9 Richest Baby Boomers In The World
The baby boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964) includes some of the world’s wealthiest individuals. Many of these billionaires built their fortunes by founding or leading companies that became household names.
According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list, baby boomers make up nine of the twenty richest people in the world. These nine people have accumulated fortunes that dwarf entire countries’ GDPs.
Net worth figures are current as of July 14, 2025, from Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List.
9. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
- Age: 72
- Born: 1953
- Net Worth: $90.8 billion
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is the granddaughter of Eugène Schueller, who founded L’Oréal. She inherited a controlling stake in the beauty empire from her mother, Liliane Bettencourt.
Her fortune continues to grow thanks to the global demand for L’Oréal’s products, even though she stays almost entirely out of the spotlight.
Fun Fact: L’Oréal sells a product every second of every day, somewhere in the world.
8. Alice Walton
- Age: 75
- Born: 1949
- Net Worth: $105.4 billion
The richest woman in the world proves that passion and wealth can create a lasting impact. Alice channeled her Walmart inheritance into becoming one of the world’s most influential art collectors, while her brothers focused on retail operations,
Her Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas brought world-class art to the American heartland.
Fun Fact: She’s spent over $500 million on art, including paying $44 million for a single Georgia O’Keeffe painting.
7. Mukesh Ambani
- Age: 68
- Born: 1957
- Net Worth: $112.6 billion
Mukesh Ambani is the chairman of Reliance Industries, a massive Indian conglomerate with holdings in energy, telecom, and retail. He’s not only the richest person in Asia but also the 16th wealthiest person in the world.
Fun fact: His 27-story Mumbai home, Antilia, is valued at over $1 billion and includes a private movie theater, three helipads, and a spa.
6. Jim Walton
- Age: 77
- Born: 1948
- Net Worth: $113.9 billion
As the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, Jim helped guide the family business into the world’s largest retailer. Known as the quiet Walton brother, he’s always favored boardrooms over the spotlight.
Fun Fact: Walmart generates approximately $13 billion per month, which is enough to cover the annual budgets of some small nations.
5. Bill Gates
- Age: 69
- Born: 1955
- Net Worth: $117.2 billion
The original tech mogul who put a computer on every desk, Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft and changed the way the world works.
His success has turned him into one of the richest people in history, and he has since focused much of his energy on global initiatives through the Gates Foundation. While he’s pledged to give away most of his fortune, Microsoft stock keeps climbing, and so does his net worth.
Fun Fact: Gates has donated over $50 billion to charity and is still worth more than most small countries.
4. Steve Ballmer
- Age: 69
- Born: 1956
- Net Worth: $142.5 billion
The former CEO of Microsoft turned his company stock into one of the world’s largest fortunes. Since leaving Microsoft, he’s become known for owning the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team.
His wealth continues to grow as Microsoft dominates the cloud computing market.
Fun fact: Ballmer bought the Clippers for $2 billion in 2014. It’s now worth an estimated $5.5 billion.
3. Jensen Huang
- Age: 62
- Born: 1963
- Net Worth: $142.9 billion
Jensen Huang is the co-founder and longtime CEO of NVIDIA, the company fueling the AI boom. He helped grow NVIDIA into a $4 trillion tech giant that’s now one of the most valuable companies in the world.
Fun fact: He signed NVIDIA’s original business papers while sitting at a Denny’s booth.
2. Bernard Arnault
- Age: 76
- Born: 1949
- Net Worth: $148.2 billion
Bernard Arnault is the chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group, which owns brands like Louis Vuitton, Sephora, and Dior.
He transformed his father’s construction business into a global fashion empire by acquiring struggling brands and creating the LVMH conglomerate in 1987.
Fun fact: Arnault studied classical piano as a child and still enjoys playing, with a particular fondness for composers like Chopin.
1. Jeff Bezos
- Age: 61
- Born: 1964
- Net Worth: $238.8 billion
Jeff Bezos, the youngest boomer on this list, squeezed into the baby boomer generation by just a few months. He started Amazon as an online bookstore in his garage, and it grew into one of the most influential companies in the world.
These days, he’s focused on space exploration through Blue Origin and other ventures, proving that stepping down as Amazon’s CEO hasn’t slowed him down.
Fun Fact: Bezos still makes about $3,000 per second from his Amazon holdings.
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