The Top 10 Richest People in The World (January 2026)
The gap between the planet’s two wealthiest people has never been larger heading into the New Year.
Nvidia
Trump says he’ll allow China-Nvidia deals except for ‘most advanced’ Blackwell chips
Trump said Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips will not be sold to China, a few days after he signaled he would be willing to discuss export controls on them with Xi Jinping.
Nvidia becomes first company worth $5 trillion
The company, worth $10 billion a decade ago, has reached record milestones driven by growing AI demand.
Nvidia will invest $5 billion in rival chipmaker Intel
Nvidia’s investment in its struggling rival comes less than a month after the U.S. government took a 10% stake in Intel.
Jensen Huang overtakes Bernard Arnault to become world’s 6th richest – amid Nvidia boom
The company previously forecast a $5.5 billion hit to sales after the U.S. imposed restrictions on its H20 AI chips.
How valuable is Nvidia? More than 97% of countries’ economies—and much more
Nvidia is worth more than the world’s annual military spending and 97% of the planet’s economies.
AI titan Nvidia becomes first $4 trillion company ever
Shares of the AI chip king have soared nearly 35,000% over the past 10 years.
Jensen Huang now world’s 9th-richest as Nvidia win streak continues
One analyst suggests Nvidia, the world’s largest company, could reach a $4 trillion market cap this summer, while another says $6 trillion is the peak.
Boeing, Tesla, Nvidia and other stocks surge amid U.S.-Saudi dealmaking spree
Boeing’s deal with Qatar Airways comes as Qatar offered to donate a $400 million 747-8 jumbo jet for President Donald Trump to use as a temporary Air Force One.
The biggest billionaire winners and losers of Trump’s first 100 days
Hundreds of billionaires are poorer since Trump took office. Here are the few who have lost—or gained—the most.