The ten billionaires who increased their wealth the most in 2025 together added $730,000 million in a single yeara figure that reflects the magnitude of the recent economic cycle and the unprecedented acceleration in wealth creation at the top of the global financial system.
This is revealed by a report by Forbeswhich identifies the main beneficiaries of a period marked by the stock market boom, the advance of artificial intelligence and high-impact corporate decisions.
According to the report, the macroeconomic context was decisive. The S&P 500 index recorded a growth of 17%, while the main stock markets of Germany, Japan and Canada outperformed that performance. In that environment, The more than 3,100 billionaires in the world increased their combined assets by $3.6 trillionuntil reaching a total of $18.7 billion.
Within that universe, ten names concentrated a disproportionate portion of the growth, with a clear predominance of technology entrepreneurs, mostly Americans.
In tenth place is the Mexican Carlos Slim Helúwho closed 2025 with a net worth of $101.6 billionafter adding $24.3 billion in the year. Slim and his family control América Móvil, the largest mobile telecommunications operator in Latin America, which added more than three million customers and increased its revenues 10.5% in the first nine months of the year. Added to this were Grupo Carso’s energy agreements, including a $2 billion contract with Pemex.
Zuckerberg, Son y Mota Velasco
It follows Mark Zuckerbergfounder and CEO of Meta, with a fortune of $226.8 billionafter earning $24.3 billion in 2025. The company reported revenue of $141 billion in the first nine months of the year, driven by its artificial intelligence strategy.
The Japanese Masayoshi Soncreator of SoftBank, ranked eighth with a net worth of $56.1 billionafter adding $25.4 billion. The group deepened its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure, including the purchase of Ampere Computing Holdings for $6.5 billion.
In seventh position he placed Germán Larrea Mota Velascopresident of Grupo México, with $51.4 billion of heritage. The rise in the price of copper and the rise in the conglomerate’s shares drove net profits that grew 50% in the third quarter.
The Spanish Amancio Ortegafounder of Inditex, reached $145.2 billionafter increasing his wealth by $28.7 billion. Zara’s ownership group reported record net profits and Ortega received more than $3 billion in dividends.
Musk leads the list
Fifth place went to Larry Ellisonco-founder of Oracle, with $250.3 billionafter adding $40.6 billion. In September he produced the largest daily gain recorded by a billionaire, after a 36% rise in the company’s shares.
The CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huangranked fourth with $159.5 billiondriven by global demand for artificial intelligence chips, which led the company to exceed a valuation of USD 5 billion.
The co-founders of Google, Sergey Brin y Larry Pagewere placed in third and second place, with assets of $235.1 billion y $254.7 billionrespectively. Alphabet consolidated its leadership in artificial intelligence and surpassed $100 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time.
In first place was placed Elon Muskthe biggest winner of 2025. His assets reached $754.4 billionafter an annual profit of $333.2 billionequivalent to $935 million daily. SpaceX raised its valuation to $800 billion, Tesla rose 22% for the year and xAI advanced in negotiations with an estimated valuation of $230 billion.