- Forbes releases its annual list of the world's billionaires for 2024.
- In this list, there are 141 more billionaires in the world than last year, whose total number is 2,781.
- Their combined wealth is $14.2 trillion, rising to more than $2 trillion in 2023.
- The 2024 list also broke the record set in 2021, adding 26 more billionaires to the list and increasing their combined net worth by $1.1 trillion.
- On the list, the top 20 gained the most, with their combined wealth increasing by $700 billion since 2023.
- The US has a record 813 billionaires, the most of any country.
List of Top 10 Billionaires Ranked by Forbes
rank
Name
Net Worth (Billion US Dollars)
company
1
Bernard Arnault and family
$233 billion
lvhm
2
Elon Musk
$195 billion
Tesla, SpaceX
3
jeff bezos
$194 billion
Amazon
4
Mark Zuckerberg
$177 billion
Facebook
5
larry ellison
$141 billion
oracle
6
warren buffett
$133 billion
Berkshire Hathaway
7
Bill Gates
$128 billion
Microsoft
8
steve ballmer
$121 billion
Microsoft
9
Mukesh Ambani
$116 billion
various
10
Larry Page
$114 billion
Google
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