The list of the top richest person in the world will vary annually based on their net worth and financial performance. However, last year has been tough annually for a lot of billionaires.
Approximately more than 250 billionaires are no anymore on the list. Besides, there’s been a loss of collectively $200 billion to the last year’s top 25. Musk ended up being in second position while Bernard Arnault gained the 1st position with an increase of $53 billion of his net worth.
Here is the latest list of the top richest person in the world, based on real-time 2023, let’s know about them:
1. Bernard Arnault & Family – $211 billion
The richest person in the world is Bernard Arnault, Chairman, and CEO of LVMH – France. With more than 75 brands under his empire, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora, he has a net worth of $211 billion.
Bernard Arnault, the richest person in Europe, earned a $100 billion fortune in December 2021.
2. Elon Musk – $180 billion
Both Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, are revolutionizing transportation on Earth and in space. His rocket company is now worth nearly $100 billion, and his net worth is currently $180 billion. SpaceX, Musk’s rocket company, now has a market value of nearly $100 billion.
With a market capitalization of $342 billion in February 2021, Tesla is the world’s most valuable automaker. Musk’s Tesla total market cap reached 1 trillion in Oct 2021 which makes him the richest person in the world. Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world after being surpassed by Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos.
3. Jeff Bezos – $114 billion
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $114 billion and ranks third among the top richest person in the world. Even after divorcing MacKenzie and transferring her a quarter of his Amazon stake, his position has not changed.
Bezos founded Amazon in his Seattle garage in 1994. With more people shopping online due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Amazon has reaped the benefits.
4. Larry Ellison – $107 billion
Larry Ellison, who co-founded Oracle in 1977, has a net worth of $107 billion. Since leaving his role as CEO of the company in 2014, he has served as chairman of the board and chief technology advisor.
Since purchasing 3 million shares of Tesla earlier that year, Ellison has also been on the board of the company. He owns most of the Hawaiian island Lanai.
5. Warren Buffet – $106 billion
The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet, has been hailed as one of the greatest investors of all time. Berkshire Hathaway owns over 60 businesses, including Dairy Queen, Geico Insurance, and Duracell. He has a net worth of $106 billion and is one of the richest person in the world. When he was 11, he purchased his first stock in his father’s company.
6. Bill Gates – $104 billion
Bill Gates, the co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has a net worth of $104 billion. He ultimately sold away much of his stake in Microsoft along with Paul Allen, retaining only 1% of the shares and investing the rest in stocks and other assets.
During Microsoft’s share price surge after earnings last year, Bill Gates joined the $100 billion club and was listed among the richest person in the world. It is the largest private charitable foundation in the world.
7. Michael Bloomberg – $94.5 Billion
Among his many accolades are that of a businessman, politician, philanthropist, and author, Michael Rubens Bloomberg. Michael Bloomberg is the majority owner, co-founder, and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg LP, founded in 1981 as a financial information and media company.
He owns 88% of the company after putting in seed funding. As New York City’s 108th mayor, he was elected. He was re-elected in 2005 and 2009 after being first elected in 2001. Bloomberg is one of only four people to have served as mayor of New York City for 12 years.
8. Carlos Slim Helu & family – $93 Billion
His father was Carlos Slim Hel, a Mexican business magnate, philanthropist, and investor. Slim Helu has made it to the list of the richest person in the world, and his family owns América Móvil, one of the world’s largest mobile companies.
Besides The New York Times, he owns stakes in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining, and real estate companies. Over 8% of Slim’s fortune is derived from his 79% stake in Grupo Carso, Latin America’s largest conglomerate.
9. Mukesh Ambani – $83.4 billion
Businessman Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire and one of the richest person in the world. In addition to his other roles, he leads Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), a company of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Group, a leader in the energy and materials industries. India’s most valuable company by market value is its Fortune 500 company.
Mukesh Ambani, founder chairman of Reliance Industries, has a net worth of $83.4 billion. His company is one of the biggest in India. His telecom network is also very popular and influential in India.
