As of January 2026, Elon Musk is consistently ranked as the #1 richest person in the world by Forbes and Bloomberg, with a net worth fluctuating around $600-$700+ billion, primarily from his stakes in Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter), though figures vary slightly by publication and day due to market changes. Following him are tech titans like Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), and sometimes Larry Page (Google).
Elon Musk, already the world's richest man, is on track to potentially become the first trillionaire within the next decade after Tesla shareholders approved a pay package that could propel the CEO's wealth into the 13-digits if he meets a set of lofty corporate quotas.
Based on Forbes, American singer Taylor Swift is the wealthiest female musician, with a net worth of US$1.6 billion as of 2024. Barbadian singer Rihanna became the first female musician to attain a billionaire status in 2021, with a net worth of $1.7 billion at that time.
Kylie Jenner has publicly shared diagnoses and struggles including Postpartum Depression (PPD), chronic back pain after her second pregnancy treated with stem cell therapy, and a past diagnosis of Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome, a painful eye condition, as noted in various news reports from 2020 to 2025.
No single group holds exactly 90% of the world's wealth, but extreme concentration exists, with the top 10% of the world's population owning the vast majority, around 75-85% of global wealth, leaving the bottom 90% with a small fraction, while the richest 1% owns a huge chunk of that, sometimes as much as the bottom 90% or more combined, according to reports from the World Inequality Database and Oxfam.
The Top 10 Richest People In The World (July 2025)
Who is the richest man ever lived in history?
Mansa Musa, the 14th-century emperor of the Mali Empire, is often regarded as the richest person in history. Musa wasn't just rich—he was a great builder. He transformed Timbuktu into a center of learning, commissioning mosques and universities, including the legendary Sankore University.
While predictions vary, Elon Musk is consistently ranked as the richest person in 2025, leading lists by Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index due to his stakes in Tesla and SpaceX, though Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Larry Ellison (Oracle) are also near the top, with fortunes fluctuating with market performance.
1. Princess Charlotte of Wales ($5B) Princess Charlotte. Charlotte, born in 2015 is the wealthiest royal grandchild of the current British monarch, King Charles III, and a powerful royal fashion influencer in her own right.
As of late 2024 and into 2025, Elon Musk was the first person to reach a net worth exceeding $400 billion, primarily from his stakes in Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, with Larry Ellison briefly surpassing him in September 2025 due to Oracle's stock surge, though Musk generally remains the wealthiest individual.
Who is the youngest self-made billionaire in the world?
Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha are the world's youngest self-made billionaires at just 22 years old. They are the CEO, chief technology officer and chief operating officer (respectively) of an artificial intelligence (AI) recruiting startup, Mercor, which they launched back in 2023.
Elon Musk, World's Richest Man, Nears $800B Net Worth, Trillionaire Status. Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has pushed the boundaries of personal wealth and net worth.
The top 20% of people in the UK own 58% of our national wealth. That's well over half of our national wealth is owned by a group which is made up of just one in five people. The top 10%, who are just one in 10 people, own well over a third of all the UK's national wealth.
Kendall Jenner has opened up for the first time about her suffering from a condition known as sleep paralysis. In a new clip for Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kendall opens up about the illness and how it's effecting her work. “I wake up in the middle of the night and I can't move,” Kendall reveals.
Dr. Lancer examines the spots on her legs and tells Kardashian she has psoriasis—a chronic, genetic disease of the immune system that appears on the skin, often as red, scaly patches that itch and bleed. Psoriasis is often misdiagnosed as a rash, ringworm or other skin irritation, such as eczema.
