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Forbes’ 35th Annual World’s Billionaires List
It’s been a year like no other, and we aren’t talking about the pandemic. There were rapid-fire public offerings, surging cryptocurrencies and skyrocketing stock prices. The number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest exploded to an unprecedented 2,755--660 more than a year ago. Of those, a record high 493 were new to the list--roughly one every 17 hours, including 210 from China and Hong Kong. Another 250 who’d fallen off in the past came roaring back. A staggering 86% are richer than a year ago.
Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest for the fourth year running, worth $177 billion, while Elon Musk rocketed into the number two spot with $151 billion, as Tesla and Amazon shares surged.
Altogether these billionaires are worth $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion in 2020. The U.S. still has the most, with 724, followed by China (including Hong Kong and Macao) with 698.
Top 10 Richest people on Forbes' list:
| Rank | Name | Company | Net Worth in USD ($) |
| 1 | Jeff Bezos | Amazon | 177 billion |
| 2 | Elon Musk | Tesla, SpaceX | 151 billion |
| 3 | Bernard Arnault | LVMH | 150 billion |
| 4 | Bill Gates | Microsoft | 124 billion |
| 5 | Mark Zuckerberg | 97 billion | |
| 6 | Warren Buffett | Berkshire Hathaway | 96 billion |
| 7 | Larry Ellison | software | 93 billion |
| 8 | Larry Page | 91.5 billion | |
| 9 | Sergey Brin | 89 billion | |
| 10 | Mukesh Ambani | Reliance Industries | 84.5 billion |
