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The combined net worth of the list was $3.6 trillion, up 50 percent from 2009's $2.4 trillion, while the average net worth was $3.5 billion. [9] The 2010 list featured 164 re-entries and 97 true newcomers. [9] Asia accounted for more than 100 of the new entrants.
The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982. The combined net worth of the 2020 class of the 400 richest Americans was $3.2 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion in 2017. [1] As of March 2023, there were 735 billionaires in the United States. [2]
Here are the biggest billionaire winners and losers of the year, according to their net worth. 2024 was a good year to be a billionaire. The S&P 500 gained 25% this year, while the Nasdaq grew 33%.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, launched in March 2012, is a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people based on their net worth. [3] [4] [5] It features a profile of each billionaire, and includes a tool that allows users to compare the fortunes of multiple billionaires.
Net worth on Jan. 2, 2023—$107 billion. Net worth on Jan. 2, 2024—$120 billion. Increase: $13 billion. This story was originally featured on Fortune.com. Show comments. Advertisement.
The world's 10 biggest wealth gainers have already grown a combined $157 billion richer this year. Mark Zuckerberg tops the list with a $40.7 billion gain that lifted his net worth to $248 billion.
A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. It is a sub-category of the concept of the ultra high-net-worth individual .
Net worth: $146.4 billion Larry Page, cofounder of Alphabet, gained $5.3 billion to bring his total wealth to $146.4 billion on Wednesday as shares of the Google parent rose toward record highs.