World’s Wealthiest People, 2022 (20 April 2022)

As of 20 April 2022, with a net worth of roughly $255 billion, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Jeff Bezos(No. 2, $177 billion), Bernard Arnault(No. 3, $143 billion); and Bill Gates(No. 4, $130 billion).

Warren Buffett is the fifth-richest person in the world, with $125 billion. Gautam Adani ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $120 billion, followed by Larry Page with $115 billion. Sergey Brin is placed 8th with a net worth of $110 billion. Larry Ellison($98.8 billion) occupied the 9th position on the top 10 wealthiest people in the world list, followed by Steve Ballmer(No. 10, $98.7 billion).

1. Elon Musk: $255 billion
2. Jeff Bezos: $177 billion
3. Bernard Arnault: $143 billion
4. Bill Gates: $130 billion
5. Warren Buffett: $125 billion
6. Gautam Adani: $120 billion
7. Larry Page: $115 billion
8. Sergey Brin: $110 billion
9. Larry Ellison: $98.8 billion
10. Steve Ballmer: $98.7 billion
11. Mukesh Ambani: $94.4 billion
12. Carlos Slim: $81.0 billion
13. Mark Zuckerberg: $77.5 billion
14. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers: $77.4 billion
15. Zhong Shanshan: $72.3 billion
16. Jim Walton: $69.7 billion
17. Rob Walton: $68.9 billion
18. Alice Walton: $67.3 billion
19. Charles Koch: $59.6 billion
20. Julia Flesher Koch & family: $59.6 billion
21. Jacqueline Badger Mars: $52.6 billion
22. John Mars: $52.6 billion
23. Michael Dell: $50.3 billion
24. Phil Knight & family: $48.8 billion
25. Amancio Ortega: $47.6 billion

Detailed findings & methodology: CEOWORLD magazine put together a panel of experts to go over data points culled from virtually every reputable wealth tracking media outlet, including Bloomberg, The Richest, Money Inc, Cheat Sheet, GOBankingRates, Celebrity Net Worth, Wealthy Gorilla, Forbes, and more. Based on a consensus from these sources, the final decision for ranking was judged editorially. All data is for the most recent period available. Some were not included in the official statistics for various reasons, primarily due to the lack of necessary data. Just remember, these values and fluctuations are estimations based on a host of variables and publicly available documents. The margin of sampling error for the full data sample is plus or minus 1.2 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that as in all survey research, there are possible sources of error—such as coverage, nonresponse, and measurement error——that could affect the results. All figures in US dollars.