Timeline of the world's richest person

This is a timeline of the wealthiest person in the world. As of June 2026, the world's richest person is Elon Musk. Other people who have had the title since the year 2000 include Larry Ellison, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Amancio Ortega, Carlos Slim and Warren Buffett.

Timeline

Date Name Nationality Primary source(s) of wealth Notes
10 September 2025–present[1] Elon Musk  South Africa
 Canada
 United States		 Tesla and SpaceX Became the only person to ever have a verified net worth exceeding $1 trillion ($1,000 billion) in June 2026.[2][a]
10 September 2025 (briefly)[1] Larry Ellison  United States Oracle Corporation
6 June 2024[4]–September 2025[1] Elon Musk  South Africa
 Canada
 United States		 Tesla and SpaceX
6 June 2024[5]– 6 June 2024[4] Bernard Arnault  France LVMH
?–June 2024[5] Elon Musk  South Africa
 Canada
 United States		 Tesla and SpaceX
March 2024[6] Jeff Bezos  United States Amazon The title switched many times between Musk and Bezos this month.[7]
June 2023[8]–? Elon Musk  South Africa
 Canada
 United States		 Tesla and SpaceX
December 2022–June 2023[8] Bernard Arnault  France LVMH
January 2021[9]–? Elon Musk  South Africa
 Canada
 United States		 Tesla and SpaceX
2017–January 2021[9] Jeff Bezos  United States Amazon
?–2017[9] Bill Gates  United States Microsoft
September 2016 (briefly)[10] Amancio Ortega  Spain Inditex
May 2013[11]–? Bill Gates  United States Microsoft
Early 2010[12]–May 2013[11] Carlos Slim Mexico Grupo Carso
2009[12] Bill Gates  United States Microsoft
2008[12] Warren Buffett  United States Berkshire Hathaway
1993[13]–2008[12] Bill Gates  United States Microsoft Became the first person with a net worth exceeding $100 billion in April 1999.[b]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ However, there were people in history with a net worth greater than $1 trillion based on an adjustment for inflation. For example, King Mansa Musa (1280-1337), the King of Mali, had a net worth of $4.5 trillion by some estimates.[3]
  2. ↑ However, adjusted for inflation, the net worth of John D. Rockefeller at close to $1 billion (900 million) in 1913 would be over $674 billion dollars in today's world (2023).[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oracle's Larry Ellison briefly surpasses Elon Musk as world's richest man". BBC News. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Durot, Matt (12 June 2026). "SpaceX's IPO Just Made Elon Musk The World's First Trillionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "The 20 Richest People of All-Time Adjusted for Inflation". Money Inc. 2023.
  4. 1 2 IV, Antonio Pequeño. "Elon Musk Reclaims Title As World's Richest From Bernard Arnault". Forbes. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 Ray, Siladitya (6 June 2024). "Bernard Arnault Overtakes Elon Musk To Become World's Richest Again". Forbes. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jeff Bezos topples Elon Musk to reclaim title of world's richest man". Al Jazeera. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Faguy, Ana. "Elon Musk Overtakes Jeff Bezos As Richest Person In The US". Forbes. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Elon Musk: Twitter boss reclaims title of world's richest person". BBC News. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "Elon Musk becomes world's richest person as wealth tops $185bn". BBC News. 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "How Zara's founder became the richest man in the world - for two days". BBC News. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Bill Gates Becomes Richest Man as Microsoft Hits 5-Year High". Bloomberg. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Dolan, Kerry A. "A Rivalry Graphed: How Carlos Slim Overtook Bill Gates As Number One Richest In The World". Forbes. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Bill Gates tops U.S. wealth list 15 years in a row". Reuters. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Richest people of all time adjusted for inflation". Money. 2023.
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