8 of the world's 10 richest people have seen their wealth drop this year as AI jitters grow

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaks at a conference.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has seen his wealth drop $12 billion so far in 2026.

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A Czech defense boss has gained more wealth this year than anyone except Elon Musk — and he's only 33

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Czechoslovak Group CEO Michal Strnad
Czechoslovak Group CEO Michal Strnad

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The world's 4 richest people are $100 billion wealthier already this year

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The Tesla board has proposed a pay package for Elon Musk that could be worth up to $1 trillion.

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Rich list 2016 vs. 2026: Who climbed, slipped, and disappeared from the world's 10 wealthiest people

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Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Jeff Bezos
Alphabet cofounders Sergey Brin (left) and Larry Page (middle), and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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Elon Musk is already $24 billion richer this year

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk

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

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Mark Zuckerberg is $23 billion richer in under 15 months — but he's slid from 2nd to 6th on the rich list

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

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Alphabet's stock surge has made its cofounders richer than anyone except Elon Musk

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Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stand with their arms around one another.
Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin met at Stanford.

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The world's 10 richest people lost nearly $70 billion in Friday's market rout

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A composite image of Larry Ellison and Elon Musk
Larry Ellison is one of the world's richest men, so he can buy anything he wants, like a media company or two. That's what Elon Musk did with Twitter.

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Lisa Su has built AMD into a $378 billion microchip titan. So why isn't she richer?

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AMD CEO Lisa Su
AMD CEO Lisa Su

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