The World’s Wealthiest People (August 1, 2022)

As of August 1, 2022, with a net worth of roughly $271.2 billion, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, followed by Bernard Arnault (No. 2, $167.4 billion), Jeff Bezos (No. 3, $160.6 billion); and Gautam Adani (No. 4, $125.2 billion).

Bill Gates is the fifth-richest person globally, with a whopping $111.0 billion. Larry Ellison ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $107.6 billion, followed by Warren Buffett with $104.4 billion. Larry Page is placed 8th with a net worth of $100.0 billion. Sergey Brin  ($96.2 billion) occupied the 9th position on the top 10 richest people in the world list, followed by Mukesh Ambani (No. 10, $94.0 billion). Here is the latest list of the world’s top 25 richest persons:

1. Elon Musk: $271.2 billion
2. Bernard Arnault & family: $167.4 billion
3. Jeff Bezos: $160.6 billion
4. Gautam Adani & family: $125.2 billion  
5. Bill Gates: $111.0 billion
6. Larry Ellison: $107.6 billion
7. Warren Buffett: $104.4 billion
8. Larry Page: $100.0 billion
9. Sergey Brin: $96.2 billion  
10. Mukesh Ambani: $94.0 billion
11. Steve Ballmer: $91.6 billion 
12. Carlos slim Helu & family: $83.3 billion
13. Michael Bloomberg: $76.8 billion
14. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family: $74.9 billion
15. Zhong Shanshan: $71.6 billion
16. Jim Walton: $62.5 billion  
17. Alice Walton: $61.6 billion  
18. Rob Walton: $61.4 billion
19. Amancio Ortega: $59.7 billion
20. Mark  Zuckerberg: $57.4 billion 
21. Julia Koch & family: $56.6 billion
22. Charles Koch: $56.6 billion
23. Michael dell: $53.3 billion
24. David Thomson & family: $52.0 billion
25. Zhang Yiming: $49.5 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 are in US dollars.

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