Last updated: 26 , April , 2023 , 9:00 A.M. _______________________________________________________________
Billionaires are among the most powerful people on the planet, controlling big portions of the world economy and having a major impact on everything from charity and scientific advancement to international politics and the media. They founded businesses that support some of the most well-known brands, including Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Google, and Nike, and that have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of employees worldwide. Most of them are self-made. Others, like Rupert Murdoch and Bernard Arnault, had a slight advantage, but they considerably increased their wealth and went on to build empires in their respective sectors.
A large portion of the wealth of many billionaires is held in the shares of the business they established. The value of that stock fluctuates, and so does their wealth. According to Forbes, Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani was the eighth richest person in the world on March 1, 2023. However, the value of the equities owned by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and French cosmetics heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, who were ranked No. 9 and 10 respectively last month, increased, putting both of their fortunes above Ambani's. On April 1, Mike Bloomberg debuted in the top 10 at No. 7, while Ambani dropped to No. 13. It's a monthly shuffle for some people towards the top of Forbes' Real Time list of billionaires.
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Who are the top 6 richest people in the world?💸
1. Bernard Arnault
2. Elon Musk
3. Jeff Bezos
4. Larry Ellison
5. Bill Gates
6. Warren Buffett
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1. Bernard Arnault
the luxury products division of LVMH
Age: 74
Paris as home
French citizenship
At LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods corporation with around 70 fashion and cosmetics brands, Bernard Arnault serves as chairman and CEO. Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Moet & Chandon, and Sephora are a few of its most prominent names. For $15.8 billion, Tiffany & Co. was purchased by LVMH in January 2021.
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Assets: $202.4 billion
Sources: Twitter, SpaceX, and Tesla
Age: 51
Hometown: Austin, Texas
American Musk is the CEO of Twitter, SpaceX, and Tesla, three companies that produce rockets. Between stock and options, he owns 23% of Tesla, but he has given up more than half of that ownership to serve as collateral for loans. The majority of his wealth—about two thirds—comes from the automaker. He paid $44 billion for Twitter in October 2022, controls an estimated 74% of the social media firm, and its current value is less than half of what he spent. Through April 1, 2023, his wealth increased by around $6 billion.
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3. Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $126.4 billion.
Age: 59
Hometown: Medina, Washington
U.S. citizens.
In July 2021, Jeff Bezos, who created and has invested billions in the private rocket business Blue Origin, resigned as CEO of the world's largest online retailer Amazon but continues to serve as chairman. That same month, he travelled to space aboard a rocket manufactured by Blue Origin. His wealth increased by $9 billion between March 1 and April 1, 2023, as Amazon share prices increased 12%.
After leaving a position at hedge firm D.E. Shaw in New York, Bezos started online store Amazon.com in his garage in Seattle the following year. Amazon started off as an online bookshop when few people were really making purchases online. Since then, the business has dominated cloud storage.
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4. Larry Ellison
Net worth: $118.3 B
Source: Oracle
Age: 78
Residence: Lanai, Hawaii
Citizenship: U.S.
Larry Ellison cofounded software firm Oracle in 1977 and ran it as CEO until 2014; he now serves as chairman and Chief Technology Officer of the company. Over the years Oracle has made a series of large acquisitions, buying Sun Microsystems in 2010.
In 2012, Ellison bought the Hawaiian island of Lanai for $300 million. He moved from California to Lanai in 2020.
Ellison invested in Tesla and served on the board of the car company from 2018 through August 2022. His fortune increased by $6 billion between March 1 and April 1, 2023, powered by a 7.5% rise in Oracle’s share price.
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5. Bill Gate
Microsoft and investments
Age: 67
Hometown: Medina, Washington
U.S. citizens.
Gates had an interest for computer programming as a youth. He left Harvard in 1975 to cofound the software company Microsoft with his high school classmate Paul Allen, producing one of the earliest pieces of software for the emerging personal computer market. He served as the business's CEO for 25 years until becoming chairman in 2014. He finally left the board in 2020, although he continued to advise with Microsoft teams for around 10% of his time, he told Forbes in early 2023.
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6. Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett's wealth is $106.8 billion.
Age: 92
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
U.S. citizens.
Warren Buffett, sometimes referred to as the "Oracle of Omaha," is one of the greatest investors in history. He is in charge of the investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, which controls a number of businesses, including the food chain Dairy Queen, the battery manufacturer Duracell, and the insurance Geico. He initially purchased shares at age 11 and first filed taxes at age 13, both as the son of a U.S. representative.
In 2010, Buffett, Bill Gates, and Melinda French Gates established the Giving Pledge, which invited billionaires to pledge to donate at least half of their wealth to charity organisations. Buffett has said that 99% of his wealth would be donated. He has invested $51.5 billion in Berkshire Hathaway thus far.
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Who is the world's richest man?
The CEO and chairman of France's LVMH, Bernard Arnault, will be the richest person in the world as of April 1, 2023; his net worth is close to $226 billion. Elon Musk's fortune declined in late 2022 as shares of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla plummeted, moving him into the top slot.
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Who is the world's richest teenager?
Valentina Pinault, who is 15 years old, is the wealthiest youngster on this list, if not the entire planet, even if her net worth is predicated on that of her parents. She is not just the actress Salma Hayek's daughter; her father, Francois-Henri Pinault, is a real millionaire.
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Who is the world's richest women?
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, a Frenchwoman, is the richest woman on earth. She is the 10th richest person in the world as of April 1, 2023, with an estimated net worth of $89.4 billion. Her wealth comes from the stock of cosmetics behemoth L'Oreal she inherited from her late mother. The creator of L'Oreal was her grandpa.
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