Forbes data updated at 3:45 PM on September 16, 2026 (Vietnam time) shows that the net worth of the top 5 richest billionaires in the world has fluctuated significantly compared to the previous session.
The total net worth of the 5 richest people currently reaches about 2,063.6 billion USD. Among them, 4 billionaires recorded a decrease in net worth, only Michael Dell increased net worth in this update.
In total, the group of 5 billionaires decreased by about 34 billion USD compared to the previous session.
Elon Musk's assets decreased by 24.8 billion USD
Elon Musk continues to hold the position of the richest billionaire in the world with a net worth of 886.4 billion USD.
According to Forbes, his net worth decreased by 24.8 billion USD, equivalent to 2.72% compared to the previous update session. This is the largest decrease in the top 5 richest billionaires in the world.
Despite recording a sharp decrease, Elon Musk still maintains the leading position in the rankings with a very large gap compared to those behind him.
The second person on the list is currently Jeff Bezos with a net worth of 368.4 billion USD. The net worth gap between the two billionaires is currently about 518 billion USD.
Elon Musk is still the only billionaire in Forbes' rankings with net assets exceeding 800 billion USD.
Jeff Bezos's assets decrease by $4.5 billion
Jeff Bezos is currently ranked second in the rankings with a net worth of 368.4 billion USD.
Compared to the previous session, the net worth of the Amazon founder decreased by 4.5 billion USD, equivalent to 1.21%.
After the latest fluctuation, Jeff Bezos continues to maintain second place, standing above Larry Page - Google co-founder - with a net worth gap of about 85.6 billion USD.
Larry Page's assets lose 3.4 billion USD
Larry Page is currently ranked third in the list of the richest people in the world with a net worth of 282.8 billion USD.
According to Forbes, his net worth decreased by $3.4 billion, equivalent to 1.18% compared to the previous session.
Larry Page is one of the two co-founders of Google in the top 5 richest people in the world. Meanwhile, Sergey Brin - the other co-founder of Google - is currently ranked fifth.
Michael Dell is the only person to increase net worth
Michael Dell is currently fourth in the rankings with a net worth of 265.7 billion USD.
Unlike the remaining 4 billionaires in the leading group, his net worth increased by 1.8 billion USD, equivalent to 0.69% compared to the previous session.
After this fluctuation, Michael Dell continued to maintain fourth place, about 5.4 billion USD higher than Sergey Brin.
Sergey Brin's assets decreased by 3.1 billion USD
Ranked fifth in the ranking is Sergey Brin with a net worth of 260.3 billion USD.
Compared to the previous update session, the net worth of the Google co-founder decreased by 3.1 billion USD, equivalent to 1.18%.
Currently, Sergey Brin is behind Michael Dell in the ranking of the richest people in the world.
In total, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Michael Dell and Sergey Brin own a total of about 2,063.6 billion USD of net worth.
In this update, net asset fluctuations of the billionaire group mainly come from changes in the value of shares of businesses they own or are related to.
Forbes' billionaire asset ranking is updated in real time, so net asset value can change continuously depending on stock market fluctuations, business valuation and related investments. Data in the article was recorded at 3:45 PM on September 16, 2026 (Vietnam time).
