Billionaires possess an inordinate amount of wealth that gives them the power to influence the world around us from the economy, to politics, our media and much more.
This group of people is highly elite and many of them are the founders of major technology giants or other corporations that we interact with in our daily lives.
Forbes revealed that there are 2,668 billionaires in the world today, but who is the richest amongst them?
1. Bernard Arnault & family
Bernard Arnault is the CEO and Chair of LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and his net worth is $198.4 billion, meaning Elon Musk was overtaken as the world’s richest man in 2022.
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2. Elon Musk
Elon Musk is the co-founder and CEO of Tesla who (until recently) was the richest person in the world, he has a net worth of $144.4 billion.
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3. Gautam Adani
Gautam Adani is the Founder and Chair of the Adani Group (a multinational conglomerate) and his net worth is $122.9 billion.
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4. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and he holds an estimated net worth of $110.6 billion.
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5. Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (a holding company) and his net worth is $109.8 billion.
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6. Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Ellison is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of the Oracle Corporation, his net worth is $107.3 billion.
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7. Bill Gates
Bill Gates is the Co-founder of Microsoft (MSFT) and his net worth is $102.4 billion.
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8. Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani is the owner of Reliance Industries and his net worth is $90.3 billion.
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9. Carlos Slim Helú & family
Carlos Slim Helú and his family have extensive holdings in many Mexican companies via their conglomerate Grupo Carso, his net worth is $86.5 billion.
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10. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the granddaughter of the founder of L’Oréal, her source of wealth is this business and her net worth is $77.7 billion.
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(Story and photos’ credit with thanks: The Scotsman, Forbes, Google, Bernard Arnault, Elon Musk, Steve Jurvetson, Wikimedia Commons, Gautam Adani, Yui Mok, USA White House, Jonathan Brady, Kuhlmann /MSC, World Economic Forum, ITU Pictures, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers)