Top 5 Richest Billionaire CEOs

Here are the five wealthiest billionaires who are also CEOs. Spanning technology, retail, and industrial innovation, they oversee some of the world's most valuable corporations that continue to shape global markets. Net worths are as of October 23, 2025, according to Forbes' real-time billionaires list.

- SAMRA AHMED

1. Elon Musk

Company: Tesla; SpaceX

Designation: Cofounder & CEO

Net worth: $493.2 billion

Citizenship: U.S.

Musk, world's richest person, oversees Tesla and SpaceX. Tesla's shares have climbed 11.2% as of October 23, 2025 since 2025-start, on strong EV demand, having delivered over 1.2 million vehicles in the first nine months of 2025. Musk owns 19.8% of the outstanding shares of Tesla common stock as of September 15, 2025, which he first backed in 2004 and has led since 2008. SpaceX, founded in 2002, is valued at roughly $400 billion based on a private tender offer in August 2025, with Musk holding around 42%. He also owns X (formerly Twitter), which he bought for $44 billion in 2022 and merged with xAl in March 2025 in a deal valuing the combined company at $113 billion.

2. Mark Zuckerberg

Company: Meta

Designation: Cofounder, Chairman & CEO

Net worth: $251.4 billion

Citizenship: U.S.