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The Biggest Billionaire Winners, 2024

Businessman with golden key

As of January 17, 2025, the biggest billionaire winner was Bernard Arnault & family. His wealth has increased by almost $14.6 billion. Close behind him in terms of gains was Prajogo Pangestu, who jumped by $3.2 billion. Mukesh Ambani is the third-biggest gainer, with an additional $2.6 billion increase through the year.

The Biggest Billionaire Winners, 2024

RankNameNet WorthIncreaseSourceCountry
1Bernard Arnault & family$182.6 B$14.6 BLVMHFrance
2Prajogo Pangestu$45.8 B$3.2 BPetrochemicals, energyIndonesia
3Mukesh Ambani$97.4 B$2.6 BDiversifiedIndia
4Rick Cohen & family$15.5 B$2 BWarehouse automationUnited States
5Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family$72.5 B$1.8 BL'OréalFrance
6Johann Rupert & family$12.8 B$1.5 BLuxury goodsSouth Africa
7Gautam Adani$60.6 B$1.2 BInfrastructure, commoditiesIndia
8Lei Jun$28.1 B$1.1 BSmartphonesChina
9Zheng Shuliang & family$13.7 B$1 BAluminum productsChina
10Wang Liping & family$8.1 B$932 MHydraulic machineryChina
11Warren Buffett$144.2 B$909 MBerkshire HathawayUnited States
12Ernest Garcia II$17.1 B$902 MUsed carsUnited States
13Larry Ellison$202.5 B$741 MOracleUnited States
14Nicolas Puech$15.8 B$722 MHermesFrance
15Vinod Adani$17.8 B$695 MInfrastructure, commoditiesCyprus
16François Pinault & family$20.2 B$688 MLuxury goodsFrance
17Manuel Villar$18.1 B$639 MReal estatePhilippines
18Thomas Peterffy$56.2 B$631 MDiscount brokerageUnited States
19Michael Dell$113.4 B$606 MDell TechnologiesUnited States
20Zou Zhinong & family$2.5 B$551 Mcommunication equipmentChina
21Ernest Garcia, III$7.0 B$543 MUsed carsUnited States
22Savitri Jindal & family$36.0 B$521 MSteelIndia
23Mangal Prabhat Lodha$10.0 B$433 MReal estateIndia
24Bill Gates$105.1 B$433 MMicrosoftUnited States
25Takemitsu Takizaki$20.0 B$402 MSensorsJapan
26Kumar Birla$20.6 B$401 MDiversifiedIndia
27Wang Ning & family$7.3 B$395 MToysChina
28Yi Zheng$8.0 B$393 MSoftwareChina
29Lin Bin$11.2 B$381 MSmartphonesUnited States
30Iris Fontbona & family$24.5 B$362 MMiningChile
31Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family$24.4 B$354 MGoogleGermany
32Stephen Schwarzman$51.8 B$350 MInvestmentsUnited States
33Patrick Soon-Shiong$5.9 B$346 MPharmaceuticalsUnited States
34Lin Muqin & family$11.8 B$324 MBeveragesChina
35Lee Shau Kee$29.7 B$318 MReal estateHong Kong
36Zhu Yi$8.0 B$303 MPharmaceuticalsChina
37Patrizio Bertelli$6.3 B$290 MLuxury goodsItaly
38Miuccia Prada$6.3 B$290 MLuxury goodsItaly
39Brian Armstrong$12.2 B$283 MCryptocurrencyUnited States
40Masayoshi Son$30.6 B$277 MTelecom, InvestmentsJapan
41Horst Julius Pudwill$6.1 B$272 MManufacturingGermany
42Dang Yanbao$14.4 B$270 MCoalChina
43John Brown$8.3 B$265 MMedical equipmentUnited States
44Leonard Lauder$10.5 B$258 MEstee LauderUnited States
45Ronda Stryker$8.6 B$245 MMedical equipmentUnited States
46Dilip Shanghvi$27.9 B$243 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
47Zhang Shilong & family$1.5 B$243 MSemiconductorChina
48Len Blavatnik$28.2 B$240 MMusic, chemicalsUnited States
49George Roberts$18.0 B$236 MPrivate equityUnited States
50Wu Yajun$6.3 B$233 MReal estateChina
51Qin Hua$2.3 B$231 MPet FoodChina
52Cho Jung-ho$7.8 B$227 MFinanceSouth Korea
