10 Richest People in the World According to Forbes, Who is at the Top? (February 26, 2026)

Elon Musk is recorded as the world's richest person based on Forbes Real Time Billionaires data as of Thursday (February 26, 2026).

The wealth of the founder of Tesla and SpaceX reaches US$849.3 billion (Rp13.267 trillion), based on an exchange rate assumption of Rp16,745/US$ as of February 26, 2026. This amount of wealth increased by 7.78% compared to last month.

In second place is Larry Page with total wealth of US$256.6 billion (Rp4.008 trillion). The wealth of the Google founder decreased by 4.43% compared to January 2026.

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Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, occupies third place with total wealth of US$236.8 billion (Rp3.699 trillion). Sergey Brin's wealth decreased by 4.4% compared to before.

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

Here is the complete list of the 10 richest people in the world as of Thursday, February 26, 2026 according to Forbes.

1. Elon Musk: US$849.3 billion (up 7.78%)
2. Larry Page: US$256.6 billion (down 4.43%)
3. Sergey Brin: US$236.8 billion (down 4.4%)
4. Jeff Bezos: US$224.3 billion (down 10.21%)
5. Mark Zuckerberg: US$224.2 billion (down 0.75%)
6. Larry Ellison: US$192.0 billion (down 15.01%)
7. Bernard Arnault and family: US$173.2 billion (down 3.67%)
8. Jensen Huang: US$169.7 billion (up 4.17%)
9. Amancio Ortega: US$147.6 billion (up 3.0%)
10. Warren Buffett: US$146.4 billion (up 2.88%)

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