Tuesday 10 March 2026 16:24 GMT Bookmark Bill Gates only just made the top 20 (AP) Other notables on the list, are Bill Gates at number 19 with $108bn (£82bn). The Microsoft founder, like his friend Mr Buffett, is also planning to give most of his fortune away. His reputation has taken a hit lately due to his links with Jeffrey Epstein. Towards the bottom of the super rich list is the UK’s James Dyson, who is at $15bn (£11.1bn). The inventor is best known for the bagless vacuum cleaner. The rise and rise of the billionaires has led to calls for a billionaire wealth tax, including from US senator Bernie Sanders. Mr Sanders has proposed a five per cent annual wealth tax on US billionaires. He said that analysis by economists at the University of California estimates that would raise $4.4tn (£3.25tn) over the next decade. Elon Musk would owe $42bn (£31.5bn) under this plan. Mr Musk believes that Mars can be colonised and would set off nuclear weapons on the planet first to change the climate. Critics of Mr Sanders, a socialist, point out that much of this wealth is in shares rather than available immediately as cash. More about