53Mike Cannon-Brookes$15.8 B$225 MSoftwareAustralia
54Radhakishan Damani$15.7 B$221 MRetail, investmentsIndia
55Thomas Frist Jr & family$25.6 B$221 MHospitalsUnited States
56Daniel Gilbert$22.2 B$219 MRocket MortgageUnited States
57He Xiangjian & family$27.5 B$217 MHome appliancesChina
58Andrew Forrest & family$16.1 B$213 MMiningAustralia
59Henry Kravis$16.2 B$211 MPrivate equityUnited States
60Scott Farquhar$15.4 B$211 MSoftwareAustralia
61Morris Chang$4.5 B$208 MSemiconductorsTaiwan
62You Xiaoping & family$6.9 B$194 MPolyurethanesChina
63Kushal Pal Singh$16.2 B$192 MReal estateIndia
64Giuseppe Crippa & family$3.2 B$192 MMicrochip testingItaly
65Antony Ressler$13.2 B$187 MFinanceUnited States
66Yu Yong$10.5 B$185 MMiningChina
67Charles Schwab$10.9 B$184 MDiscount brokerageUnited States
68Kwak Dong Shin$2.8 B$180 MSemiconductorsSouth Korea
69Hong Jie$2.0 B$180 MPaintChina
70Yasuhide Uno$3.6 B$177 MPayment servicesJapan
71Sergio Stevanato & family$5.6 B$175 MMedical packagingItaly
72Wang Xing$11.8 B$174 MFood deliveryChina
73Wang Chuanfu$20.4 B$170 MBatteries, automobilesChina
74Dhanin Chearavanont$13.8 B$169 MDiversifiedThailand
75Carl Bennet$8.6 B$164 MInvestmentsSweden
76Wang Weixiu & family$2.9 B$162 MMachineryChina
77Richard Kinder$11.5 B$159 MPipelinesUnited States
78Arun Bharat Ram$3.5 B$158 MChemicalsIndia
79Miao Hangen$3.0 B$158 MTextiles, petrochemicalsChina
80Richard White$9.2 B$156 MSoftwareAustralia
81Jason Chang$6.4 B$155 MElectronicsSingapore
82Charles Ergen$2.9 B$154 MSatellite TVUnited States
83Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family$11.1 B$153 MHeinekenNetherlands
84Remo Ruffini$3.3 B$152 MWinter jacketsItaly
85Giuseppe De'Longhi & family$4.6 B$150 MCoffee makersItaly
86Qiu Jianping & family$4.3 B$150 MHand toolsChina
87Liu Jincheng & family$2.7 B$150 MLithium batteriesChina
88Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family$4.7 B$147 MRetail, mediaMexico
89Torstein Hagen$10.3 B$146 MCruisesNorway
90He Xiaopeng$2.4 B$145 MElectric vehiclesChina
91Vinod Rai Gupta$4.9 B$144 MElectrical equipmentIndia
92Peter Thiel$14.0 B$142 MFacebook, investmentsUnited States
93David Thomson & family$68.1 B$139 MMediaCanada
94Jon Stryker$5.7 B$139 MMedical equipmentUnited States
95Bruce Cheng$3.0 B$138 MElectronicsTaiwan
96Carl Icahn$4.4 B$138 MInvestmentsUnited States
97Timur Turlov$5.8 B$135 MStock brokerageKazakhstan
98Aliko Dangote$10.8 B$135 MCement, sugarNigeria
99Tamara Gustavson$8.2 B$134 MSelf storageUnited States
100Yang Ying & family$1.5 B$133 MpharmaceuticalsChina
101Sunil Mittal$11.9 B$133 MTelecomIndia
102Akio Nitori$3.5 B$132 MHome furnishingsJapan
103Qin Yinglin$14.4 B$131 MPig breedingChina
104Chris Pavlovski$1.2 B$129 MRumbleCanada
105Gary Rollins & family$6.7 B$129 MPest controlUnited States
106Michael Saylor$9.2 B$125 MCryptocurrencyUnited States
107Ye Qiongjiu$2.6 B$125 MSoftwareChina
108Henry Samueli$22.7 B$124 MSemiconductorsUnited States
109Alberto Prada$2.7 B$124 MLuxury goodsItaly
110Marina Prada$2.7 B$124 MLuxury goodsItaly
111Xiao Yongming & family$3.4 B$121 MFertilizerChina
112Nirmal Minda$4.3 B$121 MAuto partsIndia
113Lu Xiangyang$15.7 B$121 MAutomobiles, batteriesChina
114Sanjeev Bikhchandani$3.8 B$120 MInternetIndia
115Chen Zhisong$1.6 B$118 MCommunication equipmentChina
116Rajiv Jain$4.3 B$116 MFinanceUnited States
