The Top 10 Richest People in The World (December 2025)
There’s a new No. 2 on Forbes’ ranking of the world’s wealthiest people.
There’s a new No. 2 on Forbes’ ranking of the world’s wealthiest people.
Google cofounder Larry Page overtook Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s third-wealthiest person Wednesday, as Alphabet’s stock surged by nearly 6% in the wake of strong third quarter earnings and the release of Google’s Gemini 3 AI model.
The star-studded guest list included celebrities and a group of billionaires worth more than a half-trillion dollars.
Zuckerberg’s stake in his company surged after Meta’s earnings smashed Wall Street’s estimates.
The lavish, celebrity-packed affair in Venice, replete with private water-taxis, three-Michelin-star catering and Murano glass gifts for guests, is over the top, but far from the most expensive billionaire wedding on record.
Bezos and Sánchez departed their hotel for San Giorgio Island on a luxury wooden boat.
An empty 1.8 acre lot on Indian Creek island just sold for a record-setting amount of more than $100 million–providing a fat return for the seller, a German developer.
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The Italian city said speculations about the event are “completely unfounded.”
America’s top philanthropists: From Warren Buffett and Bill Gates to newcomer Reed Hastings of Netflix, the most generous people in the country have doled out billions.