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America’s wealthy have reached historic levels of affluence. Between 750 and 800 billionaires in the United States collectively hold around $6 trillion, or roughly one-fifth of the nation’s GDP. Each controls wealth comparable to that of a small country. Reaching the top of this group requires even more, as the 10 richest Americans each possess at least $100 billion in assets. Though values shift with market changes, the group remains largely consistent. According to data from Forbes, Bloomberg, and Statista, here are the 10 members of this twelve-figure club.
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10 Richest People in America
1. Elon Musk: Net Worth Around $430 Billion
Musk is the CEO of several different companies in the tech, manufacturing and aerospace fields. While he has made the most headlines for his private acquisition of X, formerly Twitter, his wealth comes primarily from high-tech transportation.
Specifically, Musk has made most of his billions from two companies. His stake in the publicly traded company Tesla contributes the most to Elon Musk’s net worth. His ownership share of the privately held aerospace firm SpaceX constitutes a significant secondary portion. While Musk currently holds a reliable top spot, his exact net worth can fluctuate very widely. This is because so much of his net worth is held in shares of a single public stock, which creates an inherent volatility.
2. Larry Ellison: Net Worth Around $351 Billion
Larry Ellison is less well known than Musk, Zuckerberg, or Bezos, partly because he avoids publicity and partly because of how he built his wealth. Most of his fortune comes from Oracle, the software company he co-founded in 1977 that ranks among the largest in the world.
Oracle focuses on technology infrastructure such as databases, server systems, and communication tools that serve other businesses rather than consumers. This business-to-business model keeps it mostly out of public view, even though it appears in many investment portfolios. Ellison also owns large stakes in other technology companies, including about 45 million shares of Tesla, which have boosted his wealth in recent years.
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3. Mark Zuckerberg: Net Worth Around $248 Billion
Like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg built most of his wealth from the company he founded. He created Facebook while in college, launching a social media platform that reshaped how people communicate and share information online.
In the mid-2000s, several companies competed to define social media, with MySpace being the most visible early rival. Facebook stood out by offering a cleaner interface and stronger connections between users, helping it dominate the market and making Zuckerberg one of the wealthiest people in history. The company later rebranded as Meta, expanding its reach through Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.
4. Jeff Bezos: Net Worth Around $240 Billion
Jeff Bezos is often neck-and-neck with other billionaires for the title of richest person in America. The source of his wealth is his stake in Amazon, which began as an online bookstore and has grown into a vast company with operations across nearly every area of the tech industry.
In 2024, $39 billion of Amazon’s operating income came from AWS, or Amazon Web Services, which provides online infrastructure such as data storage and processing power to other websites and firms. By comparison, the company’s North American e-commerce business generated $25 billion.
5. Larry Page: Net Worth Around $209 Billion
Larry Page’s net worth is around $200 billion as of October 2025, though market changes can cause fluctuations. Regardless of the exact figure, he remains one of the ten richest people in the United States.
Page built most of his fortune as a co-founder of Google, which has grown far beyond its origins as a search engine. Over time, Google expanded into software, hardware, and a range of technology services, with much of its value driven by data and analytics. Although Page stepped down as CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, he continues to serve on its Board of Directors.
6. Sergey Brin: Net Worth Around $195 Billion
Sergey Brin co-founded and helped invent Google alongside Larry Page. Together, they developed the search engine that became one of the most influential technology companies in the world.
Like Page, Brin’s wealth comes primarily from his ownership stake in Alphabet, Google’s parent company. He served as President of both Google and later Alphabet before stepping down from that role. Brin continues to hold a position on Alphabet’s Board of Directors and remains one of the wealthiest individuals in the technology industry.
7. Steve Ballmer: Net Worth Around $176 Billion
Steve Ballmer generated most of his wealth from Microsoft. While not a founder, Ballmer was an early employee of Microsoft, joining the firm in 1980. In 2000 he took over as CEO when founder Bill Gates stepped down.
Ballmer is generally credited for leading Microsoft through a difficult era. His rise to CEO came around the same time as a major antitrust suit, the resurgence of competitor Apple, and the dot-com crash of the early-2000’s, and first major flops of its flagship Windows OS. He has since stepped down from Microsoft and is best known as the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.
8. Jensen Huang: Net Worth Around $159 Billion
Jensen Huang’s wealth comes from his ownership stake in NVIDIA, the company he co-founded in 1993. Though he has long been successful, he is a more recent entrant to the highest levels of global wealth.
Huang, along with co-founders Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, built NVIDIA into a leader in graphics processing and advanced chipmaking. In recent years, demand for NVIDIA’s products has soared with the growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence. This surge in demand has driven up NVDA stock price and, in turn, Huang’s personal net worth, which now stands at around $159 billion.
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9. Michael Dell: Net Worth Around $151 Billion
With a net worth of just over $150 billion, Michael Dell ranks as the ninth richest person in America. He built his fortune as the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, a company that grew from a personal computer business into a major technology conglomerate.
While Dell continues to earn from his role in the company, most of his wealth now comes from DFO Management, his private equity firm. This firm has managed his personal investments for decades and represents the largest share of his overall net worth.
10. Warren Buffet: Net Worth Around $133 Billion
Warren Buffett’s net worth is generally estimated between $140 billion and $150 billion, placing him among the wealthiest individuals in the world. His fortune comes primarily from investing, with most of it tied to Berkshire Hathaway, the company he transformed from a struggling textile business into a global investment powerhouse.
Through Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett has acquired or taken major stakes in well-known companies such as GEICO, Dairy Queen, and many others across industries. His disciplined, long-term investment approach has made both him and his firm synonymous with value investing and financial success.
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Bottom Line
The ten wealthiest people in America are each worth at least $100 billion. They come mainly from the technology world, a sector that has dominated most wealth creation for the past 20 years or more.
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