Sat Mar 01 09:38:01 UTC 2025: ## World’s 24 “Superbillionaires” Revealed: Musk Leads Pack with $419 Billion Fortune

**NEW YORK** – A new echelon of wealth has emerged, leaving even billionaires in the dust. The *Wall Street Journal* (WSJ) has unveiled its list of the world’s 24 “superbillionaires,” individuals boasting a net worth of $50 billion or more. This exclusive club controls over 16% of all billionaire wealth, with a combined net worth totaling a staggering $3.3 trillion.

Topping the list is Elon Musk, with a mind-boggling net worth of $419.4 billion, amassed through his ventures in Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and X (formerly Twitter). The list also features prominent figures like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($263.8 billion), Indian business tycoons Mukesh Ambani ($90.6 billion) and Gautam Adani ($60.6 billion), and tech giants such as Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.

The WSJ report highlights that a significant portion of the superbillionaires are tech entrepreneurs, or those whose industries have benefited enormously from technological advancements. While the list is dominated by men, three women made the cut: Julia Koch, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, and Alice Walton.

The remarkable concentration of wealth represented by these 24 individuals underscores the widening gap between the ultra-rich and the rest of the world. The full list, with estimated net worths, is available in the original WSJ report. The sheer scale of these fortunes continues to fuel global discussions about wealth inequality and economic disparity.

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