Biggest Billionaire Wealth Gainers

See 1416 billionaires with positive Forbes current-versus-prior wealth changes, ranked by the largest comparable change in the current validated snapshot.

Source-priority ranking
1416 qualified records · showing top 100·Fresh observations as of Aug 28, 2026
#NameNet WorthLatest ChangeGlobal RankCountryIndustrySource of Wealth
1Jeff Bezos$274B+$8.97B#3United StatesTechnologyAmazon
2Larry Page$283B+$4.34B#2United StatesTechnologyGoogle
3Sergey Brin$261B+$3.99B#4United StatesTechnologyGoogle
4Bernard Arnault$143B+$3.13B#12FranceFashion & RetailLVMH
5Mark Zuckerberg$199B+$2.35B#6United StatesTechnologyFacebook
6Steve Ballmer$157B+$2.14B#9United StatesTechnologyMicrosoft
7Amancio Ortega$149B+$1.34B#10SpainFashion & RetailZara
8Pierre Chen$17.3B+$976.24M#162TaiwanTechnologyElectronics
9Elon Musk$873B+$825.92M#1United StatesTechnologyTesla, SpaceX
10MacKenzie Scott$33.1B+$824.6M#67United StatesTechnologyAmazon
11Francoise Bettencourt Meyers$96.8B+$789.45M#22FranceFashion & RetailL'Oréal
12Bill Gates$110B+$744.75M#19United StatesTechnologyMicrosoft
13Ma Huateng$48.8B+$670.07M#38ChinaTechnologyOnline games
14Shiv Nadar$29.3B+$591.4M#84IndiaTechnologySoftware services
15Zhong Shanshan$63.7B+$545.71M#30ChinaFood & BeverageBeverages, pharmaceuticals
16Yang Chang-Chih$5.76B+$503.85M#726TaiwanManufacturingPrinted circuit board
17Eric Schmidt$38.5B+$497.62M#55United StatesTechnologyGoogle
18Stefan Quandt$24.8B+$488.89M#103GermanyAutomotiveBMW
19David Duffield$11.7B+$468.57M#289United StatesTechnologyBusiness software
20Oleg Deripaska$7.7B+$448.42M#511RussiaMetals & MiningAluminum, utilities
21Jason Chang$21B+$444.63M#129SingaporeManufacturingSemiconductors
22John Doerr$22.6B+$426.11M#116United StatesFinance & InvestmentsVenture capital
23Rob Walton$125B+$415.67M#13United StatesFashion & RetailWalmart
24Jim Walton$125B+$414.71M#14United StatesFashion & RetailWalmart
25Alice Walton$115B+$404.96M#16United StatesFashion & RetailWalmart
26Bruce Cheng$12.7B+$403.24M#256TaiwanTechnologyElectronics
27Susanne Klatten$25.5B+$396.39M#100GermanyAutomotiveBMW, pharmaceuticals
28Chen Jianhua$22.6B+$385.73M#117ChinaManufacturingChemicals
29Martin Lorentzon$11.8B+$385.06M#283SwedenTechnologySpotify
30Warren Buffett$144B+$384.47M#11United StatesFinance & InvestmentsBerkshire Hathaway
31Wang Ning$13B+$370.39M#246ChinaMedia & EntertainmentToys
32Eduardo Saverin$32.2B+$369.96M#71BrazilTechnologyFacebook
33Qin Yinglin$19.1B+$360.58M#146ChinaFood & BeveragePig breeding
34Dang Yanbao$21.5B+$360.13M#127ChinaMetals & MiningCoal
35Phil Knight$26.2B+$353.56M#95United StatesFashion & RetailNike
36Colin Huang$30.2B+$352.44M#78ChinaTechnologyE-commerce
37Brian Chesky$13.1B+$330.44M#243United StatesTechnologyAirbnb
38Murali Divi$13.7B+$315.32M#228IndiaHealthcarePharmaceuticals
39Miriam Adelson$33.8B+$310.49M#64United StatesGambling & CasinosCasinos
40Nathan Blecharczyk$12.3B+$307.52M#262United StatesTechnologyAirbnb
41Tsai Ming-kai$11.1B+$307.32M#315TaiwanTechnologySemiconductors
42Dilip Shanghvi$27B+$286.66M#93IndiaHealthcarePharmaceuticals
43Johann Rupert$18.1B+$286.5M#153South AfricaFashion & RetailLuxury goods
44Zheng Shuliang$26.2B+$282.32M#96ChinaMetals & MiningAluminum products
45Lei Jun$22.4B+$271.76M#120ChinaTechnologySmartphones, automobiles
46Lakshmi Mittal$34.3B+$269.36M#63IndiaMetals & MiningSteel
47Han Tao$5.2B+$263.86M#815ChinaManufacturingCopper-clad laminates
48Sandro Veronesi$1.97B+$253.67M#2147ItalyFashion & RetailFashion
49Daniel Ek$12.9B+$242.98M#250SwedenTechnologySpotify
50Chu Mang Yee$1.71B+$235.76M#2441ChinaReal EstateReal estate
51Byunghoon Kim$4.03B+$233.78M#1076South KoreaFashion & RetailBeauty devices
52Andrew Forrest$18.4B+$233.13M#150AustraliaMetals & MiningMining
53Scott Farquhar$12.4B+$227.41M#258AustraliaTechnologySoftware
54Takemitsu Takizaki$24.6B+$224.84M#106JapanManufacturingSensors
