Did you know the net worth of Bill Gates in 2016 was $84 billion and that is the fraction of Elon Musk’s Today net worth? Yes, a shocking report from people suggest that the net worth of Elon Musk today is more than the top 10 billionaires’ net worth of 2016.
According to Bloomberg billionaires index, at the end of 2015 the cumulative net worth of top 10 billionaires was $559 billion.
Shockingly, in 2026 the net worth of a single billionaire is higher than that of the total net worth of top 10 billionaires!
As of 21 January, 2026 the net worth of Elon Musk is $772.8B according to Forbes which is much higher than the combined net worth of 2016 top 10 celebrities! Indexes from both Forbes and Bloomberg back this claim.
To put this into perspective, the net worth of Elon Musk alone is higher than the combined GDP of San Marino, Montenegro, Kosovo, Moldova, Malta, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Albania, Latvia, Estonia, Cyprus and Iceland!!! You might find the data insane, don’t you?
Even the net worth of Elon Musk is much higher than his immediate competitor Mark Juckerberg who possesses $209.6B net worth as of today (22 Jan, 2026) followed by Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Bernard Arnault & family.
Another noticeable thing, 5 out of 10 billionaires from 2016 still hold the position.
Let’s have a quick look into the net worth data of top 10 richest people of 2016-
| Rank | Name | Estimated Net Worth (2016) | Source of Wealth |
| 1 | Bill Gates | $75.0 Billion | Microsoft |
| 2 | Amancio Ortega | $67.0 Billion | Zara (Inditex) |
| 3 | Warren Buffett | $60.8 Billion | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 4 | Carlos Slim Helu | $50.0 Billion | Telecom |
| 5 | Jeff Bezos | $45.2 Billion | Amazon |
| 6 | Mark Zuckerberg | $44.6 Billion | Facebook (Meta) |
| 7 | Larry Ellison | $43.6 Billion | Oracle |
| 8 | Michael Bloomberg | $40.0 Billion | Bloomberg LP |
| 9 | Charles Koch | $39.6 Billion | Diversified |
| 10 | David Koch | $39.6 Billion | Diversified |
This data also shows how quickly wealth is getting accumulated by billionaires and how even wealthier billionaires are getting. It also indicates, the wealth of the whole world is getting into the hands of a small number of people.
