World's Billionaires: Elon Musk Tops the List — August 28, 2026

Elon Musk closed out August 28, 2026 atop the World's Billionaires list, an estimated $395.83B, built primarily on Tesla, SpaceX. Right behind: Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos follow in the next spots, at $350.58B and $275.76B respectively. Combined, the 51 people we track here are worth $3.79T, up $15.52B from the prior session.

Jensen Huang posted the day's biggest gain, adding $14.66B (8.49%) to reach $187.38B (#7). The move traces to Nvidia (NVDA), which climbed 8.74% on the day — most of a billionaire's daily swing simply follows their main stock's share price.

On the other side, Jeff Bezos took the day's steepest loss, down $3.70B (1.32%) to $275.76B (#3). The move traces to Amazon (AMZN), which fell 1.54% 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 $79.43B. Mukesh Ambani was the day's biggest move in that group, down $802.16M (1%) to $79.43B.

Among the 11 women we track, Alice Walton stays on top at $101.32B. Alice Walton was the day's biggest move in that group, down $855.00M (0.84%) to $101.32B.

Among the 8 billionaires under 45 we track, Mark Zuckerberg stays on top at $229.89B. Mark Zuckerberg was the day's biggest move in that group, down $1.76B (0.76%) to $229.89B.

Jensen Huang made the biggest rank jump, climbing from #8 to #7, with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and Savitri Jindal also moving up. Larry Ellison slipped the furthest, from #7 to #8, alongside Miriam Adelson and Daniel Ek.