Overview

• The minimum net worth to qualify rose to $3.8 billion, up $500 million from last year and the highest cutoff to date.
• Mark Zuckerberg ranks No. 3 this year, while Jeff Bezos slips to No. 4 after holding the runner-up spot for three years.
• President Donald Trump returns at No. 201 with an estimated $7.3 billion, a gain of about $3 billion year over year.
• Fourteen newcomers joined the ranking, including AI-linked founders such as Surge AI’s Edwin Chen and Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev.
• Forbes says 26 people who made the 2024 list dropped off this year as the higher threshold and shifting fortunes reshaped the cutoff line.