117Qi Shi & family$12.1 B$116 MFinancial informationChina
118Xu Gaoming$3.8 B$116 MGold and JewelryChina
119Li Min$3.4 B$114 MSemiconductorChina
120Mat Ishbia$9.5 B$113 MMortgage lenderUnited States
121Terry Gou$10.4 B$111 MElectronicsTaiwan
122Enrique Razon Jr.$11.0 B$111 MPortsPhilippines
123Patrick Ryan$12.7 B$111 MInsuranceUnited States
124Zhou Jianping$3.7 B$110 MFashion retailChina
125Peter Woo$12.3 B$109 MReal estateHong Kong
126Steven Rales$9.0 B$107 MManufacturing, investmentsUnited States
127Cai Kui$4.1 B$106 MReal estateChina
128Hong Feng$2.9 B$105 MSmartphonesChina
129Li Wanqiang$2.9 B$104 MSmartphonesChina
130Hal Jackman$2.2 B$104 MInsurance, investmentsCanada
131Du Jiangtao & family$3.6 B$103 MChemicalsChina
132Sandro Veronesi & family$2.0 B$102 MFashionItaly
133Robin Zeng$36.2 B$102 MBatteriesHong Kong
134Alan Trefler$4.2 B$102 MSoftwareUnited States
135Travis Boersma$4.0 B$101 MCoffeeUnited States
136Pat Stryker$4.1 B$101 MMedical equipmentUnited States
137Gil Shwed$5.2 B$100 MSoftwareIsrael
138Wu Zhongyi$1.3 B$100 MelectronicsChina
139Lai Meisong$4.3 B$97 MPackage deliveryChina
140Xu Shugen$2.5 B$96 MConstruction, mining machineryChina
141Steven Meng Yang & family$3.5 B$95 MElectronicsChina
142Henry Nicholas III$18.6 B$95 MSemiconductorsUnited States
143Thomas Hagen & family$7.5 B$94 MInsuranceUnited States
144David Baszucki$4.2 B$93 MOnline gamesUnited States
145David Duffield$13.8 B$93 MBusiness softwareUnited States
146Tom Golisano$6.7 B$92 MPayroll servicesUnited States
147Qiu Wensheng$2.4 B$91 MManufacturingChina
148Lai Guogui & family$1.2 B$91 MmachineryChina
149Huang Jiangji$2.5 B$88 MsmartphonesHong Kong
150Erik Selin$4.1 B$87 MReal estateSweden
151Rajan Mittal$7.8 B$87 MTelecomIndia
152Rakesh Mittal$7.8 B$87 MTelecomIndia
153Alain Bouchard$6.9 B$87 MConvinience storesCanada
154Zhong Huijuan$9.3 B$87 MPharmaceuticalsChina
155Henri Beaufour$3.0 B$85 MPharmaceuticalsFrance
156Anne Beaufour$3.0 B$85 MPharmaceuticalsFrance
157Lakshmi Mittal$15.5 B$85 MSteelIndia
158Yuan Zhongxue$1.6 B$85 MTiresChina
159Ken Langone$9.1 B$84 MInvestmentsUnited States
160Brunello Cucinelli & family$4.3 B$84 MFashionItaly
161Chairul Tanjung$4.5 B$84 MDiversifiedIndonesia
162Qiu Minxiu$1.1 B$84 MSemiconductorsChina
163Tsai Eng-meng$6.0 B$84 MFood, beveragesTaiwan
164J. Hyatt Brown$4.0 B$83 MInsuranceUnited States
165Gopikishan Damani$6.3 B$83 MRetail, investmentsIndia
166Zhuo Jun$1.4 B$82 MPrinted circuit boardsHong Kong
167Huang Xiaofen & family$1.4 B$82 MPrinted circuit boardsChina
168Chang Jing$1.4 B$81 MTechnologyChina
169Michael Kadoorie$6.8 B$81 MHotels, energyHong Kong
170Suh Kyung-bae$1.2 B$80 MCosmeticsSouth Korea
171Liu Xiaodong$2.0 B$80 MFlavoringsChina
172Bruce Flatt$5.0 B$79 MMoney managementCanada
173Salil Singhal$2.9 B$79 MAgrochemicalsIndia
174Inder Jaisinghani$2.1 B$79 MCables & wiresIndia
175Yasumitsu Shigeta$5.4 B$78 MMobile phone retailerJapan
176Jayshree Ullal$5.5 B$78 MComputer networkingUnited States
177Jack Dorsey$5.2 B$78 MTwitter, SquareUnited States
178Luis von Ahn$1.3 B$77 MDuolingoUnited States
179Severin Hacker$1.2 B$77 MDuolingoSwitzerland
180Zhang Wanzhen$2.4 B$77 MElectronics componentsChina
181Ajay Jaisinghani$2.1 B$77 MWires and cablesIndia
182Luo Yangyong & family$1.4 B$76 MMiningChina
183Ramesh Jaisinghani$2.1 B$76 MCables and wiresIndia
