Forbes List: Alphabet’s Sergey Brin gained $15.1 billion, leading him to take the #6 rank, overtaking NVIDIA's Jensen Huang, who now stands at #9.

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As of August 2025, Elon Musk retains his position as the richest man in the world, followed by Larry Ellison. See the full list, here.

Already the world's richest man, Musk could grow his net worth considerably under a proposed pay plan from Tesla.

The world's richest man can claim the new award if he remains in a top executive role for another two years and a court does not reinstate a 2018 package currently on appeal.

Zuckerberg, who holds a 13% stake in Meta, surpassed Amazon chairman Bezos ($247.4 billion) to become the third-richest person in the world, according to Forbes’ real-time billionaires list, even as about $4.5 billion was added to Bezos’ net worth as Amazon shares jumped nearly 2%.

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Aliko Dangote has become synonymous with Black wealth on a global scale. In 2025, he remains the richest Black man in the world, with a net worth of $23.9 billion, placing him 83rd on Forbes’ list of the world’s billionaires. His success is a testament to Africa’s growing role in shaping global industry.

Vivian Wilson, 21, says she lives with roommates in Los Angeles but is ‘much more fortunate than most people my age’ and has no desire to be ‘superrich’