1 Billionaire From RI Makes New List Of World's Richest
By Joseph Hosey
Published on March 11, 2026.
Elon Musk, the only Rhode Island billionaire on the list, remains at the top of The Richest People in the World, with his fortune reaching $839 billion. The list also highlights the increasing concentration of global economic power among the ultra-rich. U.S. billionaires dominate the ranking, with 989 people on the top, followed by China (including Hong Kong) with 610, and India in third place with 229 billionaires. The new cohort of billionaires includes 35 under-30 billionaires, including Surya Midha, Brendan Foody, and Adarsh Hiremath, the youngest self-made billionaires ever to make the list.
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