On March 2nd, Forbes released its list of the world's ten richest people for March 2026. Elon Musk broke the record with a net worth of $839 billion, becoming the first person in the world to surpass $800 billion. Musk has held the title of the world's richest person since May 2024. Notably, thanks to soaring valuations of his companies, Musk's wealth increased by $64 billion in the past month, and since the beginning of 2026, his net worth has increased by over $100 billion, once again breaking wealth records. In October 2025, he became the first person in the world to reach a net worth of $500 billion, and in December, he successively surpassed the $600 billion and $700 billion marks. In February 2026, his net worth surpassed $800 billion for the first time. Currently, the wealth gap between him and second-place Google co-founder Larry Page exceeds $500 billion.