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The 25 richest people in the world, ranked

Meet this year's global wealth titans
25. Jeff Yass: $59 billion (£43.7bn)
24. Changpeng Zhao: $62.9 billion (£46.6bn)
23. Zhang Yiming: $65.5 billion (£48.5bn)
22. Charles Koch & family: $67.5 billion (£50bn)
21. Julia Koch & family: $74.2 billion (£55bn)
20. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & family: $81.6 billion (£60.4bn)
19. Carlos Slim Helú & family: $82.5 billion (£61.1bn)
18. Mukesh Ambani: $92.5 billion (£68.5bn)
17. Michael Dell: $97.7 billion (£72.4bn)
16. Jensen Huang: $98.7 billion (£73.1bn)
15. Alice Walton: $101 billion (£74.8bn)
14. Michael Bloomberg: $105 billion (£77.8bn)
13. Bill Gates: $108 billion (£80bn)
12. Jim Walton & family: $109 billion (£80.7bn)
11. Rob Walton & family: $110 billion (£81.5bn)
10. Steve Ballmer: $118 billion (£87.4bn)
9. Amancio Ortega: $124 billion (£91.8bn)
8. Sergey Brin: $138 billion (£102bn)
7. Larry Page: $144 billion (£107bn)
6. Warren Buffett: $154 billion (£114bn)
5. Bernard Arnault & family: $178 billion (£132bn)
4. Larry Ellison: $192 billion (£142bn)
3. Jeff Bezos: $215 billion (£159bn)
2. Mark Zuckerberg: $216 billion (£160bn)
1. Elon Musk: $342 billion (£253bn)
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Meet this year's global wealth titans

The latest annual Forbes list, compiled in March, reveals the world is home to a record-breaking 3,028 billionaires. That's 247 more than there were in 2024, and a staggering increase from the 140 featured in the inaugural 1987 ranking. Together, these billionaires are worth $16.1 trillion (£11.8tn), more than the respective GDPs of most of the world's economies.

This year marks a historic explosion in centibillionaires and the first time the planet's wealthiest individual has smashed through the $300 billion (£220bn) barrier. So, with the mega-rich raking it in like never before, read on to meet the top 25. We've also tracked their wealth via the Forbes real-time list to see if their fortunes have risen or fallen since March. 

All dollar amounts in US dollars. Data correct as of 20 June 2025.

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Daniel Coughlin

23 June 2025

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