Top ten billionaires: Elon Musk tops the list, India’s Mukesh Ambani at number 10

The Forbes’ has published its 36th annual World’s Billionaires List recently, revealing a total of 2,668 billionaires with 236 newcomers. As per the report, “America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time.”

India’s Mukesh Ambani is listed on number 10 on the list.

Profile of the richest man Elon Musk:

• Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth, through electric car maker Tesla — and in space, via rocket producer SpaceX.
• He owns 21% of Tesla but has pledged more than half of his stake as collateral for loans. Forbes has discounted his stake to take the loans into account.
• A regulatory filing in early April 2022 revealed that Musk had purchased 9.2% of Twitter. The company invited him to join its board the next day.
• SpaceX, Musk’s rocket company, is valued at $74 billion after a funding round in February 2021.
• He grew up in South Africa, then immigrated to Canada at age 17. He landed in the U.S. as a transfer student to the University of Pennsylvania.

Top 10 Billionaires:

1. Elon Musk

2. Jeff Bezos

3. Bernard Arnault and family 

4.Bill Gates 

5.Warren Buffett

6.Larry Page 

7.Sergey Brin

8.Larry Ellison

9.Steve Ballmer

10.Mukesh Ambani