The Top 10 Richest People In The World (February 2026)

Here are the main points from the Forbes article:

– Half of the top ten richest people moved up or down in Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires ranking in January 2026.

– Elon Musk remains the world’s richest person with a net worth of $775 billion, up $48 billion since last month. He topped the list by a wide margin.

– Larry Page overtook Larry Ellison to become the second richest person with a net worth of $277 billion.

– Bill Gates dropped out of the top 10 richest in October 2024 after Forbes obtained new information that decreased his fortune.

– 8/10 of the richest people are Americans. The two non-U.S. citizens are France’s Bernard Arnault and Spain’s Amancio Ortega.

– All the top 10 richest as of February 1 are men, each worth $147 billion or more, down from $152 billion last month.

– Musk’s fortune was boosted by his artificial intelligence and social media company xAI Holdings, which raised $20 billion and valued at $250 billion.

This summarises the key details around the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires ranking in January 2026, highlighting the shifts in fortune among the world’s richest 10 people.