The net worth of major business tycoons around the world fluctuates daily. Forbes has released a list of the world’s 10 richest people based on data from September 1, 2026. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again shown his dominance on the list. Meanwhile, net worths have shifted significantly for everyone from Google’s founders to the head of Amazon. Some new names have also managed to secure a spot in the top 10 on this month’s list.
Elon Musk remains the world’s richest person with a net worth of $892 billion. August proved highly profitable for him; shares of his company SpaceX surged 33 percent, while Tesla’s shares rose 18 percent. Driven by this surge, Musk’s wealth saw a massive jump of $202 billion in the month of August alone. Notably, Musk also briefly became the world’s first trillionaire in June of this year.
Google co-founder Larry Page ranks second on this list of the wealthy. His total net worth stands at $277 billion. However, the month of August was not at all favorable for him; during this period, his wealth declined by $15 billion. Page was the billionaire who suffered the biggest losses in August. He co-founded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998. Meanwhile, the net worth of his partner, Sergey Brin, also fell by $13 billion to $256 billion. Brin now ranks fourth on this list, though he remains a board member of Alphabet.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the world’s third-richest person, with a net worth of $268 billion. He achieved this position in July by overtaking Sergey Brin. However, Bezos also suffered a loss of $10 billion in August. Meanwhile, Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell holds the fifth spot with a net worth of $241 billion. His wealth increased by $12 billion in August. Dell started his company while he was studying at the University of Texas.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is also surging ahead. Zuckerberg holds the sixth spot with a net worth of $197 billion. He launched Facebook in 2004 while studying at Harvard, which later expanded into Meta. Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has seen a massive gain of $25 billion. With this increase, he has jumped from the eighth to the seventh spot. Ellison’s total net worth has reached $193 billion, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has slipped to the eighth position with a net worth of $191 billion. Huang, who founded Nvidia in 1993, made $17 b 4 Sergey Brin $256 billion Google (Alphabet)llion, but Ellison’s rapid surge pushed him down one spot.
- Elon Musk $892 billion Tesla, SpaceX, 2. Larry Page $277 billion Google (Alphabet), 3. Jeff Bezos $268 billion Amazon, 4. Sergey Brin $256 billion Google (Alphabet), 5. Michael Dell $241 billion Dell Technologies, 6. Mark Zuckerberg $197 billion Meta (Facebook, Instagram), 7. Larry Ellison $193 billion Oracle, 8. Jensen Huang $191 billion, Nvidia, 9. Steve Ballmer $155 billion Microsoft, Los Angeles Clippers, 10. Amancio Ortega $148 billion Inditex (Zara).
Two significant changes have been observed in the lower half of the top 10 list this time. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has jumped from the 11th spot directly to the 9th position. With a gain of $10 billion in August, his net worth has now reached $155 billion. Ballmer is also the owner of the NBA team Los Angeles Clippers. Additionally, Amancio Ortega, co-founder of Zara’s parent company Inditex, has displaced business tycoon Bernard Arnault from the list. The Spanish entrepreneur saw a gain of $5 billion, and with a net worth of $148 billion, he has now become the 10th richest person in the world.
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