Fastest-Growing Fortunes
Elon Musk's fortune is growing fastest, by about $10,045 per second on average since Forbes' last annual list. 2,172 people make this list as of November 7, 2026.
· Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires
| # | Name | Net worth | Today | Per second | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Elon MuskTesla, SpaceX | $849.7B | +$60.24B(+7.6%) | $10,045/s | United States |
| 2 |  Jeff BezosAmazon | $378.1B | −$804.8M(−0.2%) | $3,226/s | United States |
| 3 | Michael DellDell Technologies | $194.9B | +$3.78B(+2.0%) | $1,923/s | United States |
| 4 |  Larry PageGoogle | $236.9B | +$1.72B(+0.7%) | $1,838/s | United States |
| 5 |  Sergey BrinGoogle | $218.1B | +$1.58B(+0.7%) | $1,584/s | United States |
| 6 | Giancarlo DevasiniCryptocurrency | $89.3B | — | $1,323/s | Italy |
| 7 | Jensen HuangNvidia | $162.2B | +$4.29B(+2.7%) | $1,255/s | United States |
| 8 | Changpeng ZhaoCryptocurrency exchange | $114.6B | — | $1,023/s | Canada |
| 9 | Steve BallmerMicrosoft | $163.9B | −$1.34B(−0.8%) | $908/s | United States |
| 10 | Liang WenfengAI, hedge fund | $46.14B | — | $893/s | China |
| 11 | Carlos Slim Helu & familyTelecom | $125.4B | +$1.35B(+1.1%) | $848/s | Mexico |
| 12 | Rob Walton & familyWalmart | $148.2B | −$1.99B(−1.3%) | $755/s | United States |
| 13 | Jim Walton & familyWalmart | $145B | −$1.98B(−1.3%) | $711/s | United States |
| 14 | Alice WaltonWalmart | $134.4B | −$1.94B(−1.4%) | $661/s | United States |
| 15 | Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & familyMining | $61.59B | −$344.4M(−0.6%) | $653/s | Mexico |
| 16 | Thomas PeterffyDiscount brokerage | $88.79B | +$3.36B(+3.9%) | $623/s | United States |
| 17 | Aliko DangoteCement, sugar | $54.51B | −$4.4M(−0.0%) | $606/s | Nigeria |
| 18 | Pham Nhat VuongDiversified | $36.97B | −$467.2M(−1.2%) | $603/s | Vietnam |
| 19 | Jean-Louis van der VeldeCryptocurrency | $38B | — | $564/s | Netherlands |
| 20 | Paolo ArdoinoCryptocurrency | $38B | — | $564/s | Italy |
| 21 | Amancio OrtegaZara | $151.7B | −$2.12B(−1.4%) | $548/s | Spain |
| 22 | Gautam AdaniInfrastructure, commodities | $83.71B | +$533.7M(+0.6%) | $542/s | India |
| 23 | Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & familyL'Oréal | $106.2B | −$1.21B(−1.1%) | $486/s | France |
| 24 | Tadashi Yanai & familyFashion retail | $67.29B | −$2.3B(−3.3%) | $439/s | Japan |
| 25 | Brett AdcockRobots | $23.39B | +$6.17M(+0.0%) | $435/s | United States |
| 26 | Dieter SchwarzRetail | $62.33B | — | $422/s | Germany |
| 27 | Jeff YassTrading, investments | $77.79B | — | $372/s | United States |
| 28 | Zhang YimingTikTok | $84B | — | $366/s | China |
| 29 | Stuart HoegnerCryptocurrency | $24.7B | — | $366/s | Canada |
| 30 | Jay Y. LeeSamsung | $25.46B | −$1.43B(−5.3%) | $341/s | South Korea |
| 31 | Andreas von Bechtolsheim & familyGoogle | $34.7B | +$2.15B(+6.6%) | $332/s | Germany |
