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  2. Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires rankings tracks the daily ups and downs of the world’s richest people. The wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of...

    • 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. There were a record 2,755 billionaires in Forbes’ 2021 list of the world’s wealthiest people—660 more than a year ago. Michael Prince for Forbes. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos remains the richest...

    • 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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  5. Apr 6, 2021 · Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest person for the fourth year running, worth $177 billion, up $64 billion from a year ago as a result of surging Amazon shares.

  6. Jan 7, 2021 · 7 January 2021. Getty Images. Elon Musk has become the world's richest person, as his net worth crossed $185bn (£136bn). The Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur was pushed into the top slot...

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