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Apr 7, 2020 · The total combined net worth of this year’s billionaires is $8 trillion, down from $8.7 trillion in 2020. 267 people dropped off this year’s list and a record 1,062 individuals have seen a...
Apr 7, 2020 · For the third year in a row, Bezos landed the top spot on Forbes’ rank of global billionaires. His net worth fell $18 billion last year to $113 billion, according to Forbes, partially due to his ...
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- 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...
Rob Walton, 75, was worth about $54.1 billion on March 18, according to Forbes. Walton is the eldest son of the founder of Walmart , Sam Walton, and served as the chairman of the company from 1992 ...
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Sep 8, 2020 · Here are the top 10 richest people in America of 2020: Jeff Bezos - $179bn (£137bn) Bill Gates - $111bn (£85bn) Mark Zukerberg - $85bn (£65bn) Warren Buffett - $73.5bn (£56bn) Larry Ellison -...
Apr 2, 2024 · Coming in at No. 3 is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who has a net worth of $195 billion. Then comes Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth $177 billion. Other famous names on the list include ...