As of June 2026, the richest person in United States is Elon Musk with an estimated net worth of $941.4B (Tesla, SpaceX). United States has 987 billionaire(s) on Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires list; the full ranking is below and updates automatically.
Key takeaways
- Richest in United States: Elon Musk — $941.4B.
- United States has 987 Forbes billionaire(s), worth $8,692.0B combined.
- Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, auto-updated June 2026.
Top 100 Richest People in United States 2026 — full list
| # | Name | Net worth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk | $941.4B | Tesla, SpaceX |
| 2 | Larry Page | $280.4B | |
| 3 | Sergey Brin | $258.7B | |
| 4 | Jeff Bezos | $240.8B | Amazon |
| 5 | Michael Dell | $220.7B | Dell Technologies |
| 6 | Larry Ellison | $192.4B | Oracle |
| 7 | Mark Zuckerberg | $189.2B | |
| 8 | Jensen Huang | $168.0B | Semiconductors |
| 9 | Warren Buffett | $147.1B | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 10 | Rob Walton & family | $135.5B | Walmart |
| 11 | Jim Walton & family | $132.8B | Walmart |
| 12 | Alice Walton | $123.9B | Walmart |
| 13 | Steve Ballmer | $121.2B | Microsoft |
| 14 | Michael Bloomberg | $109.4B | Bloomberg LP |
| 15 | Bill Gates | $105.9B | Microsoft |
| 16 | Thomas Peterffy | $103.2B | Discount brokerage |
| 17 | Julia Koch & family | $81.2B | Koch, Inc. |
| 18 | Charles Koch & family | $73.8B | Koch, Inc. |
| 19 | Jeff Yass | $67.4B | Trading, investments |
| 20 | Ken Griffin | $50.2B | Hedge funds |
| 21 | Lukas Walton | $45.6B | Walmart |
| 22 | Jacqueline Mars | $43.0B | Candy, pet food |
| 23 | John Mars | $43.0B | Candy, pet food |
| 24 | Abigail Johnson | $39.9B | Fidelity |
| 25 | Stephen Schwarzman | $38.6B | Investments |
| 26 | Eric Schmidt | $38.2B | |
| 27 | John Tu | $35.0B | Computer hardware |
| 28 | David Sun | $35.0B | Computer hardware |
| 29 | Henry Samueli | $34.9B | Semiconductors |
| 30 | Miriam Adelson & family | $33.8B | Casinos |
| 31 | Marilyn Simons & family | $32.5B | Hedge funds |
| 32 | Robert Pera | $31.7B | Wireless networking |
| 33 | Thomas Frist Jr & family | $31.5B | Hospitals |
| 34 | Len Blavatnik | $31.0B | Music, chemicals |
| 35 | Elaine Marshall & family | $30.9B | Koch Inc. |
| 36 | Lyndal Stephens Greth & family | $30.6B | Oil & gas |
| 37 | Melinda French Gates | $30.4B | Microsoft |
| 38 | MacKenzie Scott | $30.1B | Amazon |
| 39 | Peter Thiel | $26.1B | Facebook, investments |
| 40 | Israel Englander | $25.8B | Hedge funds |
| 41 | Phil Knight & family | $24.5B | Nike |
| 42 | Stanley Kroenke | $24.3B | Sports, real estate |
| 43 | Daniel Gilbert | $24.1B | Rocket Mortgage |
| 44 | David Tepper | $23.7B | Hedge funds |
| 45 | Steve Cohen | $23.0B | Hedge funds |
| 46 | Henry Nicholas III | $22.8B | Semiconductors |
| 47 | Christy Walton | $22.6B | Walmart |
| 48 | Todd Graves | $22.0B | Fast food |
| 49 | Rupert Murdoch & family | $21.9B | Newspapers, TV network |
| 50 | John Doerr | $21.8B | Venture capital |
| 51 | Diane Hendricks | $21.7B | Building supplies |
