Overview
- Elon Musk tops the 2025 list at $342 billion, followed by Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, with tech leaders filling most of the top slots.
- Forbes counts 3,028 billionaires worldwide with a combined net worth of $16.1 trillion, the first time the tally surpasses 3,000.
- The United States hosts 902 billionaires, China including Hong Kong has 516, and India counts 205, marking the largest country concentrations.
- Tesla has approved a new compensation package for Musk that could make him the first trillionaire if ambitious milestones are met.
- Luxury and retail fortunes such as LVMH and Inditex remain prominent alongside technology, underscoring diverse drivers of top-tier wealth.