The world's 10 wealthiest people are worth more than Amazon after getting nearly $600 billion richer in 2025

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Composite picture of Elon Musk (left) and Jeff Bezos (right)

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Elon Musk is worth a record $648 billion — and his wealth gain this year exceeds Bernard Arnault's entire fortune

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Tesla's board has warned that Elon Musk could quit as CEO if the $1 trillion pay package isn't passed.

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L'Oréal heiress is $24 billion richer so far this year — and wealthier than Asia's richest person

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Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, daughter of L'Oreal cosmetics fortune heiress Liliane Bettencourt, and board member of the leading world cosmetics group, smiles during a visit with French prime Minister Manuel Valls at L'oreal Headquarters in Clichy, north outskirts of Paris, France, Monday, Nov. 3, 2014.

Wang Ning, the man behind the viral Labubu dolls, is $20 billion richer this year — and wealthier than Peter Thiel

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Labubu dolls.

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Warren Buffett has lost $28 billion in net worth since he rocked the business world with his retirement announcement

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Philanthropist Warren Buffett is joined onstage by 24 other philanthropist and influential business people featured on the Forbes list of 100 Greatest Business Minds during the Forbes Media Centennial Celebration at Pier 60 on September 19, 2017 in New York City.
Philanthropist Warren Buffett is joined onstage by 24 other philanthropist and influential business people featured on the Forbes list of 100 Greatest Business Minds during the Forbes Media

Bill Gates is worth $50 billion less than thought — and now trails his former assistant in net worth

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Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates (left) and his former assistant and successor as CEO, Steve Ballmer, pictured in 1998.

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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and 8 other tycoons got $500 billion richer in 2024 — and are now worth more than $2 trillion

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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos all became a lot richer last year.

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Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang's combined wealth gains this year equate to the 7th richest person in the world

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have grown over $150 billion richer this year.

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Elon Musk is $100 billion richer than in April thanks to Tesla's stock surge — and worth more than McDonald's or Pepsi

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has added over $100 billion to his fortune since April.

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A grocery tycoon turned Walmart robotics supplier is one of this year's biggest wealth losers after $9 billion wipeout

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Symbotic supplies warehouse robots.

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