Forbes’ monthly updates in 2025 show a familiar cast of billionaire names atop the wealth rankings.

In January 2025, Elon Musk (Tesla/SpaceX) was far and away richest at $421.2 billion (about ₦632 trillion), followed by Jeff Bezos (Amazon) with $233.5 B (≈₦350 trillion) and Larry Ellison (Oracle) at $209.7 B (≈₦315 trillion). These fortunes reflect Musk’s control of auto/space, Bezos’s retail empire, and Ellison’s enterprise software stakes.

In February 2025, Musk again topped the list at $421.6 B (≈₦632 T), Bezos was second at $250.1 B (≈₦375 T), and Mark Zuckerberg (Meta/Facebook) surged to third with $237.9 B (≈₦357 T). (Bezos’s jump was fueled by a 7% stock rise, and Zuckerberg’s by a 16% rally in Meta shares.) Notably, Forbes observed that all ten of the richest people in early 2025 were men; the richest woman, Walmart heir Alice Walton, had only about $107.1 B (rank #14 in March 2025).

By March 2025, Elon Musk’s lead shrank to $358.5 B (≈₦539 T) but he remained #1. Zuckerberg held the #2 spot at $233.3 B (≈₦349 T), overtaking a slightly lower Bezos at $229.8 B (≈₦345 T). (Forbes noted Zuckerberg’s march to #2 was a first, thanks to continued gains in AI-driven revenue.) Alice Walton remained the richest woman at ~$107 B, far below the male titans.

In April 2025, market turbulence pared the richest group’s fortunes. Musk still held #1, and Bezos rose from #3 to #2 (ahead of Zuckerberg), while Zuckerberg slipped to #3. (Forbes commented that “nine of the world’s ten richest saw their fortunes tumble” in March 2025, with Musk and Bezos only modestly ahead of Zuckerberg.) Exact net-worth figures weren’t published, but the ranking remained Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg.

In May 2025, Elon Musk remained far and away the world’s richest person, Bloomberg’s data show. His fortune – though volatile – was still on the order of a few hundred billion dollars (roughly ₦540–₦630 trillion). Trailing him were two other U.S. tech titans. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg’s stake was worth roughly $220–$250 B and Oracle co‑founder Larry Ellison’s stake about $246 B by midyear (≈₦330–₦380 trillion). In short, all three held net-worths of many hundreds of billions in USD.

In June 2025, the ranking was virtually unchanged. An early-July Bloomberg Billionaires Index snapshot (as of July 3) shows Musk at $361.0 B (≈₦542 T), Zuckerberg at $252.0 B (≈₦378 T) and Ellison at $246.0 B (≈₦369 T). Each continued to dominate the list, driven by Tesla/SpaceX, Meta, and Oracle respectively. (At these levels, even the #2 and #3 fortunes each translated to several hundred trillion naira.)

In July 2025, the same three led the list. Bloomberg’s mid-year data confirm Musk, Zuckerberg and Ellison as #1–3, with the above values. Their companies’ strong results (AI and consumer tech for Meta, cloud for Oracle) kept them at the top. For perspective, Musk’s ~$361 B in July was about ₦540 T, while Zuckerberg’s $252 B and Ellison’s $246 B were roughly ₦378 T and ₦369 T, respectively.

The summer of August 2025 saw little change: Musk still topped the index, and Zuckerberg and Ellison remained in the next two slots. In other words, Bloomberg’s top three were again the same tech billionaires (all male) with net-worths in the mid-hundreds of billions. (Converting: each of the #2 and #3 fortunes was still on the order of ₦350–₦380 T.) U.S. retail and other sectors did not crack the top three in this period.

September 2025 brought a brief shakeup. Oracle’s stock jumped, and Larry Ellison momentarily became the richest man. Bloomberg reported Ellison’s net worth at about $393 B (~₦589 T) on Sept. 10 – a one-day gain of ~$89 B – briefly exceeding Musk’s. (Zuckerberg and others followed with ~low-$200 B fortunes.) By late September Musk’s lead was restored, but for that month the top three – Musk, Ellison, then Zuckerberg – each had on the order of $230–$390 B.

In October 2025, Musk hit new highs. Bloomberg’s index showed him exceeding $500 B (≈₦750 T) – the first person ever to reach a half‑trillion dollar fortune. He remained firmly #1. Ellison and Bezos rounded out the top three, each with roughly $240–$250 B (about ₦360–₦375 T). (Bloomberg noted the tech/cloud gains that drove Ellison’s wealth, and Amazon’s strong e‑commerce/AWS business behind Bezos’s.)

By November 2025, Bloomberg data (and related Forbes reporting) showed Musk still far ahead. His net worth was on the order of $480–$483 B (≈₦720–₦725 T). The next two were Ellison (around $253 B, ≈₦379 T) and Bezos (around $245 B, ≈₦368 T). (All ten of the richest remained men.) In every month from May to November 2025, then, Musk, Bezos and other U.S. tech founders occupied the top spots – their fortunes measured in the hundreds of trillions of naira, far above any national economy. This reflects the ongoing dominance of U.S. tech and retail sectors.

Summary: Every month’s top three (Jan–Nov 2025) were led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg (with Larry Ellison or Larry Page occasionally mixing in). For example, January’s top three were Musk ($421.2 B), Bezos ($233.5 B) and Ellison ($209.7 B). By November 2025, Musk remained #1 ($482.2 B). Converting these fortunes to Nigerian currency (roughly ₦1500/USD) underscores their scale: Musk’s January net worth alone (~₦632 trillion) is far larger than Nigeria’s national budget, illustrating the massive wealth concentration among these billionaires.