The list of Richest people varies with time depending on their net worth. As of 2022, Elon Musk from Austin is the Richest person in the world with a net worth of $257.3 billion (approx.), followed by Jeff Bezos from Seattle, the founder of Amazon, who has a net worth of $171(approx.) billion and Bernard Arnault from France, the founder of LVMUY with a net worth $145billion(approx.) They are the top 3 wealthiest people in the world. To know more about them, read the following list of the top 20 Richest people in the world:
1. Elon Musk
Elon Musk has jumped into the first wealthiest person and has been trending as he bought a Twitter worth $44 billion. He is the founder of the largest automobile industry (Tesla) in the world and also a founder of Space X (The aircraft and rocket manufacturing industry collaboration with NASA) and Boring Company. His net worth is $257.3(approx.) billion.
2. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is the founder of the largest e-commerce company, Amazon, which he start-up in 1994, and is the second richest person. He transferred some of his amazon stakes to his wife after divorce in 2019, which did not affect his position, owned an aerospace company and his net worth is $171 billion.
3. Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault is the famous and wealthiest businessman in Europe and the founder of the largest luxury company, LVMH. He is the third richest person with 70 luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and has a net worth of $175.9 billion.
4. Bill Gates
Bill Gates is a business person from America, the founder of the largest software company ‘ Microsoft’ and the fourth Richest person. He owned the largest charitable foundation (private), Bill and Melinda Gates, and has a net worth of $135billion.
5. Warren Buffet
Warren is the most booming investor of all time and is famous as the Oracle of Omaha. He owns 60 or more companies under Berkshire Hathaway and donates much of his wealth to Bill and his foundation. He buys his first stocks by 11 years of age and has a tax file at 13, a net worth of $124.2 billion.
6. Larry Page
Larry Page is an American business person and a sixth richest person, with a net worth of $119 billion. He is the founder of Alphabet, a parent company of Google, and invested in a famous company, Planetary Resources.
7. Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American industrialist, investor, and founder of the American-based technology company Oracle. Ellison stepped down as CEO in 2014, and again in 2018 he became the chairperson and chief advisor of the company. He has a net worth of $116.2 billion.
8. Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin is the eighth richest person net worth of $90.8 billion. He co-founded google in 1998 along with Larry Page, which later became Alphabet (a parent company of Google) but stepped down from the president. He then served as a shareholder and member of the board.
9. Gautam Adani & Family
Gautam Adani is the ninth and Asia’s richest person. He is India’s leading industrialist and businessman, who owns an Adani group with multinational firms. He ranks in the top 3 industrial firms in India and has a net worth of $113.3 billion.
10. Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian leading industrialist and a billionaire. He owns Reliance Industries, the most valuable industry in the Indian Market with the leading oil refining company, a 4g Jio broadband, and has an estimated net worth of $99.7 billion.
11. Steve Ballmer
Steve is an American businessman and investor with a net worth of $85.7 billion. He was the former CEO of Microsoft and stepped down from the position in 2014 and now owns an NBA (national football association) Los Angeles Clippers.
12. Carlos Slim Helu and Family
Slim is one of the Richest people having a net worth of $90.9 billion and the founder of the largest telecom operator (American Movil) in Latin America. He owns other firms like New York Times, Mexican construction, Minning, etc.
13. Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is an American entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of one of the largest social media platforms, Facebook. He also owns a Meta Platform (a parent company of Facebook) and has a net worth of $82.7 billion, which help him to achieve his current position.
14. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is a multitalented businesswoman and the chairperson of L’Oreal. In 2017 she became heiress of L’Oreal, achieved the Richest woman in society, and has a net worth of $82.4 billion. Now, she is the 14th richest person on the globe.
15. Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg is an American industrialist with one of the World’s Richest people and a co-founder of Bloomberg L.P firms. He has donated a fat amount to climate change and other issues and has an estimated net worth of $82 billion. For 12 years, he was elected the mayor of New York City.
16. Zhong Shanshan
Zhong Shanshan is the wealthiest businessman in China with the 16th richest person in society owns the largest beverage company, Nongfu Spring, and also has a botanical Pharmacy firm, Wantai. He has an estimated net worth of somehow $73.3 billion.
17. Jim Walton
Jim Walton is the heirs of the leading company Walmart accompanied by his two siblings, who share half of the company stakes. He is the youngest among them, owns a stake at Arvest bank has a net worth of $69.6 billion.
18. Alice Walton
Alice is the daughter of Sam Walton, owner of the Walmart company. She is more fond of arts and opened a museum named American art of Bridges Museum in 2011. Her net worth has an estimated $68.7 billion.
19. Rob Walton
Rob Walton is the heirs of the largest company Walmart (founded by sam Walton), accompanied by his two siblings, who share half of the company stakes. He is the eldest among them and has an estimated net worth of $68.4 billion.
20. Changpeng Zhao
Changpeng has made it to a list of the top 20 Richest people. Zhao was born in China and later shifted to Canada, owns the biggest cryptocurrency company, Binance, and has a net worth of $65 billion.