| 32 | Peter ThielFacebook, investments | $33.03B | +$1.36B(+4.3%) | $331/s | United States |
| 33 | Marc AndreessenVenture capital investing | $18.53B | −$2.28M(−0.0%) | $329/s | United States |
| 34 | Masayoshi SonTelecom, Investments | $44.92B | −$4.8B(−9.7%) | $307/s | Japan |
| 35 | Antonio GraciasInvestments | $17.1B | — | $295/s | United States |
| 36 | Ken GriffinHedge funds | $56.69B | — | $285/s | United States |
| 37 | Chen JianhuaChemicals | $21.83B | −$663M(−2.9%) | $278/s | China |
| 38 | Robert PeraWireless networking | $29.62B | — | $275/s | United States |
| 39 | Iris Fontbona & familyMining | $41.98B | −$131.8M(−0.3%) | $275/s | Chile |
| 40 | Israel EnglanderHedge funds | $27.56B | — | $264/s | United States |
| 41 |  Bill GatesMicrosoft | $121.3B | −$491.7M(−0.4%) | $262/s | United States |
| 42 | Lin Tsung-ChiFurniture rails | $10.46B | −$588.2M(−5.3%) | $257/s | Taiwan |
| 43 | Thomas Frist Jr & familyHospitals | $39.94B | −$873.6M(−2.1%) | $256/s | United States |
| 44 | Josh KushnerVenture capital | $16.69B | — | $255/s | United States |
| 45 | Vinod AdaniInfrastructure, commodities | $27.58B | +$360M(+1.3%) | $251/s | Cyprus |
| 46 | Christopher OlahArtificial intelligence | $13.8B | — | $249/s | Canada |
| 47 | Tom BrownArtificial intelligence | $13.8B | — | $249/s | United States |
| 48 | Daniela AmodeiArtificial intelligence | $13.7B | — | $247/s | United States |
| 49 | Jack ClarkArtificial intelligence | $13.7B | — | $247/s | United States |
| 50 | Jared KaplanArtificial intelligence | $13.7B | — | $247/s | United States |
| 51 | Dario AmodeiArtificial intelligence | $13.6B | — | $245/s | United States |
| 52 | Sam McCandlishArtificial intelligence | $13.1B | — | $235/s | United States |
| 53 | Lukas WaltonWalmart | $49.73B | −$630.2M(−1.3%) | $234/s | United States |
| 54 | He Xiangjian & familyHome appliances | $38.82B | +$446.3M(+1.2%) | $234/s | China |
| 55 | Idan OferShipping | $34.22B | +$24.84M(+0.1%) | $232/s | Israel |
| 56 | Nathan KirshRetail, real estate | $18.6B | +$11.27M(+0.1%) | $224/s | Eswatini (Swaziland) |
| 57 | Jason ChangSemiconductors | $17.61B | −$1.32B(−7.0%) | $218/s | Singapore |
| 58 | Nik StoronskyFintech | $18.75B | — | $215/s | United Kingdom |
| 59 | Lakshmi MittalSteel | $29.79B | +$74.49M(+0.3%) | $210/s | India |
| 60 | Todd GravesFast food | $19.95B | — | $207/s | United States |
| 61 | Julia Koch & familyKoch, Inc. | $84.63B | — | $206/s | United States |
| 62 | Zhu YimingSemiconductors | $11.72B | −$611.3M(−5.0%) | $206/s | China |
| 63 | Steven HaoAI software | $5.6B | — | $206/s | United States |
| 64 | Torstein HagenCruises | $20.67B | +$311.8M(+1.5%) | $205/s | Norway |
| 65 | William DingOnline games | $43.24B | +$838.4M(+2.0%) | $197/s | China |
| 66 | Li Ka-shingDiversified | $48.83B | −$166.6M(−0.3%) | $197/s | Hong Kong |
