Nine of the top 10 richest Americans are also the world’s richest people, led by Elon Musk, whose fortune is continuously growing. Elon Musk generates his wealth from various sources, including the social media platform X, Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, and even the Blockchain Market. Jeff Bezos of Amazon is in the second spot even after splitting his wealth with his ex-wife. Other names include Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Steve Ballmer, and Michael Bloomberg.
List of Top 10 Richest Americans
Profile | Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | World Rank |
1 | Elon Musk | $246 B | 53 | Tesla, SpaceX | 1 | |
2 | Jeff Bezos | $195 B | 60 | Amazon | 2 | |
3 | Mark Zuckerberg | $178.5 B | 40 | Meta | 4 | |
4 | Larry Ellison | $174 B | 80 | Oracle | 5 | |
5 | Warren Buffett | $150 B | 94 | Berkshire Hathaway | 6 | |
6 | Bill Gates | $137.1 B | 68 | Microsoft | 7 | |
7 | Larry Page | $131 B | 51 | Google | 8 | |
8 | Sergey Brin | $125.9 B | 51 | 9 | ||
9 | Steve Ballmer | $121 B | 68 | Microsoft | 10 | |
10 | Michael Bloomberg | $104.7 B | 82 | Bloomberg LP | 11 |
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Most of the billionaires are generating their wealth from the tech industry like Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Amazon, or SpaceX.