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At the top of the world’s richest is Elon Musk—and he keeps setting new records.⁣⁣On the 2026 #ForbesBillionaires list, Musk ranks No. 1. His fortune soared past $800 billion in February after he merged rocket maker SpaceX with his artificial intelligence and social media company xAI in a deal valuing the combined firm at $1.25 trillion.⁣⁣Musk leads an elite group of 20 “centi-billionaires”—people worth $100 billion or more—whose combined wealth totals $3.8 trillion, accounting for about 19% of all billiona ...