184Rafael Del Pino$6.4 B$76 MConstructionSpain
185Melinda French Gates$30.0 B$76 MMicrosoft, investmentsUnited States
186Jared Isaacman$1.8 B$75 MPayment processingUnited States
187Alexander Karp$6.8 B$75 MSoftware firmUnited States
188Guo Guangchang$2.3 B$73 MDiversifiedChina
189Wesley Edens$3.1 B$73 MInvestmentsUnited States
190Mitchell Rales$4.7 B$72 MManufacturing, investmentsUnited States
191Willy Michel$4.2 B$72 MMedical devicesSwitzerland
192Claudio Del Vecchio$5.3 B$71 MEyeglassesItaly
193Rocco Basilico$5.3 B$71 MEyeglassesItaly
194Clemente Del Vecchio$5.3 B$71 MEyeglasesItaly
195Luca Del Vecchio$5.3 B$71 MEyeglassesItaly
196Nicoletta Zampillo$5.3 B$71 MEyeglassesItaly
197Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio$5.3 B$71 MEyeglassesItaly
198Marisa Del Vecchio$5.3 B$71 MEyeglassesItaly
199Paola Del Vecchio$5.3 B$71 MEyeglassesItaly
200Jane Lauder$1.9 B$71 MEstée LauderUnited States
201Zhu Weisong$1.6 B$71 MOnline games, toysChina
202Huang Shanbing & family$1.4 B$70 MsemiconductorsChina
203Garrett Camp$4.7 B$70 MUberCanada
204Leon Black$17.1 B$70 MPrivate equityUnited States
205Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw$3.6 B$70 MBiopharmaceuticalsIndia
206Ni Yongpei & family$1.9 B$69 MBeveragesChina
207Wolfgang Herz$7.0 B$69 MCoffeeGermany
208Michael Herz$7.0 B$69 MCoffeeGermany
209Alisher Usmanov$14.5 B$69 MSteel, telecom, investmentsRussia
210Li Ka-shing$35.5 B$68 MDiversifiedHong Kong
211J. Joe Ricketts & family$4.1 B$68 MTD AmeritradeUnited States
212Satyanarayan Nuwal$4.5 B$68 MIndustrial explosivesIndia
213Qian Dongqi$2.5 B$68 MHome-cleaning robotsChina
214Thomas James$3.6 B$68 MFinanceUnited States
215Surjit Kumar Gupta$2.3 B$68 MElectrical equipmentIndia
216Brett Blundy$2.2 B$67 MRetail, agribusinessAustralia
217Wang Changtian$1.9 B$67 MTV, movie productionChina
218Fred Ehrsam$3.4 B$67 Mcryptocurrency exchangeUnited States
219Cheng Zhenghui$1.5 B$67 Mmedical equipmentChina
220Mehmet Sinan & Family Tara$2.2 B$67 MConstructionTurkey
221Solomon Lew$2.2 B$67 MRetailAustralia
222Jerry Jones & family$17.3 B$66 MDallas CowboysUnited States
223Zhou Chaonan$5.8 B$66 MManufacturingChina
224Wong Luen Hei$1.8 B$66 MBuilding materialsChina
225Tse Ping & family$4.2 B$65 MPharmaceuticalsChina
226G. M. Rao$3.1 B$65 MInfrastructureIndia
227Anders Holch Povlsen$12.2 B$64 MFashion retailDenmark
228Vivek Chand Burman$2.6 B$64 MConsumer goodsIndia
229Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault$8.1 B$64 MDiversifiedFrance
230Laurent Dassault$8.1 B$64 MDiversifiedFrance
231Thierry Dassault$8.1 B$64 MDiversifiedFrance
232Jonathan Gray$10.2 B$64 MInvestmentsUnited States
233Ken Xie$6.6 B$63 MCybersecurityUnited States
234Kelcy Warren$7.9 B$63 MPipelinesUnited States
235Xue Hua$2.5 B$62 MAgribusinessChina
236Girdhari Jaisinghani$1.7 B$62 MCables & wiresIndia
237Anand Burman$2.1 B$60 MConsumer goodsIndia
238Vincent Viola$5.2 B$60 MElectronic tradingUnited States
239Li Jianquan & family$2.4 B$59 MConsumer productsHong Kong
240Stefano Pessina$5.7 B$58 MDrugstoresMonaco
241Hasso Plattner & family$14.6 B$58 MSoftwareGermany
242Zhang Liguo$1.7 B$58 MskincareChina
243Mark Leonard & family$4.7 B$58 MSoftwareCanada
244Michael Xie$5.6 B$58 MCybersecurityUnited States
245Tang Jinkui & family$1.1 B$57 MTextiles, petrochemicalsChina
246Randa Duncan Williams$9.3 B$57 MPipelinesUnited States
247Ruan Liping$5.3 B$57 MPower stripsHong Kong
248Milane Frantz$9.3 B$57 MPipelinesUnited States
249Dannine Avara$9.3 B$57 MPipelinesUnited States
250Takao Yasuda$4.6 B$57 MRetailJapan
251Qin Long$1.5 B$57 MTireChina
252Pankaj Patel$9.2 B$56 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
253Li Jianli$1.1 B$56 MLithium-ion battery capChina
254Dong Zengping$1.3 B$56 MElectronicsChina
255Koon Poh Keong$4.0 B$56 MAluminumMalaysia
256Scott Nuttall$3.3 B$55 MPrivate equityUnited States
257Scott Duncan$9.0 B$55 MPipelinesUnited States
258Jeff T. Green$6.5 B$55 MDigital advertisingUnited States
259Ruan Xueping$5.3 B$55 MPower stripHong Kong
260Zhang Li$2.2 B$55 MReal estateChina
261Lucio Tan$2.8 B$54 MDiversifiedPhilippines
262Ni Zugen$1.7 B$54 MAppliancesChina
263Tsai Hong-tu$5.2 B$53 MFinanceTaiwan
264Balkrishan Goenka$3.1 B$52 MTextilesIndia
265Chin Jong Hwa$1.1 B$52 MAuto partsTaiwan
266Frank Laukien$2.1 B$52 MScientific equipmentUnited States
267Tsai Cheng-ta$5.0 B$52 MFinanceTaiwan
268Jason Jiang$4.0 B$51 MAdvertisingSingapore
269Forrest Li$7.0 B$51 MOnline gaming, e-commerceSingapore
270Wang Zhenhua$1.8 B$51 MReal estateChina
271Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family$27.1 B$51 MMiningMexico
272Shen Xiqiang & family$1.8 B$51 MChemicalChina
273Dong Jinggui$2.5 B$50 MElectric scootersChina
274Joseph Bae$3.0 B$50 MPrivate equityUnited States
275Ronald McAulay$3.4 B$50 MEnergyHong Kong
276Liu Yonghao & family$5.5 B$50 MAgribusinessChina
277Li Hongxin & family$2.7 B$49 MPaper & related productsChina
278Jorge Paulo Lemann & family$13.1 B$49 MBeerBrazil
279Luis Carlos Sarmiento$6.8 B$49 MBankingColombia
280Sofia Högberg Schörling$4.9 B$49 MInvestmentsSweden
281Märta Schörling Andreen$4.9 B$49 MInvestmentsSweden
282Huang Li$2.9 B$48 MImaging systemsChina
283Sumet Jiaravanon$5.9 B$48 MDiversifiedThailand
284Zhou Liangzhang & family$1.1 B$48 Melectrical equipmentChina
285Jaran Chiaravanont$5.8 B$47 MDiversifiedThailand
286Fu Liquan$3.2 B$47 MSurveillance equipmentChina
287Wu Xiangdong$2.6 B$47 MLiquorChina
288K.C. Liu$1.6 B$47 MManufacturingTaiwan
289Li Xiang$5.1 B$46 MElectric vehiclesChina
290Huang Shilin$16.6 B$46 MBatteriesChina
291Xu Jinfu & family$1.9 B$46 MChemicalsChina
292Xu Zhihan$1.0 B$46 MElectronicsChina
293Venu Srinivasan$4.2 B$46 MTwo-wheelersIndia
294Pan Dong$2.1 B$46 MConsumer goodsCanada
295Wolfgang Leitner$2.3 B$46 MEngineeringAustria
296Kailashchandra Nuwal$3.0 B$45 MIndustrial explosivesIndia
297William Lauder$1.4 B$45 MEstee LauderUnited States
298Huang Yi$2.0 B$45 MCar dealershipsHong Kong
299Gong Hongjia & family$9.4 B$44 MVideo surveillanceHong Kong
300Fredrik Lundberg$7.0 B$44 MReal estate, investmentsSweden
301Yang Qiumei$1.2 B$44 MSoftwareHong Kong
302Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani$1.8 B$44 MHotels, diversifiedQatar
303Nicola Bulgari$1.8 B$44 MLuxury goodsItaly
304Song Zuowen$2.4 B$44 MAluminum, diversifiedChina
305Donald Newhouse$14.7 B$43 MMediaUnited States
306Saroj Rani Gupta$1.5 B$43 MSteel tubesIndia
307Huang Xu$1.3 B$43 MsemiconductorChina
308Xu Yingzhuo$1.8 B$43 MAgribusinessChina
309Bhadresh Shah$2.4 B$43 MEngineeringIndia
310Apoorva Mehta$1.3 B$43 MGrocery delivery serviceCanada
311Peter Gassner$3.6 B$43 MSoftwareUnited States
