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Forrest Lee Preston was born and raised in Massachusetts, the son of a Seventh-day Adventist pastor father, [2] [3] Benjamin M. Preston and his wife Ethel Preston. [4] His father died in 1994, and Preston endowed the Benjamin M. Preston scholarship at Atlantic Union College, of which his father was an alumnus.
In the 32nd annual Forbes list of the world's billionaires, the aggregate wealth of the top 20 richest people on Earth amounted to about 13 percent of all billionaires' fortunes combined. [16] A record of 2,208 billionaires were in the ranking and the total wealth was $9.1 trillion, up 18% since 2017.
It tracks the 500 wealthiest people in the world. [4] The ranking was designed to provide a more transparent and accountable presentation of the world's biggest personal fortunes. [ 7 ] At first, the index only tracked the 20 richest people in the world, and then expanded to 100, 200, 400 and later 500 in October 2016.
The 20 richest people were worth $406 billion then, a fraction of the $3 trillion they're worth today. Musk alone is worth $454 billion today, exceeding the combined wealth of the top 20 in 2000.
Forbes’ annual list of billionaires is out, and in 2024, and it’s the biggest list yet — and the richest. For 2024, Forbes listed a total of 2,781 billionaires, which is 141 more than the ...
Forbes' list of the world’s wealthiest people is a mix of technology and business moguls. The magazine began cataloging the 400 richest Americans in 1982 with the Forbes 400 and billionaires all ...
Here’s an even closer look at how the world’s 10 richest people on Forbes’ Billionaires Index list got to where they are. 1. Elon Musk. Elon Musk has a net worth of $214.1 billion.
List of richest Americans in history; ... List of Hong Kong people by net worth; ... Forbes 400; Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes;