Zuck, Bezos and the Waltons are among this year's 10 biggest wealth gainers with a combined $157 billion bounce
Mark Zuckerberg is $40 billion richer this year and tops the list of the 10 biggest wealth gainers, who are a combined $157 billion better off.
Feb 5, 2025 - 17:43
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
David Zalubowski
The world's 10 biggest wealth gainers have already grown a combined $157 billion richer this year.
Mark Zuckerberg tops the list with a $40.7 billion gain that lifted his net worth to $248 billion.
Jeff Bezos, Bernard Arnault, Larry Page, and Thomas Peterffy are all up by at least $13 billion.
Ten people have grown their personal fortunes by a combined $157 billion within the first five weeks of this year — a figure that rivals BlackRock's market value.
The biggest wealth gainers of 2025 so far include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos, and Alphabet cofounder Larry Page, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Investor optimism around artificial intelligence, the US economic outlook, and the Trump administration have boosted their companies' stock prices, benefiting them as major shareholders.
Here are the 10 greatest wealth builders this year as of the market close on February 4.
1. Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg.
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $40.7 billion
Net worth: $248 billion
Source of wealth gain: Meta stock
Mark Zuckerberg is the cofounder and CEO of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads.
Meta stock has soared 20% this year as investors wager Zuckerberg's big bets on AI and the metaverse will pay off in the years ahead. Zuckerberg has added almost $41 billion to his net worth as a result.
2. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos.
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $21.1 billion
Net worth: $260 billion
Source of wealth gain: Amazon stock
Jeff Bezos is Amazon's founder, executive chairman, and former CEO.
Amazon shares have risen 10% this year as investors bet the online retailer can harness AI to supercharge its sales and leverage Amazon Web Services to become a key provider of cloud infrastructure to AI companies.
3. Bernard Arnault
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $15.1 billion
Net worth: $191 billion
Source of wealth gain: LVMH stock
Bernard Arnault is the founder, chairman, and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
His luxury conglomerate houses dozens of high-end brands, including Dior, Fendi, and Tiffany & Co.
LVMH stock has climbed 8% this year, lifting the value of Arnault's 48% stake in the company.
4. Larry Page
Larry Page.
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $13.7 billion
Net worth: $182 billion
Source of wealth gain: Alphabet stock
Larry Page cofounded Google in 1998. He was the company's CEO until 2001 and again between 2011 and 2015 after Google was restructured as a subsidiary of Alphabet.
Alphabet shares have climbed 9% this year as investors wager the search-and-advertising titan can dominate AI. The stock jump has fueled a roughly $14 billion rise in Page's net worth.
5. Thomas Peterffy
Thomas Peterffy, the founder and chairman of Interactive Brokers. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm has
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $13.0 billion
Net worth: $66.1 billion
Source of wealth gain: Interactive Brokers stock
Thomas Peterffy is the founder and chairman of Interactive Brokers, which runs one of the world's biggest electronic trading platforms.
His company's stock has surged 25% this year, adding $13 billion to his net worth, as investors wager the crypto-friendly Trump administration will fuel a trading boom.
6. Sergey Brin
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $12.8 billion
Net worth: $171 billion
Source of wealth gain: Alphabet stock
Sergey Brin cofounded Google with Page in 1998 and served as the search-and-advertising titan's first president.
He and Page stepped down from their respective roles as Alphabet's president and CEO in 2019. Alphabet's stock rally this year has added about $13 billion to his personal fortune.
7. Jim Walton
Jim Walton, Alice Walton, and Rob Walton cheer at the annual shareholders meeting for Walmart in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $10.5 billion
Net worth: $123 billion
Source of wealth gain: Walmart stock
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton and, like his siblings, one of the retailer's largest shareholders with an 11%-plus stake.
Walmart stock has climbed 12% this year, fueled by resilient consumer spending in the face of historic inflation and soaring interest rates in recent years. The Waltons joined the $100 billion club for the first time last year.
8. Alice Walton
Alice Walton is one of the heirs to the Walmart fortune.
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $10.3 billion
Net worth: $119 billion
Source of wealth gain: Walmart stock
Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton.
She overtook L'Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers in August 2024 to become the world's richest woman.
9. Rob Walton
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $10.2 billion
Net worth: $120 billion
Source of wealth gain: Walmart stock
Rob Walton is the eldest son of Sam Walton and an heir to the Walmart fortune.
He and his siblings owe a big chunk of their wealth to their father, who handed them each a 20% stake in the family business over 70 years ago instead of having them inherit his fortune upon his death, in turn avoiding paying billions of dollars in estate taxes.
``10. Hussain Sajwani
Hussain Sajwani, founder and chairman of Dubai's DAMAC Properties poses for the camera during an interview with Reuters at his office in Dubai
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Year-to-date wealth gain: $9.85 billion
Net worth: $13.2 billion
Source of wealth gain: Damac ownership
Hussain Sajwani is a real-estate tycoon who's been dubbed the "Donald of Dubai." He's the chairman and founder of Damac Group, which owns luxury developer Damac Properties and fashion label Roberto Cavalli.
Sajwani is an associate of both President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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