According to Forbes data recorded at about 0:00 on August 20, 2026 (Vietnam time), the assets of the 5 richest billionaires in the world have a clear differentiation.
Elon Musk and Michael Dell recorded a sharp decrease, while Larry Page, Jeff Bezos and Sergey Brin both increased their assets.
Elon Musk loses over $9 billion
Elon Musk continues to top the ranking of the richest people in the world with assets of 870.1 billion USD.
However, his assets decreased by about 9.1 billion USD, equivalent to 1.04% in the latest update session.
Despite losing more than 9 billion USD, Elon Musk still far ahead of the rest of the ranking. Larry Page - the second-place holder - currently owns 283.1 billion USD, about 587 billion USD lower than Elon Musk.
Thus, Elon Musk's assets are currently more than 3 times higher than the world's second richest person.
With 870.1 billion USD, Elon Musk's assets alone account for more than 45% of the total assets of the top 5 rankings.
Larry Page increases to 283.1 billion USD
Ranked second in the list is Larry Page with assets of 283.1 billion USD.
The assets of the co-founder of Google increased by about 1.7 billion USD, equivalent to 0.59%.
The increase helps Larry Page continue to hold second place, but the gap with Jeff Bezos right behind is not too large. Jeff Bezos currently owns 272.1 billion USD, which is only about 11 billion USD lower than Larry Page.
While the gap with Elon Musk is up to hundreds of billions of USD, second place in the rankings may still be subject to many fluctuations when the gap between Larry Page and the chasing group is quite narrow.
Jeff Bezos rises the most in the leading group
Jeff Bezos ranks third in the world with assets of 272.1 billion USD.
In the latest update, the assets of the Amazon founder increased by about 4.7 billion USD, equivalent to 1.75%.
This is the largest increase in both absolute value and proportion in the top 5 richest people in the world at the time of recording.
After this increase, Jeff Bezos is only about 11 billion USD less than Larry Page.
In the opposite direction, the gap between Jeff Bezos and Sergey Brin - the fourth ranked person - is also only about 10.9 billion USD.
This shows that the position from second to fourth is quite close compared to the superiority of Elon Musk in the leading position.
Sergey Brin owns 261.2 billion USD
Sergey Brin ranked fourth with assets of 261.2 billion USD.
The assets of the co-founder of Google increased by about 1.5 billion USD, equivalent to 0.59%.
The increase helps Sergey Brin continue to closely follow Jeff Bezos. The asset gap between the two billionaires is currently less than 11 billion USD.
Compared to Michael Dell in fifth place, Sergey Brin is about 24.9 billion USD more.
Michael Dell loses nearly 10 billion USD
Michael Dell is currently the fifth richest person in the world with assets of 236.3 billion USD.
Notably, his assets decreased by about 9.8 billion USD, equivalent to 3.99%.
This is the largest decrease in both absolute value and proportion in the top 5 richest people in the world at the time of the update.
After this fluctuation, Michael Dell is about 24.9 billion USD less than Sergey Brin and about 35.8 billion USD lower than Jeff Bezos.
In general, the total assets of the 5 richest billionaires in the world currently reach about 1,922.8 billion USD.
In which, Elon Musk and Michael Dell lost a total of about 18.9 billion USD. Conversely, Larry Page, Jeff Bezos and Sergey Brin increased by a total of about 7.9 billion USD.
Forbes updates the rankings and asset values of billionaires in real time, which may change with market fluctuations and business valuations. Data in the article was recorded at about 0:00 on August 20, 2026 (Vietnam time).
