World's Billionaires: Elon Musk Tops the List — August 27, 2026

Elon Musk closed out August 27, 2026 atop the World's Billionaires list, an estimated $392.13B, built primarily on Tesla, SpaceX. Right behind: Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos follow in the next spots, at $344.67B and $279.46B respectively. Combined, the 51 people we track here are worth $3.77T, up $212.49M from the prior session.

Michael Dell posted the day's biggest gain, adding $8.62B (2.57%) to reach $344.67B (#2). The move traces to Dell Technologies (DELL), which climbed 2.73% 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 $3.47B (1.35%) to $254.40B (#4). The move traces to Alphabet (Google) (GOOGL), which fell 1.43% 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 $80.31B. Mukesh Ambani was the day's biggest move in that group, down $260.26M (0.32%) to $80.31B.

Among the 11 women we track, Alice Walton stays on top at $102.17B. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was the day's biggest move in that group, down $570.70M (0.81%) to $70.15B.

Among the 8 billionaires under 45 we track, Mark Zuckerberg stays on top at $231.65B. Mark Zuckerberg was the day's biggest move in that group, up $2.13B (0.93%) to $231.65B.

Larry Ellison made the biggest rank jump, climbing from #8 to #7, with Jensen Huang also moving up. Jensen Huang slipped the furthest, from #7 to #8, alongside Larry Ellison.