55Mike Cannon-Brookes$12.8B+$224.39M#252AustraliaTechnologySoftware
56Jack Ma$28.1B+$220.53M#87ChinaTechnologyE-commerce
57Jorge Paulo Lemann$19.6B+$217.1M#139BrazilFood & BeverageBeer
58Cho Jung-ho$9.13B+$212.4M#403South KoreaFinance & InvestmentsFinance
59Richard Li$6.4B+$203.73M#644Hong KongFinance & InvestmentsInsurance, telecom
60Tsai Hong-tu$8.73B+$203.06M#435TaiwanFinance & InvestmentsFinance
61Chen Hua$3.01B+$201.37M#1419ChinaReal EstateReal estate
62Charles Schwab$15B+$201.01M#208United StatesFinance & InvestmentsDiscount brokerage
63Tsai Cheng-ta$8.57B+$200.27M#443TaiwanFinance & InvestmentsFinance
64Georg Schaeffler$16.8B+$197.92M#173GermanyAutomotiveAuto parts
65Miao Hangen$5.55B+$195.35M#750ChinaDiversifiedTextiles, petrochemicals
66Magdalena Martullo-Blocher$11.2B+$194.66M#312SwitzerlandManufacturingChemicals
67Rahel Blocher$8.7B+$194.66M#436SwitzerlandManufacturingChemicals
68Wang Chuanfu$22.8B+$191.97M#115ChinaAutomotiveBatteries, automobiles
69François Pinault$27.4B+$191.26M#91FranceFashion & RetailLuxury goods
70Fan Hongwei$6.17B+$187.03M#671ChinaEnergyPetrochemicals
71Zhang Zhidong$14.7B+$182.31M#212ChinaTechnologyOnline games
72Adam Foroughi$11.6B+$182.31M#292United StatesTechnologyadvertising technology
73Timur Turlov$7.47B+$177.68M#539KazakhstanFinance & InvestmentsStock brokerage
74John Brown$7.32B+$171.99M#548United StatesHealthcareMedical equipment
75Vincent Bolloré$9.77B+$170.7M#365FranceFinance & InvestmentsInvestments
76Laurene Powell Jobs$15.5B+$170.68M#202United StatesTechnologyApple, Disney
77Li Shuirong$16.3B+$170.67M#185ChinaManufacturingPetrochemicals
78Wang Yun'an$3.21B+$167.77M#1340ChinaFood & BeverageMilk tea
79Zhu Yan$5.57B+$167.09M#747ChinaReal EstateReal estate
80Joe Gebbia$6.3B+$167.04M#658United StatesTechnologyAirbnb
81Masahiro Noda$3.89B+$158.12M#1111JapanTechnologySoftware
82You Xiaoping$9.15B+$153.99M#400ChinaManufacturingPolyurethanes
83Yan Zhou$3.43B+$151.54M#1274ChinaFood & BeverageSnacks
84Cho Jyh-jer$5.36B+$150.08M#794TaiwanTechnologySemiconductors
85Lu Xiangyang$18B+$147.14M#155ChinaAutomotiveAutomobiles, batteries
86Ronda Stryker$7.54B+$146.03M#530United StatesHealthcareMedical equipment
87Daniel Tsai$11B+$142.6M#318TaiwanFinance & InvestmentsFinance
88Yang Weidong$4.17B+$141.35M#1028ChinaManufacturingChemicals
89Wang Yusuo$7.94B+$140.9M#486ChinaEnergyNatural gas distribution
90Michael Moritz$8.3B+$138.28M#459United StatesFinance & InvestmentsVenture capital
91Eric Li$16.4B+$135.54M#182ChinaAutomotiveAutomobiles
92Jiang Weiping$4.25B+$134.96M#1004ChinaManufacturingChemicals
93Gil Shwed$4.13B+$134.84M#1041IsraelTechnologySoftware
94Liang Guangwei$1.96B+$134.19M#2158ChinaManufacturingConglomerate
95Hsieh Wen-Ta$5.97B+$132.36M#691TaiwanManufacturingSemiconductor testing equipment
96R. Budi Hartono$16.4B+$131.96M#181IndonesiaFinance & InvestmentsBanking, tobacco
97Richard Tsai$10.5B+$130.61M#341TaiwanFinance & InvestmentsFinance
98Marcos Galperin$7.98B+$126.03M#477ArgentinaTechnologyE-commerce
99Chao Chung-Hsin$5.2B+$124.76M#818TaiwanManufacturingCooling devices and components
100Piero Ferrari$8.7B+$122.81M#437ItalyAutomotiveAutomobiles

How this ranking is built

This surface is derived from the canonical Grizzly Bulls wealth contract. A person enters the ranking only when the source snapshot is validated, identity is stable, the current source-priority estimate is fresh and positive, and name, country, industry, and source of wealth are source-backed. Rankings do not use the legacy randomized or averaged estimate.

“Latest change” compares Forbes' current estimate with its prior estimate in the same validated source contract. The initial mover rankings intentionally exclude Bloomberg-fallback changes so unlike change semantics are not mixed. The value is not labeled as a one-day move because the source contract does not independently establish a one-day interval.