Forbes: The top ten richest people in the world
WORLD 03 February 2023 - 03:34
The Forbes magazine has published the list of the top ten richest people in the world, which includes seven self-made Americans, a French luxury goods tycoon, a Mexican telecom magnate and an Indian industrialist. Caliber.Az reprints the article.
Billionaires are some of the most powerful people on Earth, wielding significant influence over huge parts of the global economy and playing key roles in everything from international politics and media to philanthropy and scientific innovation. They created companies that employ tens or even hundreds of thousands of employees around the world and are behind some of the best known brands including Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Google and Nike. The majority are self-made. Others like Bernard Arnault and Rupert Murdoch had a bit more of a leg up but expanded their fortunes greatly and went on to create empires in their respective industries.
Many billionaires hold much of their net worth in the stock of the company they founded. As that stock price moves, their fortune moves along with it. As of March 2021, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was the fifth richest person in the world, worth $97 billion. Since then, Facebook’s (rebranded as Meta Platforms) stock plunged more than 40%; Zuckerberg fell out of the top 10 richest and as of January 31, 2023 ranks No. 23, worth $58 billion.
India’s Gautam Adani overtook Mukesh Ambani to become the richest person in Asia in February 2022. His fortune soared $55 billion last year, and he quickly rose even higher up the ranks. In late January he was the third richest person in the world. Then short seller Hindenburg Research released a scathing report accusing Adani Group of running a “corporate con”, which the billionaire and his companies vehemently denied. Still his fortune started falling fast, and he dropped out of the ranks of the 10 richest on February 1, 2023.
Here are the 10 richest people in the world as of February 1 at 8 a.m. Eastern time, according to Forbes.
Stock prices fluctuate routinely, so these net worths may change on a daily basis.
Who are the top 10 richest people in the world?
1. Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $213.7 B
Source: LVMH/ luxury goods
Age: 73
Residence: Paris
Citizenship: France
2. Elon Musk
Net worth: $178.3 B
Source: Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter
Age: 51
Residence: Austin, Texas
Citizenship: U.S.
Net worth: $126.3 B
Source: Amazon
Age: 59
Residence: Medina, Washington
Citizenship: U.S.
Net worth: $111.9 B
Source: Oracle
Age: 78
Residence: Lanai, Hawaii
Citizenship: U.S.
Net worth: $108.5 B
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 92
Residence: Omaha, Nebraska
Citizenship: U.S.
Net worth: $104.5 B
Source: Microsoft, investments
Age: 67
Residence: Medina, Washington
Citizenship: U.S.
Net worth: $91.7 B
Source: telecom, investments
Age: 83
Residence: Mexico City
Citizenship: Mexico
Net worth: $85.8 B
Source: Google
Age: 49
Residence: Palo Alto, California
Citizenship: U.S.
Net worth: $83.7 B
Source: petrochemicals, telecommunications
Age: 65
Residence: Mumbai, India
Citizenship: India
Net worth: $82.2 B
Source: Google
Age: 49
Residence: Los Altos, California
Citizenship: U.S.
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