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Published by Jul 12, 2024
As of July 2024, Elon Musk had a net worth valued at 242.6 billion U.S. dollars, making him the richest man in the world. Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos followed in third, with owner of the luxury goods producer LVMH, Bernard Arnault and his family, in third. The list is dominated by Americans, and Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the only woman among the 20 richest people worldwide.
The world's leading billionaires as of July 2024, based on net worth (in billion U.S. dollars)
| Characteristic | Wealth in billion U.S. dollars |
|---|---|
| Elon Musk (United States) | 242.6 |
| Jeff Bezos (United States) | 211.6 |
| Bernard Arnault & family (France) | 198.9 |
| Larry Ellison (United States) | 176.3 |
| Mark Zuckerberg (United States) | 174.5 |
| Larry Page (United States) | 152.2 |
| Sergey Brin (United States) | 146.2 |
| Bill Gates (United States) | 135.1 |
| Steve Ballmer (United States) | 132.5 |
| Warren Buffett (United States) | 131.9 |
| Mukesh Ambani (India) | 123.7 |
| Amancio Ortega (Spain) | 115.4 |
| Jensen Huang (United States) | 112.2 |
| Michael Dell (United States) | 108.5 |
| Michael Bloomberg (United States) | 104.7 |
| Carlos Slim Helu & family (Mexico) | 96.3 |
| Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family (France) | 90.7 |
| Jim Walton & family (United States) | 87.6 |
| Rob Walton & family (United States) | 86.4 |
| Gautam Adani (India) | 73.8 |
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The source defines wealth as a snapshot of a person's total wealth using stock prices.
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