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The World’s Wealthiest People (December 17, 2022)

Elon Musk

As of December 17, 2022, with a net worth of roughly $182.4 billion, Bernard Arnault Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, followed by Elon Musk (No. 2, $169.1 billion), Gautam Adani (No. 3, $131.5 billion); and Jeff Bezos (No. 4, $111.1 billion).

Warren Buffett is the fifth-richest person globally, with a whopping $104.4 billion. Bill Gates ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $104.2 billion, followed by Larry Ellison with $101.3 billion. Mukesh Ambani is placed 8th with a net worth of $90.2 billion. Carlos slim Helu ($80.6 billion) occupied the 9th position on the top 10 richest people in the world list, followed by Steve Ballmer (No. 10, $79.7 billion). Here is the latest list of the world’s top 25 richest persons.

  BILLIONAIRES LIST  2022

  1. Bernard Arnault & family: $182.4 billion
  2. Elon Musk: $169.1 billion
  3. Gautam Adani & family: $131.5 billion
  4. Jeff Bezos: $111.1 billion
  5. Warren Buffett: $104.4 billion
  6. Bill Gates: $104.2 billion
  7. Larry Ellison: $101.3 billion
  8. Mukesh Ambani: $90.2 billion
  9. Carlos slim Helu & family: $80.6 billion
  10. Steve Ballmer: $79.7 billion
  11. Larry Page: $79.0 billion
  12. Michael Bloomberg: $76.8 billion
  13. Sergey Brin: $75.8 billion
  14. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family: $72.1 billion
  15. Zhong Shanshan: $66.8 billion
  16. Amancio Ortega: $63.1 billion
  17. Jim Walton: $61.1 billion
  18. Rob Walton: $59.9 billion
  19. Alice Walton: $59.0 billion
  20. Charles Koch: $57.9 billion
  21. Julia Koch & family: $57.9 billion
  22. David Thomson & family: $52.4 billion
  23. Michael dell: $51.7 billion
  24. Zhang Yiming: $49.5 billion
  25. Mark  Zuckerberg: $43.5 billion
  26. Phil Knight & family: $41.6 billion
  27. Rodolphe Saade & family: $41.4 billion

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