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On the 30th anniversary of the Forbes list of the world's billionaires, for the fourth year in a row, Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world. [5] In 2017, there was a record of 2,043 people on the list, which is the first time over 2,000 people were listed.
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. [8]
6. Bill Gates. Business magnate Bill Gates occupies sixth place on the world's richest people list. Gates has a net worth of $103.9 billion, according to Forbes.
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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 are the world’s 10 richest people and some of their key investments, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of Jan. 5, 2025. The world’s 10 wealthiest individuals 1. Elon Musk ...
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 ... Read moreWho are the richest people in the world?
Over the course of the 2020s, depending on the source and the year, the world's richest person has been reckoned to be Jeff Bezos, Bernard Arnault and family, or Elon Musk. In 2019, 19 people became billionaires. Four were a result of death or divorce, including Julia Koch, and Jeff Bezos's former wife MacKenzie Scott. [15]