Top Richest AI Billionaires in the World 2026

Who got the richest from the AI revolution? We ranked the Top wealthiest AI billionaires of 2026 — from chip makers and LLM founders to legal AI startups and robotics visionaries. From $1 billion all the way up to $40 billion — watch every position revealed. 🏆 #1 — Chen Tianshi (Cambricon) — $40B 🥈 #2 — Brett Adcock (Figure AI) — $19B 🥉 #3 — Edwin Chen (Surge AI) — $17B 🔥 #5 — Mira Murati (Thinking Machines Lab) — $1.7B ⚡ Youngest — Mercor founders (Foody, Midha, Hiremath) — 22 years old, $2.2B each