As 2025 unfolds, Elon Musk begins the year with an extraordinary achievement: securing the title of the world’s richest person with a staggering net worth of $433.9 billion. Musk’s wealth has skyrocketed, largely thanks to SpaceX, which now holds a valuation of $350 billion.
This marks a monumental rise of $91 billion since December 1, 2024, solidifying Musk’s dominance in both the space industry and global wealth rankings. His fortune is spread across multiple ventures, including Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), xAI, and the Boring Company. Musk’s business acumen and ability to lead highly innovative companies have positioned him firmly at the top of the wealth charts.
Forbes has tracked global billionaires since 1987, and its latest figures for 2025 reveal an increasingly diverse and competitive landscape of the world’s wealthiest individuals. According to the Forbes World’s Billionaires List, a record 813 billionaires hail from the United States, making it the country with the highest concentration of billionaires. China follows with 473, while India claims third place with 200 billionaires.
The year 2025 has also brought significant shifts in the rankings of some of the globe’s wealthiest individuals. While Musk continues to reign supreme, other tech giants have seen substantial changes in their fortunes. Notably, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has surpassed Oracle founder Larry Ellison to become the third-richest person globally.
Zuckerberg’s net worth.
