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World's 4 Richest People Are Already $100 Billion Wealthier in 2026

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The Tesla board has proposed a pay package for Elon Musk that could be worth up to $1 trillion.ALLISON ROBBERT/Getty Images; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIElon Musk, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Jeff Bezos are already $100 billion richer this year.Musk's wealth surge largely reflects xAI's valuation soaring to $250 billion this month.Page, Brin, and Bezos have benefited from Alphabet and Amazon's stock gains in January.The world's four richest people…

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(Dan Tri Newspaper) - The amount of money the world's four richest billionaires earned in just the first 20 days of 2026 has surpassed the market capitalization of the entire Nike empire, signaling a year of tremendous "money making" thanks to the wave of AI.

Elon Musk tops the list of the richest people, while Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have dropped significantly in the rankings, largely due to their philanthropic giving.

Elon Musk is soaring, the wealth of the world's richest man could soon reach $700 billion.

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Business Insider broke the news in United States on Friday, January 23, 2026.
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