World's Billionaires: Elon Musk Tops the List — August 14, 2026

Elon Musk closed out August 14, 2026 atop the World's Billionaires list, an estimated $389.72B, built primarily on Tesla, SpaceX. Right behind: Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos follow in the next spots, at $366.16B and $283.92B respectively. Combined, the 51 people we track here are worth $3.85T, up $7.59B from the prior session.

Larry Ellison posted the day's biggest gain, adding $2.52B (1.37%) to reach $186.84B (#7). The move traces to Oracle (ORCL), which climbed 1.92% on the day — most of a billionaire's daily swing simply follows their main stock's share price.

On the other side, Michael Dell took the day's steepest loss, down $1.81B (0.49%) to $366.16B (#2). The move traces to Dell Technologies (DELL), which climbed 2.07% 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 $81.24B.

Among the 11 women we track, Alice Walton stays on top at $107.86B. Alice Walton was the day's biggest move in that group, up $280.00M (0.26%) to $107.86B.

Among the 8 billionaires under 45 we track, Mark Zuckerberg stays on top at $238.24B. Mark Zuckerberg was the day's biggest move in that group, up $2.45B (1.04%) to $238.24B.

Larry Ellison made the biggest rank jump, climbing from #8 to #7, with Jim Walton and MacKenzie Scott also moving up. Jensen Huang slipped the furthest, from #7 to #8, alongside Zhong Shanshan and Germán Larrea.