The Top 10 Richest People In The World (January 2025)
Here are the 10 richest people on Earth as of November 1, 2024 at 12 a.m. Eastern time, according to Forbes.
Elon Musk
Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel—police investigating as possible terrorism, reports say
Elon Musk said Tesla is investigating after one of its cars exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas.
What are H-1B visas? The immigration policy dividing Musk and Trump’s allies explained
Tech leaders joining Trump’s administration are championing the visas—and other Trump allies aren’t happy about it.
Google’s Top 10 news events for 2024
The list spans elections and weather events here and abroad, the debilitating Crowdstrike outage, and a spectacular natural phenomenon.
Elon Musk as speaker of The House? GOP congress members float billionaire
The world’s richest man Musk already has a highly influential role in the incoming Trump administration.
Elon Musk is now worth more than $400 billion, the first person to ever do it
A new $350 billion value for SpaceX helped to lift Musk’s net worth to a historic high—more than for any billionaire Forbes has ever tracked.
What we know about xAI as it bolsters itself for AI race—with $6 billion in new funding
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI disclosed Thursday it raised $6 billion in equity financing—the company’s latest step forward as it raises funding and …
Elon Musk’s massive Tesla pay package struck down by judge—again
The judge said Monday Tesla’s request for the court to “flip its decision” after the shareholders voted in favor of the package went “against multiple strains of settled law.”
Musk escalates feud with Sam Altman over OpenAI: Here’s what to know
Musk alleges Altman’s OpenAI has strayed from its initial non-profit mission and has sought to cut off competition from other AI companies, like Musk’s xAI.
Why Elon Musk’s DOGE is attracting young coders and tech CEOs alike
The incoming Trump agency for cutting government excess is seeking 100 full-time hires in the nation’s capital, sources tell Forbes, which spoke to some early applicants.