Who Are the World’s 10 Richest People? Bloomberg Billionaires Index Releases List

In the early days of 2025, billionaires’ wealth has surged rapidly. The wealth of the world’s 10 richest billionaires has increased at an astounding rate of $3.7 million per minute. Over the first 23 days of the year, their combined wealth has grown by $105 billion.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, more than 50% of the wealth increase among the top 100 billionaires belongs to the top 10 individuals. Their collective wealth has risen by approximately $191 billion.

As of January 23, 2025, the total wealth of the 100 richest billionaires has reached $5.82 trillion, with the top 10 alone holding $2.1 trillion. Bloomberg data also reveals that the combined wealth of the world’s 500 richest individuals has surpassed $10 trillion.

The report highlights that Elon Musk remains the world’s wealthiest person, with a net worth of $440 billion, having gained $8 billion in the first 23 days of this year.

Jeff Bezos holds a total of $254 billion, with a $15 billion increase this year. Mark Zuckerberg follows with $221 billion, having gained $13 billion so far.

Larry Ellison's wealth stands at $209 billion, with a $17 billion increase in just 23 days. Bernard Arnault’s wealth is $197 billion, with the highest gain of $21 billion this year.

Larry Page has $176 billion, gaining $8 billion in 2025, while Sergey Brin's wealth totals $166 billion, with $7 billion added this year.

Bill Gates holds $165 billion, including $6 billion gained this year. Steve Ballmer’s wealth has risen to $155 billion, with an $8 billion increase. Lastly, Warren Buffett has $144 billion, with $2 billion added to his fortune in the first 23 days of the year.

Bernard Arnault leads as the billionaire with the highest wealth increase so far this year.