I just noticed something interesting – in January of this year, the list of the world's wealthiest people was completely rewritten. And we're not just talking about a reshuffling of positions, but about entirely new scales of personal wealth.

Elon Musk remains at the top, and this is no longer just leadership but a historic dominance. $726 billion – no one in modern history has accumulated such an amount of personal capital. Honestly, this looks like a new reality. SpaceX, Starlink, Tesla plus growing influence in AI and neurotechnology – here’s the recipe for such a state.

But the richest person in the world is not only Musk. A whole wave of tech magnates follows him. Larry Page (co-founder of Google) with his $270 billion holds second place thanks to Alphabet’s dominance in artificial intelligence. Jeff Bezos took third place with $255 billion – Amazon and AWS continue to generate huge valuations.

Then it gets even more interesting. Sergey Brin ($251 billion), Larry Ellison ($248 billion), Mark Zuckerberg ($233 billion) – all from the same ecosystem: technology, cloud computing, artificial intelligence. Bernard Arnault ($205 billion) stands out a bit, but this simply shows that even the luxury segment is growing on the wave of global wealth.

Next come Steve Ballmer ($170 billion), Jensen Huang ($156 billion), and Warren Buffett ($151 billion). It’s interesting that Huang with his NVIDIA has risen so high – a direct reflection of the semiconductor and AI boom.

What fuels this explosive wealth growth? First, the exponential breakthrough in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Second, the revaluation of space and semiconductor companies. Third, the absolute dominance of American tech corporations. And most importantly – founders who haven't sold their shares are sitting on a gold mine.

Overall, who will be the richest person in the world in 2026 is no longer just a question of numbers; it’s a question of how modern technologies and investments work. If you're interested in tracking these trends in practice, on Gate you can look at assets related to these areas – technology, semiconductors, space. The market is clearly watching these shifts in the distribution of global wealth.