The age of the centibillionaires is here. Now 15-strong, the immensely powerful members of the club wield their $100 billion+ (£77bn) fortunes to drive technological progress, transform economies, influence global politics, and more. Their jaw-dropping wealth enables them to pursue ambitions as grand as eradicating all diseases and colonising Mars.

Read on to discover the 15 people with the kind of money to make virtually anything happen, and five billionaires on the verge of hitting the 12-figure jackpot, for the second time in some cases.

Net worth estimates are courtesy of the Forbes World’s Billionaires List  2025. All dollar amounts in US dollars.