1. Billionaire Elon Musk
The richest person in the world according to Forbes updates (February 26, 2026) is billionaire Elon Musk with assets worth 849.3 billion USD, an increase of 5.8 billion USD compared to February 25, 2026.
Elon Musk is the co-founder of companies such as Tesla, SpaceX and the artificial intelligence startup xAI.
Billionaire Elon Musk is also the founder of The Boring Company and Neuralink brain transplantation company.
2. Billionaire Larry Page
Billionaire Larry Page is the 2nd richest person in the world, according to Forbes updates on February 26, 2026. Currently, his assets are worth 256.6 billion USD, an increase of 1.6 billion USD compared to yesterday.
Billionaire Larry Page is the co-founder and board member of Alphabet.
He co-founded Google in 1998 with Sergey Brin, who is also a PhD research student at Stanford.
3. Billionaire Sergey Brin
According to Forbes, billionaire Sergey Brin owns assets worth 236.8 billion USD, an increase of 1.5 billion USD compared to February 25, 2026. In the ranking of the richest people, he is ranked 3rd.
Sergey Brin is co-founder and board member of Alphabet.
4. Billionaire Jeff Bezos
With assets worth 224.3 billion USD, billionaire Jeff Bezos is the 4th richest person in the world. Compared to Forbes' update on February 25, 2026, his assets have increased by 1.8 billion USD.
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 from his garage in Seattle.
He owns the Washington Post and Blue Origin - an aerospace company specializing in developing missiles.
5. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg
Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg owns assets worth 224.2 billion USD, an increase of 4.9 billion USD compared to February 25, 2026, according to Forbes data.
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook and listed it on the stock exchange in 2012. He currently owns about 13% of the company's shares.
