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Elon Musk tops the list as the wealthiest person in the U.S. The founder of Tesla, based out of Texas, is worth some $263.7 billion, or about $110.5 billion more than Jeff Bezos ($153.2 billion, Washington). The United States is home to over a quarter of the world’s billionaires, representing...

As of September 14, 2022, Beate Heister &Karl Albrecht Jr. was the wealthiest man in Germany, with an estimated net worth of 35.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Klaus-Michael Kuehne  (No. 2, $29.7 billion), Dieter Schwarz (No. 3, $26.8 billion); and Susanne Klatten (No. 4, $22.5 billion). Stefan Quandt is the fifth-richest person in Germany, with...

As of September 13, 2022, Giovanni Ferrero was the wealthiest man in Italy, with an estimated net worth of 33.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Giorgio Armani   (No. 2, $6.0 billion), Silvio Berlusconi  (No. 3, $5.9 billion); and Massimiliana Landini Aleotti (No. 4, $4.7 billion). Sergio Stevanato is the fifth-richest person in Italy, with a...

As of September 13, 2022, Jorge Paulo Lemann was the wealthiest man in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 14.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Eduardo Saverin (No. 2, $9.8 billion), Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 3, $9.6 billion); and Carlos Alberto Sicupira (No. 4, $8.1 billion). Safra Siblings is the fifth-richest person in Brazil,...

As of September 13, 2022, Andrey Melnichenko was the wealthiest man in Russia, with an estimated net worth of 26.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Vladimir Potanin (No. 2, $26.4 billion), Vladimir Lisin (No. 3, $25.4 billion); and Leonid Mikhelson (No. 4, $24.4 billion). Vagit Alekperov is the fifth-richest person in Russia, with a whopping $21.0...

As of September 13, 2022, Amancio Ortega was the wealthiest man in Spain, with an estimated net worth of 55.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Sandra Ortega Mera (No. 2, $5.6 billion), Rafael Del Pino (No. 3, $4.0 billion); and Juan Roig (No. 4, $3.5 billion). Daniel Mate is the fifth-richest person in Spain, with a whopping $3.2...

As of September 13, 2022, Dietrich Mateschitz was the wealthiest man in Austria, with an estimated net worth of 22.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Georg Stumpf (No. 2, $7.9 billion), Rene Benko (No. 3, $4.9 billion); and Helmut Sohmen  (No. 4, $4.7 billion). Johann Graf is the fifth-richest person in Austria, with a whopping...

As of September 12, 2022, with a net worth of roughly $270.7 billion, Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, followed by Bernard Arnault (No. 2, $158.4 billion), Jeff Bezos  (No. 3, $156.6  billion); and Gautam Adani  (No. 4, $149.3 billion). Bill Gates is the fifth-richest person globally,...

As of September 12, 2022, David Thomson was the wealthiest man in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 52.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Changpeng Zhao (No. 2, $17.4 billion), Jim Pattison (No. 3, $11.6 billion); and David Cheriton  (No. 4, $10.0 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest person in Canada, with a...

As of September 12, 2022, Carlos Slim Helu was the wealthiest man in Mexico, with an estimated net worth of 77.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by German Larrea Mota Velasco (No. 2, $25.4 billion), Ricardo Salinas Pliego (No. 3, $10.8 billion); and Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala (No. 4, $6.2 billion). Alejandro Bailleres Gual is the...