The World’s Richest People (Top Billionaires, 2023)

As of March 4, 2023, Bernard Arnault had a net worth valued at $189 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Elon Musk (net worth: $181 billion). Jeff Bezos is the 3rd-richest person in the world, with about $118 billion in current real-time total net worth. Bill Gates ranked 4th with a personal wealth of $115 billion, followed by Warren Buffett with $109 billion.

The list of the world’s wealthiest people can vary daily, depending on their latest net worth and financial performance. Larry Ellison ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $103 billion, followed by Steve Ballmer with $91 billion. Larry Page is placed 8th with a net worth of $87.8 billion. Larry Page ($87.8 billion) occupied the 9th position on the top 10 wealthiest people in the world list, followed by Carlos Slim (No. 10, $87.4 billion). These are the top billionaires: Here’s a countdown of the 100 wealthiest people on the planet by net worth:

These are the world's top billionaires: Richest people in the world, 2023

Detailed findings & method: CEOWORLD magazine put together a panel of experts to review data points from virtually every reputable wealth-tracking media outlet, including Bloomberg, The Richest, Money Inc, Cheat Sheet, GO Banking Rates, Celebrity net worth, Wealthy gorilla, Forbes, and more. The list includes self-made billionaires, heirs to family fortunes, to business tycoons who have made a lasting impact on the population. Their power and influence extend beyond those in the industry, so much so that even those with no interest in business want to know how to get to the top of the chain. Based on a consensus from these sources, the final decision for the 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. Remember, these values and fluctuations are estimations based on multiple variables and publicly available documents. The margin of sampling error for the entire data sample is plus or minus 1.2 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, one should remember that, as in all 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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