Top 10 richest people in the world

The list of the richest people in the world 

1. Elon Musk - $202.1 billion

Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation in space by electric  carmaker Tesla on Earth and by rocket maker SpaceX. Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla is now worth about $800 billion, with a net worth of $202.1 billion. Musk's rocket company SpaceX is now worth about $100 billion. With a market capitalization of $800 billion in October 2021, Tesla has become the world's most valuable automaker.

2. Jeff Bezos - $191.7 billion

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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $191.7 billion and is the second-richest man in the world today. His position remains the same after he divorced his wife McKenzie in 2019 and transferred a quarter of his stake in Amazon to her. Bezos founded Behemoth Amazon in 1994 in his garage in Seattle. The e-commerce giant has taken advantage of this coronavirus epidemic, with more and more people shopping online.

3. Bernard Arnold & Family - $174.8 billion

LVMH - France Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnold is today the third richest-man in the world. His business in the empire of over 70 brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora, resulted in a net worth of $174.8 billion. Bernard Arnold, a French businessman and the richest man in Europe, made $100 billion in December last year.

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4. Bill Gates - $131 billion

Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has a net worth of $131 billion. After founding software giant Microsoft with Paul Allen, Bill Gates eventually sold most of his stake in the company, holding only 1% of the shares and investing the rest in shares and other assets. Bill Gates entered the $100 billion club in April last year when Microsoft stock price rose after earnings. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private charity in the world.

5. Larry Ellison - $123.1 billion

Larry Ellison has a net worth of  $123.1 billion, acquired from Oracle, a software company he founded in 1977. He stepped down as CEO of the company in 2014 and has since served as Board Chairman and Chief Technology Advisor. Company. Ellison has also been on the Tesla board since December 2018, when he bought 3 million shares earlier that year. He owns almost the entire island of Hawaii.

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6. Larry Page - $119.6 billion

Google co-founder Larry Page has a net worth of $119.6 billion and is the ninth richest-man in the world. He has also invested in the renowned space research organization Planetary Resources and also funds "flying cars", startup companies Kitty Hawk and Open layer.

7. Mark Zuckerberg- $118.1 billion

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Facebook co-founder, CEO and president, Mark Zuckerberg, is the champion of the social network that has become the way of communication today. His net worth is $118.1 billion and he has a 15% stake in Facebook today since the company went public in May 2012. Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire. His net worth has surpassed $100 billion - thanks to Instagram Reels - a replacement for TikTok, which was banned in India earlier this year and is also in trouble in the US.

8. Sergey Brin - $115.3 billion

Alphabet co-founder and board member Sergey Brin has a net worth of $115.3 billion, making him the tenth richest-man in the world. He co-founded Google with Larry Page in 1998, which went public in 2004 and became an alphabet in 2015.

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9. Warren Buffett - $103.1 billion

Warren Buffett, better known as the Oracle of Omaha, has always been considered one of the most successful investors. He runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than 60 companies, including the well-known Geo Insurance, Duracell, and Dairy Queen restaurants. His net worth is $103.1 billion. Son of a US congressman, he bought his first stock when he was 11 years old.

10. Mukesh Ambani - $102 billion

Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, India's richest man, is the tenth richest-man in the world. Mukesh Ambani has a net worth of  $102 billion. Much of Mukesh's wealth comes from the petrochemicals and oil and gas businesses built by his father Dhirubhai Ambani - his own brand - but Mukesh is turning to consumer - oriented businesses such as telecommunications and retail. Reliance Jio is one of the largest telecom networks in India today and has already raised over $20 billion in recent months and the next phase of fundraising will be for retail.

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