View profiles for each of the worlds 500 richest people, see the biggest movers, and compare fortunes or track returns. The bloomberg billionaires index is a daily ranking of the worlds richest. Musk owns about 13% of tesla, according to the company's 2024 proxy statement. He also holds about 304 million exercisable stock options from his 2018 compensation package. As of , the richest person in the world is tesla and spacex ceo elon musk.
He moved into the number one spot in late may 2024, overtaking bernard arnault of france. Elon musk remains the worlds no. 1 richest person, worth $340 billion. Thats $19 billion less that at the beginning of march, as a result of an 11. 5% fall in the price of tesla shares. Sales weakened in places like california and in europe, and protesters have been picketing outside tesla dealerships, angry about musks very active. Live updates and detailed breakdown of wealth components. Forbes estimates that the social media company, which he renamed x, is worth nearly 70% less as of august 2024. Musk owns an estimated 54% of xai, which he founded in 2023. From $320 billion the first time he was announced as the richest man in the world, musk has obtained a net worth of $420 billion in 2025. According to the hurun research report, musk has retained his position as the wealthiest person in the world for the fourth time in five years, becoming the first individual to surpass the $400 billion.