Richest Individuals

RANKING OVER TIME

Net worth

Richest Individuals

2006

Leader Warren Buffett

— Elon Musk — —

— Larry Page — —

— Sergey Brin — —

— Jeff Bezos — —

— Michael Dell — —

— Mark Zuckerberg — —

#3 Larry Ellison 18.4B 18.4B

— Jensen Huang — —

#2 Bernard Arnault & family 21.5B 21.5B

#1 Warren Buffett 42B 42B

— Amancio Ortega — —

— Rob Walton & family — —

— Jim Walton & family — —

— Carlos Slim Helu & family — —

— Alice Walton — —

— Steve Ballmer — —

2006 - July 1, 2026 Net worth

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Latest ranking

July 1, 2026

Net worth

#1 Elon Musk 1053.1B

#2 Larry Page 291.3B

#3 Sergey Brin 268.7B

#4 Jeff Bezos 248.7B

#5 Michael Dell 234.8B

#6 Mark Zuckerberg 193.5B

#7 Larry Ellison 191.6B

#8 Jensen Huang 173B

#9 Bernard Arnault & family 147.9B

#10 Warren Buffett 147.8B

#11 Amancio Ortega 139.6B

#12 Rob Walton & family 132.6B

#13 Jim Walton & family 129.9B

#14 Carlos Slim Helu & family 123.6B

#15 Steve Ballmer 121.4B

Timeline

Key moments

1996
Warren Buffett leads real-time wealth
July 1, 2026
Elon Musk leads real-time wealth

Notes

Methodology

This adapter reads the server-rendered Forbes Real-Time Billionaires page, extracts the embedded billionaire ranking payload, converts finalWorth from USD millions to USD, and stores StoryOps snapshots so the district can replay observed changes over time.

Observed Forbes real-time billionaire rankings at 2026-07-01T07:17:51.863Z. Values are Forbes finalWorth figures converted from USD millions.

Reference

Sources

Forbes Real-Time Billionaires — Forbes