This October, according to Forbes, has been a wild one as six of the ten richest people on the planet witnessed a change in their wealth, resulting in a rejig of their position on the billionaire list.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, with a wealth of $497 billion, has continued to hold the top position since May 2024. This October, he had a brief run-in with a $500 billion fortune twice, which made him the first person to achieve that kind of wealth, albeit briefly.
But this is not all for Elon Musk, who is all set to become the first trillionaire in the world over the next decade, now that Tesla shareholders have approved the extravagant pay package that gives Musk up to $1 trillion in additional stock.
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg had the worst October, as his fortune fell by an estimated $29 billion, dropping him two places on the list, and helping Amazon’s Jeff Bezos improve his ranking.
For the first time in years, Warren Buffett has not made it to the top 10 list as his fortune fell by $7 billion. Buffett’s #10 spot is now taken by Michael Dell of Dell Technologies.
With that said, the top 10 richest people are all men, each worth $155 billion or more. Forbes also noted that nine out of ten of these men are Americans — the only non-US citizen is France’s Bernard Arnault.
Here are the 10 richest people on earth as of 1 November 2025, according to Forbes:
