How Strong Is the Pull?

How much mass a particle gets depends on how strongly it grips the Higgs field. The W and Z bosons grip it hard, which leaves them roughly 85 to 100 times heavier than a proton. The top quark clings hardest of all, making it the heaviest known elementary particle.

At the light end, the electron interacts much more weakly and stays tiny by comparison. Neutrinos are even lighter, but their mass origin is still an open problem that likely points beyond the simplest Standard Model story.