312Qi Jinxing$2.2 B$42 MReal estateChina
313Graeme Hart$10.6 B$42 MPackagingNew Zealand
314Arthur Blank$9.5 B$42 MHome DepotUnited States
315Aerin Lauder$1.3 B$42 MEstee LauderUnited States
316Richard Chang$1.5 B$42 MReal estate, electronicsTaiwan
317Robert Kuok$11.4 B$42 MPalm oil, shipping, propertyMalaysia
318Jin Lei & family$1.4 B$42 MMedical equipmentChina
319Saket Burman$1.4 B$42 MConsumer goodsUnited Kingdom
320Jacques D'Amours$3.4 B$42 MConvenience storesCanada
321Liu Fangyi$1.3 B$41 MMedical equipmentChina
322Zhang Tao$4.2 B$41 ME-commerceChina
323Mu Rongjun$2.4 B$41 ME-commerceChina
324Michael Rees$2.2 B$40 MPrivate equityUnited States
325Mark Shoen$5.2 B$40 MU-HaulUnited States
326Jean Salata$7.0 B$40 MFinanceChile
327E. Joe Shoen$4.5 B$40 MU-HaulUnited States
328Prathap Reddy$3.2 B$39 MHealthcareIndia
329Liang Wengen$6.3 B$39 MConstruction equipmentChina
330Vinod Saraf$1.6 B$39 MChemicalsIndia
331Daniel Tsai$6.9 B$39 MFinanceTaiwan
332Amit Burman$1.4 B$39 MConsumer goodsIndia
333Ronald Clarke$1.7 B$38 Mpayments technologyUnited States
334Richard Tsai$6.9 B$38 MFinanceTaiwan
335Giorgio Armani$11.9 B$38 MLuxury goodsItaly
336Roy Mann$1.4 B$38 MsoftwareIsrael
337Zhou Bajin$3.1 B$38 MAuto partsChina
338Murdaya Poo$1.2 B$37 MDiversifiedIndonesia
339Jack Cockwell$2.7 B$37 MReal estate, private equityCanada
340Josh Harris$11.0 B$37 MPrivate equityUnited States
341Doug Ostrover$3.2 B$37 MPrivate equityUnited States
342Wang Laisheng$8.6 B$37 MElectronics componentsHong Kong
343Marc Rowan$8.7 B$37 MPrivate equityUnited States
344B. Wayne Hughes Jr$2.1 B$37 MStorage facilitiesUnited States
345Alexandre Van Damme$2.6 B$36 MABInBevBelgium
346Hartley Rogers$1.5 B$36 Masset managementUnited States
347Benu Gopal Bangur$6.8 B$36 MCementIndia
348David Kaplan$2.5 B$36 MFinanceUnited States
349Bennett Rosenthal$2.6 B$36 MFinanceUnited States
350Habil Khorakiwala$1.6 B$35 MpharmaceuticalsIndia
351Jean Madar$1.1 B$35 MFragrancesFrance
352Chen Jianhua$7.3 B$35 MChemicalsChina
353Michael Arougheti$2.4 B$35 MFinanceUnited States
354Sathien Sathientham$2.0 B$35 MEnergy drinksThailand
355Justin Ishbia$5.0 B$35 MPrivate equityUnited States
356Vivek Jain$4.3 B$35 MChemicalsIndia
357Ren Jianhua$1.5 B$34 MKitchen appliancesChina
358Harsh Mariwala$3.6 B$34 MConsumer goodsIndia
359Li Liangbin$1.6 B$34 MLithiumChina
360Jiang Weiping & family$2.7 B$34 MChemicalsChina
361Lin Li$7.3 B$34 MInvestmentsChina
362Liu Hanyuan$7.9 B$34 MAgribusiness, new energyChina
363Baba Kalyani$4.1 B$34 MEngineeringIndia
364Zhu Zhaojiang$1.6 B$34 MSmartphonesChina
365Su Hua$2.5 B$33 MVideo streamingChina
366Yin Yee Lee$1.5 B$33 MGlassChina
367Albert Nahmad$1.6 B$33 MAir conditioning partsUnited States
368Albert Chao & family$4.2 B$33 MChemicals, building productsUnited States
369Dorothy Chao Jenkins & family$4.2 B$33 MChemicals, building productsUnited States
370James Chao & family$4.2 B$33 MChemicals, building productsUnited States
371William Berkley$5.2 B$33 MInsuranceUnited States
372Maria Del Pino$3.4 B$33 MConstructionSpain
373Baiju Bhatt$3.0 B$33 MStock trading appUnited States
374Hu Rongda & family$2.3 B$32 MChemicalsChina
375Shamsheer Vayalil$2.7 B$32 MHealthcareIndia
376Steven Sarowitz$2.5 B$32 MPayroll softwareUnited States
377Ruan Hongliang$2.4 B$32 MGlassChina
378Li Xiting$12.3 B$32 MMedical devicesSingapore
