World's Billionaires: Elon Musk Tops the List — August 31, 2026

Elon Musk closed out August 31, 2026 atop the World's Billionaires list, an estimated $393.34B, built primarily on Tesla, SpaceX. Right behind: Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos follow in the next spots, at $339.37B and $285.12B respectively. Combined, the 51 people we track here are worth $3.79T, up $60.70M from the prior session.

Bernard Arnault posted the day's biggest gain, adding $51.68M (0.04%) to reach $131.54B (#10). The move traces to LVMH (MC.PA), which climbed 2.4% 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 $12.47M (0.02%) to $71.94B (#15). The move traces to Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) (9983.T), which climbed 0.06% 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 $79.78B.

Among the 11 women we track, Alice Walton stays on top at $101.55B. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was the day's biggest move in that group, up $20.87M (0.03%) to $70.04B.

Among the 8 billionaires under 45 we track, Mark Zuckerberg stays on top at $232.31B.