The top 10 richest people in the world (May 2026)
There’s a new member of the $300 billion club and a second sibling from America’s richest family among the planet’s ten wealthiest people.
Elon Musk
Key moments in Elon Musk’s trial against Sam Altman: ‘I was a fool’ to fund OpenAI
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk reportedly declared, “Without me, OpenAI wouldn’t exist,” on the witness stand Wednesday as his testimony in his trial against Sam Altman stretches into a second day.
Reranking the world’s billionaires by wealth – and altruism
Forbes recalculated the wealth of the richest billionaires to add back in what they gave to charity. Here’s who moves up the ranks.
Tesla beats first-quarter expectations amid pivot to robotics, AI
The automaker said demand for its vehicles has rebounded from recent declines .
Musk closer to trillionaire status after SpaceX files for IPO
An anticipated stock market debut for Musk’s aerospace firm may be the largest ever.
The $100 billion club: The 20 people with 12-figure fortunes
The small group of people worth a dozen digits has hit a record high, just as Elon Musk approaches trillionaire territory.
The Forbes Billionaires List: Top 200
It was a record year for billionaire wealth.
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk seen at dinner in Epstein files photo
Epstein emailed himself the photo, possibly after a dinner with tech moguls.
Sam Altman on Elon Musk, Donald Trump, robotics, fatherhood and more
Across two wide-ranging interviews with Forbes, Altman covered more ground than could fit in our profile. Here are his remarks on everything from vaccine research to critics who argue he backs companies to solve problems he helped create.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announces TeraWave — A competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink
The network will consist of 5,408 interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit capable of bringing internet access to anywhere in the world, Blue Origin said.