Top 10 richest people in the world 2025: Elon Musk leads and becomes the first person to hit $500 billion net worth

The world’s top ten richest people as of September 1 are men, with 9 of them Americans and just LVMH’s Bernard Arnault from France. Each of them still has a net worth estimated at $150 billion or more, which is an increase from $143 billion last month.

Forbes Billionaires List: The world’s top 10 richest people, as of September 2025

Retaining his position for the 16th month consecutively, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, as of September 2025.

Musk has held the position of being the world’s richest since May 2024 and made headlines last year by becoming the first billionaire ever to exceed a net worth of 0 billion. (File)

With an estimated net worth of $415.6 billion, Musk added $14.4 billion more than last month, therefore widening the gap between him and Larry Ellison, who follows next for the third time in a row and has a $144.7 billion net worth.

Notably, LVMH’s Bernard Arnault rose to #7 from #10, witnessing an increase of $11.2 billion in his net worth.

Alphabet’s Sergey Brin gained $15.1 billion as the firm’s shares rose by approximately 9 per cent, leading him to take the #6 rank, overtaking NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang, who now stands at #9 after experiencing a decline of $3.5 billion in his fortune.

Below are the top 10 richest people in the world, as of September 2025 and are ranked based on their net worth: