Jeff Bezos just passed Elon Musk as the world's richest person with a fortune of $200 billion (2024)

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Jeff Bezos just passed Elon Musk as the world's richest person with a fortune of $200 billion? ›

Though Bezos no longer runs Amazon, the company's increasing stock price was enough to balloon his net worth to $200 billion according to Bloomberg. This increase helped squeeze Bezos past Musk whose net worth was reported to be $198 billion.

Forbes estimates Bezos to be worth about $194.1 billion as of 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, and we estimate Musk to be worth about $193 billion. The wealthiest person in the world, per Forbes' list, is still LVMH's Bernard Arnault, who was worth an estimated $235.3 billion as of Tuesday afternoon.

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

With an eye-watering net worth of $99 billion, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, a French businesswoman and philanthropist, is the richest woman in the world.

Mansa Musa ruled over the Mali empire in the 14th Century, and his incredible access to gold made him arguably the richest human to have ever lived. So, why is it that he has largely disappeared from the western historical imagination?

A 19-year-old Brazilian student, Livia Voigt, claims the title of the world's youngest billionaire, surpassing Italian teen Clemente Del Vecchio. Voigt, heiress to a major electrical motors manufacturer, holds a net worth of $1.1 billion.

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, 70, has been deemed the richest woman in the entire world with a net work of $99.5 billion in 2024, according to Forbes. She owes it to the widely known cosmetic care company called L'Oreal, which was founded by her grandfather.

Mark Zuckerberg's fortune plunged $18 billion as shares of Meta Platforms Inc. tumbled, allowing Tesla Inc.'s Elon Musk to cement his status as the world's third-richest billionaire.

Which country has the most billionaires? ›

China has 814 billionaires, the most in the world, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2024. Despite holding on to the top spot, China lost 155 billionaires year-over-year, while the U.S. gained 109.

With an estimated wealth of $305 billion, the Royal family of Abu Dhabi- Al Nahyan family— is known as the richest family in the world. The head of the Al Nahyan family, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is the ruler and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

She also owns numerous pricey properties across the U.S. Both Bloomberg and Forbes pin her net worth at an estimated $1.1 billion on the low end, based on analyses of her fortune. Swift first achieved billionaire status in October when she released a re-recording of her nine-year-old album "1989," Bloomberg reported.

According to the 2023 Global Wealth Report by Credit Suisse, Switzerland once again came out on top when it comes to the mean average wealth per adult at a whopping $685,230.

According to Forbes, there are more billionaires than ever before (141 more than last year and 26 more than the 2021 record), with their collective worth reaching $14.2 trillion. Swift's inclusion comes after Forbes declared the singer a billionaire in October 2023 and reported her net worth at $1.1 billion.

In the U.S., it may take you $5.81 million to be in the top 1%, but it takes a minimum net worth of $30 million to be considered among the ultra-high net worth crowd. As of the end of 2023, this ultra-high net worth population is on the rise, reaching 626,000 globally, up from just over 600,000 a year earlier.

There are now more billionaires than ever: 2,781 in all, 141 more than last year and 26 more than the record set in 2021. They're richer than ever, worth $14.2 trillion in aggregate, up by $2 trillion from 2023 and $1.1 trillion above the previous record, also set in 2021.