The list of the world's richest persons can vary from year to year, depending on their latest net worth and financial performance. Here is the latest list of the world's
1. Bernard Arnault & Family - $198.4 billion
France Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault is the first richest person on the earth today. His net worth is $198.4 billion resulting from his business across an empire of more than 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. French businessman and Europe’s richest man Bernard Arnault earned the $100 billion fortune last year in December.
2. Jeff Bezos - $193.8 billion
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $193.8 billion and ranks as the second richest person on the earth today. His position remains the same even after divorcing his wife MacKenzie in 2019 and transferring a quarter of his stake in Amazon to her. Bezos founded the behemoth Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle. The e-commerce giant has reaped the benefits of this coronavirus pandemic, with more people shopping online.
3. Elon Musk - $184.7 billion
Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth, through electric car maker Tesla - and in space, via rocket producer SpaceX. Elon Musk's rocket company is now valued at nearly $100 billion, currently, his net worth is $184.7 billion. Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX is now valued at nearly $100 billion. Tesla has become the world’s most valuable automaker with a market capitalization of $342 billion in Feb 2021.
4. Bill Gates - $131.6 billion
The co-founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates has a net worth of $131.6 billion. Having founded the software giant Microsoft along with Paul Allen, Bill Gates eventually sold away much of his stake in the company retaining just 1% of the shares and investing the rest in stocks and other assets. Bill Gates entered the $100 billion club last year in April when Microsoft's share price surged post-earnings. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world’s largest private charitable foundation.
5. Mark Zuckerberg - $129.2 billion
The co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg champions the social network that has become a go-to communications avenue today. His net worth is $129.2 billion and today he owns about 15% stakes in Facebook after the firm went public in May 2012. Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire. His net worth zoomed past the $100 billion mark
6. Larry Ellison - $117.1 billion
Larry Ellison has a net worth of $117.1 billion which he earned from Oracle, the software firm he co-founded in 1977. He quit as the CEO of the company in 2014 and since then he functions as the chairman of the board and chief technology advisor of the company. Ellison has also been on the board of Tesla since December 2018 after he purchased 3 million shares earlier that year. He owns nearly all of Hawaiian island Lanai.
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