Entrepreneurship continues to redefine the global economy in 2025. From artificial intelligence to clean energy, entertainment to e-commerce, today’s visionaries are transforming ideas into industries and inspiring millions.
Here’s the updated list of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs in the World (2025 Edition) — ranked by influence, innovation, net worth, and global impact.
| Rank | Entrepreneur | Company / Known For | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk | Tesla, SpaceX, X (Twitter) | USA |
| 2 | Jeff Bezos | Amazon, Blue Origin | USA |
| 3 | Bernard Arnault | LVMH | France |
| 4 | Mark Zuckerberg | Meta (Facebook, Instagram) | USA |
| 5 | Warren Buffett | Berkshire Hathaway | USA |
| 6 | Bill Gates | Microsoft, Gates Foundation | USA |
| 7 | Larry Page | Google (Alphabet) | USA |
| 8 | Sergey Brin | Google (Alphabet) | USA |
| 9 | Steve Ballmer | Microsoft | USA |
| 10 | Mukesh Ambani | Reliance Industries | India |
| 11 | Gautam Adani | Adani Group | India |
| 12 | Tim Cook | Apple | USA |
| 13 | Jensen Huang | NVIDIA | USA |
| 14 | Michael Dell | Dell Technologies | USA |
| 15 | Carlos Slim Helú | América Móvil | Mexico |
| 16 | Larry Ellison | Oracle | USA |
| 17 | Amancio Ortega | Zara (Inditex) | Spain |
| 18 | Zhong Shanshan | Nongfu Spring, Wantai | China |
| 19 | Pony Ma (Ma Huateng) | Tencent | China |
| 20 | Jack Ma | Alibaba Group | China |
| 21 | Reed Hastings | Netflix | USA |
| 22 | Brian Chesky | Airbnb | USA |
| 23 | Daniel Ek | Spotify | Sweden |
| 24 | Patrick Collison | Stripe | Ireland |
| 25 | John Collison | Stripe | Ireland |
| 26 | Drew Houston | Dropbox | USA |
| 27 | Evan Spiegel | Snapchat | USA |
| 28 | Travis Kalanick | Uber | USA |
| 29 | Dara Khosrowshahi | Uber | USA |
| 30 | Susan Wojcicki | YouTube (former CEO) | USA |
| 31 | Sundar Pichai | Google (Alphabet CEO) | India/USA |
| 32 | Satya Nadella | Microsoft (CEO) | India/USA |
| 33 | Zhang Yiming | ByteDance (TikTok) | China |
| 34 | Lei Jun | Xiaomi | China |
| 35 | Ritesh Agarwal | OYO Rooms | India |
| 36 | Ben Silbermann | USA | |
| 37 | Stewart Butterfield | Slack | Canada |
| 38 | Ryan Reynolds | Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile | Canada |
| 39 | Oprah Winfrey | OWN Network, Harpo Productions | USA |
| 40 | Richard Branson | Virgin Group | UK |
| 41 | Howard Schultz | Starbucks | USA |
| 42 | Reed Hoffman | USA | |
| 43 | Peter Thiel | PayPal, Palantir | USA |
| 44 | Dustin Moskovitz | Asana, Facebook co-founder | USA |
| 45 | Garrett Camp | Uber, StumbleUpon | Canada |
| 46 | Kevin Systrom | USA | |
| 47 | Mike Krieger | Brazil | |
| 48 | Melanie Perkins | Canva | Australia |
| 49 | Cliff Obrecht | Canva | Australia |
| 50 | Sam Altman | OpenAI | USA |
| 51 | Naval Ravikant | AngelList | USA |
| 52 | N. R. Narayana Murthy | Infosys | India |
| 53 | Azim Premji | Wipro | India |
| 54 | Michael Bloomberg | Bloomberg LP | USA |
| 55 | Marc Benioff | Salesforce | USA |
| 56 | Daniel Zhang | Alibaba Group | China |
| 57 | Robin Li | Baidu | China |
| 58 | Elon Musk (xAI) | Artificial Intelligence | USA |
| 59 | Kimbal Musk | The Kitchen, Tesla board | USA |
| 60 | John Doerr | Kleiner Perkins | USA |
| 61 | Chamath Palihapitiya | Social Capital | USA |
| 62 | Tony Robbins | Robbins Research | USA |
| 63 | Daymond John | FUBU, Shark Tank | USA |
| 64 | Kevin O’Leary | O’Leary Funds | Canada |
| 65 | Lori Greiner | Shark Tank, Inventor | USA |
| 66 | Sara Blakely | Spanx | USA |
| 67 | Kylie Jenner | Kylie Cosmetics | USA |
| 68 | Rihanna | Fenty Beauty | Barbados |
| 69 | Kim Kardashian | Skims | USA |
| 70 | Beyoncé | Parkwood Entertainment | USA |
| 71 | Jay-Z | Roc Nation | USA |
| 72 | Kanye West | Yeezy | USA |
| 73 | Andrew Tate | Online Businesses | UK |
| 74 | MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) | YouTube, Feastables | USA |
| 75 | Logan Paul | Prime, YouTube | USA |
| 76 | KSI | Prime, Sidemen | UK |
| 77 | Alex Hormozi | Acquisition.com | USA |
| 78 | Grant Cardone | Cardone Capital | USA |
| 79 | Gary Vaynerchuk | VaynerMedia | USA |
| 80 | Tai Lopez | Retail Ecommerce Ventures | USA |
| 81 | Nuseir Yassin | Nas Daily | Singapore |
| 82 | Tanmay Bhat | Comedian, Content Creator | India |
| 83 | Bhavish Aggarwal | Ola | India |
| 84 | Deepinder Goyal | Zomato | India |
| 85 | Byju Raveendran | BYJU’S | India |
| 86 | Peyush Bansal | Lenskart | India |
| 87 | Aman Gupta | boAt | India |
| 88 | Vineeta Singh | Sugar Cosmetics | India |
| 89 | Ghazal Alagh | Mamaearth | India |
| 90 | Falguni Nayar | Nykaa | India |
| 91 | Lei Zhang | Hillhouse Capital | China |
| 92 | Henry Kravis | KKR & Co. | USA |
| 93 | Ray Dalio | Bridgewater Associates | USA |
| 94 | Ken Griffin | Citadel | USA |
| 95 | Changpeng Zhao (CZ) | Binance | Canada |
| 96 | Brian Armstrong | Coinbase | USA |
| 97 | Vitalik Buterin | Ethereum | Canada |
| 98 | Sam Bankman-Fried | FTX (ex) | USA |
| 99 | Niklas Zennström | Skype | Sweden |
| 100 | Elon Musk Jr. (hypothetical) | — | — |
These 100 entrepreneurs have reshaped industries, built global brands, and inspired millions with their vision and perseverance. Whether it’s tech giants like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or rising innovators like Melanie Perkins, their stories prove one truth — entrepreneurship is the engine of change in the modern world.