Here is a list of the world’s top 10 richest people, according to Forbes’ ranking for April, 2024. The wealth of these people surpasses the GDP of several nations. Let’s take a look at these billionaires’ biographies, sources, net worth and more.
Rank 1 – Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French businessman who is the founder, chairman and CEO of the world’s largest luxury goods company – LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. According to Forbes’ data as of April, 2024, Arnault is the richest person in the world.
Source : LVMH Country: France Net worth: $219.5B
Rank 2 – Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos, commonly known as Jeff Bezos, is an American businessman, media proprietor and investor. He is well known for being the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of the multinational technology company Amazon.
Source : Amazon Country: USA Net worth: $198.0 B
Rank 3 – Elon Musk
Elon Reeve Musk is a South African-born entrepreneur and investor. He is famous for being the founder, chairman CTO and CEO of the astronautics company SpaceX; angel investor, CEO, product architect, and the former chairman of automotive company Tesla, Inc.; owner, executive chairman, and CTO of Twitter Inc.’s successor X Corp.
Source :Tesla Country: USA Net worth:$192.7 B
Rank 4 – Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is a famous American businessman and philanthropist. In 2004, along with his Harvard roommates, he co-founded the social media platform Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, of which he is chairman, CEO and controlling shareholder
Source :Facebook, Meta Country: USA Net worth: $179.1 B
Rank 5 – Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American businessman and entrepreneur who is the co-founder of computer software company Oracle Corporation. From 1977 till 2014, he was Oracle’s CEO and is now its CTO and Executive Chairman.
Source : Oracle Country: USA Net worth: $153.4 B
Rank 6 – Warren Buffet
Warren Edward Buffett is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He currently serves as the American multinational conglomerate holding company Berkshire Hathaway’s co-founder, chairman and CEO. He runs a charitable organization called the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named after his wife.
Source : Berkshire Hathaway Country: USA Net worth: $137.3 B
Rank 7 – Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III is an American entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and writer. He is well known for co-founding the software giant Microsoft along with his childhood friend Paul Allen. In 2000, he founded a foundation with his ex-wife Melinda Gates known as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Source : Microsoft Country: USA Net worth: $129.9 B
Rank 8 – Larry Page
Lawrence Edward Page is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist. He is well known for co-founding Google with Sergey Brin after the two met at Stanford.
Source : Google Country: USA Net worth: $125.7 B
Rank 9 – Steve Ballmer
Steven Anthony Ballmer is an American business executive and investor. He used to be Microsoft’s CEO from 2000 till 2014. He owns the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association and is the co-founder of Ballmer Group, which is a philanthropic investment company.
Source : Microsoft Country: USA Net worth: $123.8 B
Rank 10 – Sergy Brin
Steven Anthony Ballmer is an American business executive and investor. He used to be Microsoft’s CEO from 2000 till 2014. He owns the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association and is the co-founder of Ballmer Group, which is a philanthropic investment company.
Source : Google Country: USA Net worth: $120.8 B
Disclaimer: The ranking in this article has been done according to the Forbes data and is subject to change.