The world now has 8 people with fortunes of more than $100 billion

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan DhirajStats GateApril 20, 2021

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The Google founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, have joined the exclusive $100 billion club of super-rich people with 12-digit, according to the Bloomberg Index. The world’s 8 wealthiest people together hold fortunes of more than $1 trillion and have added $133.6 billion combined this year.

Larry Page, 48, has seen his fortune increase by $22 billion so far in 2021, to $104 billion, making him the 6th-richest person in the world. Sergey Brin, 47, had a $101 billion fortune – and increase of $20.1 billion this year. Together, Sergey Brin and Larry Page control 51% of a special class of Alphabet’s voting shares, giving them ultimate control of the company’s future direction. They own 11.4% of the $1.55 trillion company.

Jeff Bezos hit the $100 billion mark in 2017 and has seen his wealth almost double since then to $197 billion. Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk is the world’s second-richest person, with a $183 billion fortune. Bill Gates was the first person to achieve a $100 billion fortune in 1999.

Others in the club are: Bernard Arnault, the majority shareholder of the luxury goods empire LVMH, with $146 billion; Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, who is sitting on a $113 billion fortune; and the veteran investor Warren Buffett, with $102 billion.

The world’s 8 wealthiest people

Rank	Name	Net Worth	2021 Wealth Change
1	Jeff Bezos	$197 billion	$6.39 billion
2	Elon Musk	$183 billion	$13.7 billion
3	Bill Gates	$146 billion	$14.5 billion
4	Bernard Arnault	$146 billion	$31.8 billion
5	Mark Zuckerberg	$113 billion	$9.31 billion
6	Larry Page	$104 billion	$22 billion
7	Warren Buffett	$102 billion	$14.7 billion
8	Sergey Brin	$101 billion	$21.1 billion

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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj

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