10. Steve Ballmer – $80.7 billion
In 1980, Steve Ballmer left Stanford University’s MBA program after being persuaded by Bill Gates to join Microsoft. Upon joining Microsoft, he became its 30th employee. As Microsoft CEO, Ballmer succeeded Gates in 2000. Until 2014, he held the position.
Ballmer is estimated to own 4% of Microsoft, making him the company’s biggest shareholder. Ballmer oversaw Microsoft’s 2011 purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion. It is estimated that he is worth $80.7 billion and is one of the richest person in the world.
11. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family – $80.5 Billion
In 1909, her chemist grandfather Eugène Paul Louis Schueller founded the world’s largest cosmetics and beauty company, L’Oréal, in which she holds the vice chairman’s position. Bettencourt Meyers and her family own around 33% of L’Oreal’s stock. Francoise Bettencourt became one of the richest person in the world.
As chairwoman of L’Oreal’s family holding company since 1997, she serves on the company’s board. Bettencourt Meyers is the fourteenth wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated $1.2 billion more wealth than a year ago.
12. Larry Page – $79.2 billion
Google co-founder Larry Page has a net worth of $79.2 billion and ranks seventh among the richest person in the world. In addition to Planetary Resources, he has also invested in Flying Car and Kitty Hawk, two startups.
Page was CEO of Google from 1997 until August 2001. And, from April 2011 until July 2015 he moved to become CEO of Alphabet Inc. He remains an Alphabet board member, employee, and controlling shareholder.
13. Amancio Ortega – $77.3 billion
Amancio Ortega made it to the richest person in the world recently. He is the richest clothing retailer in the world and owns 60% of Madrid-listed Inditex. Ortega is also the co-founder of Inditex and has a net income of $77.3 billion.
He has been in the real estate market and invested his profit in countries like London, Madrid, Chicago, Miami, Barcelona, and New York. Moreover, there has been an announcement by him about his daughter Marta Ortega Pérez being the new chairperson.
14. Sergey Brin – $76 billion
Alphabet’s co-founder and board member. The net worth of Sergey Brin is $76 billion. He also ranks in the ninth position among the top richest person in the world. In 1998, he and Larry Page co-founded Google, which went public in 2004 and became Alphabet in 2015.
15. Zhong Shanshan – $68 billion
In September 2020, Nongfu Spring listed its shares in Hong Kong, chaired by Zhong Shanshan, an entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $68 billion. Also, under Zhong’s control is Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy.
The two companies IPOed in 2020: Nongfu owns 85% and Wantai 75%. His previous jobs included construction worker and news reporter before he established Nongfu Spring and became one of the richest person in the world.
16. Mark Zuckerberg – $64.4 Billion
In the list of the richest person in the world comes the American media entrepreneur, philanthropist, and media magnate Mark Elliot Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg founded Meta in 2004, originally known as Facebook. He is the company’s founder, chairman, and CEO.
Mark sets the overall direction and product strategy as the company’s leader. In addition to co-founding and co-leading the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, he uses technology to tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges, such as eradicating diseases and improving education.
17. Charles Koch – $59 Billion
The Koch Industries has been the second largest revenue private company since 1967. And Charles Koch is the chairman and CEO of this company and one of the richest person in the world.
The revenues come from several businesses like chemicals, pipelines, automotive components, software, and Dixie cups of over $125 billion. He owns approx. 42% stakes in this company and the same as his brother.
18. Julia Koch & family – $59 Billion
Julia Koch has a 42% stake in Koch Industries which came under her and her three children’s name after the demise of her husband.
Her net worth is approx. $59 billion, making her on the list of the richest person in the world. Along with First Lady Nancy Reagan, she worked with many high-profile individuals.
19. Jim Walton – $58.8 billion
In addition to being the son of the Walmart founder, Jim Walton is also chairman of the Arvest Bank, which now boasts over $20 billion in assets. Currently, he holds a 44% stake in Arvest Bank.
His net worth is $58.8 billion, making him and his two heirs the largest shareholders in Walmart. Before stepping down from Walmart’s board in June 2016, Jim sat on the board for more than a decade and became one of the richest person in the world.
