The Hurun Global Rich List 2025 ranks the world’s US dollar billionaires . The list provides a snapshot as of January 15, 2025, regarding the world’s wealthiest individuals .
Key highlights from the Hurun Global Rich List 2025:
- Top Position: Elon Musk of Tesla retains the top spot with a net worth of $420 billion . Despite some stock challenges and controversies related to his political involvements, he has managed to hold his position . However, since the wealth cut-off date of January 15, 2025, Musk’s fortune has declined by nearly $100 billion .
- Top 10 Moguls: The top 10 richest individuals on the list added $512 billion in wealth during the year, which accounts for 30% of all new wealth generated . These top 10 hold 12% of the total wealth of all individuals on the Hurun Global Rich List 2025 .
- U.S. Dominance: Nine of the top ten billionaires are American businessmen .
- Top 10 List:
- Elon Musk (Tesla): $420 billion
- Jeff Bezos (Amazon): $266 billion
- Mark Zuckerberg (Meta): $242 billion
- Larry Ellison (Oracle): $203 billion
- Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway): $167 billion
- Larry Page (Alphabet): $164 billion
- Bernard Arnault (LVMH): $157 billion
- Steve Ballmer (Microsoft): $156 billion
- Sergey Brin (Alphabet): $148 billion
- Bill Gates (Microsoft): $143 billion
- India’s Ranking: India is now home to 284 billionaires, ranking third globally behind the United States and China .
- Richest in India: Mukesh Ambani remains the richest person in Asia, though he has slipped out of the top 10 globally . Gautam Adani follows closely behind Ambani as the second richest in India .
- Wealth Increase: 175 Indian billionaires saw their wealth increase over the past year, while 109 experienced a decline or no change .
- City Focus: New York is the billionaire capital of the world . Mumbai is home to five of the top 10 billionaires in India .
- Industry: The healthcare industry has the largest number of billionaires in India, followed by consumer goods and industrial products .
In summary, the Hurun Global Rich List 2025 shows Elon Musk as the wealthiest individual, highlights the dominance of American tech entrepreneurs in the top rankings, and indicates India’s growing presence on the global billionaire landscape .
