2025 Forbes Global Billionaires List released: Musk becomes the world's richest man again with a net worth of US$342 billion

Tonight, the 2025 Forbes World Billionaires List is officially released. This year, a record 3,028 people around the world are on Forbes' annual list of the world's billionaires, 247 more than last year. This is also the first time that the number of billionaires has exceeded the 3,000 mark.Their combined net worth reached a record $16.1 trillion, an increase of $2 trillion from a year ago and exceeding the GDP of any country in the world except the United States and China.

The list shows,Elon Musk ranks first with a net worth of US$342 billion;Mark Zuckerberg ($216 billion) ranked second for the first time; Amazon's Jeff Bezos ($215 billion) ranked third.

Oracle's Larry Ellison ($192 billion) ranked fourth, and Arnault ($178 billion) fell to fifth place, his lowest ranking since 2017, as the share price of his luxury goods group LVMH fell.

It is understood thatWith 902 billionaires, the United States is still the country with the most billionaires in the world.China (including Hong Kong) 516followed closely,India ranks third with 205, and more than 50% of all people on the list are from these three countries.