1 / 10Top 5 Billionaires Who Gained the Most | 1. Elon Musk | Elon Musk emerged as the world’s biggest billionaire gainer in 2025, with his net worth rising by more than $333 billion to $754.4 billion, driven by soaring valuations across his businesses. Musk began the year with a net worth of $421 billion and went on to become the first person to cross $500 billion, then $600 billion, and later $700 billion within a matter of weeks.
2 / 102. Larry Page | Larry Page ranked second among the biggest gainers, as the Google co-founder added about $98.7 billion to his wealth in 2025, taking his net worth to $254.7 billion amid strong gains in technology stocks. (Image: Reuters)
3 / 103. Sergey Brin | Sergey Brin followed closely, with the other Google co-founder increasing his net worth by $86.1 billion during the year, pushing his total fortune to $235.1 billion, according to Forbes estimates.
4 / 104. Jensen Huang | NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang also saw a sharp rise in his wealth, gaining $42.3 billion in 2025 as demand for artificial intelligence chips continued to surge, lifting his net worth to $159.5 billion. (Image: Reuters)
5 / 105. Larry Ellison | Oracle Founder Larry Ellison rounded out the top five gainers, with his wealth increasing by $40.6 billion to reach $250.3 billion, supported by steady growth in cloud and enterprise software demand.
6 / 10Top 5 Billionaires Who Lost the Most | 1. Willis Johnson | Willis Johnson was among the biggest losers of the year, with the Copart founder’s net worth falling by around $1 billion to about $2.3 billion as growth in the auto auction business slowed. (Image: Copart)
7 / 102. E. Joe Shoen | E. Joe Shoen saw his wealth drop by roughly $1.1 billion in 2025, bringing his net worth to about $3.3 billion, as rising costs and asset depreciation weighed on the U-Haul business. (Image: U-Haul)
8 / 103. Mark Shoen | Mark Shoen also faced a major decline, with his net worth falling by around $1.2 billion to about $3.9 billion during the year amid similar pressures in the transportation sector. (Image: Reuters)
9 / 104. Andrew Bialecki | Andrew Bialecki, Co-Founder of marketing software firm Klaviyo, saw his fortune shrink by about $1.2 billion in 2025, taking his net worth down to roughly $2.9 billion as software stocks cooled. (Image: Klaviyo)
10 / 105. Albert Chao | Albert Chao and his family completed the list of top losers, with each seeing their net worth fall by about $1.3 billion to around $2.8 billion, after weaker demand hit shares of chemicals firm Westlake Corporation. (Image: Westlake Corporation)
