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– Only 18 people, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, are worth at least $100 billion.
– They grew $180 billion richer this year and are worth over $3 trillion.
– Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison has added $101 billion to his net worth since January.
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg are among the handful of people in the world with a net worth above $100 billion.
Members of this elite group have built 12-digit fortunes by owning vast amounts of stock in some of the world’s most valuable companies.Most are founders and either current or former CEOs, and some, such as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, would be much richer if they didn’t give billions to charity.
The 18 people in this ultra-exclusive club have just over $3 trillion of combined wealth, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
That’s more than Amazon or Google’s owner Alphabet — which command market values of around $2.5 trillion and $2.3 trillion each — and nearly as much as Apple, valued at $3.2 trillion.
All but three of these individuals have grown richer this year, adding a net $180 billion to their collective fortunes.Citigroup ($178 billion), Boeing ($174 billion), and Qualcomm ($174 billion) are all worth less than that.
This year’s biggest gainers include Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who are up $101 billion, $44 billion, and $37 billion, respectively.
Here’s the list of $100 billion club members, showing Bloomberg’s estimate at close of trading on July 24, how much it’s changed this calendar year, and the source of their wealth.
1.
Elon Musk
Net worth: $354 billion
YTD change in wealth: -$78.6 billion
Source of wealth: Tesla and SpaceX stock
Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.
He also owns X, the social network formerly known as Twitter.His other businesses include The Boring Company, Neuralink, and xAI.
Musk’s wealth has fallen by $79 billion or nearly a fifth this year, reflecting an almost 25% drop in Tesla stock since the start of January.
But he remains the world’s richest person with a comfortable lead.
2.Larry Ellison
Net worth: $293 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$101 billion
Source of wealth: Oracle and Tesla stock
Larry Ellison is the cofounder, chief technology officer, and former CEO of Oracle, an enterprise software company specializing in cloud computing and database platforms.
He invested in Tesla before joining its board in 2018 and made more than 10 times his money on paper by the time his term as a director ended in August 2022.
Ellison has added more than $100 billion to his fortune and climbed from fourth to second on Bloomberg’s rich list this year, primarily reflecting a 46% jump in Oracle stock that’s been fueled by AI buzz.
3.Jeff Bezos
Net worth: $253 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$14.2 billion
Source of wealth: Amazon stock
Jeff Bezos is the founder, executive chairman, and former CEO of Amazon, the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant.
He also founded the space company Blue Origin and owns The Washington Post.
4.
Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: $251 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$44.0 billion
Source of wealth: Meta stock
Mark Zuckerberg is the cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Meta Platforms, the social-media titan behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads.
Meta’s Reality Labs division makes virtual-reality and augmented-reality headsets and experiences.
5.Steve Ballmer
Net worth: $175 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$28.8 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft stock
Steve Ballmer served as Microsoft’s CEO between 2000 and 2014.
He joined the company in 1980 as Bill Gates’ assistant, initially negotiating a profit share, which he later swapped for an equity stake when it became too big.
Ballmer retired as CEO in 2014 with a 4% stake — a position that would now be worth more than $150 billion.He bought the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion and remains the basketball team’s owner.
6.Larry Page
Net worth: $173 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$4.6 billion
Source of wealth: Alphabet stock
Larry Page cofounded Google with his Stanford University classmate Sergey Brin in a friend’s garage in 1998 and served as CEO until 2001.
He retook the reins between 2011 and 2015 after Google was restructured as a subsidiary of Alphabet alongside other businesses such as YouTube and Waymo.
7.Sergey Brin
Net worth: $162 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$3.7 billion
Source of wealth: Alphabet stock
Sergey Brin cofounded Google with Page in 1998 and served as the search-and-advertising titan’s first president.
He and Page stepped down from their respective roles as Alphabet’s president and CEO in 2019.
8.
Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $157 billion
YTD change in wealth: -$19.6 billion
Source of wealth: LVMH stock
Bernard Arnault is the founder, chairman, and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.His conglomerate owns luxury brands like Dior, Fendi, Dom Pérignon, Sephora, and Tiffany & Co.
LVMH stock has fallen 23% this year, eroding Arnault’s net worth in the process.