| 67 | Charles ErgenSatellite TV | $13.05B | +$683.1M(+5.5%) | $191/s | United States |
| 68 | Stanley KroenkeSports, real estate | $27.59B | — | $190/s | United States |
| 69 | Charles Koch & familyKoch, Inc. | $76.94B | — | $187/s | United States |
| 70 | Hamdi UlukayaGreek yogurt | $11.7B | — | $186/s | Turkey |
| 71 | Eric SchmidtGoogle | $33.36B | +$186.1M(+0.6%) | $185/s | United States |
| 72 | Wang Weixiu & familyMachinery | $11.9B | −$1.12B(−8.6%) | $184/s | China |
| 73 | Suleiman Kerimov & familyGold | $25.66B | — | $183/s | Russia |
| 74 | Ernest Garcia IIUsed cars | $24.09B | +$316.2M(+1.3%) | $182/s | United States |
| 75 | Chen TianshiSemiconductors | $21.58B | −$1.13B(−5.0%) | $180/s | China |
| 76 | Alexander KarpSoftware firm | $17.43B | +$521.8M(+3.1%) | $179/s | United States |
| 77 | Abigail JohnsonFidelity | $41.64B | — | $177/s | United States |
| 78 | Henry SamueliSemiconductors | $28.46B | +$180.1M(+0.6%) | $173/s | United States |
| 79 | John TuComputer hardware | $22.48B | — | $168/s | United States |
| 80 | David SunComputer hardware | $22.46B | — | $167/s | United States |
| 81 | Alexey Mordashov & familySteel, investments | $36.95B | +$3.97M(+0.0%) | $165/s | Russia |
| 82 | Zheng Shuliang & familyAluminum products | $23.71B | −$486.1M(−2.0%) | $164/s | China |
| 83 | Zhong HuijuanPharmaceuticals | $18.78B | −$185.1M(−1.0%) | $164/s | China |
| 84 | Giovanni FerreroNutella, chocolates | $46.36B | — | $161/s | Italy |
| 85 |  Warren BuffettBerkshire Hathaway | $162.1B | −$16.57M(−0.0%) | $161/s | United States |
| 86 | Michal StrnadDefense Contracting | $12.41B | −$497M(−3.9%) | $156/s | Czech Republic |
| 87 | Gianluigi AponteShipping | $45.52B | −$4.31M(−0.0%) | $155/s | Switzerland |
| 88 | Rafaela Aponte-DiamantShipping | $45.52B | −$4.31M(−0.0%) | $155/s | Switzerland |
| 89 | Jacqueline MarsCandy, pet food | $50.35B | — | $153/s | United States |
| 90 | John MarsCandy, pet food | $50.35B | — | $153/s | United States |
| 91 | Enrique Razon Jr.Ports | $18.6B | −$230.3M(−1.2%) | $152/s | Philippines |
| 92 | Rick Cohen & familyWarehouse automation | $19.45B | +$714.8M(+3.8%) | $147/s | United States |
| 93 | John CollisonPayment software | $17.49B | — | $146/s | Ireland |
| 94 | Patrick CollisonPayment software | $17.49B | — | $146/s | Ireland |
| 95 | Zhong ShanshanBeverages, pharmaceuticals | $65.08B | −$307M(−0.5%) | $146/s | China |
| 96 | John PaulsonHedge funds | $11.15B | +$199.3M(+1.8%) | $145/s | United States |
| 97 | Abdulsamad RabiuCement, sugar | $12.37B | — | $144/s | Nigeria |
| 98 | Yu YongMining | $17.96B | −$595M(−3.2%) | $144/s | China |
| 99 | David TepperHedge funds | $28.5B | — | $143/s | United States |
| 100 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaudinvestments | $23.58B | +$399.2M(+1.7%) | $140/s | Saudi Arabia |
