10 Richest People in the World December 2025, Elon Musk Ranks First

Elon Musk is listed as the richest person in the world based on Forbes Real Time Billionaires data as of Friday (December 26, 2025).

The wealth of Tesla and Space X founder reached US$752.0 billion (Rp11,747 trillion), assuming an exchange rate of Rp16,706/US$ as of December 26, 2025. This amount increased by 57.85% compared to last month.

In second place is Larry Page with a total wealth of US$258.1 billion (Rp4,032 trillion). The Google founder's wealth decreased by 2.57% compared to November 2025.

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Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle, is in third place with a total wealth of US$249.3 billion (Rp3,894 trillion). Larry Ellison's wealth increased by 0.77% compared to before.

For information, Forbes always updates the list of the world's richest people daily. The net worth of each individual is updated every 5 minutes based on the value of public company shares after the stock market opens. As for individuals whose wealth comes from private companies, their total assets are updated once every 24 hours.

Here is the complete list of the 10 richest people in the world as of Friday, December 26, 2025, according to Forbes.

1. Elon Musk: US$752.0 billion (up 57.85%)
2. Larry Page: US$258.1 billion (down 2.57%)
3. Larry Ellison: US$249.3 billion (up 0.77%)
4. Jeff Bezos: US$243.9 billion (up 0.99%)
5. Sergey Brin: US$238.2 billion (down 3.01%)
6. Mark Zuckerberg: US$228.9 billion (up 4.9%)
7. Bernard Arnault and family: US$191.6 billion (up 4.07%)
8. Jensen Huang: US$163.8 billion (up 6.02%)
9. Steve Ballmer: US$148.4 billion (up 1.92%)
10. Warren Buffett: US$148.2 billion (down 1.53%)

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