Who is the richest person in the world today?
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault have changed the crown several times in the last two years.
Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people is a mix of technology and business magnates. The magazine began cataloging the 400 richest Americans in 1982 with the Forbes 400 and began cataloging billionaires around the world in 1987. The current version includes the person’s net worth, a philanthropy score and a self-made score. Both George Soros and Rihanna have self-made scores out of 10, detailing how they worked their way to undefined heights.
Who is the richest person in the world?
Elon Musk is the richest person in the world with a net worth of approximately $222 billion as of early August. Musk is the founder of SpaceX and The Boring Company, as well as the co-founder of PayPal and brain technology company Neuralink.
The net worth of billionaires changes daily due to fluctuations in the stock market. According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List, the richest people in the world in August 2024 are as follows:
- Elon Musk
- Jeff Bezos
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Bernard Arnault and family
- Larry Ellison
- Warren Buffet
- Larry Page
- Bill Gates
- Sergei Brin
- Steve Ballmer
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What is Jeff Bezos’ net worth?
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had a net worth of around $186 billion as of August 2024, making him the second richest person in the world. Bezos also owns the Washington Post and Blue Origin, an aerospace company that develops rockets.
What is Bill Gates’ net worth?
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has a net worth of around $130 billion, making him the eighth richest person in the world.
He is also co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Along with his ex-wife and businessman Warren Buffett, Gates founded the Giving Pledge, a charitable campaign that calls on America’s richest people to donate at least half of their wealth to charity.
What is Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth?
Mark Zuckerberg is currently the third richest person in the world with a net worth of about 18079 billion. He founded Facebook in 2004 when he was 19 years old and is now co-founder of Meta, which now owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp.
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