According to Forbes data updated at 7:35 AM on August 30, 2026 (Vietnam time), the ranking of the richest people in the world continues to record an increase in assets of the leading group.
Compared to the milestone of August 22, 2026, all 5 top billionaires own larger assets. The total assets of this group currently reach about 1,931.1 billion USD, an increase of 33.4 billion USD after more than a week.
Elon Musk owns $873.1 billion
Elon Musk continues to hold the position of the richest person in the world with assets of 873.1 billion USD.
Compared to the 853.7 billion USD recorded on August 22, his assets increased by about 19.4 billion USD, equivalent to 2.27%. This is also the largest increase in absolute value in the top 5 people.
With the current asset size, Elon Musk continues to create a very large gap with the second-ranked Larry Page.
Elon Musk's assets are about 590.1 billion USD more than Larry Page's. His own assets are currently equivalent to more than 45% of the total assets of the top 5 richest people in the world.
Larry Page holds second place
Larry Page currently owns 283 billion USD, ranking second in the rankings.
Compared to 282.2 billion USD on August 22, the assets of the co-founder of Google increased by about 0.8 billion USD, equivalent to nearly 0.3%.
Although the increase is not large compared to Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, Larry Page still maintains second place.
The asset gap between Larry Page and Jeff Bezos is currently at 9.5 billion USD, showing that the competition in the group behind Elon Musk is still quite close.
Jeff Bezos increases by nearly 7 billion USD
Jeff Bezos continues to rank third in the world with assets of 273.5 billion USD.
Compared to the 266.6 billion USD recorded on August 22, the assets of the Amazon founder have increased by about 6.9 billion USD, equivalent to nearly 2.6%.
This is the second largest increase in the top 5 billionaires, only after Elon Musk.
Notably, in the update on August 22, Jeff Bezos was the only person in the group to record a decrease in assets. However, by August 30, his assets had recovered significantly.
Jeff Bezos currently earns about 12.4 billion USD more than Sergey Brin.
Sergey Brin owns 261.1 billion USD
Ranked fourth in the ranking is Sergey Brin with assets of 261.1 billion USD.
Compared to 260.3 billion USD on August 22, the assets of the co-founder of Google increased by about 0.8 billion USD, equivalent to more than 0.3%.
This increase helps Sergey Brin continue to maintain his position in the group of the richest people in the world, but the gap with Jeff Bezos has widened compared to the previous milestone.
Meanwhile, Sergey Brin currently has about 20.7 billion USD more than Michael Dell - the fifth-ranked person.
Michael Dell increases by 5.5 billion USD
Michael Dell is currently ranked fifth in the world with assets of 240.4 billion USD.
Compared to 234.9 billion USD on August 22, the assets of the founder of Dell Technologies increased by about 5.5 billion USD, equivalent to 2.34%.
Thus, Michael Dell is the person with the third largest increase in asset value in the top 5 richest billionaires in the world in the comparative period.
In total, the total assets of Elon Musk, Larry Page, Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin and Michael Dell reached approximately 1,931.1 billion USD, an increase of 33.4 billion USD compared to 1,897.7 billion USD on August 22.
Forbes' billionaire wealth ranking is updated in real time and may change depending on stock market developments, business valuations and related assets. Data in the article was recorded at 7:35 AM on August 30, 2026 (Vietnam time).
