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Forbes 2026 Billionaires List Sets Record With 3,428 Worth $20.1 Trillion as Elon Musk Leads at $839 Billion

AI-fueled market gains drove the surge, according to Forbes’ March 1 snapshot.

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Tricon Energy CEO Ignacio Torras poses for a photograph at Rocambolesc,  one of his restaurant ventures, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Uptown in Houston. In 2026, Torras was among the newcomers to the Forbes World Billionaires List, released March 10. 
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Overview

  • Elon Musk ranks No. 1 for the second year with an estimated $839 billion, ahead of Larry Page at $257 billion and Sergey Brin at $237 billion, as a record 20 people hold fortunes over $100 billion.
  • Forbes counts 390 newcomers, including Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Dr. Dre, Roger Federer and James Cameron, with Surge AI founder Edwin Chen the richest new entrant at an estimated $18 billion.
  • Younger ranks swelled with 35 under-30 billionaires, led by 22-year-old Mercor cofounder Surya Midha as the youngest self-made, while 20-year-old Amelie Voigt Trejes is the youngest overall.
  • The United States leads with 989 billionaires, followed by China including Hong Kong with 610 and India with 229, spanning 80 countries and territories in all.
  • President Donald Trump’s fortune is estimated at $6.5 billion, up 27% year over year, with Forbes citing crypto gains and a New York civil fraud penalty being thrown out.