World's Billionaires: Elon Musk Tops the List — September 1, 2026

Elon Musk closed out September 1, 2026 atop the World's Billionaires list, an estimated $401.23B, built primarily on Tesla, SpaceX. Right behind: Michael Dell and Jeff Bezos follow in the next spots, at $339.21B and $278.99B respectively. Combined, the 51 people we track here are worth $3.78T, down $13.04B from the prior session.

Elon Musk posted the day's biggest gain, adding $7.89B (2.01%) to reach $401.23B (#1). The move traces to Tesla (TSLA), which climbed 5.51% 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 $6.13B (2.15%) to $278.99B (#3). The move traces to Amazon (AMZN), which fell 2.5% 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 $79.42B. Gautam Adani was the day's biggest move in that group, down $505.50M (1.01%) to $49.62B.

Among the 11 women we track, Alice Walton stays on top at $102.44B. Alice Walton was the day's biggest move in that group, up $890.00M (0.88%) to $102.44B.

Among the 8 billionaires under 45 we track, Mark Zuckerberg stays on top at $230.32B. Mark Zuckerberg was the day's biggest move in that group, down $1.99B (0.86%) to $230.32B.

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