Top 10
richest person in world
1.
Jeff
bezos ($177B)
Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle. He stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman on July 5, 2021.
2.
Elon
musk ($151B)
Elon Musk is working to revolutionize
transportation both on Earth, through electric car maker Tesla -- and in space,
via rocket producer SpaceX.
3.
Bernard
arnault & family ($150B)
One of the world's
ultimate taste-makers, Bernard Arnault oversees an empire of 70 brands
including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
4.
Bill
gates ($124B)
Bill Gates and Melinda
French Gates, now divorcing, chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the
world's largest private charitable foundation.
5.
Mark
Zuckerberg ($97B)
Facebook, the social
network Zuckerberg runs, has been an information hub during the pandemic, but
has come under scrutiny for spreading vaccine misinformation.
6.
Warren
buffet ($96B)
Known as the "Oracle
of Omaha," Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all
time.
7.
Larry
Ellison ($93B)
Larry Ellison is
chairman, chief technology officer and cofounder of software giant Oracle, of
which he owns about 35%.
8.
Larry
page ($91.5B)
Larry Page stepped down
as CEO of Alphabet, the parent of Google, in December 2019 but remains a board
member and a controlling shareholder.
9.
Sergey
brin ($89B)
Sergey Brin stepped down
as president of Alphabet, parent company of Google, in December 2019 but
remains a controller shareholder and a board member.
10. Mukesh ambani ($84.5B)
Mukesh Ambani chairs and
runs $74 billion (revenue) Reliance Industries, which has interests in
petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom and retail.


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