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- Here are the 44 new members of The Forbes 400 (net worths are as of September 3, 2021)
- Miriam Adelson. Net Worth: $30.4 billion. Source of wealth: Casinos. Adelson inherited her late husband’s 57% stake in Las Vegas Sands, the publicly traded gambling empire with casinos in Singapore and Macau, after his death in January.
- Sam Bankman-Fried. Net Worth: $22.5 billion. Source of wealth: Cryptocurrency. The 29-year-old MIT grad owes most of his $22.5 billion fortune to his stake in the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX—which he cofounded in 2019—and his share of its FTT tokens.
- Jeff Yass. Net Worth: $12 billion. Source of wealth: Trading, investments. The former pro gambler joins The Forbes 400 thanks to his stake in trading firm Susquehanna International Group, which he cofounded in 1987 and built into one of the most successful firms on Wall Street.
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- 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 ...
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- 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.
Oct 5, 2021 · After going public in 2010 and shifting from a partnership to a corporation in 2018, KKR now manages some $429 billion in assets. In the fifth spot, with a $6.7 billion net worth, is investor ...
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Apr 7, 2021 · The list includes 2,755 billionaires — 660 more than last year, including 493 people who are new to the list. The No. 1 spot went to Jeff Bezos, whom Forbes says has a net worth of $177 billion...
