Elon Musk's $839B fortune leads record Forbes list as global billionaire wealth hits $20.1T
Billionaires Africa | 12.03.2026 16:55
Elon Musk is now the wealthiest person in recorded history. Forbes released its 40th annual World's Billionaires list this week, and Musk topped it for the second consecutive year with an estimated net worth of $839 billion, making him the first person ever to surpass the $800 billion mark. He is widely seen as the frontrunner to become the world's first trillionaire.