| 101 | Stéphane BancelBiotech, vaccines | $8.11B | +$388.4M(+5.0%) | $131/s | France |
| 102 | John DoerrVenture capital | $20.39B | +$90.15M(+0.4%) | $130/s | United States |
| 103 | Qin YinglinPig breeding | $21.12B | +$273.6M(+1.3%) | $129/s | China |
| 104 | Jerry Jones & familyDallas Cowboys | $23.11B | +$18.75M(+0.1%) | $129/s | United States |
| 105 | Jaime Gilinski BacalBanking | $17.18B | +$5.23M(+0.0%) | $128/s | Colombia |
| 106 | Jeffery HildebrandOil & gas | $14.18B | — | $128/s | United States |
| 107 | Andrea PignataroFinancial software | $40.53B | — | $125/s | Italy |
| 108 | Murali Divi & familyPharmaceuticals | $15.39B | +$225.7M(+1.5%) | $124/s | India |
| 109 | George KurtzSecurity software | $12.47B | −$13.05M(−0.1%) | $122/s | United States |
| 110 | Christy WaltonWalmart | $24.63B | −$312.4M(−1.3%) | $121/s | United States |
| 111 | Lee Boo-jinSamsung | $9.29B | −$545.4M(−5.5%) | $119/s | South Korea |
| 112 | Cyrus PoonawallaVaccines | $29.01B | −$8.82M(−0.0%) | $117/s | India |
| 113 | Dang YanbaoCoal | $20.32B | −$192.9M(−0.9%) | $115/s | China |
| 114 | Lee Seo-hyunSamsung | $8.75B | −$538.3M(−5.8%) | $114/s | South Korea |
| 115 | Alejandro Baillères Gual & familyDiversified | $14.75B | +$172.6M(+1.2%) | $114/s | Mexico |
| 116 | Daniel EkSpotify | $13.55B | −$136.7M(−1.0%) | $114/s | Sweden |
| 117 | Zou Zhinong & familyTelecom equipment | $7.69B | −$459.7M(−5.6%) | $111/s | China |
| 118 | Marilyn Simons & familyHedge funds | $36.57B | — | $110/s | United States |
| 119 | Ernest Garcia IIIUsed cars | $11.26B | +$222.5M(+2.0%) | $110/s | United States |
| 120 | Vladimir PotaninMetals | $29.74B | — | $110/s | Russia |
| 121 | Hong Ra-heeSamsung | $8.83B | −$513.9M(−5.5%) | $109/s | South Korea |
| 122 | Pierre ChenElectronics | $11.77B | −$687M(−5.5%) | $108/s | Taiwan |
| 123 | Savitri Jindal & familySteel | $40.92B | +$34.39M(+0.1%) | $107/s | India |
| 124 | Roger PenskeCars | $11.57B | +$4.65M(+0.0%) | $106/s | United States |
| 125 | Steve CohenHedge funds | $26.67B | — | $106/s | United States |
| 126 | Eyal OferReal estate, shipping | $33.53B | +$216.6M(+0.7%) | $105/s | Israel |
| 127 | Yuan Fugen & familyElectronics components | $7.42B | −$763M(−9.3%) | $105/s | China |
| 128 | Juan RoigSupermarkets | $11.61B | — | $105/s | Spain |
| 129 | Yang ShaopengShipping | $9.37B | −$170.2M(−1.8%) | $102/s | China |
| 130 | Kwong Siu-hingReal estate | $17.75B | −$135.1M(−0.8%) | $102/s | Hong Kong |
| 131 | Nancy Walton LaurieWalmart | $19.84B | −$312.2M(−1.5%) | $102/s | United States |
| 132 | Dan FriedkinToyota dealerships | $12.8B | — | $101/s | United States |
| 133 | Clifford AsnessMoney management | $7.98B | — | $101/s | United States |
| 134 | Hussain SajwaniReal estate | $15.28B | — | $100/s | United Arab Emirates |
| 135 | Luca FerrariSoftware investment | $3.48B | −$220.1M(−5.9%) | $99.64/s | Italy |
