Bangladesh’s Aziz Khan is on Forbes’ list of billionaires – 2024-04-05 16:59:58

Forbes magazine has released its annual list of billionaires for 2024. Although the top ten has been slightly reshuffled, the names of virtually the same people have appeared again and again. But this list also has some surprises.

Mohammad Aziz Khan, the Chairman of Summit Group, is the only Bangladeshi in Forbes’ list of billionaires. However, he is far behind in the global list in terms of wealth. The 69-year-old businessman is on the 2545th place in Forbes’ list of billionaires.

Aziz Khan’s net worth is said to be 1100 million US dollars, which in Bangladeshi currency is about 12 thousand 100 million taka.

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He owns Summit Group, which has businesses in energy, ports, fiber optics and real estates. Aziz Khan currently resides in Singapore. His name is in the list of the top 50 richest people in the small country.

According to Forbes, the total number of billionaires in the world is 2,781, which is 141 more than last year. Their total assets are $14.2 trillion, which is $2 trillion more than in 2023.

But most of the wealth is in the possession of the top 20 people. After 2023 they collectively add $700 billion.

There are 813 Americans on the billionaires list, with a combined net worth of $6.7 trillion.

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China is second in the list with 473 people. The total wealth of the country’s billionaires is 1.7 trillion dollars.

India ranks third in the list with 200 billionaires. Their combined assets amount to $954 billion.

French businessman and LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault topped the list of the richest with a fortune of $233 billion alone. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, the US electric car maker, is in second place. His assets amount to 195 billion dollars.

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is third, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is fourth, Oracle’s Larry Ellison is fifth, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett is sixth, Microsoft’s Bill Gates is seventh, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer is eighth, Reliance Group’s Mukesh Ambani is ninth and former Google CEO Larry Page is in 10th place.

American singer Taylor Swift has entered the list of billionaires for the first time. In one tour, he broke the history of the music industry and earned about 1 billion dollars. According to Pollster, the first 60 shows of the Eras Tour around the world grossed $1.04 billion. The tour still has shows in Europe and North America.

India’s Mukesh Ambani has entered the 10 billion dollar club as Asia’s first businessman. He earned this money from various types of business under Reliance Group of Industries. Ambani’s wealth is reported to be $11,600.

Source: Forbes, Deutsche Welle
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