Top 10 richest people in the world
1. Bernard Arnault&family
- Age: 74
- Residence: Paris
- Citizenship: France
- Age: 60
- Residence: United States
- Founder and Executive Chair: Amazon (AMZN)
- Net Worth: $201 billion
- Amazon Ownership Stake: 9% ($168 billion)
- Other Assets: Blue Origin ($15 billion private asset), The Washington Post ($250 million private asset), Koru ($500 million private asset), and $17.7 billion in cash9
3. Elon musk
Net Worth: $195 Billion | Age: 52 | Country/Territory: United States | Industry: Automotive
Elon Musk cofounded six companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and tunneling startup Boring Company.
4.Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta
Real-Time Net Worth: $158.7B
Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook), has built and co-founded the social networking platform that has since grown to become the world’s largest, with over 3 billion monthly active users. In addition to Facebook, Meta Platforms also owns and operates other prominent social media apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, both of which were acquired and expanded. As Meta’s stock price rose in early 2023, Zuckerberg rejoined the world’s top 10 richest individuals for the first time since January 2022 and maintained his position as the fourth-wealthiest person in the world.
5. Larry Ellison, CTO and Founder, Oracle
Real-Time Net Worth: $144.9B
Larry Ellison, the chairman, chief technology officer, and co-founder of Oracle, owns under 40% of the company’s shares and is currently the fifth richest individual. Stepping down from the CEO position in 2014 after a remarkable 37-year tenure, Ellison has been instrumental in Oracle’s growth, leveraging strategic acquisitions such as the notable $28.3 billion purchase of Cerner, a leading electronic health records company, in 2021. In a significant personal move, Ellison made Lanai, a Hawaiian island, his permanent residence in 2020, having acquired the majority of the island for $300 million back in 2012. Additionally, he served on Tesla’s board from December 2018 to August 2022 and maintains ownership of approximately 15 million shares.
6. Larry Page,
Real-Time Net Worth: $138.9B
Larry Page, along with Sergey Brin, co-founded Google in 1998 during their time as Stanford PhD students. Page served as CEO from 1998 to 2001 and then again from 2011 to 2015. Currently, he holds a position as a board member of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and retains a significant ownership stake. Notably, Page was an early investor in Planetary Resources, a company focused on asteroid mining, which was later acquired by ConsenSys in 2018. His wealth surged, propelling him into the top 10 richest individuals globally, after a remarkable 15% increase in Alphabet’s share price in May 2023, which continued to soar.nder and Board Member, Alphabet
7. Warren Buffett
Net worth: $131 billion
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 93 Residence: Omaha, Nebraska
Citizenship: U.S.
8. Sergey Brin
Net worth: $129.9 billion
Source: Google
Age: 50
Residence: Los Altos, California
Citizenship: U.S
9. Bill Gates
Net worth: $127 billion
Source: Microsoft, investments
Age: 68 Residence: Medina, Washington
Citizenship: U.S.
10. Steve Ballmer
Net worth: $117.1 billion
Source: Microsoft, Clippers, investments
Age: 68
Residence: Hunts Point, Washington
Citizenship: U.S
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