Forbes Billionaires 2025: Tech Leaders Dominate World's Richest People

Forbes' 2025 World's Richest People list shows unprecedented growth in the total wealth of billionaires. Famous figures like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang have made significant contributions to the combined wealth of global business leaders, which exceeded $10 trillion at the start of this year.

At the start of 2025, Forbes' World's Richest People list shows not only record-breaking total wealth, but also a clear dominance of the tech industry. Of the top ten spots on the list, eight are occupied by leaders in the tech sector, whose fortunes have reached unprecedented heights thanks to innovation, digital advancement, and the growth of their companies' market value.

The global wealth landscape in 2025: Tech sector strengthens its position

At the start of the year, the leading regions by number of ultra-rich individuals remain:

• The United States — 813 billionaires.
• China — 473 billionaires.
• India — 200 billionaires, a landmark achievement.

The rise in the stock price of tech giants played a key role in the increase in total wealth. Thus, eight leaders of the tech industry, including Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, added more than $ 600 billion to the global wealth growth.

Particularly noteworthy this year is Nvidia, whose market capitalization has grown by 171% in a year, and SpaceX, which has become the most valuable private company in the world.

Elon Musk is the leader of the 2025 rating

The fortune of the head of Tesla and SpaceX is currently estimated at $ 433.9 billion, which makes Elon Musk the richest person in the world.

• In 2024, he became the first person in history whose capital exceeded $ 400 billion.
• The main growth is associated with the success of SpaceX, whose valuation reached $ 350 billion, making it the most valuable private company.
• In addition to SpaceX, Musk leads Tesla, xAI, Platform X, and The Boring Company.

Mark Zuckerberg climbs the rankings

The Meta founder took third place, overtaking Larry Ellison.

• Zuckerberg's net worth is now estimated at $217.7 billion (+4% in a year).
• Meta shares rose to $630.20, while Oracle shares fell.

Jensen Huang is a new member of the TOP-10

The CEO of Nvidia entered the top 10 richest people in the world for the first time with a net worth of $118 billion.

• This is due to the 171% growth of Nvidia shares in 2024.
• The company's market cap reached $3.28 trillion, which is higher than Microsoft, but lower than Apple.

Here is what the TOP-10 richest people in the world look like at the beginning of 2025: