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Founder, chairman, and chief executive of Dell Technologies
"Valued as of" is the effective date of the market closes, exchange rates, and filings inside the estimate. "Sources checked" is when the pipeline last verified those sources successfully. A weekend check can confirm a Friday valuation without inventing weekend movement.
As of September 4, 2026, Michael Dell's estimated net worth is about $210.7B(210.7 billion US dollars). That places Michael Dell at #5 among the people Net Worth Leader currently tracks.
This is an estimate of assets minus documented liabilities. It is not a cash balance, and many holdings may be restricted, pledged, illiquid, or difficult to value.
Michael Dell founded Dell in his University of Texas dormitory in 1984, took the company private in 2013, and returned it to public markets in 2018 as Dell Technologies, of which he owns about two fifths. A second large component, Broadcom shares received when VMware was sold in 2023, is below disclosure thresholds and is therefore carried with a wide range.
Dell grew the company through direct-to-customer PC sales, the 2013 buyout with Silver Lake, and the 2016 acquisition of EMC, which brought a controlling stake in VMware. The 2021 VMware spin-off and its 2023 sale to Broadcom converted part of that stake into Broadcom stock.
Dell Technologies' share price drives most of the estimate; Broadcom's share price drives the rest. The Broadcom component is the main source of uncertainty because later sales would not have to be disclosed.
Michael Dell's estimate rose mainly because Dell Technologies Inc. shares increased from the prior comparable close.
A one-day estimate change is not the same as income, profit, or a realized gain or loss.
| Component | Class | Ownership | Valuation basis | Central value | Supported range | Evidence date | Price date | Sources | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Technologies Class A common stock (converts one-for-one into listed Class C)Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL, Class C common stock) | listed equity | direct (246,834,081 units) | Listed close | 129.4 billion US dollars | Priced value | [1] Dell Technologies Inc., 2026 definitive proxy statement (DEF 14A), [2] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current | ||
| Dell Technologies Class C common stock held directlyDell Technologies Inc. (DELL, Class C common stock) | listed equity | direct (16,158,273 units) | Listed close | 8.5 billion US dollars | Priced value | [1] Michael S. Dell, Form 4 (Dell Technologies Inc.), [2] Dell Technologies Inc., 2026 definitive proxy statement (DEF 14A), [3] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current | ||
| Broadcom common stock received in the 2023 VMware saleBroadcom Inc. (AVGO, Common stock) | listed equity | direct (203,500,000 units) | Listed close | 72.8 billion US dollars | 36.4 billion US dollars to 72.8 billion US dollars | [1] Michael S. Dell, Form 4 (VMware, Inc.), Broadcom merger consideration, [2] Michael Dell ranks among world's 10 richest after VMware sale to Broadcom, [3] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current |
Liabilities without a documented value are never shown as zero; they are simply not included, and that limitation is part of source coverage below.
65.4% of this profile's modeled gross value is supported by Tier 1 or Tier 2 evidence (primary filings, official documents, licensed market data, or audited accounts). The profile carries a partial coverage label.
The supported range shown in the header reflects documented uncertainty in privately valued components. Priced listed holdings carry no modeled range of their own. Unknown liabilities are not evidence that no liabilities exist. No personal liability is documented for this profile, so none is deducted.
The timeline runs from June 12, 2026 to September 4, 2026; the latest estimate is higher than the first point. Points before August 20, 2026 are labeled modeled reconstructions: today's reviewed ownership records applied to the closing prices of each earlier market date. Published history begins August 20, 2026 and grows one point per completed market date.
| Estimate date | Central estimate | Basis |
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| 210.7 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 208.5 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 204.2 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 187.0 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 195.3 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 188.4 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 188.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 200.6 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 209.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 200.6 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 206.4 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 206.4 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 200.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 206.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 208.0 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 192.6 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 192.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 195.4 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 179.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 179.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 188.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 190.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 195.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 200.0 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 192.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 177.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 187.0 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 190.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 184.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 184.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 189.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 189.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 190.2 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 187.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 181.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction |
On paper, Michael Dell's estimated net worth is equivalent to about 5,360,000 base-model Ford F-150 pickups.
Reference value $39,330, effective 2026-08-20. Ford Motor Company
Uses the manufacturer's 2026 starting MSRP for the XL regular cab before the destination and delivery charge, taxes, and options.
Spending $100,000 every day, this estimate would last about 5,770 years.
Fixed spend rate of $100,000 per day. Net Worth Leader formula
A fixed spend rate with no investment return, taxes, inflation, or liquidity considered. The estimate is mostly not cash.
Split evenly across every US resident, the estimate works out to about $616 per person.
Cited population 342,000,000, effective 2025-07-01. U.S. Census Bureau
Divides the estimate evenly across the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 resident population estimate. It is arithmetic, not a policy proposal, and the assets could not be distributed at the displayed value.
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Dell Technologies Class A and Class C counts come from the May 2026 proxy statement and his October 2025 Form 4; shares held by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation and by his spouse's separate property trust are excluded. The Broadcom count of 203.5 million shares is derived from the VMware merger consideration reported in his November 2023 Form 4 and corroborated by secondary reporting; it is Tier 3 evidence with a low case that assumes half has been sold. Private credit vehicles, cash, and real estate are not modeled.
Identity facts stored separately for this profile: citizenship United States; residence United States; ranking attribution United States. Attribution reason: Citizenship, residence, and the headquarters of the companies that drive the estimate are all in the United States.
Reviewed by Net Worth Leader editorial desk on August 20, 2026. General rules live in the methodology.
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