Items50The creator’s order
  1. 1Elon MuskElon MuskBorn 28 Jun 1971US$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.0i
  2. 2Larry PageLarry PageBorn 26 Mar 1973US$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.0i
  3. 3Sergey BrinSergey BrinBorn 21 Aug 1973US$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.0i
  4. 4Jeff BezosJeff BezosBorn 12 Jan 1964US$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.0i
  5. 5Mark ZuckerbergMark ZuckerbergBorn 14 May 1984US$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.0i
  6. 6Larry EllisonLarry EllisonBorn 17 Aug 1944US$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.0i
  7. 7Jensen HuangJensen HuangBorn 17 Feb 1963US$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.0i
  8. 8Warren BuffettWarren BuffettBorn 30 Aug 1930US$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.0i
  9. 9Amancio OrtegaAmancio OrtegaBorn 28 Mar 1936US$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.0
  10. 10Michael DellMichael DellBorn 23 Feb 1965US$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.0i