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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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