Forbes has released the 39th edition of the Global Billionaires List, with the number of billionaires surpassing 3000 for the first time, reaching 3028 people, and a total wealth of $16.1 trillion, an increase of $2 trillion from last year. According to the list, 15 billionaires have a net worth exceeding $100 billion, with Elon Musk regaining the title of world's richest man with $342 billion, followed closely by Mark Zuckerberg ($216 billion) and Jeff Bezos ($215 billion).
In addition, a total of 16 cryptocurrency billionaires made the list, with a total wealth of over 164 billion US dollars and an average net worth of 6.8 billion US dollars. Among them, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng became the world's richest cryptocurrency tycoon with $63 billion. In addition, Tether's CFO Giancarlo Devasini ranks second with $22.4 billion, and Tether related companies JL van der Velde, Paolo Ardoino, and Stuart Hoegner also make it onto the list.
Cryptocurrency exchange founders hold important positions, including Coinbase co founders Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Tron founder Justin Sun. Other names on the list include Chris Larsen from Ripple, Jed McCaleb from Stellar, investor Tim Draper, and Michael Saylor, founder of Microstrategy. Saylor's company holds 528185 bitcoins, while individuals hold 17732 bitcoins, and their encrypted assets have significantly improved their wealth ranking.
Previously, according to the 2025 Hurun Global Rich List, Musk remained the world's richest man, while Zhao Changpeng continued to be the richest person in the cryptocurrency field with a wealth of 160 billion yuan.
