The Most Respected Billionaires

See which billionaires voters respect most. These live rankings come from anonymous head-to-head matchups, with the arguments for and against each person.25 people · 396 votes.

Based on anonymous head-to-head votes. Early rankings may shift as more people vote. Rankings as of Oct 22, 2026.

#1
Warren Buffett
US · Finance
1,702
Elo
90%
Win
#2
Richard Branson
UK · Conglomerate
1,626
Elo
66.7%
Win
#3
Marc Andreessen
US · Venture Capital
1,624
Elo
75%
Win
#4
Sam Altman
US · Technology / AI
1,620
Elo
61.8%
Win
#5
Elon Musk
US · Technology
1,617
Elo
65.7%
Win
#6
Larry Ellison
US · Technology
1,568
Elo
56.4%
Win
#7
Larry Page
US · Technology
1,558
Elo
58.8%
Win
#8
Melinda French Gates
US · Philanthropy
1,554
Elo
52.4%
Win
#9
Sergey Brin
US · Technology
1,549
Elo
54.5%
Win
#10
Jack Ma
China · Technology
1,549
Elo
55.2%
Win
#11
Howard Schultz
US · Food & Beverage
1,548
Elo
55%
Win
#12
Jack Dorsey
US · Technology
1,530
Elo
56.3%
Win
#13
Azim Premji
India · Technology
1,520
Elo
50%
Win
#14
Jeff Bezos
US · Technology
1,508
Elo
51.6%
Win
#15
Mukesh Ambani
India · Conglomerate
1,500
Elo
51.7%
Win
#16
MacKenzie Scott
US · Philanthropy
1,467
Elo
48.6%
Win
#17
Peter Thiel
US · Technology
1,434
Elo
41.9%
Win
#18
Michael Bloomberg
US · Finance / Media
1,426
Elo
43.8%
Win
#19
George Soros
US · Finance
1,426
Elo
34.5%
Win
#20
Mark Zuckerberg
US · Technology
1,422
Elo
39.3%
Win
#21
Bill Gates
US · Technology
1,416
Elo
38.2%
Win
#22
Reid Hoffman
US · Technology
1,342
Elo
17.4%
Win
#23
Rupert Murdoch
US · Media
1,338
Elo
22.2%
Win
#24
Charles Koch
US · Industrials
1,335
Elo
21.4%
Win
#25
Carlos Slim
Mexico · Telecom / Conglomerate
1,321
Elo
16.7%
Win
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