20. Rob Walton – $57.6 billion
Sam Walton’s oldest son, Robson Walton, is also known as Rob Walton. It is estimated that he is worth $57.6 billion. In 1992, Walton succeeded his father as chairman.
Approximately half of Walmart’s stock is owned by him and other heirs of Sam Walton. His son-in-law, Greg Penner, succeeded him as chairman in June 2015. The Walmart board still includes Penner who is listed among the richest person in the world.
21. Alice Walton – $56.7 billion
Her father was Walmart founder Sam Walton, Alice Walton was more focused on curating art than working for the company, as her two siblings were. Founded in Bentonville, Arkansas, in 2011, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is the country’s first museum of its kind.
Alice Walton announced in the spring of 2021 that a state-of-the-art medical school would be built in Bentonville, Arkansas. It is scheduled to open in 2022 under the name Whole Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
22. David Thomson & Family – $54.4 billion
The chairman of Thomson Reuters Corporation, David Thomson & Family runs a media and publishing brand founded by the grandfather Roy Thomson. Listed among the richest person in the world, David Thomson & Family hold more than 320 million worth of shares in the company
Thomson family is also the owner of the Globe and Mail newspaper, Toronto-based, and has stakes in giant Bell Canada.
23. Michael Dell – $50.1 billion
The chairman and CEO of the company Dell Technologies, Michael Dell is one of the richest person in the world. In 2016, Dell merged with the infamous EMC, a computer storage giant brand that has approx. $60 billion Dell-EMC merger.
He owns a private investment firm called MSD Capital. This firm invests in liquid corporate credit ad also shares stakes with several hotels.
24. Gautam Adani & Family – $47.2 billion
Gautam Adani is an Indian industrialist who founded the Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate with involvement in port development and operations, among other things. He has an estimated net worth of $47.2 billion and is among the richest person in the world.
25. Phil Knight & family – $45.1 billion
The founder of the shoe brand Nike, Phil Knight, has approx. $45.1 billion net worth has been one of the richest man in the world. The brand Nike holds a revenue of around $40 billion in the market.
He has a special bond with the University of Oregon and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business as he first created Nike shoes in Oregon with his former coach. Therefore, he promised to donate $500 million to both universities.
26. Zhang Yiming – $45 billion
The main founder of ByteDance, Zhang Yiming, became popular and one of the richest man in the world after introducing apps such as TikTok. It has approx. 1 billion users from all around the world.
However, in November 2021, Yiming left the company because of pressure from the Chinese government. He was also listed in the 2013 Forbes China 30 Under 30 List.
27. Dieter Schwarz – $42.9 billion
The Schwarz group has a revenue of over $140 billion which is owned by a foundation. Dieter Schwarz continued working in the company after his after and has approx. $42.9 billion of net worth.
The company helped him to make it to one of the richest person in the world. Kaufland and Lidl are discounted supermarkets run by the Schwarz group. Its main motive is to spread the motto “Rethink Grocery.”
28. François Pinault & family – $40.1 billion
The chairman of the luxury fashion brand Kering, François Pinault, is listed among the richest person in the world with a net worth of $40.1 billion. Kering was founded in 1963 by Pinault. It started as a wood, building materials, and luxury goods company.
Today it owns well-known fashion brands such as Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Alexander McQueen. The Pinault family also loves art and owns Christie’s auction house and a few artworks by Picasso, Koons, and Mondrian.
29. Klaus-Michael Kuehne – $39.1 billion
Klaus-Michael Kuehne with a net worth of $39.1 billion, is the chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, a Schindellegi, Switzerland-based company. His grandfather co-founded this company and he joined it in 1958.
Later, they sold their stakes to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure. Working in the environment, Kuehne became one of the richest person in the world.
30. Giovanni Ferrero – $38.9 billion
Ferrero’s family’s confection company had around $15 billion in sales in 2022. Giovanni Ferrero is the executive chairman of the company and made it to the list of the richest person in the world.
The company works in many confections and is well-known for its famous Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread, Tic Tac mints, and Kinder chocolates.
