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Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires rankings tracks the daily ups and downs of the world’s richest people. The wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of each...
- Net Worth of The World’S Richest Person
- Number of Billionaires Worldwide and Combined Net Worth
- The Countries with The Most Billionaires
- Total Number of Billionaires and Self-Made Status
- Total New Billionaires and Combined Net Worth
This year there are four people worth $100 billion or more—up from just one (Bezos) on last year’s list. Besides Bezos, Musk and Arnault, there’s Bill Gates, who ranks No. 4 at $124 billion, buoyed by the strength of shares he owns in Microsoft, Canadian National Railway and tractor maker Deere & Company. Rounding out the top five is Facebook found...
TheU.S. still has more billionaires than any other country, with 724 worth (up from 614 last year). China is closing the gap with 698 (including 71 from Hong Kong and 1 from Macao). Last year the U.S. had 614 billionaires and China had 456 (including 66 from Hong Kong and 1 Macao). As a result of the gains in China, Beijing is home to more billiona...
A record 1,975 billionaires are self-made, up from 1,457 last year. That equates to 72% of the list (vs. about 70% in 2020). It’s a marked change from the 2001 list of billionaires, when 49% of the total 565 billionaires were self-made. Forbesuses the term “self-made” as a contrast to “inherited” and “inherited & growing;” it’s not meant to indicat...
One hundred and six of the list members are under 40, two-thirds of whom are self-made. The new youngest self-made billionaire is 26-year-old American Austin Russell, who dropped out of Stanford to found automotive sensor firm Luminar Technologies; he is worth $2.4 billion and ranked No. 1299. There’s a new youngest billionaire as well: 18-year-old...
Of the 493 newcomers we tracked down this year, some prominent routes to new richest stood out, including cryptocurrency, SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies), traditional IPOs and Covid-related healthcare. Sixty-one people who appeared on the 2020 list dropped off, the smallest number of drop-offs in a decade. Notable drop-offs include Ka...
Apr 6, 2021 · NEW YORK – April 6, 2021 – Forbes ’ 35th annual world’s billionaires list, released today, reveals a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, including 493 newcomers—unprecedented by any measure,...
Oct 5, 2021 · Melinda French Gates appears on The Forbes 400 for the first time this year at No. 158 worth an estimated $6.3 billion. See here for the biggest gainers and here for details on the top 20 richest...
Oct 5, 2021 · Here’s a closer look at the 20 richest people on the 2021 Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans. Net worths are as of September 3, 2021: Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos. Joe...
Apr 2, 2024 · There are now more billionaires than ever: 2,781 in all, 141 more than last year and 26 more than the record set in 2021. They’re richer than ever, worth $14.2 trillion in aggregate, up by $2...
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Apr 5, 2022 · Forbes found 2,668 billionaires around the globe for the 2022 World’s Billionaires list, down from a record 2,755 last year. Collectively, they’re worth $12.7 trillion, down from a record $13....
