richest millionaires in the world.
The super-rich experienced a series of moves in their portfolios: some increased their positions and increased their accounts, while others fell off the podium with losses in the millions.
The money moved, and so did the rankings. Here are the names and personalities who shaped this day.
The 10 biggest fortunes in the world after the market closed today
Elon Musk.
His fortune: $752.1 billion.
How much has changed: -0.3%.
Exchange value: $2.3 billion.
Larry Page.
His fortune: $258.2 billion.
How much has changed: 1.4%.
Exchange value: $3.5 billion.
Larry Ellison.
His fortune: $246.9 billion.
How much has changed: -1.4%.
Exchange value: $3.5 billion.
Jeff Bezos.
His fortune: $243.6 billion.
How much has changed: 1.4%.
Exchange value: $3.3 billion.
Sergey Brin.
His fortune: $238.3 billion.
How much has changed: 1.4%.
Exchange value: $3.2 billion.
Mark Zuckerberg.
His net worth: $228.0 billion.
How much has changed: 0.5%.
Exchange value: $1.2 billion.
Bernard Arnault and family.
His net worth: $189.9 billion.
How much has changed: 0.4%.
Exchange value: $679.7 million.
Jensen Huang.
His net worth: $164.3 billion.
How much has changed: 3%.
Exchange value: $4.7 billion.
Steve Ballmer.
His net worth: $148.1 billion.
How much has changed: 0.3%.
Exchange value: $487.9 million.
Warren Buffett.
His net worth: $148.1 billion.
How much has changed: 0.1%.
Exchange value: $108.8 million.
The 2025 edition of the annual list of Forbes records a record 3,028 Billionaires in the world, which not only led to the total amount exceeding the three billion mark for the first time, but also to the addition of new names to the list, marking the beginning of a change in the world of global money.
The rise of Marilyn Simons and Lyndal Stephens Greth into the billionaires’ club illustrates the extent of the changes in global wealth.
Simons with $31,000 million and Stephens Greth with $25,800 million have the largest wave of new members in the history of the ranking.
This year, for the first time, 288 characters from 33 countries and territories were on the list, bringing in a combined $680 billion, with an average of $2,400 million per person.
The 2025 edition of Forbes highlights the trend of wealth creation from nothing: 68% of the new billionaires (196 people) built up their wealth without inheritance. The most outstanding case is that of Saudi Arabia’s Sulaiman Al Habib, founder of a network of private hospitals, who, at 73, is the new richest self-taught billionaire of the year with $10.9 billion.
Among the youngest is Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang, who hits $1 billion at the age of 28, boosted by his artificial intelligence company’s $61.5 billion valuation.
The annual wealth report published by UBS found that after a decline in 2022, global wealth grew again in 2024, exceeding the 2023 pace (4.6% versus 4.2% in USD).
This growth was not evenly distributed: the Americas led the way with an increase of more than 11%, while Asia Pacific (APAC) and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) recorded smaller increases of 3% and 0.5%, respectively.
The growth in America is mainly due to the good development of the US financial markets and the stability of the dollar. In contrast, regions such as Western Europe, Oceania and Latin America experienced relative declines in prosperity.
In its analysis, UBS shows that “although total wealth and average wealth per adult have increased, there are clear differences between countries and within each country. For example, last year, more than half of the markets analyzed experienced a real decline in average wealth (adjusted for inflation and in local currency).”
However, when we look at average wealth, the picture changes, as in several countries it increased even as the average fell, suggesting that growth was concentrated in the middle and lower segments, while the richest experienced stagnation or decline.
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