| 52 | Rick Cohen & family | $20.8B | Warehouse automation |
| 53 | Ernest Garcia II | $20.5B | Used cars |
| 54 | Harold Hamm & family | $20.1B | Oil & gas |
| 55 | Philip Anschutz | $19.4B | Energy, sports, entertainment |
| 56 | Donald Bren | $19.2B | Real estate |
| 57 | Jerry Jones & family | $19.2B | Dallas Cowboys |
| 58 | Brett Adcock | $19.1B | Robots |
| 59 | Nancy Walton Laurie | $18.4B | Walmart |
| 60 | Edwin Chen | $18.0B | Artificial intelligence |
| 61 | Eric Smidt | $17.9B | Hardware stores |
| 62 | Adam Foroughi | $17.3B | advertising technology |
| 63 | John Menard Jr | $17.0B | Home improvement stores |
| 64 | Stephen Ross | $17.0B | Real estate |
| 65 | Arthur Dantchik | $16.9B | Trading, investments |
| 66 | Jan Koum | $16.7B | |
| 67 | George Kaiser | $16.5B | Oil & gas, banking |
| 68 | Peter Mallouk | $16.1B | Wealth planning |
| 69 | Edward Johnson IV | $15.7B | Fidelity |
| 70 | Daniela Amodei | $15.5B | Artificial intelligence |
| 71 | Dario Amodei | $15.5B | Artifical intelligence |
| 72 | Jack Clark | $15.5B | Artificial intelligence |
| 73 | Jared Kaplan | $15.5B | Artificial intelligence |
| 74 | Sam McCandlish | $15.5B | Artificial intelligence |
| 75 | Tom Brown | $15.5B | Artificial intelligence |
| 76 | Ray Dalio | $15.4B | Hedge funds |
| 77 | Ralph Lauren & Family | $15.2B | Apparel |
| 78 | Shahid Khan | $15.2B | Sports teams, auto parts |
| 79 | Brad Jacobs | $14.6B | Logistics |
| 80 | Laurene Powell Jobs | $14.2B | Apple, Disney |
| 81 | Ann Walton Kroenke | $13.9B | Walmart |
| 82 | Jack Dangermond | $13.9B | Mapping software |
| 83 | Elizabeth Johnson | $13.8B | Fidelity |
| 84 | Robert Kraft | $13.8B | Manufacturing, New England Patriots |
| 85 | Charles Ergen | $13.7B | Satellite TV |
| 86 | Bubba Cathy | $13.4B | Chick-fil-A |
| 87 | Dan Cathy | $13.4B | Chick-fil-A |
| 88 | Trudy Cathy White | $13.4B | Chick-fil-A |
| 89 | Vinod Khosla | $13.4B | Sun Microsystems, venture capital |
| 90 | Ken Fisher | $13.2B | Money management |
| 91 | Richard Kinder | $13.1B | Pipelines |
| 92 | J. Christopher Reyes | $13.1B | Food distribution |
| 93 | Jude Reyes | $13.1B | Food distribution |
| 94 | Leon Black | $12.9B | Private equity |
| 95 | Orlando Bravo | $12.8B | Private equity |
| 96 | Andrew Beal | $12.6B | Banks, real estate |
| 97 | George Roberts | $12.6B | Private equity |
| 98 | Charles Schwab | $12.5B | Discount brokerage |
| 99 | David Steward | $12.4B | IT provider |
| 100 | Pierre Omidyar | $12.3B | EBay, PayPal |
Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires — auto-updated June 2026. Net worth changes daily; verify before citing.
How this ranking works
This list shows every United States citizen on Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires feed, ranked by net worth. Forbes re-estimates each fortune as markets move; private-company stakes are estimates, so figures vary by day. Last updated June 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the richest person in United States?
Elon Musk — $941.4B (Forbes, June 2026).
How many billionaires does United States have?
987 on Forbes' current real-time list.
