World's Billionaires: Elon Musk Tops the List — August 8, 2026

Elon Musk closed out August 8, 2026 atop the World's Billionaires list, an estimated $385.05B, built primarily on Tesla, SpaceX. Right behind: Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos follow in the next spots, at $337.64B and $292.52B respectively. Combined, the 51 people we track here are worth $3.83T, up $24.90B from the prior session.

Michael Dell posted the day's biggest gain, adding $11.28B (3.46%) to reach $337.64B (#2). The move traces to Dell Technologies (DELL), which climbed 3.68% on the day — most of a billionaire's daily swing simply follows their main stock's share price.

On the other side, Larry Page took the day's steepest loss, down $2.42B (0.91%) to $263.01B (#4). The move traces to Alphabet (Google) (GOOGL), which fell 0.96% 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 $82.30B. Mukesh Ambani was the day's biggest move in that group, up $534.11M (0.65%) to $82.30B.

Among the 11 women we track, Alice Walton stays on top at $105.93B. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was the day's biggest move in that group, down $374.63M (0.54%) to $69.62B.

Among the 8 billionaires under 45 we track, Mark Zuckerberg stays on top at $237.24B. Brian Chesky was the day's biggest move in that group, up $2.38B (16.24%) to $17.03B.

Brian Chesky made the biggest rank jump, climbing from #37 to #36, with Phil Knight also moving up. Phil Knight slipped the furthest, from #36 to #37, alongside Brian Chesky.