According to Forbes updates (May 2, 2026) the list of world billionaires continues to record the increase in assets of the 5 richest people.
Ranked No. 1 in the world is billionaire Elon Musk - CEO of Tesla with total assets reaching 788.7 billion USD, an increase of 6.6 billion USD, equivalent to an increase of 0.84%. Not only maintaining the position of the richest person in the world, billionaire Elon Musk also created a very large gap with the rest, affirming his superior position in the global super-rich world.
Elon Musk is the co-founder of Tesla, rocket manufacturer Spacex and artificial intelligence startup xAI.
The 2nd richest person in the world is Larry Page - co-founder of Alphabet - with assets of 314 billion USD, an increase of 849 million USD, equivalent to an increase of 0.27%.
This result shows that Alphabet continues to be an effective "asset-creating machine" in the technology field.
Larry Page served as CEO of Alphabetv – Google's parent company in 2019, but is still a member of the Board of Directors and a controlling shareholder.
He and Sergey Brin invented Google's PageRank algorithm, which helps provide high Google search capabilities.
In third place, billionaire Jeff Bezos - Amazon founder - owns 289.6 billion USD, an increase of 780 million USD (0.27%). Although no longer directly running Amazon, Jeff Bezos still recorded a significant increase in assets, continuing to maintain his position in the world's top.
Ranked fourth is Mr. Sergey Brin with assets of 275.1 billion USD, an increase of 2.8 billion USD (1.04%). The fact that both Sergey Brin and Larry Page increased their assets sharply at the same time shows Alphabet's steady growth in the market.
Closing the top 5 is billionaire Larry Ellison with assets worth 217 billion USD, an increase of 12 billion USD (equivalent to an increase of 5.84%). Larry Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and co-founder of the giant software corporation Oracle, where he owns about 40% of shares.
In September 2025, he became the second person in the world with a net worth of over $400 billion, thanks to the explosion in Oracle's stock price boosted by artificial intelligence (AI).
Thus, the top 5 richest billionaires in the world all recorded a simultaneous increase in assets, with no cases of decline. The increase ranged from 780 million USD - 12 billion USD, showing that the market is trending positively, especially the technology stock group.
Not only that, the fact that all 5 richest people in the world belong to the technology sector continues to affirm the leading role of this industry in the global economy. From electric vehicles, e-commerce, search engines to social networks, these sectors are creating huge and sustainable asset values.