379Manoj Punjabi$1.7 B$32 MMoviesIndonesia
380Yu Renrong$4.3 B$32 MSemiconductorsChina
381Zhang Yong$5.6 B$32 MRestaurantsSingapore
382Pradip Burman$1.1 B$32 MConsumer goodsIndia
383Eugene Murtagh$2.1 B$31 MBuilding materialsIreland
384Vlad Tenev$2.8 B$31 MStock trading appUnited States
385Wong Man Li$2.1 B$31 MFurnitureHong Kong
386Charles Edelstenne$3.3 B$31 MAviationFrance
387Liora Ofer$2.3 B$31 MInvestmentsIsrael
388Marc Fielmann$2.7 B$31 MOptometryGermany
389Rajan Raheja & family$4.0 B$31 MDiversifiedIndia
390Rahul Bhatia$6.8 B$31 MAviationIndia
391Eyal Ofer$26.5 B$31 MReal estate, shippingIsrael
392Mary Alice Dorrance Malone$3.7 B$30 MCampbell SoupUnited States
393Masateru Uno & family$2.1 B$30 MDrugstoresJapan
394Nadir Godrej$3.6 B$30 MConsumer goods, real estateIndia
395Adi Godrej$3.6 B$30 MConsumer goodsIndia
396Smita Crishna Godrej$3.6 B$30 MConsumer goodsIndia
397Rishad Naoroji$3.6 B$30 MConsumer goods, real estateIndia
398Jamshyd Godrej$3.6 B$30 MConsumer goods, real estateIndia
399Wang Laichun$8.4 B$30 MElectronics componentsHong Kong
400Wu Guangming$3.0 B$30 MMedical equipmentChina
401Marc Lipschultz$2.3 B$30 MPrivate equityUnited States
402Xiang Guangming & family$1.6 B$30 MWaste disposalChina
403Bambang Sutantio$1.9 B$30 MDairy & consumer productsIndonesia
404Tan Yu Yeh$1.2 B$30 MRetailMalaysia
405Viktor Vekselberg$7.7 B$30 MMetals, investmentsRussia
406Samuel Yin$4.3 B$30 MRetailTaiwan
407Cheng Yixiao$2.0 B$29 MVideo streaming appChina
408Sytse 'Sid' Sijbrandij$1.6 B$29 MSoftwareNetherlands
409Wang Xicheng & family$2.0 B$29 MTiresChina
410Zhang Gongyun$1.8 B$29 MTyre manufacturing machineryChina
411Lai Jianfa$1.3 B$29 MExpress deliveryChina
412Vijay Agarwal$1.2 B$29 MConstruction equipmentIndia
413Ye Guofu$3.0 B$29 MRetailChina
414Kenneth Dart$6.7 B$29 MInvestmentsBelize
415Tan Lili$1.2 B$28 MFeedChina
416Chao Teng-hsiung$2.6 B$28 MReal estateTaiwan
417Michael Ashley$4.2 B$28 MSports retailingUnited Kingdom
418Xie Liangzhi & family$2.0 B$28 MBiotechChina
419Maximilian Viessmann$6.5 B$28 MHeating, cooling equipmentGermany
420Susan Ocampo & family$2.6 B$28 MSemiconductorsUnited States
421Marcel Herrmann Telles & family$8.9 B$28 MBeerBrazil
422Bruce Wilson$2.2 B$28 MRetailingAustralia
423Alan Wilson$2.2 B$28 MRetailingAustralia
424John Wilson$2.2 B$28 MRetailingAustralia
425Robert Sands$3.0 B$28 MLiquorUnited States
426Djoko Susanto$4.1 B$28 MSupermarketsIndonesia
427Patrick Lee$2.9 B$27 MPaperHong Kong
428Zhang Fan$2.5 B$27 MTouch screensChina
429Xia Zuoquan$3.9 B$27 MAutomobiles, batteriesChina
430Chang Kuo-Wei$1.1 B$27 MAirlinesTaiwan
431Rolly van Rappard$1.7 B$27 MPrivate EquityNetherlands
432Beatriz Davila de Santo Domingo$3.2 B$27 MBeerColombia
433Li Guoqiang$1.2 B$27 MAuto dealershipsChina
434Chey Tae-won$1.1 B$27 MOil, semiconductorSouth Korea
435Fan Daidi$4.1 B$26 MSkincareChina
436Jiang Rensheng & family$6.3 B$26 MVaccinesChina
437Cai Huabo$1.8 B$26 MElectronicsChina
438Mahendra Choksi & family$4.2 B$26 MPaintsIndia
439Gustav Magnar Witzoe$3.2 B$26 MFish farmingNorway
440Douglas Hsu$2.3 B$26 MDiversifiedTaiwan
441Spiro Latsis & family$2.3 B$26 MBanking, shippingGreece
442Gang Ye$4.2 B$26 MOnline gaming, e-commerceSingapore
443Parakramsinh Jadeja$1.3 B$26 MManufacturingIndia
444Lin Xiucheng & family$1.8 B$26 MElectronicsChina
