According to the latest list of the 10 richest people in the world released by the American business magazine Forbes, Bernard Arnault, the French entrepreneur and owner of the luxury goods company Louis Vuitton, is on the first place among the richest people.
Bernard Arnault owns more than $226 billion in assets. He is number one in the list of richest people in the world since January 2024.
There has been a battle for the second and third positions in the list of richest people. Elon Musk, chief executive of American electric car maker Tesla, and Jeff Bezos, chairman of online marketplace Amazon, have been in close proximity during March.
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Jeff Bezos became the second-richest person in the world before the shares traded on April 1. According to an estimate, his wealth is 198.4 billion dollars. Musk is the third richest person in the world. The price of Tesla’s shares contributed significantly to the growth of his wealth. He owns $195.3 billion.
Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of the social media platform Facebook, is the fourth richest person in the world. He owns $170.3 billion.
Larry Ellison, a prominent American entrepreneur, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, a multinational company specializing in database software and cloud engineering, is ranked fifth in this list of richest people. His wealth is estimated at 155.2 billion dollars.
Pictures of Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg among the world’s richest people (AFP)
Warren Buffett, the head of the multinational business company Berkshire Hathaway, is on the sixth place in this list. He owns $138.6 billion in assets. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is number seven on this list. His wealth is 131.3 billion dollars.
Larry Page, the co-founder of Google, one of the world’s largest multinational technology companies, is at number eight. His wealth is estimated at 126 billion dollars.
Steve Ballmer, a major American businessman and the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation from 2000 to 2014, is ranked ninth. He owns $124.5 billion.
Computer magnate and Google co-founder Sergey Brin is in 10th place with assets of $121.1 billion.
India’s Mukesh Ambani, who returned to the top 10 in March this year after February 2022, has moved to the 11th position.
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