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Elon Musk
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US$839bn. Musk's interests span Tesla and SpaceX, placing electric vehicles and space technology behind the largest estimate in this snapshot. Much of the fortune is tied to company ownership rather than cash.
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Larry Page
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US$257bn. Page cofounded Google with Sergey Brin. Alphabet ownership connects their fortunes to the same business, but the ranking attributes each founder's holding separately.
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Sergey Brin
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US$237bn. Brin cofounded Google, which later became part of Alphabet. His estimate sits just below fellow founder Larry Page's, offering a direct comparison between two owners of the same technology group.
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Jeff Bezos
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US$224bn. Bezos founded Amazon and retained substantial ownership after leaving its chief executive role. Retail and cloud computing are the main business activities behind this fortune.
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Mark Zuckerberg
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US$222bn. Zuckerberg cofounded Facebook, later incorporated within Meta Platforms. His place reflects the value of retaining ownership as a social-networking business grew to enormous scale.
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Larry Ellison
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US$190bn. Ellison cofounded Oracle, the enterprise software business. His fortune represents a major technology company built around selling systems to organisations, rather than a consumer social platform.
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Jensen Huang
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US$154bn. Huang cofounded NVIDIA and led its development from graphics chips into a wider computing platform. His ownership ties this fortune to the semiconductor industry and demand for accelerated computing.
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Warren Buffett
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US$149bn. Buffett built his fortune through Berkshire Hathaway, whose interests extend across operating companies and listed investments. It offers a different model from the technology founders surrounding him.
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Amancio Ortega
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US$148bn. Ortega founded Inditex, the fashion group behind Zara. Retail provides the foundation of this fortune, with property investments adding another dimension beyond clothing sales.
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Michael Dell
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US$141bn. Dell founded the computer business that became Dell Technologies. Taking the company private and expanding through EMC were major stages in a career that stretches beyond the original PC business.
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Alice Walton
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US$134bn. Walton is the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Her individually attributed fortune is included here even though combined Walton family entries are excluded.
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Steve Ballmer
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US$126bn. Ballmer led Microsoft from 2000 to 2014 and also owns the Los Angeles Clippers. A prominent sporting asset sits alongside a fortune rooted in a much larger technology business.
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Changpeng Zhao
US$110bn. Zhao cofounded Binance and previously served as its chief executive. Valuing an ownership interest in a privately held cryptocurrency business requires assumptions beyond reading a quoted share price.
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Michael Bloomberg
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US$109bn. Bloomberg cofounded the financial information and media company bearing his name. Business ownership, rather than his years as New York City mayor, provides the commercial foundation of this fortune.
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Bill Gates
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US$108bn. Gates cofounded Microsoft with Paul Allen and later devoted much of his work to philanthropy. The snapshot measures assets still attributed to him, rather than everything he has earned or donated.
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Mukesh Ambani
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US$99.7bn. Ambani leads Reliance Industries, whose businesses span energy, consumer goods and communications. That diversified corporate foundation distinguishes his entry from fortunes concentrated in one product or platform.
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Giancarlo Devasini
US$89.3bn. Devasini is a co-owner of Tether and has served as Bitfinex's finance chief. This estimate concerns his business ownership, not stablecoin reserves belonging to token holders.
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Thomas Peterffy
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US$82.9bn. Peterffy founded Interactive Brokers and helped develop electronic securities trading. His fortune is connected to ownership of the brokerage, distinct from investments held in customers' accounts.
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Zhang Yiming
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US$69.3bn. Zhang founded ByteDance, the company associated with Toutiao, Douyin and TikTok. His stake illustrates the scale of personal wealth that a privately held internet platform can generate.
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Zhong Shanshan
US$68.1bn. Zhong built Nongfu Spring and also holds interests in pharmaceuticals through Wantai. Bottled drinks and healthcare make his business interests an unusual combination among the technology-heavy leading entries.
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Jeff Yass
US$67.4bn. Yass cofounded Susquehanna International Group, a trading and investment firm. Its market-making and investing activities offer a different route to wealth from selling consumer products.
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Dieter Schwarz
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US$67.2bn. Schwarz built the retail group behind Lidl and Kaufland. The scale of discount shopping puts this fortune alongside businesses selling software, luxury products and financial services.
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Gautam Adani
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US$63.8bn. Adani founded a group with major infrastructure interests, including ports. Holdings across capital-intensive businesses provide the foundation for this estimate, which can move sharply with market valuations.
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Pony Ma
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US$53.8bn. Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, cofounded Tencent. His fortune is connected to a business spanning communications, games and other internet services.
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