445Sophie Luise Fielmann$2.5 B$26 MOptometryGermany
446Bennett Dorrance$3.1 B$26 MCampbell SoupUnited States
447Serge Godin$3.1 B$26 MInformation technologyCanada
448Sandeep Engineer$2.5 B$25 MPlastic pipesIndia
449Liang Qin & family$1.2 B$25 MSemiconductor devicesChina
450Yuan Fugen & family$2.2 B$25 MMetal processingChina
451Yang Weidong & family$2.8 B$25 MChemicalsChina
452Sanjay Agarwal$1.1 B$25 MBankingIndia
453Wang Jianfeng & family$1.1 B$25 MAuto partsChina
454Tsai Ming-kai$4.2 B$25 MSemiconductorsTaiwan
455Lim Wee Chai$1.2 B$24 MRubber glovesMalaysia
456Robyn Jones$1.2 B$24 MInsuranceUnited States
457Mark Jones$1.2 B$24 MInsuranceUnited States
458Huang Shan$2.7 B$24 MSoftwareChina
459Pablo Legorreta$4.2 B$24 MInvestmentsUnited States
460Gary Friedman$2.3 B$24 MFurniture retailUnited States
461William Stone$3.0 B$24 MSoftwareUnited States
462Dong Fan$1.8 B$24 MMedical devicesChina
463J. Tomilson Hill$4.1 B$24 MInvestmentsUnited States
464Chen Jiancheng$1.3 B$24 MManufacturingChina
465Nadia Thiele$6.8 B$24 MInvestmentsGermany
466Magdalena Martullo-Blocher$6.2 B$23 MChemicalsSwitzerland
467Rahel Blocher$6.1 B$23 MChemicalsSwitzerland
468Carlos Alberto Sicupira & family$7.2 B$23 MBeerBrazil
469Sunjay Kapur$1.3 B$23 MAuto partsUnited States
470Zhang Ning$1.9 B$23 MChemicalsCanada
471Pang Kang$9.5 B$23 MSoy sauceChina
472Arnout Schuijff$2.6 B$23 MPayments softwareNetherlands
473Sun Huaiqing & family$1.4 B$23 MCosmeticsChina
474Tang Ye$1.1 B$23 MsoftwareChina
475Chen Xueli$1.1 B$23 MPharmaceuticalsChina
476Wei Ing-Chou$2.0 B$23 MFood, beveragesTaiwan
477Kuldip Singh Dhingra$2.8 B$23 MPaintsIndia
478Gurbachan Singh Dhingra$2.8 B$23 MPaintsIndia
479Liang Feng$1.6 B$22 MManufacturingChina
480Yeh Kuo-I$1.5 B$22 MManufacturingTaiwan
481Ma Jianrong$6.1 B$22 MTextiles, apparelChina
482She Yingjie$1.6 B$22 Mprinted circuit boardHong Kong
483Piero Ferrari$8.8 B$22 MAutomobilesItaly
484Ralph Lauren$10.8 B$22 MApparelUnited States
485Hamilton James & family$5.0 B$22 MInvestmentsUnited States
486Frank Slootman$2.9 B$22 MSoftwareUnited States
487William Heinecke$1.3 B$22 MHotelsThailand
488Somurai Jaruphnit$3.3 B$22 MDiversifiedThailand
489Kie Chie Wong$1.9 B$22 MInvestmentsMalaysia
490Jiang Yintai & family$1.5 B$22 MAuto partsChina
491Howard Schultz$3.3 B$22 MStarbucksUnited States
492Wei Yin-Heng$2.0 B$22 MFood, beveragesTaiwan
493Wei Ying-Chiao$2.0 B$22 MFood, beveragesTaiwan
494Wei Yin-Chun$2.0 B$22 MFood, beveragesTaiwan
495Sudhir Mehta$6.8 B$22 MPharmaceuticals, powerIndia
496Samir Mehta$6.8 B$22 MPharmaceuticals, powerIndia
497Donald Mackenzie$1.5 B$22 MPrivate equityUnited Kingdom
498Tomasz Biernacki$5.4 B$22 MSupermarketsPoland
499Zhu Yiming$1.3 B$22 MSemiconductorsChina
500Richard Fortin$1.8 B$22 MConvinience storesCanada

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Associate News Editor at CEOWORLD Magazine. I lead the reporting team that covers US financial services and I write a business column for the opinion section. I write news pieces about the US and European market for start-ups and interview CEOs for our interview slot. I also presented one of the CEOWORLD magazine's early podcast hits, Money Stories, in which I persuadeded notable CEOs to share insights into the breaking news, moments of crisis and key decisions that enabled them to build successful international companies.