ADespite conflicts, inflation and political conjecture, there are more billionaires than ever. Forbes guaranteed this, which included a total of 2,781 people on its list of the richest in 2024, 141 more than last year. This number even surpassed the record set in 2021, with 26 new entries.
In fact, and according to the North American magazine, the richest have never been so rich. In total, the group of billionaires has a fortune of 14.2 billion dollars (13,161,412,000,000 euros), which represents an increase of 2 billion dollars (1,853,850,000,000 euros) compared to 2023 and 1.1 billion dollars (1,019,546,000,000 euros) when compared to the record value of 2021.
The vast majority of this fortune belongs to the 20 richest on the list, who have a wealth of 700 billion dollars (648,868,500,000 euros) as of 2023. The majority is also from the United States, a country that boasts a record 813 billionaires .
In second place on the table is China, including Hong Kong, with 473 billionaires, while India occupies third place, with 200 of the world’s richest.
For the second year in a row, French businessman Bernard Arnault took the podium, followed by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison, in the top five.
The values refer to data recorded until March 8, 2024, but you can consult the list in real time here.
Here are the 10 richest billionaires in the world:
1. Bernard Arnault and family
Net worth: US$233 billion (215,961,875,000 euros)
Source of wealth: LVMH
Age: 75 years old
Citizenship: France
2. Elon Musk
Net worth: US$195 billion (180,740,625,000 euros)
Source of wealth: Tesla, SpaceX, X
Age: 52 years old
Citizenship: USA
3. Jeff Bezos
Net worth: US$194 billion (179,784,650,000 euros)
Source of wealth: Amazon
Age: 60 years old
Citizenship: USA
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: US$177 billion (164,030,325,000 euros)
Source of wealth: Facebook
Age: 39 years old
Citizenship: USA
5. Larry Ellison
Net worth: US$141 billion (130,668,225,000 euros)
Origin of wealth: Oracle
Age: 79 years old
Citizenship: USA
6. Warren Buffett
Net worth: US$133 billion (123,254,425,000 euros)
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 93 years old
Citizenship: USA
7. Bill Gates
Net worth: US$128 billion (118,620,800,000 euros)
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Age: 68 years old
Citizenship: USA
8. Steve Ballmer
Net worth: US$121 billion (112,130,700,000 euros)
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Age: 68 years old
Citizenship: USA
9. Mukesh Ambani
Net worth: US$116 billion (107,500,100,000 euros)
Source of wealth: Diversified
Age: 66 years old
Citizenship: India
10. Larry Page
Net worth: US$114 billion (105,643,800,000 euros)
Source of wealth: Google
Age: 51 years old
Citizenship: USA
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