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100 Profiles

World's Top 100 Billionaires

Positive profiles of the world's most successful wealth builders. What worked, what they got right, and what we can learn.

Each profile covers achievements, notable quotes, and the key decisions that built their fortunes.

1
#1

Elon Musk

USA

$237B

Tesla, SpaceX, X

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2
#2

Jeff Bezos

USA

$224B

Amazon

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3
#3

Mark Zuckerberg

USA

$202B

Meta

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4
#4

Bernard Arnault

🇫🇷 France

$189B

LVMH

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5
#5

Larry Ellison

USA

$176B

Oracle

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6
#6

Warren Buffett

USA

$144B

Berkshire Hathaway

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7
#7

Larry Page

USA

$139B

Google/Alphabet

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8
#8

Sergey Brin

USA

$133B

Google/Alphabet

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9
#9

Steve Ballmer

USA

$124B

Microsoft

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10
#10

Jensen Huang

USA

$120B

NVIDIA

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11
#11

Mukesh Ambani

🇮🇳 India

$115B

Reliance Industries

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12
#12

Gautam Adani

🇮🇳 India

$99B

Adani Group

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13
#13

Bill Gates

USA

$98B

Microsoft

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14
#14

Michael Dell

USA

$96B

Dell Technologies

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15
#15

Amancio Ortega

🇪🇸 Spain

$94B

Zara/Inditex

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16
#16

Carlos Slim

🇲🇽 Mexico

$92B

Telecom

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17
#17

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

🇫🇷 France

$88B

L'Oreal

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18
#18

Michael Bloomberg

USA

$85B

Bloomberg LP

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19
#19

Jim Walton

USA

$82B

Walmart

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20
#20

Rob Walton

USA

$81B

Walmart

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21
#21

Alice Walton

USA

$80B

Walmart

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22
#22

Charles Koch

USA

$68B

Koch Industries

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23
#23

Julia Koch

USA

$67B

Koch Industries

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24
#24

Zhong Shanshan

🇨🇳 China

$65B

Nongfu Spring

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25
#25

Phil Knight

USA

$64B

Nike

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26
#26

David Thomson

🇨🇦 Canada

$63B

Thomson Reuters

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27
#27

MacKenzie Scott

🇺🇸 United States

$60B

Amazon

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28
#28

Changpeng Zhao

🇨🇦 Canada

$58B

Binance

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29
#29

Ma Huateng

🇨🇳 China

$55B

Tencent

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30
#30

Tadashi Yanai

🇯🇵 Japan

$54B

Uniqlo / Fast Retailing

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31
#31

Giovanni Ferrero

🇮🇹 Italy

$42B

Ferrero Group

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32
#32

Jacqueline Mars

🇺🇸 United States

$41B

Mars Inc.

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33
#33

John Mars

🇺🇸 United States

$41B

Mars Inc.

