Forbes’ 35th Annual World Billionaires List is topped by Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos for the fourth consecutive year.
India has the third most billionaire world after the US and China, according to a new list of prestigious Forbes magazine, which says Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has taken his place as Asia’s richest man by toppling Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma back was the richest man in the region.
Here’s a quick overview of the 10 richest billionaires and their fortunes:
1. Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon: Equity 177 billion dollars
2. Elon Musk, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc. : Equity $ 151 billion
3. Bernard Arnault and family, LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE: Equity $ 150 billion
4. Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft Corporation: Equity $ 124 billion
5. Mark Zuckerberg, Co-founder and Chairman of Facebook, Inc.: Equity $ 97 billion
6. Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway: Equity $ 96 billion
7. Larry Ellison, Co-founder, Chairman and CTO of Oracle Corporation: Equity $ 93 billion
8. Larry Page, Google co-founder: Equity $ 91.5 billion
9.Sergey Brin: Google co-founder: Condition: 89 billion dollars
10. Mukesh Ambani: Chairman, Managing Director of Reliance Industries Ltd .: Condition: 84.5 billion dollars.
The US has 724 billionaires more than any other country in the world (up from 614 last year). China is closing the gap with 698 billionaires, up from 456 last year.
“As a result of China’s accomplishments, Beijing is home to more billionaires than anywhere else in the world, overtaking New York,” Forbes said.
India has the third largest number of billionaires with 140, followed by Germany with 136 and Russia with 117.
Forbes reported that the 1,149 billionaires from the Asia-Pacific region combined are worth $ 4.7 trillion, and the fortunes of the US billionaires are $ 4.4 trillion.
The richest woman this year is French cosmetics heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, who ranks 12th with a net worth of $ 73.6 billion.
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There are 106 people under 40 on the global list. The youngest billionaire is 18-year-old Kevin David Lehmann from Germany, whose father Gunther Lehmann gave him his share in the dm-drogerie mkt pharmacy chain. His net worth is $ 3.3 billion and he is 925 on the list, while the oldest billionaire is 99-year-old US insurance tycoon George Joseph, the report said.
The number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the richest people in the world has grown to an unprecedented 2,755 – 660 more than a year ago, for a total of US $ 13.1 trillion.
The list includes a record 493 newcomers, “roughly one new billionaire every 17 hours, including 210 from China and Hong Kong and 98 from the United States,” French billionaire Bernard Arnault, who oversees an empire of 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. on the list of the richest people in the world with a net worth of $ 150 billion, followed by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Chairman Bill Gates ($ 124 billion), Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ($ 97 billion).
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The wealth of the 10 richest people is $ 1.15 trillion, two-thirds more than last year’s $ 686 billion. Overall, European billionaires are $ 1 trillion richer than a year ago.
While Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos became the world’s richest man for the fourth consecutive year, SpaceX founder Elon Musk came in second with the most dollar-denominated winner. Musk’s fortune rose to $ 151 billion, up $ 126.4 billion from a year ago, when he was in 31st place and was worth $ 24.6 billion, the report said.
Ambani, the richest man in India as well as the richest in Asia, is ranked 10th on the list of global billionaires. He regained his place as the richest man in Asia with a net worth of $ 84.5 billion.
Ambani “became the richest person in Asia, ranking 10th, and his fortune is estimated at 84.5 billion US dollars. He is ousting Jack Ma from China, the richest man in Asia a year ago, whose rating fell to 26 (from 17 last year), despite the fact that his fortune rose by almost $ 10 billion to $ 48.4 billion. ” told Forbes.
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, the second richest person in India, is ranked 24th on the global billionaire list with a net worth of US $ 50.5 billion.
Cyrus Punavalla, Chairman of the Poonawalla Group and founder of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, is ranked 169 on the Forbes World Billionaire List with a net worth of US $ 12.7 billion.
Punavalla ranks seventh on the list of Indian billionaires. HCL Technologies founder Shiv Nadar, the third largest person in India, is ranked 71st in the world with a net worth of US $ 23.5 billion.
“Only the three richest Indians have added just over $ 100 billion among themselves,” Forbes said.
India’s top ten billionaires include DMart founder Radhakishan Damani, Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak, ArcelorMittal executive chairman Lakshmi Mittal, Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, Sun Pharmaceuticals founder Dilip Sunghvi, and Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman.
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