This week, Forbes released its most recent list of the world's richest people, and five Oklahoma billionaires were included. With a net worth of $16.2 billion, George Kaiser was the highest-placing Oklahoma resident on Forbes' list of billionaires for 2026. The richest person in the world overall was again Tesla founder Elon Musk, with a net worth of $839 billion, according to Forbes. Chad Richison (3,017th richest in the world): Founder and CEO of Paycom, net worth of $1.2 billionWho are the top 10 richest people in the world? These are the 10 richest people in the world, according to Forbes:Elon Musk: $839 billion net worth Larry Page: $257 billion net worth Sergey Brin: $237 billion net worth Jeff Bezos: $224 billion net worth Mark Zuckerberg: $222 billion net worth Larry Ellison: $190 billion net worth Bernard Arnault and family: $171 billion net worth Jensen Huang: $154 billion net worth Warren Buffett: $149 billion net worth Amancio Ortega: $148 billion net worthTo see the full list, visit https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/.

Source: Forbes March 16, 2026 10:37 UTC