5 richest billionaires in the world, Elon Musk far ahead of the remaining 4

Minh Huy |

Forbes' list of the 5 richest billionaires in the world continues to record the number 1 position belonging to Elon Musk with assets worth 809.3 billion USD.

Elon Musk - 809.3 billion USD

According to Forbes' updated list of world billionaires (May 18, 2026), the assets of Mr. Elon Musk - CEO of Tesla are 809.3 billion USD, down 1.9 billion USD compared to before. He is currently the richest person in the world.

Elon Musk is the co-founder of Tesla, rocket manufacturer SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI.

Larry Page - 328 billion USD

Also according to Forbes, Larry Page's assets - co-founder of Alphabet - are 328 billion USD, an increase of 5.6 billion USD compared to before. He is the 2nd richest person in the world.

Larry Page left as CEO of Alphabet - 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 improve the quality of search results on this platform.

 5 tỉ phú giàu nhất thế giới hiện nay (từ trái qua phải: Larry Ellison, Larry Page, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos và Sergey Brin), trong đó, Elon Musk dẫn đầu. Đồ họa: Minh Huy
The 5 richest billionaires in the world today (from left to right: Larry Ellison, Larry Page, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sergey Brin), in which Elon Musk leads. Graphics: Minh Huy

Sergey Brin - 303.2 billion USD

With an increase of 6 billion USD, Sergey Brin maintains the top 3 position in the ranking of the richest people on the planet, according to Forbes updated on May 18, 2026. He currently owns assets worth 303.2 billion USD.

The fact that both Sergey Brin and Larry Page have high rankings in the world billionaire list shows Alphabet's steady growth in the market.

Jeff Bezos - 274.7 billion USD

According to Forbes, Jeff Bezos owns assets worth 274.7 billion USD, an increase of 3.2 billion USD compared to the previous update. With this fortune, the Amazon founder is ranked 4th in the world's richest people.

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.

Larry Ellison - 236.8 billion USD

Also according to Forbes' update, billionaire Larry Ellison owns assets worth 236.8 billion USD, down 3.3 billion USD compared to before. He ranks 5th in the world's richest people.

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 more than 400 billion USD, thanks to the explosion in Oracle's stock price driven by artificial intelligence (AI).

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