The only billionaires making money in 2026 are in tech, according to Bloomberg

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According to that paragraph, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — which tracks the fortunes of the world's 500 richest people — shows that the roughly 100 tech-derived fortunes on the list posted combined gains of $845 billion in the first nine months of 2026 (through 30 September). Bloomberg notes that this is the largest gain recorded for a January–September period in the index's history.

The headline and the visible elements of the page suggest that the artificial intelligence boom has propelled Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg toward the top 10 of that billionaires ranking, and the front page itself links to related pieces on 'Musk becoming a trillionaire again', 'new AI billionaires' and 'billionaires influencing the US midterm elections'. These, however, are merely navigation links to other pieces on the site, not content developed within the downloaded text, so it is not possible to offer details, specific figures or quotes on those aspects without resorting to invention.

The piece, bylined by Dylan Sloan and Jack Witzig, was published on 5 October 2026. The full analysis — with the breakdown by name, individual figures and the rest of the ranking's top ten — sits behind Bloomberg's paywall, so any further detail on the exact composition of the top 10 or the specific figures for Musk and Zuckerberg cannot be confirmed from the available material.