World's Billionaires: Elon Musk Tops the List — August 12, 2026

Elon Musk closed out August 12, 2026 atop the World's Billionaires list, an estimated $386.78B, built primarily on Tesla, SpaceX. Right behind: Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos follow in the next spots, at $328.68B and $290.49B respectively. Combined, the 51 people we track here are worth $3.80T, down $257.33M from the prior session.

Bernard Arnault posted the day's biggest gain, adding $26.81M (0.02%) to reach $136.11B (#10). The move traces to LVMH (MC.PA), which fell 0.76% 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 $294.34M (0.39%) to $75.73B (#15). The move traces to Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) (9983.T), which fell 0.74% 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 $81.59B.

Among the 11 women we track, Alice Walton stays on top at $106.63B. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was the day's biggest move in that group, up $10.23M (0.01%) to $69.31B.

Among the 8 billionaires under 45 we track, Mark Zuckerberg stays on top at $239.69B.