9.
Jensen Huang
Net worth: $151 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$37 billion
Source of wealth: Nvidia stock
Jensen Huang cofounded Nvidia in 1993, but the microchip maker has become a market darling over the past two years as its semiconductors have proven pivotal to the AI race.
Nvidia’s stock price has skyrocketed from under $15 at the end of 2022 to over $170.That has made it the world’s most valuable company with a market capitalization of $4.2 trillion, bolstering Huang’s wealth.
10.Warren Buffett
Net worth: $146 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$3.5 billion
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway stock
Warren Buffett acquired Berkshire Hathaway when it was a failing textile mill in 1965 and grew it into one of the world’s largest companies.His nearly 14% stake is worth around $144 billion.
The famed investor’s conglomerate owns scores of businesses, including Geico, See’s Candies, and BNSF Railway, and holds multibillion-dollar stakes in public companies such as Apple and Coca-Cola.
Since 2006, Buffett has gifted nearly 60% of his Berkshire shares to the Gates Foundation and his four family foundations.
11.Michael Dell
Net worth: $135 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$11 billion
Source of wealth: Dell stock
Michael Dell is the founder, chairman, and CEO of the eponymous computer maker.Dell stock has more than tripled since the start of 2023 to $128, valuing the company at around $87 billion, as investors bet it will be a key beneficiary of the AI boom.
Dell owns about 46% of the company and made over $10 billion from the sale of Dell-backed VMware to Broadcom in 2023.
12.
Bill Gates
Net worth: $124 billion
YTD change in wealth: -$34.5 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft stock
Bill Gates is the cofounder and former CEO of Microsoft, which makes the Office application suite, the cloud-computing platform Microsoft Azure, and Xbox consoles.
He’s renowned for his philanthropic work at the helm of the Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest charitable entities.
Gates’ wealth is down around $35 billion this year according to Bloomberg’s wealth index, reflecting the company’s decision to recalculate his wealth to “better reflect Gates’ outside charitable giving and the wealth estimate” that the computing pioneer provided in a blog post in May.
13.Jim Walton
Net worth: $121 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$8.4 billion
Source of wealth: Walmart stock
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, who gave each of his four children a 20% stake in the budding retail business over 70 years ago.Jim and his two surviving siblings, Rob and Alice, each still own over 11% of the company.
All three joined the $100 billion club last year thanks to Walmart stock soaring more than 70%.
14.Rob Walton
Net worth: $118 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$8.5 billion
Source of wealth: Walmart stock
Rob Walton, Sam Walton’s eldest, sat on Walmart’s board for more than 40 years before retiring in June last year.
His net worth passed $100 billion for the first time in September last year, making him the second Walton to join the club after his younger brother, Jim.
15.
Alice Walton
Net worth: $117 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$8.4 billion
Source of wealth: Walmart stock
Alice Walton is Sam Walton’s only daughter, and the world’s richest woman after overtaking L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers last year.
She joined her brothers, Jim and Rob, in the $100 billion club in September 2024.
16.Amancio Ortega
Net worth: $107 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$5.7 billion
Source of wealth: Inditex stock
Amancio Ortega is the founder and former chairman of Inditex, a fashion retail group home to brands such as Zara, Bershka, and Massimo Dutti.
The billionaire philanthropist and real-estate investor stopped running Inditex in 2011.
His daughter Marta Ortega Pérez was appointed chair at the end of 2021.
17.Carlos Slim
Net worth: $103 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$23.3 billion
Source of wealth: América Móvil stock
Carlos Slim is a Mexican billionaire whose wealth primarily stems from his stake in América Móvil, a Latin American telecoms giant.
Slim also has investments in construction, real estate, and retail, and owns the largest collection of Rodin sculptures outside of France.
18.
Mukesh Ambani
Net worth: $102 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$11.1 billion
Source of wealth: Reliance Industries stock
Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, is Asia’s richest person.
His father, Dhirubhai Ambani, founded Reliance and trusted Mukesh to grow the conglomerate’s petrochemicals business and expand into new areas such as telecommunications.
Mukesh threw a star-studded, multi-event wedding ceremony in India for his son Anant Ambani in the summer of 2024..
