Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett—who was the richest person in the world for many years—dropped from the top three, to No. 4, for the first time. Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg is ...

According to the daily Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Elon Musk is the world's richest person with an estimated total net worth of $402 billion, nearly doubling the combined net worth of Jeff Bezos ...

Elon Musk was again ranked the world's richest person in a new report released Tuesday, which estimated the Tesla and SpaceX CEO's net worth at $419.4 billion. The new "superbillionaire" report ...

LAGOS, Nigeria—Africa’s richest person, industrial titan Aliko Dangote, has a lofty goal: He wants to become Nigeria’s John D. Rockefeller, using his wealth to transform his homeland.

Elon Musk has lost $52 billion in net worth since the year began, but he’s still the richest person in the world by a long shot, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Shares of Musk’s ...