| 136 | Tsai Ming-kaiSemiconductors | $9.24B | −$172.6M(−1.8%) | $97.73/s | Taiwan |
| 137 | John FredriksenShipping | $21.9B | −$134.2M(−0.6%) | $97.02/s | Cyprus |
| 138 | Ray DalioHedge funds | $18.89B | — | $96.83/s | United States |
| 139 | Ali GhodsiData analytics | $7.58B | — | $96.64/s | United States |
| 140 | Arthur DantchikTrading, investments | $19.48B | — | $96.48/s | United States |
| 141 | Len BlavatnikMusic, chemicals | $34.76B | −$144.4M(−0.4%) | $96.21/s | United States |
| 142 | Andrew CherngFast food | $8.52B | — | $95.43/s | United States |
| 143 | Peggy CherngFast food | $8.52B | — | $95.43/s | United States |
| 144 | Matteo DanieliSoftware investment | $3.29B | −$207.7M(−5.9%) | $94.97/s | Italy |
| 145 | Alexander GerkoTrading | $12B | — | $94.93/s | United Kingdom |
| 146 | Patrick Soon-ShiongPharmaceuticals | $10.63B | +$396.4M(+3.9%) | $93.53/s | United States |
| 147 | Zhang HejunElectronics | $9.62B | −$233.2M(−2.4%) | $93.47/s | China |
| 148 | Ralph Lauren & familyApparel | $15.42B | −$117.3M(−0.8%) | $93.32/s | United States |
| 149 | J. Joe Ricketts & familyTD Ameritrade | $8.8B | −$32.48M(−0.4%) | $92.95/s | United States |
| 150 | Luca QuerellaSoftware investment | $3.22B | −$203.5M(−5.9%) | $91.81/s | Italy |
| 151 | Robin ZengBatteries | $42.43B | −$1.5B(−3.4%) | $89.71/s | Hong Kong |
| 152 | Ion StoicaData analytics | $7.03B | — | $89.62/s | United States |
| 153 | Matei ZahariaData analytics | $7.03B | — | $89.62/s | United States |
| 154 | Francesco PatarnelloSoftware investment | $3.17B | −$200.2M(−5.9%) | $89.29/s | Italy |
| 155 | Li GePharmaceuticals | $9.91B | −$262.2M(−2.6%) | $89.19/s | United States |
| 156 | Arthur BlankHome Depot | $13.5B | −$87.34M(−0.6%) | $88.94/s | United States |
| 157 | Bruce ChengElectronics | $7.17B | −$485.3M(−6.3%) | $88.50/s | Taiwan |
| 158 | Li Shuirong & familyPetrochemicals | $14.15B | −$388.9M(−2.7%) | $87.97/s | China |
| 159 | Morris ChangSemiconductors | $8.53B | −$399.7M(−4.5%) | $87.72/s | Taiwan |
| 160 | Georg SchaefflerAuto parts | $14.96B | −$68.24M(−0.5%) | $86.24/s | Germany |
| 161 | Adam Foroughiadvertising technology | $14.24B | +$1.25B(+9.6%) | $85.88/s | United States |
| 162 | Chen DongshengInsurance | $8.93B | — | $83.65/s | China |
| 163 | Dirk Rossmann & familyDrugstores | $8.48B | −$7.05M(−0.1%) | $82.66/s | Germany |
| 164 | Terrence PegulaNatural gas | $11.77B | +$392,642(+0.0%) | $82.55/s | United States |
| 165 | Francesco Gaetano CaltagironeCement, diversified | $12.32B | −$28.83M(−0.2%) | $81.58/s | Italy |
| 166 | Robert ClarkConstruction | $7B | — | $81.11/s | United States |
| 167 | Gayle BensonNew Orleans Saints | $11.2B | — | $81.10/s | United States |
| 168 | Melinda French GatesMicrosoft | $34.49B | +$964,233(+0.0%) | $80.94/s | United States |
| 169 | Daniel TsaiFinance | $10.95B | −$413.9M(−3.6%) | $80.14/s | Taiwan |
