02.09.2025 13:58
Forbes updated its list of the world's richest people as of September 1, 2025. Among the top 10 names on the list, 9 are U.S. citizens, while the only non-U.S. citizen to make it into the top 10 is Frenchman Bernard Arnault. The names from Turkey that made it onto the list include Murat Ülker, Şaban Cemil Kazancı, İpek Kıraç, and Erman Ilıcak.
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According to Forbes' monthly data, as of September, the top 10 positions on the list are occupied solely by male names.
Each billionaire in the top 10 has a fortune of over 150 billion dollars. In total, the wealth of these 10 individuals has reached 2.13 trillion dollars. This figure represents an increase of approximately 21 billion dollars (1%) compared to the previous month.
At the top of the list is Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, and X. Musk has maintained his title as the world's richest person for the 16th consecutive month with a fortune of 415.6 billion dollars. Musk added 14.4 billion dollars to his wealth in just the last month.
THE WORLD'S 10 RICHEST PEOPLE
1. Elon Musk – 415.6 billion dollars
2. Larry Ellison (Oracle) – 270.9 billion dollars
3. Mark Zuckerberg (Meta) – 253 billion dollars
4. Jeff Bezos (Amazon) – 240.9 billion dollars
5. Larry Page (Google) – 178.3 billion dollars
6. Sergey Brin (Google) – 165.9 billion dollars
7. Bernard Arnault (LVMH) – 154.1 billion dollars
8. Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) – 151.3 billion dollars
9. Jensen Huang (Nvidia) – 150.4 billion dollars
10. Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) – 150.4 billion dollars
NAMES FROM TURKEY ON THE LIST
Prominent names from Turkey in Forbes' current list;
- Murat Ülker – 5.4 billion dollars (731st place)
- Şaban Cemil Kazancı – 4.5 billion dollars (875th place)
- İpek Kıraç – 3 billion dollars (1322nd place)
- Erman Ilıcak – 2.9 billion dollars (1336th place)
In addition, Mustafa Rahmi Koç and Ferit Şahenk, with fortunes around 2.8 billion dollars, are also on the list.
WOMEN BILLIONAIRES
Another notable point on the list is the increase in female billionaires. The richest woman is Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the heiress of L'Oréal. Meyers' fortune is at 99.5 billion dollars.
She is followed by the following names:
- Alice Walton (Walmart) – 72.3 billion dollars
- Julia Koch (Koch Industries) – 63.1 billion dollars
- Jacqueline Mars (Mars Inc.) – 49.4 billion dollars
- Miriam Adelson (Las Vegas Sands) – 33.3 billion dollars
- Rafaela Aponte-Diamant (MSC) – 32.8 billion dollars
- MacKenzie Scott (Amazon shares + donations) – 32.1 billion dollars
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