World's Billionaires: Elon Musk Tops the List — August 3, 2026

Elon Musk closed out August 3, 2026 atop the World's Billionaires list, an estimated $377.91B, built primarily on Tesla, SpaceX. Right behind: Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos follow in the next spots, at $303.76B and $289.85B respectively. Combined, the 51 people we track here are worth $3.71T, down $217.07M from the prior session.

Bernard Arnault posted the day's biggest gain, adding $132.75M (0.1%) to reach $135.15B (#10). The move traces to LVMH (MC.PA), which climbed 0.39% on the day — most of a billionaire's daily swing simply follows their main stock's share price.

On the other side, Tadashi Yanai took the day's steepest loss, down $370.77M (0.49%) to $75.86B (#15). The move traces to Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) (9983.T), which fell 1.73% on the day — most of a billionaire's daily swing simply follows their main stock's share price.

Among the 7 Indian billionaires we track, Mukesh Ambani stays on top at $80.68B. Mukesh Ambani was the day's biggest move in that group, down $127.12M (0.16%) to $80.68B.

Among the 11 women we track, Alice Walton stays on top at $105.60B. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was the day's biggest move in that group, up $51.48M (0.07%) to $69.66B.

Among the 8 billionaires under 45 we track, Mark Zuckerberg stays on top at $224.85B.