The Top 10 Richest People In The World (February 2026)
The gap between the planet’s two wealthiest people has never been larger heading into the New Year.
The gap between the planet’s two wealthiest people has never been larger heading into the New Year.
The network will consist of 5,408 interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit capable of bringing internet access to anywhere in the world, Blue Origin said.
The Google parent’s stock hit a new record after a new AI deal with Apple, pushing its market value above $4 trillion.
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.
Hundreds of billionaires are poorer since Trump took office. Here are the few who have lost—or gained—the most.