FULL LIST OF THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD 2023
The list of the world's richest persons can vary from year
to year, depending on their latest net worth and financial performance. Here is
the latest list of the world's top 10 richest persons.
1. Elon Musk worth $241 billion
Elon Musk is working to revolutionise transportation both on
Earth, through electric car maker Tesla - and in space, via rocket producer
SpaceX. Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla is now valued at nearly $820
billion, currently, his net worth is $174 billion. Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX
is now valued at nearly $100 billion.
2. Bernard Arnault & Family worth $170 billion
LVMH – France Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault is the second
richest person on the earth. His net worth is $170 billion resulting from his
business across an empire of more than 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and
Sephora. French businessman and Europe’s richest man Bernard Arnault earned the
$100 billion fortune last year in December.
3. Jeff Bezos worth $159 billion
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $159 billion
and ranks as the third richest person on the earth. His position remains the
same even after divorcing his wife MacKenzie in 2019 and transferring a quarter
of his stake in Amazon to her. Bezos founded the behemoth Amazon in 1994 out of
his garage in Seattle. The e-commerce giant has reaped the benefits of this
coronavirus pandemic, with more people shopping online.
4. Larry Ellison worth 128 billion
Larry Ellison has a net worth of $102 billion which he
earned from Oracle, the software firm he cofounded in 1977. He quit as the CEO
of the company in 2014 and since then he functions as the chairman of the board
and chief technology advisor of the company. Ellison has also been on the board
of Tesla since December 2018 after he purchased 3 million shares earlier that
year. He owns nearly all of Hawaiian island Lanai.
5. Bill Gates worth $128 billion
The cofounder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill
Gates has a net worth of $128 billion. Having founded the software giant
Microsoft along with Paul Allen, Bill Gates eventually sold away much of his
stakes in the company retaining just 1% of the shares and investing the rest in
stocks and other assets. Bill Gates entered the $100 billion club last year in
April when Microsoft share price surged post-earnings. The Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation is the world’s largest private charitable foundation.
6. Warren Buffet worth $123 billion
Popularly known as the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet is
seen as one of the most successful investors of all times. He runs Berkshire Hathaway
that owns over 60 companies including the famous ones Geico insurance,
Duracell, Dairy Queen Restaurant. His net worth is $123 billion. The son of a
US congressman, he bought his first stock at the age of 11.
7. Larry Page worth $120 billion
Larry Page, the co-founder of Google has a net worth of $120
billion and ranks in the seventh position among the world’s richest persons. He
has also invested in Planetary Resources, the famed space exploration company,
and is also funding “Flying Car”, startup companies Kitty Hawk and Opener.
8. Sergey Brin worth $114 billion
The co-founder and board member of Alphabet, Sergey Brin has
a net worth of $114 billion which places him in the eighth position among the
world’s richest persons. He co-founded Google along with Larry Page in 1998
which went public in 2004 and became Alphabet in 2015.
9. Steve Ballmer worth $112 billion
The owner of Los Angeles Clippers Steve Ballmer has a net
worth of $112 billion putting him in the Ninth position among the world’s top
richest persons. Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 and became its CEO in
2000 succeeding Bill Gates.
10. Mark Zuckerberg worth $109 billion
The co-founder, CEO and chairman of Facebook, Mark
Zuckerberg champions the social network that has become a go-to communications
avenue today. His net worth is $109 billion and today he owns about 15% stakes
in Facebook after the firm went public in May 2012. Mark Zuckerberg is the
youngest centibillionaire. His net worth zoomed past the $100 billion mark.
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