31. Jacqueline Mars – $38.3 Billion
The world’s largest candymaker company, Mars, was founded by Jacqueline’s grandfather. She now owns one-third of the shares of the company and made it to the top 50 richest person in the world.
She was on the board till 2016 and served the company for over 20 years. As of now, her son, Stephen Badger, looks up to Mars and is on the board of directors. Mars serves on two consecutive boards, which are, National Archives and Washington National Opera.
32. John Mars – $38.3 Billion
John Mars is one of the richest person in the world and is the cousin of Jacqueline Mars. Same as his sister, he also owns one-third estimation of the company.
John’s net worth is approx. $38.3 billion. The company Mars is famous for making candies as well as, pet care items and pet food like Pedigree, Whiskas, and food like Ben’s Original rice.
33. Li Ka-shing – $38 Billion
Li Ka-Shing is one of the richest person in the world and a senior advisor at CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings. He is well-known as Superman, which is his nickname. He started his career at a very young age because of his interest, knowledge, and enthusiasm. During his retirement speech, he also stated that “working for a long time, too long,” was a joke.
34. Ma Huateng – $35.3 Billion
The chairman and CEO of Tencent Holdings, Ma Huateng, has a net worth of $35.3 billion and is listed among the top 50 richest person in the world. He is also known as Pony Ma.
He gained popularity and price after introducing the app WeChat which has over 1.3 billion users worldwide. Huateng also owns stakes in one of the largest video gaming publisher companies, Epic Games.
35. Miriam Adelson & family – $35 Billion
Miriam Adelson is the wife of Las Vegas Sands’s owner Sheldon Adelson. Sheldon passed away in 2021 naming it to his family. Miriam owns around half of the casinos in Singapore and Macao. New York Stock Exchange-listed gambling empire is also under her.
The Adelson family is also known as the GOP megadonors and also donated approx. $180 million to political action committees and Republican campaigns in 2020. She has become one of the richest person in the world.
36. Ken Griffin – $35 Billion
The founder and CEO of the infamous company Citadel LLC, Ken Griffin, has over $35 billion net worth and is listed in the top 40 richest person in the world. Citadel has approx. $57 billion in assets.
He started the trading business when he was still at Harvard, back in 1987. Later, he formed Citadel in 1990 and now he has given approx. $1.56 billion to philanthropic causes. Griffin also donated $125 million to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry which will name it after him in 2024.
37. Mark Mateschitz – $34.7 Billion
The founder of the most popular energy drink Red Bull, Dietrich Mateschitz, was an Australian billionaire. Now, his son Mark Mateschitz holds nearly 49% stake in Red Bull.
Being one of the richest person in the world, handling and managing a big brand is what makes Mark an excellent man. In 2022, Red Bull sell approx. 11.6 billion cans worldwide.
38. Robin Zeng – $33.4 Billion
Robin Zeng is the chairman and founder of the world’s electric vehicle battery-selling company, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL). CATL has a popular name among big vehicle brands and is listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2018.
It sells batteries to some famous brands like BMW, Geely, and Volkswagen. The headquarter of CATL is in Ningde in Fujian Province. Ford also announced to make a collaboration with CATL in 2023.
39. Tadashi Yanai & family – $32.6 Billion
Fast Retailing is the parent of the Uniqlo chain, a Tokyo-listed retail clothing empire, which is built and run by Tadashi Yanai. He is also retailing other infamous brands such as Theory, GU, J Brand, and Helmut Lang.
With the vision of making his company one of the biggest retailers hop in the world, he works on surpassing brands like H&M. Yanai is listed among the top 50 richest person in the world.
40. Len Blavatnik – $32.1 Billion
Len Blavatnik is listed among the top 50 richest person in the world. He graduated from Harvard Business School and got his degree in MBA. In 2011, he purchased the Warner Music company for $3.3 billion. Later, he raised its price putting it on the quadruple value of stakes.
He holds stakes in several companies such as energy conglomerate Calpine, LyondellBasell, and house flipping website Opendoor. He donated approx. $1 billion to philanthropy causes, to universities like Oxford, Harvard, and Stanford.