| 170 | Tobi LutkeE-commerce | $12.92B | +$412M(+3.3%) | $79.58/s | Canada |
| 171 | Tahir & familyDiversified | $8.96B | −$2M(−0.0%) | $78.39/s | Indonesia |
| 172 | Satyanarayana Chavapharmaceuticals | $3.14B | −$13.31M(−0.4%) | $78.25/s | India |
| 173 | Neal Blue & familyDefense | $7.14B | — | $77.96/s | United States |
| 174 | Elaine Marshall & familyKoch, Inc. | $32.24B | — | $77.93/s | United States |
| 175 | Brian CheskyAirbnb | $13.11B | +$1.3B(+11.0%) | $77.44/s | United States |
| 176 | Howard Lutnick & familyFinance | $7.11B | +$640,600(+0.0%) | $77.36/s | United States |
| 177 | Theo MuellerDairy | $9.88B | — | $76.78/s | Germany |
| 178 | Xavier Niel & familyInternet, telecom | $14.44B | +$268.5M(+1.9%) | $76.01/s | France |
| 179 | Matthew PrinceCybersecurity | $8.04B | +$622.3M(+8.4%) | $75.94/s | United States |
| 180 | Andre EstevesBanking | $10.73B | +$34.87M(+0.3%) | $75.77/s | Brazil |
| 181 | Pierre OmidyarEBay, PayPal | $14.03B | −$35.67M(−0.3%) | $75.75/s | United States |
| 182 | Kjell Inge RokkeShipping, seafood | $8.7B | −$76.3M(−0.9%) | $75.24/s | Norway |
| 183 | William AckmanHedge funds | $13B | +$199.3M(+1.6%) | $75.11/s | United States |
| 184 | Michael Federmann & familyDefense, hotels | $8.8B | +$119.5M(+1.4%) | $75.11/s | Israel |
| 185 | Ron BaronMoney management | $10.28B | +$361.6M(+3.6%) | $74.70/s | United States |
| 186 | Beate HeisterSupermarkets | $18.77B | — | $74.66/s | Germany |
| 187 | Karl Albrecht Jr. & familySupermarkets | $18.77B | — | $74.66/s | Germany |
| 188 | Sarath RatanavadiEnergy | $16.67B | −$335.5M(−2.0%) | $74.55/s | Thailand |
| 189 | Ken FisherMoney management | $14.96B | — | $74.46/s | United States |
| 190 | Dmitri BukhmanOnline games | $13.54B | — | $74.03/s | United Kingdom |
| 191 | Igor BukhmanOnline games | $13.54B | — | $74.03/s | United Kingdom |
| 192 | Mike Brown & familyCincinnati Bengals | $7.64B | — | $73.94/s | United States |
| 193 | Harry TriguboffReal estate | $22.83B | — | $73.82/s | Australia |
| 194 | Jimmy HaslamGas stations, retail | $12.22B | — | $73.57/s | United States |
| 195 | Jack DorseyTwitter, Square | $7.6B | +$278M(+3.8%) | $73.13/s | United States |
| 196 | Anton OsikaAI coding | $3.1B | — | $71.73/s | Sweden |
| 197 | Fabian HedinAI coding | $3.1B | — | $71.73/s | Sweden |
| 198 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & familyHeineken | $18.03B | −$82.95M(−0.5%) | $71.72/s | Netherlands |
| 199 | Venu SrinivasanTwo-wheelers | $7.89B | +$80.45M(+1.0%) | $71.05/s | India |
| 200 | Jorge Paulo Lemann & familyBeer | $20.58B | −$7.67M(−0.0%) | $70.85/s | Brazil |
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Elon Musk's fortune is growing fastest, by about $10,045 per second on average since Forbes' last annual list. Figures are Forbes' real-time estimates as of November 7, 2026.