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Time to unveil the illustrious lineup global wealth titans: In Forbes latest compilation of the world’s billionaires which was officially published on April 2, 2024, It is confirmed that there are now more billionaires than ever: 2,781 in total, 141 more than last year and 26 more than the record set in 2021.
The new list shows that they are richer than ever, worth $14.2 trillion in total, which is $2 trillion more than in 2023 and $1.1 trillion more than the previous record set in 2021.
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The 2024 World’s Richest People list starts with 75-year-old Bernard Arnault who tops the list with a net worth of $233 Billion. Followed by Elon Musk with a whooping $195 Billion wealth. while Jeff Bezos comes in third on the list with a total of $194 Billion.
Aside the top three richest people mentioned above, the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Mukesh Ambani, and Larry Page add up to make the top 10 richest billionaires list.
Check out the complete list below according to Forbes’38th annual billionaires list..
Richest People in the World 2024
1. Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault oversees the LVMH empire of 75 fashion and cosmetics brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
- Age: 75
- Country/Territory: France
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
- Net Worth: $233 billion
2. Elon Musk
Elon Musk helped start six companies, such as Tesla, which makes electric cars, SpaceX, which builds rockets, and the Boring Company, which focused on tunneling. He owns around 12% of Tesla without counting options, but he’s used over half of his Tesla shares as security for loans worth up to $3.5 billion.
In 2022, Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, although he later tried to cancel the deal. He’s believed to own approximately 74% of the company, which is now called X.
- Age: 52
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Automotive
- CEO and Chair: Telsa, Space X, X (formerly Twitter)
- Net Worth: $195 Billion
3. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos started the e-commerce powerhouse Amazon back in 1994 from his garage in Seattle. He switched from being CEO to executive chairman in 2021. Currently, he holds just under 10% of the company’s shares.
Aside from Amazon, Bezos also owns The Washington Post and Blue Origin, a company focused on space exploration and rocket development.
Age: 60
Country/Territory: United States
Industry: Technology
CEO and Chair: Chairman And Founder, Amazon
Net Worth: $194 Billion
4. Mark ZuckerBerg
Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004 for students to match names with photos of classmates. He took Facebook public in 2012; he now owns about 13% of the company’s stock.
- Age: 39
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Cofounder, Meta Platforms
- Net Worth: $177 Billion
5. Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and cofounder of software giant Oracle, of which he owns just under 40%
- Age: 79
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: CTO And Founder, Oracle
- Net Worth: $141 Billion
6. Warren Buffett
Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time. Buffett runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns dozens of companies, including insurer Geico, battery maker Duracell and restaurant chain Dairy Queen.
- Age: 93
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Finance & Investments
- CEO and Chair: CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl A)
- Net Worth: $138 Billion
7. Bill Gates
Bill Gates diversified his fortune from software firm Microsoft into dozens of holdings, including waste disposal firm Republic Services and tractor maker Deere & Co.
- Age: 68
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Net Worth: $131 Billion
8. Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer is the high-wattage former CEO of Microsoft, who led the company from 2000 to 2014.
- Age: 68
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Owner, Los Angeles Clippers
- Net Worth: 125 Billion
9. Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani chairs and runs $110 billion (revenue) Reliance Industries, which has interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom, retail and financial services.
- Age: 66
- Country/Territory: India
- Industry: Diversified
- CEO and Chair: Chairman And Managing Director, Reliance Industries
- Net Worth: 115.5 Billion
10. Larry Page
Larry Page stepped down as CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, in 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder. He cofounded Google in 1998 with fellow Stanford Ph.D. student Sergey Brin.
- Age: 51
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Cofounder And Board Member, Alphabet
- Net Worth: $127.3 Billion
11. Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin is a computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Google alongside Larry Page in 1998 while they were both Ph.D. students at Stanford University..
Sergey stepped down as president of Alphabet, parent company of Google, in December 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder.
- Age: 50
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Cofounder And Board Member, Alphabet
- Net Worth: $122.3 Billion
12. Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician, he cofounded financial information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981.
- Age: 82
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Finance & Investments
- CEO and Chair: CEO, Bloomberg
- Net Worth: $106 Billion
13. Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega is a Spanish billionaire entrepreneur best known as the founder of Inditex, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers and the parent company of brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, and others.
- Age: 88
- Country/Territory: Spain
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair:
- Net Worth: $111.2 Billion
14. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Mexico’s richest person, Carlos Slim Helú and his family control América Móvil, Latin America’s biggest mobile telecom firm. With foreign telecom partners, Slim bought a stake in Telmex, Mexico’s only phone company, in 1990. Telmex is now part of América Móvil.
He also owns stakes in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate companies. He previously held a 17% stake in The New York Times
- Age: 84
- Country/Territory: Mexico
- Industry:
- CEO and Chair: Honorary Chairman, América Móvil
- Net Worth: $103 Billion
15. Michael Dell
Michael Dell is chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, which formed in 2016 via Dell’s $60 billion merger with computer storage giant EMC.
- Age: 59
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: Chairman And CEO, Dell
- Net Worth: $97.7 Billion
16. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the granddaughter of the founder of L’Oreal, is the richest woman in the world. Bettencourt Meyers and her family own more than a third of publicly traded L’Oreal.
She has served on L’Oreal’s board since 1997 and is chairwoman of the family holding company. She became France’s reigning L’Oreal heiress in 2017 when her mother Liliane Bettencourt, then the world’s richest woman, died at age 94.
- Age: 70
- Country/Territory: France
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair: L’Oreal
- Net Worth: $91 Billion
17. Gautam Adani
Gautam Adani is chairman of the $32 billion (revenue) Adani Group, with interests in ports, airports, power generation and transmission, and green energy, among others.
- Age: Gautam Adani
- Country/Territory: India
- Industry: Diversified
- CEO and Chair:
- Net Worth: $85 Billion
18. Jim Walton & family
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He is chairman of the family’s Arvest Bank, which boasts assets of more than $20 billion.
- Age: 75
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair: Chairman And CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
- Net Worth: $78.1 Billion
19. Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang cofounded graphics-chip maker Nvidia in 1993, and has served as its CEO and president ever since.
- Age: 61
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Technology
- CEO and Chair: CEO & President, NVIDIA
- Net Worth: $77.4 Billion
20. Rob Walton & family
Rob Walton is the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Walton took over as chairman upon his father’s death in 1992.
He retired as chairman in June 2015 and was replaced by his son-in-law, Greg Penner. Penner still sits on Walmart’s board. He and other heirs of Sam Walton collectively own about half of Walmart’s stock.
- Age: 79
- Country/Territory: United States
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- CEO and Chair: Director, Walmart
- Net Worth: $77.1 Billion
