Elon Musk becomes world’s richest man on Forbes list with a net worth of over $219BN. Tesla’s Elon Musk is now the world’s richest man, surpassing former Amazon president Jeff Bezos. This was revealed by Forbes Magazine on 5th of April.
The billionaire topped the annual list for the first time with a net worth of $219 billion. Bezos, who in the last four years has been recognized as the richest person in the world, landed on the second spot with a net worth of $171 billion.
Bernard Arnault of luxury goods company LVMH, is third wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of $158 billion while Microsoft founder, Bill Gates is fourth with a net worth approximately $129 billion. Completing the top five list is Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway with a net worth of $118 billion.
Rounding up the Top 10 world’s billionaires are Larry Page ($111 billion), Sergrey Bin ($107 billion), Larry Ellison ($106 billion), Steve Ballmer ($91.4 billion), and Mukesh Ambani ($90.7 billion). According to Forbes, there are now 2,668 billionaires worldwide, a number down from last year’s record 2,755.
Here’s how it was stated:
“The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list,” noted Forbes Even so, Forbes said it has found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago.”
“There are also 236 newcomers who have become billionaires over the past year, including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia, and Uruguay.”The United States still leads the world with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion.
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