World’s Wealthiest People, 2022 (18 May 2022)

As of 18 May 2022, with a net worth of roughly $222 billion, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Jeff Bezos(No. 2, $139 billion), Bernard Arnault(No. 3, $129 billion); and Bill Gates(No. 4, $121 billion).

Warren Buffett is the fifth-richest person globally, with $114 billion. Gautam Adani ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $106 billion, followed by Larry Page with $105 billion. Sergey Brin is placed 8th with a net worth of $101 billion. Steve Ballmer($94.3 billion) occupied the 9th position on the top 10 richest people in the world list, followed by Mukesh Ambani(No. 10, $92.4 billion).

1. Elon Musk: $222 billion
2. Jeff Bezos: $139 billion
3. Bernard Arnault: $129 billion
4. Bill Gates: $121 billion
5. Warren Buffett: $114 billion
6. Gautam Adani: $106 billion
7. Larry Page: $105 billion
8. Sergey Brin: $101 billion
9. Steve Ballmer: $94.3 billion
10. Mukesh Ambani: $92.4 billion
11. Larry Ellison: $89.8 billion
12. Mark Zuckerberg: $74.6 billion
13. Carlos Slim: $74.0 billion
14. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers: $69.6 billion
15. Zhong Shanshan: $68.5 billion
16. Jim Walton: $61.4 billion
17. Rob Walton: $60.8 billion
18. Alice Walton: $59.1 billion
19. Julia Flesher Koch & family: $58.2 billion
20. Charles Koch: $58.2 billion
21. Jacqueline Badger Mars: $52.2 billion
22. John Mars: $52.2 billion
23. Michael Dell: $48.0 billion
24. Klaus-Michael Kuehne: $46.9 billion
25. Amancio Ortega: $46.6 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.