The American magazine Forbes has released its list of the richest people in the world for 2024.
The list indicates that the number of billionaires around the world has reached an all-time high and their wealth has increased significantly over the past one year.
141 more people became billionaires during the year and a total 2781 people are included in the list. The total wealth of these people is around fourteen thousand and two hundred billion dollars, which in comparison to 2023 is two thousand billion dollars higher. Two-thirds of billionaires got richer, with the world’s 20 richest people earning a combined total of $700 billion a year, according to Forbes. The highest number of billionaires in the world reside in the United States with 813, followed by China with 473, and India with 200.
France’s Bernard Arnault has been named the world’s richest person in the 2024 list with assets worth $233 billion. This is the second year in a row that he has received the title, having topped last year’s list with $211 billion, his assets having increased by $22 billion in one year.
Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk is second on the list with $195 billion.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos came in third with a net worth of $195 billion, while Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg came in fourth with $177 billion.
India’s Mukesh Ambani was declared the 9th richest person in the world and the richest person in Asia with 116 billion dollars.
The richest woman in the world is Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France, who owns 99.5 billion dollars, while she is on the 15th place in the list of the richest people in the world.
Alice Walton is the second richest woman in the world (21st overall) with $72.3 billion, while Julia Koch is the third (23rd overall) richest woman with $64.3 billion.
