According to the latest list by Forbes, these are the world’s richest people who have made it to the top 10.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk, who is in the news because of his battle with Twitter, has a net worth of $263.4 billion.
SpaceX is valued at almost $100 billion and Tesla is the world’s most important automaker.
Bernard Arnault and Family
Europe’s richest man who earned a $100 billion fortune last year, the chairman and CEO of LVMH, Bernard Arnault, is second on the list with a net worth of $167.7 billion. The family owns more than 70 brands.
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon and has a net worth of $162.7 billion. Even though he transferred much of his wealth to his wife after their divorce, the e-commerce giant remains the third richest.
Gautam Adani and family
India’s Gautam Adani has diversified Adani Group into multiple sectors, including aerospace, logistics, and energy. At $142.7 billion, he is now the fourth richest person in the world.
Bill Gates
Bill Gates has a net worth of $113.4 billion.
Larry Ellison
With a net worth of $108.5 billion, Larry Ellison — the founder of software firm Oracle — stands at the sixth position. Ellison has also been on Tesla’s board after he bought three million shares in 2018, reported Business Insider. Almost all of the Hawaiian island Lanai belongs to Ellison.
Larry Page
Google’s co-founder Larry Page has a net worth of over $100 billion. Among other interesting projects, he is funding “Flying Car”.
Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin is the co-founder and board member of Alphabet. He also co-founded Google. He has a total net worth of $97.0 billion.
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani with a total net worth of $94.2 billion is at the 10 position in the world. He owns Reliance Industries and has been the richest person in Asia.
