{"id":16374,"date":"2025-10-29T11:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=16374"},"modified":"2026-02-03T01:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:37:03","slug":"the-20-richest-people-on-earth-origins-breakthroughs-and-legacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=16374","title":{"rendered":"The 20 Richest People on Earth: Origins, Breakthroughs, and Legacies"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"667\">\n<p data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"667\">Elon Musk \u2014 Tesla, SpaceX, xAI<br data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"434\" \/>Engineer-entrepreneur who scaled EVs from niche to global, built the world\u2019s busiest private launch system, and keeps betting on reusable rockets, AI, and autonomy. Ranked #1 as of this snapshot. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"935\">\n<p data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"935\">Larry Ellison \u2014 Oracle<br data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"697\" \/>Co-founded Oracle in 1977 and turned database software into an enterprise cloud empire; a master of long-game product and M&amp;A strategy. Briefly overtook Musk in September before markets flipped again. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-09-10\/oracle-co-founder-larry-ellison-closes-in-on-elon-musk-as-world-s-richest-man?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1132\">\n<p data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"1132\">Mark Zuckerberg \u2014 Meta<br data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"965\" \/>Launched Facebook from a dorm room, then pivoted the company through mobile, AR\/VR, and AI\u2014monetizing a network used by billions. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1311\">\n<p data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1311\">Jeff Bezos \u2014 Amazon<br data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1159\" \/>Scaled e-commerce and cloud (AWS) into twin flywheels; investor in Blue Origin and a wide portfolio beyond retail. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1511\">\n<p data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1511\">Larry Page \u2014 Google (Alphabet)<br data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1349\" \/>Google\u2019s co-founder helped commercialize web search and online ads; continues backing \u201cmoonshots\u201d in AI and autonomous tech. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1697\">\n<p data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1697\">Sergey Brin \u2014 Google (Alphabet)<br data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1550\" \/>Co-founded Google and remains deeply involved in advanced research initiatives that spin out across Alphabet. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1894\">\n<p data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1894\">Bernard Arnault \u2014 LVMH<br data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1727\" \/>Built the world\u2019s largest luxury group (Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany &amp; Co.), setting the template for brand stewardship at scale. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"2087\">\n<p data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"2087\">Steve Ballmer \u2014 Microsoft<br data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1927\" \/>Led Microsoft through its enterprise pivot as CEO; now owner of the NBA\u2019s LA Clippers and a prominent philanthropy backer. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2284\">\n<p data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2284\">Jensen Huang \u2014 NVIDIA<br data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2116\" \/>Co-founded NVIDIA and rode the GPU from gaming to the core chip of AI and data centers; a defining leader of the AI hardware boom. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2286\" data-end=\"2503\">\n<p data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2503\">Michael Dell \u2014 Dell Technologies<br data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2325\" \/>Turned a college startup into a global PC and infrastructure company; engineered one of the largest tech buyouts to reshape Dell\u2019s future. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2505\" data-end=\"2733\">\n<p data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2733\">Warren Buffett \u2014 Berkshire Hathaway<br data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2547\" \/>The \u201cOracle of Omaha\u201d built a conglomerate via patient, value-driven investing and fortress balance sheets; a benchmark for long-term compounding. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2735\" data-end=\"2904\">\n<p data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2904\">Jim Walton \u2014 Walmart heir<br data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2767\" \/>Part of the Walton family whose Walmart stake reflects the scale of the world\u2019s largest retailer. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2906\" data-end=\"3072\">\n<p data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"3072\">Rob Walton \u2014 Walmart heir<br data-start=\"2935\" data-end=\"2938\" \/>Former Walmart chairman; his fortune also tracks the retail giant\u2019s performance and dividends. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3074\" data-end=\"3243\">\n<p data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3243\">Alice Walton \u2014 Walmart heir<br data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3108\" \/>Collector and founder of Crystal Bridges Museum; her wealth similarly tied to Walmart\u2019s growth. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3245\" data-end=\"3468\">\n<p data-start=\"3249\" data-end=\"3468\">Bill Gates \u2014 Microsoft<br data-start=\"3271\" data-end=\"3274\" \/>Microsoft co-founder turned full-time philanthropist; his ranking has slipped as he has donated and diversified, but his tech impact remains foundational. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3470\" data-end=\"3650\">\n<p data-start=\"3474\" data-end=\"3650\">Amancio Ortega \u2014 Inditex (Zara)<br data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3508\" \/>Reinvented fast fashion with tight supply chains and rapid design cycles, making Zara a global staple. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"3825\">\n<p data-start=\"3656\" data-end=\"3825\">Carlos Slim \u2014 Am\u00e9rica M\u00f3vil<br data-start=\"3683\" data-end=\"3686\" \/>Built a telecom powerhouse across Latin America; holdings span infrastructure, retail, and finance. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3827\" data-end=\"4036\">\n<p data-start=\"3831\" data-end=\"4036\">Mukesh Ambani \u2014 Reliance Industries<br data-start=\"3866\" data-end=\"3869\" \/>Transformed a petrochemicals giant into a digital-retail platform (Jio, JioMart) while expanding energy and telecom footprints. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4038\" data-end=\"4269\">\n<p data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4269\">Fran\u00e7oise Bettencourt Meyers \u2014 L\u2019Or\u00e9al heir<br data-start=\"4085\" data-end=\"4088\" \/>Chair of the family holding that controls L\u2019Or\u00e9al; the world\u2019s richest woman in most recent tallies thanks to compounding in consumer beauty. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4271\" data-end=\"4498\">\n<p data-start=\"4275\" data-end=\"4498\">Gautam Adani \u2014 Adani Group<br data-start=\"4301\" data-end=\"4304\" \/>Industrialist who scaled ports, power, and renewables across India\u2014rebounding after scrutiny with renewed investor confidence in core infrastructure bets. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"4500\" data-end=\"4533\">What the 2025\u201326 boom tells us<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4534\" data-end=\"4875\">Tech is the engine: AI infrastructure (chips, cloud, enterprise software) and platform effects lifted most top fortunes this year. Bloomberg\u2019s tracker shows the top 10 alone added more than half a trillion dollars in 2025, a reminder that these lists are market meters as much as they are biographies. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/10-richest-people-ai-boom-tech-wealth-musk-ellison-zuck-2025-10?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Business Insider<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"4877\" data-end=\"4906\">How to read these rankings<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4907\" data-end=\"5202\">\u2022 They are <strong data-start=\"4918\" data-end=\"4936\">moving targets<\/strong> updated daily by market close; today\u2019s #7 can be #5 next month.<br data-start=\"5000\" data-end=\"5003\" \/>\u2022 This list uses Bloomberg\u2019s real-time index for the current snapshot (Forbes maintains a separate real-time list; placements can differ based on methodology). <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Bloomberg<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4907\" data-end=\"5202\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@ciabattespugnose?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Lucrezia Carnelos<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/selective-focus-photography-of-light-bulb-yGv-pvgRuiI?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk \u2014 Tesla, SpaceX, xAIEngineer-entrepreneur who scaled EVs from niche to global, built the world\u2019s busiest private launch system, and keeps betting on reusable rockets, AI, and autonomy. Ranked #1 as of this snapshot. Bloomberg Larry Ellison \u2014 OracleCo-founded Oracle in 1977 and turned database software into an enterprise cloud empire; a master of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16376,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16374\/revisions\/16376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}