World's Billionaires: Elon Musk Tops the List — August 25, 2026

Elon Musk closed out August 25, 2026 atop the World's Billionaires list, an estimated $393.42B, built primarily on Tesla, SpaceX. Right behind: Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos follow in the next spots, at $323.23B and $281.10B respectively. Combined, the 51 people we track here are worth $3.75T, down $172.95M from the prior session.

Bernard Arnault posted the day's biggest gain, adding $52.54M (0.04%) to reach $132.60B (#10). The move traces to LVMH (MC.PA), which climbed 1.51% 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 $184.85M (0.25%) to $72.83B (#15). The move traces to Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) (9983.T), which fell 0.44% 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 $80.67B.

Among the 11 women we track, Alice Walton stays on top at $103.25B. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was the day's biggest move in that group, up $21.38M (0.03%) to $70.82B.

Among the 8 billionaires under 45 we track, Mark Zuckerberg stays on top at $225.66B.