41. Alain Wertheimer – $31.6 Billion
The chairman of Chanel, a French luxury brand, Alain Wertheimer has approx. $31.6 billion of net worth and is considered to be one of the richest person in the world.
He and his brother Gerard, both work in Chanel and looks over different divisions. Alain’s grandfather Pierre Wertheimer founded Chanel along with Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel.
42. Gerard Wertheimer – $31.6 Billion
Gerard Wertheimer is Alain Wertheimer’s brother who owns the luxury French brand Chanel. The brother is in the list of top 50 richest person in the world. He puts up in Switzerland and looks over the watch division of the company. The Wertheimer brothers also own vineyards in the area of Napa Valley, California, and France.
43. Gianluigi Aponte – $31.2 Billion
Gianluigi Aponte was on a trip to the Italian island of Capri where he was the ship captain and met Rafaela for the first time in the 1960s. Later, they married and now each of them owns a 50% stake in MSC.
He is listed in the top 50 richest person in the world and has a net worth of approx. $31.2 billion. The whole Aponte family works in MSC, Gianluigi is the chairman, Rafaela looks at decorating the ship’s side, and Diego, their son, is the president.
44. Rafaela Aponte-Diamant – $31.2 Billion
The wife of Gianluigi Aponte, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant owns half of the percentage stakes in their company MSC, which is the world’s largest shipping line. She comes in the top 50 richest person in the world.
In 1970, the couple purchased a ship worth $200,000 loan, hence entering the shipping industry. MSC also runs in some industries like logistics, holiday cruises, and port operations.
45. Colin Zheng Huang – $30.2 Billion
A Chinese e-commerce company called PDD Holdings is owned by a well-known billiniore Colin Zheng Huang. Though, he backed out from the chairman position of the company but still holds approx. 28% of PDD Holdings.
Being among one the richest person in the world, Colin has a nearly $30.2 billion net worth. The PDD also launched Temu, a shopping site that competes with the brand Shein.
46. Reinhold Wuerth & family – $29.7 Billion
Running a wholesale screw business for a long time, the Wuerth family has made it to the top 50 richest person in the world. Reinhold started working in the company at a very young age (14 years old), in 1949.
He changed the face of the company and contributed to its success ever since. He directly went to mechanical shops and construction sites and distributed the goods to the customers directly. Now, the company has nearly $16 billion in sales and 400 companies around the world.
47. Lee Shau Kee – $29.5 Billion
In the list of the top 50 richest person in the world comes Lee Shau Kee who has a net worth of approx. $29.5 billion. He is the co-founder of Sun Hung Kai, a property developer along with Kwok Tak-Seng. The property giant which became the major source of income, Henderson Land Development started by them in 1976.
After working for a long time, he decided to pass on the company to his sons, Martin and Peter. He stepped down from the position of chairman and made his son co-chairman.
48. Jeff Yass – $28.5 Billion
One of Wall Street’s most successful and biggest trading firms, Susquehanna International Group, is cofounded by Jeff Yass. He is among one the richest person in the world with a net worth of $28.5 billion.
Susquehanna International Group started with a bunch of employees and now has more than 2,000 employees with a growing business. Susquehanna group also known for investing in major private companies around the globe like ByteDance and Forbes Reporting.
49. Jim Simons – $28.1 Billion
The founder of an esteemed trading hedge fund firm Renaissance Technologies, Jim Simons, controls over $50 billion. Renaissance Technologies was founded in 1982 and Jim retired in 2010.
Being one of the richest person in the world, Simons has a net worth of approx. $28.1 billion. The company is well-known for the Medallion Fund and also contributed to various philanthropic causes. Simons is also supporting autism research.
50. Stephen Schwarzman – $27.8 Billion
The Chairman And CEO of Blackstone Group, Stephen Schwarzman has a net worth of approx. $27.8 billion and comes under the list of the top 50 richest person in the world.
He and Peter Peterson found this private equity firm in 1985 and today it has nearly $941 billion in assets. Stephen was full of enthusiasm and always had a sharp mind. Schwarzman started his career very early, at the age of 14 he started his lawn mowing operation.
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