According to the latest Forbes ranking for 2025, Elon Musk topped the list of the richest people in the world with an estimated fortune of 342 billion US dollars, surpassing all his competitors.

🏆 Ranking of the 5 richest people in the world for 2025:

1. Elon Musk – 342 billion dollars

2. Mark Zuckerberg – 216 billion dollars

3. Jeff Bezos – 215 billion dollars

4. Larry Ellison – 192 billion dollars

5. Bernard Arnault – 178 billion dollars   

Musk holds large stakes in his major companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter), which significantly contributed to boosting his wealth over the past year.