Top 10 World Billionaires 2025: Elon Musk Still Leads
August 11, 2025 – The two most prestigious wealth rankings in the world, Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, have just released the latest data, showing that Elon Musk continues to hold the title of the richest person on the planet. However, the significant difference in the rankings of the following positions reflects the rapid changes in the assets of the super-rich.
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Forbes: Musk leads, Zuckerberg surpasses Bezos
According to Forbes' annual list (recorded until March-April 2025), the top 5 richest billionaires include:
Elon Musk – 342 billion USD
Mark Zuckerberg – 216 billion USD
Jeff Bezos – 215 billion USD
Larry Ellison – 192 billion USD
Bernard Arnault – 178 billion USD
(Forbes does not publish the full top 10, only confirms the top 5).
Bloomberg: Ellison Closer to Musk
Bloomberg Daily Update (August 11, 2025) shows a different picture.
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Elon Musk – $378 billion
Larry Ellison – $305 billion
Mark Zuckerberg – $269 billion
Jeff Bezos – $243 billion
Larry Page – $180 billion
Steve Ballmer – $179 billion
Sergey Brin – $168 billion
Jensen Huang – $158 billion
Bernard Arnault – $151 billion
Michael Dell – $141 billion
Quick comparison of the two rankings
Source12345ForbesElon Musk (342 billion)Mark Zuckerberg (216 billion)Jeff Bezos (215 billion)Larry Ellison (192 billion)Bernard Arnault (178 billion)BloombergElon Musk (378 billion) Billion)Larry Ellison ($305 billion)Mark Zuckerberg ($269 billion)Jeff Bezos ($243 billion)Larry Page ($180 billion)
Both sources agree that Elon Musk will be the richest person in the world in 2025.
The rankings of the following positions fluctuate a lot: Forbes puts Zuckerberg in second place, while Bloomberg notes that Ellison has surpassed him.
Some figures such as Larry Page, Steve Ballmer, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang and Michael Dell only appear in Bloomberg's top 10, showing the rapid change as the technology market explodes.
Source: Forbes, CT Insider, Bloomberg Billionaires Index
If you want, I can continue to track the fluctuations in Elon Musk's assets in 2025 to clearly see the increases and decreases over time.
