21:59 - 3.08.2026

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August 3, Fineko/abc.az. Despite global market volatility driven by geopolitical developments, several high-net-worth individuals have continued to significantly expand their wealth.

According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the list of the top gainers who expanded their fortunes most since the start of the year has been announced.

Michael Dell, founder of Dell Technologies, leads the list with a net worth gain of $77.2 billion, bringing his total wealth to $217.2 billion. Elon Musk ranks second with an increase of $64.2 billion, while Giancarlo Devasini, co-founder of Bitfinex and Tether, sits in third place after adding $45.7 billion to his personal fortune.

Top 15 Billionaire Gainers:

1. Michael Dell (Dell Technologies): +$77.2B (Total: $217.2B)

2. Elon Musk (Tesla / SpaceX): +$64.2B (Total: $683.6B)

3. Giancarlo Devasini (Tether / Bitfinex): +$45.7B (Total: $58.9B)

4. Jeff Bezos (Amazon): +$36.7B (Total: $290B)

5. Larry Page (Google): +$35.8B (Total: $304.8B)

6. Sergey Brin (Google): +$33.2B (Total: $283.3B)

7. Jeffery Steven Yass (Susquehanna): +$28.8B (Total: $92.1B)

8. Zhang Yiming (ByteDance / TikTok): +$27.7B (Total: $92.8B)

9. Gautam Adani (Adani Group): +$27.6B (Total: $112B)

10. Thomas Peterffy (Interactive Brokers): +$26.8B (Total: $103.9B)

11. Liang Wenfeng (DeepSeek): +$21.8B (Total: $37.9B)

12. David Sun (Kingston Technology): +$20.9B (Total: $52B)

13. John Tu (Kingston Technology): +$20.9B (Total: $52B)

14. Changpeng Zhao (Binance): +$17.5B (Total: $67.2B)

15. Carlos Slim (America Movil): +$17.4B (Total: $128.6B)