The list of the richest billionaires in the world updated by Forbes (May 6, 2026) records the change in assets of the 5 richest people.
Billionaire Elon Musk - CEO of Tesla - the richest person in the world is owning assets worth 787.8 billion USD, down 2.3 billion USD compared to Forbes' previous update. Although his assets have decreased, he is still the richest person in the world, while creating a very large gap with the rest, affirming his superior position in the global super-rich.
Elon Musk is the co-founder of Tesla, rocket manufacturer SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI.
In contrast to Mr. Elon Musk, the 2nd richest person in the world is Mr. Larry Page - co-founder of Alphabet, who owns assets of 315.5 billion USD, an increase of 3.8 billion USD, equivalent to an increase of 1.23%.
This strong increase shows that Alphabet continues to be an effective "asset-creating machine" in the technology sector.
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.
Similar to billionaire Larry Page, billionaire Sergey Brin recorded an increase in assets of 3.5 billion USD, to 291 billion USD, equivalent to an increase of 1.23% compared to the previous update. 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 richest billionaires in the world is billionaire Jeff Bezos - the founder of Amazon "pocketed" 1.3 billion USD, raising total assets to 279.8 USD.
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.
