The 10 richest people in the world are all billionaires, with a combined net worth of $1620 billion. However, there is much more to becoming a billionaire than just being smart, lucky, and working hard.
Most billionaires owe their wealth to one thing: their ownership stake in a public company. Being an owner of a business means being able to participate in its growth and success.
The list of the world’s richest people may differ from year to year based on their latest prices and performance. Below is the latest list of 10 richest people in the world based on the original Forbes list of 5 April 2022 and their most interesting facts.
Top 10 Richest People in the World
1. Elon Musk
Age: 50
Residence: Texas
Co-founder and CEO: Tesla
Elon Musk, (born June 28, 1971, Pretoria, South Africa), is a South African-born American tycoon who cofounded the electronic-payment firm PayPal and formed SpaceX, maker of introduction vehicles and spacecraft.
Elon Musk electric car is maintained by Tesla. Tesla car is now worth about $800 billion. Currently Elon Musk’s assets are $302.1 billion. Elon Musk is presently working on Rocket as well.
Due to which the value of rocket company Spacex has now been estimated at about $ 100 billion. Tesla has become the world’s most valuable automaker with a market registration of $800 billion in October 2021.
In 2020, Tesla shares surged 740% to push Musk higher in the wealth rankings. In December 2020, Tesla joined the S&P 500, becoming the largest company in the world. In January 2021, Musk became the richest person in the world.
2. Jeff Bezos
Age: 57
Residence: Washington
Founder and executive chairperson: Amazon
Net worth: $194 billion
Jeff Bezos, byname of Jeffrey Preston Bezos, (born January 12, 1964, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.), American tycoon who played a key role in the growth of e-commerce as the founder, is known as the second richest person in the world. He is the CEO and founder of e-commerce site Amazon.
Their total assets are $ 194.1 billion. His circumstances did not change even after he divorced his wife in 2019 and signed, a quarter of his stake in Amazon.
Jeff Bezos founded the giant Amazon in 1994 from his garage in Seattle. The e-commerce company has taken advantage of this corona epidemic, in which more and more people are shopping online.
3. Bernard Arnault
Age: 72
Residence: Paris, France
CEO and Chair: LVMH (LVMUY)
Net Worth: $177 billion
Bernard Arnault (born March 5, 1949, Roubaix, France), is today the third richest person in the world. Bernard Arnault is the CEO of LVMH – France.
His net worth is $177.3 billion as a result of his business in an empire of over 70 brands based on both Louis Vuitton and Sephora. French businessman and Europe’s richest man Bernard Arnault earned $100 billion in December last year.
4. Bill Gates
Age: 66
Residence: Washington
Co-founder: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
Net Worth: $135 billion
Bill Gates, in full William Henry Gates III, (born October 28, 1955, Seattle, Washington, U.S.), American Computer programmer and tycoon, is the fourth richest person in the world. He is the co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which has a net worth of $135.6 billion.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private charitable foundation in the world. After founding software giant Microsoft with Paul Allen, Bill Gates sooner or later sold most of his stake in the company, retaining only 1% of the shares and investing the remains in shares and other assets. Bill Gates entered the $100 billion club in April last year. When Microsoft’s stock price increase after earnings.
5. Warren Buffet
Age: 91
Residence: Nebraska
CEO: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
Net Worth: $124 billion
Warren Buffett as Warren Edward Buffett. (Born August 30, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska U.S.A.) Buffett was an American businessman and philanthropist.
He is widely considered to be the greatest investor of the 20th and early 21st century is the fifth richest person in the world. His net worth is $124.8 billion. Warren Buffett is widely stared as one of the most successful investors of all time.
He runs Berkshire Hathaway. Warren Buffett is the owner of more than 60 companies. These include the famous Jio Insurance, Duracell, Dairy Queen restaurants.
6. Larry Page
Age: 48
Residence: California
Co-founder and Board Member: Alphabet (GOOG)
Net Worth: $121 billion
Larry Page Larry was born on March 26, 1973, in East Lansing, Michigan, United States, is ranked sixth among the richest people in the world.
Larry Page is the co-founder of Google that’s governed by whole internet world. Its total assets are $121 billion. He has also capitalized in the renowned space exploration company Planetary Resources. “Flying Car” is also funding startup companies Kitty Hawk and Opener.
7. Larry Ellison
Age: 77
Residence: Hawaii
Co-founder, Chair and CTO: Oracle (ORCL)
Net Worth: $118 billion
Larry Ellison, in full Lawrence Joseph Ellison, (born August 17, 1944, New York, U.S.), American businessman and tycoon is ranked seventh among the richest people in the world. Larry Ellison net worth is $118.2 billion. He is the owner of almost all of the Hawaiian islands of Lanai.
He stepped down as the company’s CEO in 2014 and has since helped as chairman of the board and chief technology consultant. Ellison has also been on Tesla’s board since December 2018, when he bought 3 million dividends earlier that year.
8. Sergey Brin
Age: 48
Residence: California
Co-founder and Board Member: Alphabet (GOOG)
Net Worth: $116 billion
Sergey Brin (born August 21, 1973, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), an American computer scientist and tycoon rank eighth among the richest men in the world Sergey Brin, co-founder of Alphabet and board member has a net worth of $116.1 billion.
He co-founded Google with Larry Page in 1998, which went public in 2004 and became Alphabet in 2015. Brin became the technology president of Google after Eric Schmidt took over as CEO. He held the same position at Alphabet Holding Company after it was founded in 2015. Left the post in 2019.
9. Mukesh Ambani
Age: 64
Residence: Mumbai, India
Founder and Chair: Reliance Industries
Net Worth: $103 billion
Mukesh Ambani in full Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, (born April 19, 1957, Aden, Yemen), Indian business mogul, chairman and managing director of the Indian corporation is ranked ninth among the richest person in the world.
Ambani has been one of the richest men in Asia for more than a time. He is the owner and chairman of Reliance Industries, which according to Forbes generates profits of over 100 billion.
Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited, is the only Indian to feature in the top 10 charts of the Hurun Global Rich List 2022, the research firm said in a report on Tuesday.
The 64-year-old business mogul’s wealth surged by 24 percent over the past year to $103 billion, which helped him retain the title of the richest Asian.
10. Gautam Adani
Age: 59
Residence: Gurgaon, India
Founder and Chair: Adani Group
Net Worth: $100 billion
Gautam Adani Gautam Shantilal Adani (born 24 June 1962) is an Indian billionaire industrialist and philanthropist ranked tenth among the richest people globally. Adani is considered to be the richest person in Asia.
Adani Group promoter Gautam Adani has expanded his multi-million business fortune into energy, logistics, agriculture, aerospace and other sectors. Adani Group is a multinational corporation dealing with port operations and development in India.
