Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman, will resign as CEO. Greg Abel will take over. Buffett made this announcement at the annual shareholder meeting. He will not sell his Berkshire stock.

Musk may be the richest man in the world, but he doesn’t want to stop there. Since October 2022, he’s owned the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Musk may be the richest man in the world, but he doesn’t want to stop there. Since October 2022, he’s owned the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

After ranking as runner-up the past two years, Elon Musk reclaims the No. 1 spot on Forbes’ 2025 World’s Billionaires list, our annual ranking of the planet’s wealthiest people.

That amount is “more than enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over,” according to a new analysis from the ...

From 1995 to 2007, again in 2009, and from 2014 to 2017, Gates held the title of the world's richest person—a staggering 18 years in total. That's not just impressive; it's a record.

Who Was the Richest Person in Terms of Absolute Wealth? It’s difficult to measure wealth absolutely, but Mansa Musa is often considered one of the richest figures in history.