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Musk Leads World’s Richest Men as Top 10 Wealth Hits $2.8 Trillion

The combined wealth of the 10 richest men in the world reached $2.8 trillion as of Sept. 1, 2026, up from $2.6 trillion the previous month, according to Forbes tracking data.

Tech billionaires continued to dominate the ranking, with Elon Musk retaining the top position after his fortune rose by $202 billion in August to $892 billion.

Google co-founder Larry Page ranked second with $277 billion, followed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with $268 billion and Google co-founder Sergey Brin with $256 billion.

Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell placed fifth with $241 billion, while Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ranked sixth with $197 billion.

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison moved up to seventh with $193 billion, followed by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with $191 billion.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer returned to the top 10 in ninth place with $155 billion, while Inditex founder Amancio Ortega ranked 10th with $148 billion.

Bernard Arnault and Warren Buffett dropped out of the top 10 following declines in the shares of LVMH and Berkshire Hathaway.

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