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Oct 5, 2021 · The 400 richest Americans are now 40% richer than they were last year—worth a collective $4.5 trillion—and those ranks have been bolstered by the addition of 44 new entrants, the highest ...
- 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.
Oct 5, 2021 · Nearly all are richer than they were a year ago. The top 20 on the list are together worth a stunning $1.8 trillion. Forbes calculated net worths for the list using stock prices from September 3,...
- Visualizing The Richest People in The World
- The 10 Richest People in The World
- Top 10 Wealth Growth
- Who’s in and Who’s out?
- A New Gilded Age?
Over $890 billionhas been amassed by the ten wealthiest people since March 2020. To put that into perspective, that’s more than the entire economic output of Sweden, Turkey, or Saudi Arabia. As just one example, Elon Musk witnessed his wealth increase at least 1,116%in the last year and a half. Meanwhile, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has earned an additiona...
With a net worth of $304 billion, Elon Musk is the wealthiest in the world. Boosting his wealth is a $100 billion valuation of SpaceX. Since February, its valuation has jumped roughly $25 billion, placing it among the most valuable private companies worldwide. The majority of Musk’s wealth, however, derives from Tesla, which recently moved its head...
Since the onset of the pandemic, Musk has seen his wealth grow the fastest out of the top 10. Over the third quarter of 2021, Tesla net income topped $1.6 billion—a company record. This surge helped the entrepreneur become the first person to cross the $300 billion net worth threshold. Yet once again, Musk surpassed Jeff Bezos as the richest person...
As of early August, Rihanna joins the billionaire’s club with an estimated $1.7 billion net worth. Thanks to the rapid ascent of Fenty Beauty (of which she owns a 50% stake), Rihannais the second-wealthiest female entertainer in the world, following Oprah at $2.7 billion. The company is focused on inclusivity, offering a broad set of products for e...
Given the staggering growth of the ultra-wealthy in recent years, today’s wealth concentration is now comparable to America’s Gilded Age. At the time, John D. Rockefellerwas the richest person in the world—worth roughly $285 billion in today’s terms. His businesses produced 1.6% of total U.S. economic output. By comparison, Elon Musk, at over $304 ...
- Dorothy Neufeld
Oct 5, 2021 · The aggregate wealth of The Forbes 400 reached a record-breaking $4.5 trillion, and the minimum net worth needed to make the cut for this year’s list rose to a record high of $2.9 billion, up...
Apr 7, 2021 · The magazine’s 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest hit an unprecedented 2,755 billionaires, 660 more than a year ago, worth a total of US$13.1 trillion, up from US$8 trillion on the 2020 list. Another 63 women became billionaires, totalling 328.
Oct 6, 2021 · The four people on the list who amassed their fortune through Fidelity saw their wealth jump significantly from 2020 to 2021: Abigail Johnson’s worth jumped from $15 billion to $25.2 billion. As...
