NEW YORK — Elon Musk has topped Forbes' annual ranking of the wealthiest Americans for the fifth consecutive year, with the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive's net worth more than doubling over the past year to reach $908 billion, the highest figure ever recorded on the list.

Forbes unveiled its 45th annual Forbes 400 ranking Monday, describing the current environment as one in which "today's global economy showcases resilience in the face of persistent geopolitical shocks and a profound tech-driven wealth boom, as the richest Americans continue to smash through records." The list is compiled using a snapshot of stock prices and exchange rates as of September 4, 2026.

Musk's lead over the next-richest American widened to $530 billion this year, a gap Forbes described as unprecedented in the list's history. Musk briefly became the world's first trillionaire in June during the initial public offering of SpaceX, though his net worth as calculated for the Forbes 400 currently stands below that milestone at $908 billion.

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, placed second on the list with a net worth of $378 billion. Larry Page, co-founder of Google and former chief executive of its parent company, Alphabet, rounded out the top three with $278 billion. Page stepped down as Alphabet's CEO in 2019 but remains a........

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