Forbes counted a record 3,428 ten-figure fortunes around the globe on this year’s #ForbesBillionaires# list, spread across 80 countries and territories. But more than half of all billionaires—51% in total—are concentrated in just three countries. Where do the world's richest people call home?

At the top of the world’s richest is Elon Musk—and he keeps setting new records.⁣ ⁣ On the 2026 #ForbesBillionaires# list, Musk ranks No. 1. His fortune soared past $800 billion in February after he merged rocket maker SpaceX with his artificial intelligence and social media company xAI in a deal valuing the combined firm at $1.25 trillion.⁣ ⁣ Musk leads an elite group of 20 “centi-billionaires”—people worth $100 billion or more—whose combined wealth totals $3.8 trillion, accounting for about 19% of all billionaire wealth worldwide.⁣ ⁣ A successful IPO of the merged company later this year could make Musk the world’s first trillionaire.

College dropout Alakh Pandey cofounded edtech company Physics Wallah in 2020 with his business partner. Physics Wallah offers test prep courses to help students crack entrance exams for engineering and medical colleges. See where he lands on the 2026 #ForbesBillionaires# list: (Photo: Physics Wallah)

Liu Jingkang founded camera maker Arashi Vision, also known as Insta360, in 2015. The company's products include handheld 360-degree cameras capable of taking spherical videos in high-resolution quality. See where he lands on the 2026 #ForbesBillionaires# list: (Photo: Insta360)

Donald Trump’s second term as president has so far paid off handsomely for the billionaire head of state. Get a full breakdown of Trump's fortune—and see where he ranks on the 2026 #ForbesBillionaires# list—here: