Elon Musk vs Larry Ellison: Who is the richest person in the world? Top 5 billionaires ranked

Elon Musk briefly ceded his position as the world’s richest person to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, a close ally of US President Donald Trump. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ellison’s net worth surged to $393 billion on September 10 (IST), overtaking Musk’s $385 billion. The rise was fueled by Oracle shares soaring over 40%, thanks to strong optimism around its cloud infrastructure business and artificial intelligence (AI) partnerships. However, by the end of the trading day, Oracle’s stock pulled back slightly, trimming Ellison’s gains and restoring Musk to the top spot as the world’s wealthiest individual.
According to Forbes, here are the top 5 billionaires (as of September 11, 2025):

With a networth of $436.1 Billion, Elon Musk tops the chart of the richest person in the world as per Forbes. His main source of wealth is Tesla and SpaceX. Apart from this, Musk is also the owner of X (formerly Twitter). The billionaire is not only known for his wealth, but also for his eccentric life choices and relationships. He has 14 children from four different women with who he shares them.

Co-founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison is the second richest man in the world now, as per Forbes. But on September 10, he briefly surpassed Elon Musk to become the richest person in the world. Ellison, 81, is an influential person in Silicon Valley and in the US politics lately. He’s known for his lavish lifestyle which is filled with yachts, private jets, and many wives. He also owns the entire Hawaii island of Lanai! Ellison led Oracle as CEO for 37 years before stepping into the role of chief technology officer in 2014. He continues to chair the board and holds over 40% ownership, as per The Guardian.

Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is the third richest person in the world, as per Forbes. At the age of 23 in 2008, Zuckerberg became the youngest self-made billionaire.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is also one of the top five billionaires in the world, as per Forbes. Apart from his wealth, he recently made the headlines for his personal life. Bezos married his longtime girlfriend Lauren Sanchez in June this year in Venice.

American businessman and former CEO of Google, Larry Page, is the fifth richest person in the world as per Forbes. His net worth is estimated to be $199.1 Billion. He is married to Lucinda Southworth and their main residence is in Palo Alto, California, as per reports.