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  1. www.forbes.com › real-time-billionairesForbes Real Time Billionaires List - The World's Richest People

    • Bernard Arnault & family. $194.8 B 72 France.
    • Jeff Bezos. $193.4 B 57 United States.
    • Elon Musk. $153.2 B 49 United States.
    • Bill Gates. $126.8 B 65 United States.

  2. www.cnbc.com › 2021/12/30 › how-much-money-the-10The world's 10 richest people added $402 billion to their ...

    • Elon Musk: $277 billion (+$121 billion) BRITTA PEDERSEN | AFP | Getty Images. The Tesla co-founder, who this year changed his title from CEO to "Technoking of Tesla" in a March regulatory filing, has enjoyed a massive wealth increase thanks to the rapid growth of his electric automaker.
    • Jeff Bezos: $195 billion (+$5 billion) Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images. The former world's richest man did not add nearly as much to his net worth as Musk, but Bezos is still leaving 2021 with $5 billion more than he entered it with.
    • Bernard Arnault: $176 billion (+$61 billion) NICHOLAS KAMM | AFP | Getty Images. The CEO of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, which owns brands such as Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Givenchy, added $61 billion to his net worth in 2021.
    • Bill Gates: $139 billion (+$7 billion) Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images. Despite giving away tens of billions of dollars over the past few decades, Gates' wealth continues to grow, thanks in part to the strong performance of shares of Microsoft, the company he co-founded and still owns about 1% of.

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  4. www.forbes.com › stories › billionairesThe 10 Richest People in the World 2021 - Forbes

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos remains the richest person in the world: His $177 billion net worth surged with Amazon shares in 2020. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg. Ranked No. 31 in 2020, Elon Musk ...

  5. www.ft.com › content › 747a76dd-f018-4d0d-a9f3-4069The billionaire boom: how the super-rich soaked up Covid cash

    May 14, 2021 · The billionaire population boomed last year as well. On the 2021 Forbes list, which runs to April 6, their numbers rose nearly 700 to a record total of more than 2,700. The biggest surge came in ...

  6. www.forbes.com › sites › chasewithornBill Gates, Gautam Adani, Sergey Brin: The 10 Biggest ...

    Dec 20, 2021 · Here are the ten billionaires who got the richest in dollar terms in 2021 (data as of December 10, 2021): ... He did it again in 2021, gaining about $110 billion for the second year straight ...

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  7. www.investopedia.com › 5-richest-people-worldThe 10 Richest People in the World - Investopedia

    Oct 2, 2024 · In December 2020, Tesla joined the S&P 500, becoming the largest company added, and in January 2021, Musk became the richest person in the world—a title that has fluctuated alongside the value ...

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  9. finance.yahoo.com › news › 2021-wealth-recap2021 Wealth Recap: Who Are the Billionaires That Added $402B ...

    Jan 3, 2022 · Bill Gates. Bill Gates, billionaire philanthropist and Windows co-founder, added $7 billion to his net worth in 2021, in spite of a divorce from long-time wife Melinda French Gates. Bill Gates ...