By
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New York – Forbes has released its monthly ranking of the world’s richest people for September 2026, with Elon Musk holding onto the No. 1 position for the second month running.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO first crossed into trillionaire territory on June 12, after SpaceX debuted with a market valuation near $2.2 trillion. Despite a dip in July that saw his net worth fall below $700 billion for the first time since December 2025 due to declines in Tesla and SpaceX shares, Musk’s wealth rebounded in August.
He currently owns a 38% stake in SpaceX, which is now valued at close to $2 trillion, up from $1.5 trillion last month. That push lifted his total fortune to $892 billion in September.
Musk originally became the world’s richest person in September 2021. He extended his lead in May 2024 and has since hit several milestones — passing $500 billion in October 2025, then $600 billion and $700 billion two months later, and $800 billion by February 2026.
Top 10 Richest People – September 2026
- Elon Musk – $892 billion | SpaceX, Tesla | United States
- Larry Page – $277 billion | Google | United States
- Jeff Bezos – $268 billion | Amazon | United States
- Sergey Brin – $256 billion | Google | United States
- Michael Dell – $241 billion | Dell Technologies | United States
- Mark Zuckerberg – $197 billion | Meta | United States
- Larry Ellison – $193 billion | Oracle | United States
- Jensen Huang – $191 billion | Semiconductors | United States
- Steve Ballmer – $155 billion | Microsoft | United States
- Amancio Ortega – $148 billion | Zara | Spain
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin took 2nd and 4th spots, while Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ranked 3rd. Dell founder Michael Dell and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg came in at 5th and 6th.
Oracle’s Larry Ellison climbed to 7th after Oracle shares jumped 7%, pushing his wealth back above $200 billion and bumping Nvidia’s Jensen Huang down to 8th. Microsoft’s former CEO Steve Ballmer is 9th, and Zara founder Amancio Ortega of Spain rounds out the top 10.
Ellison has also been in the headlines for business moves. Following the Paramount-Skydance deal in August, he and his son David made a $111 billion offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. The proposed deal would merge CBS, CNN, Paramount+, HBO Max and major film studios under the Ellison family. The acquisition is currently on hold until June 2027 due to an ongoing antitrust case.