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34
#34

Klaus-Michael Kuehne

🇩🇪 Germany

$40B

Kuehne + Nagel

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35
#35

Dieter Schwarz

🇩🇪 Germany

$39B

Lidl / Schwarz Group

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36
#36

Len Blavatnik

🇺🇸 United States

$37B

Access Industries

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37
#37

Leonhard Blavatnik

🇺🇸 United States

$37B

Diversified Investments

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38
#38

Jim Simons

🇺🇸 United States

$35B

Renaissance Technologies

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39
#39

Miriam Adelson

🇺🇸 United States

$34B

Las Vegas Sands

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40
#40

Ken Griffin

🇺🇸 United States

$33B

Citadel

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41
#41

Zhang Yiming

🇨🇳 China

$32B

TikTok / ByteDance

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42
#42

William Ding

🇨🇳 China

$31B

NetEase

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43
#43

Alain Wertheimer

🇫🇷 France

$30B

Chanel

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44
#44

Gerard Wertheimer

🇫🇷 France

$30B

Chanel

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45
#45

Leonid Mikhelson

🇷🇺 Russia

$29B

NOVATEK

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46
#46

Gina Rinehart

🇦🇺 Australia

$28B

Hancock Prospecting

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47
#47

Li Ka-shing

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

$27B

CK Hutchison

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48
#48

Robin Zeng

🇨🇳 China

$26B

CATL

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49
#49

He Xiangjian

🇨🇳 China

$25B

Midea Group

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50
#50

Ray Dalio

🇺🇸 United States

$25B

Bridgewater Associates

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51
#51

Rupert Murdoch

United States / Australia

$24B

News Corp/Fox

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52
#52

Stephen Schwarzman

🇺🇸 United States

$23B

Blackstone

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53
#53

Abigail Johnson

🇺🇸 United States

$23B

Fidelity Investments

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54
#54

German Larrea

🇲🇽 Mexico

$22B

Grupo Mexico

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55
#55

Susanne Klatten

🇩🇪 Germany

$22B

BMW/Altana

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56
#56

Stefan Quandt

🇩🇪 Germany

$21B

BMW

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57
#57

Wang Chuanfu

🇨🇳 China

$21B

BYD

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58
#58

Vagit Alekperov

🇷🇺 Russia

$20B

LUKOIL

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59
#59

Pallonji Mistry

India / Ireland

$20B

Shapoorji Pallonji Group

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60
#60

Thomas Peterffy

🇺🇸 United States

$20B

Interactive Brokers

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61
#61

Harold Hamm

🇺🇸 United States

$19B

Continental Resources

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62
#62

Iris Fontbona

🇨🇱 Chile

$19B

Antofagasta

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63
#63

Reinhold Wuerth

🇩🇪 Germany

$19B

Wuerth Group

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64
#64

R. Budi Hartono

🇮🇩 Indonesia

$18B

Djarum/BCA

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65
#65

Michael Hartono

🇮🇩 Indonesia

$18B

Djarum/BCA

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66
#66

Savitri Jindal

🇮🇳 India

$18B

Jindal Group

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67
#67

Wang Wei

🇨🇳 China

$17B

SF Express

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68
#68

Eric Schmidt

🇺🇸 United States

$17B

Google

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69
#69

Dietrich Mateschitz

🇦🇹 Austria

$17B

Red Bull

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70
#70

Peter Thiel

🇺🇸 United States

$16B

PayPal/Palantir

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71
#71

Eyal Ofer

🇮🇱 Israel

$16B

Zodiac Maritime

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72
#72

Leonard Lauder

🇺🇸 United States

$16B

Estee Lauder

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73
#73

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

🇳🇱 Netherlands

$15B

Heineken

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74
#74

James Ratcliffe

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$15B

INEOS

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75
#75

Jack Ma

🇨🇳 China

$15B

Alibaba

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76
#76

Dhanin Chearavanont

🇹🇭 Thailand

$15B

CP Group

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77
#77

Lee Shau Kee

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

$14B

Henderson Land

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78
#78

George Soros

🇺🇸 United States

$14B

Soros Fund Management

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79
#79

Elaine Marshall

🇺🇸 United States

$14B

Koch Industries

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80
#80

Carl Icahn

🇺🇸 United States

$14B

Icahn Enterprises

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81
#81

Lukas Walton

🇺🇸 United States

$13B

Walmart

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82
#82

Emmanuel Besnier

🇫🇷 France

$13B

Lactalis

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83
#83

Lakshmi Mittal

India/United Kingdom

$13B

ArcelorMittal

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84
#84

Azim Premji

🇮🇳 India

$13B

Wipro

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85
#85

Jorge Paulo Lemann

🇧🇷 Brazil

$12B

3G Capital

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86
#86

Liu Yongxing

🇨🇳 China

$12B

East Hope Group

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87
#87

Donald Bren

🇺🇸 United States

$12B

Irvine Company

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88
#88

Stanley Druckenmiller

🇺🇸 United States

$12B

Duquesne Family Office

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89
#89

David Tepper

🇺🇸 United States

$11B

Appaloosa Management

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90
#90

Dustin Moskovitz

🇺🇸 United States

$11B

Facebook/Asana

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91
#91

Jan Koum

🇺🇸 United States

$11B

WhatsApp

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92
#92

Lei Jun

🇨🇳 China

$11B

Xiaomi

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93
#93

Eric Yuan

🇺🇸 United States

$10B

Zoom

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94
#94

Patrick Collison

United States/Ireland

$10B

Stripe

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95
#95

John Collison

United States/Ireland

$10B

Stripe

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96
#96

Cyrus Poonawalla

🇮🇳 India

$10B

Serum Institute of India

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97
#97

Radhakishan Damani

🇮🇳 India

$10B

DMart

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98
#98

Andrew Forrest

🇦🇺 Australia

$10B

Fortescue Metals Group

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99
#99

Masayoshi Son

🇯🇵 Japan

$10B

SoftBank

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100
#100

Christy Walton

🇺🇸 United States

$10B

Walmart

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