Elon Musk
According to the list of world billionaires updated by Forbes magazine on May 21, 2026, billionaire Elon Musk continues to maintain the position of the richest person on the planet with assets worth 807.7 billion USD, an increase of 9.4 billion USD compared to the previous period.
Mr. Elon Musk is currently the co-founder of electric vehicle company Tesla, aerospace technology corporation SpaceX and artificial intelligence company xAI. In addition, he is also the founder of infrastructure construction company The Boring Company and brain transplantation biotechnology company Neuralink.
Larry Page
Standing second in the list is Mr. Larry Page - co-founder of Alphabet Group (Google's parent company). His current assets reach 316 billion USD, an increase of 488 million USD.
Mr. Larry Page used to be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alphabet until 2019, but is still a member of the Board of Directors and a controlling shareholder of this corporation.
Previously, he and his colleague Sergey Brin invented the PageRank algorithm - the core platform to optimize Google's search results.
Sergey Brin
Also according to the latest data from Forbes, Sergey Brin is currently the third richest person in the world with assets worth 291.4 billion USD, an increase of 449 million USD.
The fact that both co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin maintain high rankings shows the stable and even growth momentum of Alphabet Group in the stock market.
Jeff Bezos
Ranked fourth is Amazon's founder - billionaire Jeff Bezos, with assets valued at 272.3 billion USD, an increase of 5 billion USD.
Although he has left the direct management seat at Amazon, Jeff Bezos' asset value still recorded strong growth, helping him stand firm in the group of the richest people on the planet.
Larry Ellison
Holding the fifth position is billionaire Larry Ellison with assets of 234.9 billion USD, an increase of 7.8 billion USD compared to May 20, 2026.
Mr. Larry Ellison currently holds the position of Chairman and Chief Technology Officer and is the co-founder of the software corporation Oracle, where he holds about 40% of shares.
Previously in September 2025, he became the second person in the world to surpass the 400 billion USD milestone thanks to the boom in technology stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI).
