Zuckerberg rejoined the world’s top 10 richest in the summer of 2023 for the first time since January 2022, as the result of a rise in the price of Meta’s stock. During the month of December, his fortune rose by $9.4 billion, while Meta’s stock climbed 9%. Software tycoon Larry Ellison of Oracle was the biggest loser of the top ten; his fortune fell by $11.2 billion during top 100 richest person in world December as Oracle’s stock fell 10%. As of January 1, Arnault still ranks No. 2 richest, worth an estimated $200.7 billion. Arnault, the CEO and chairman of LVMH, has built the company into a giant with more than 70 brands, from Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior to Tiffany & Co. and Sephora.
He cofounded Google with Larry Page in 1998 after the two met at Stanford University while studying for advanced degrees in computer science, which would lead them to becoming two of the world’s richest people. As of October 1, 2023, Musk is still the world’s richest person—a position he also held for much of 2022. Canada’s richest person added another $5.2 billion to his fortune in 2022 as his 68% stake in the conglomerate Thomson Reuters jumped 17%.
- Brin, who came to the U.S. from Russia with his family when he was 6 years old to escape anti-Semitism, is the richest immigrant in America.
- Zhang Yiming, who founded Tik Tok-parent Bytedance, dropped one place, from No. 25 to No. 26, as his embattled company has taken a haircut from investors.
- Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time.
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Bernard Arnault, head of luxury goods giant LVMH, takes his place as the world’s richest person, marking the first time a citizen of France leads the ranking. The United States still boasts the most billionaires, with 735 list members worth a collective $4.5 trillion. China (including Hong Kong and Macau) remains second, with 562 billionaires worth $2 trillion, followed by India, with 169 billionaires worth $675 billion.
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The top 25 mostly made their money in technology (eight list members) and fashion & retail (seven). Zuckerberg’s net worth rose by $2.4 billion, the result of a slight gain in Meta shares during November. Shares of Oracle rose in the past month, adding $22.1 billion to Ellison’s fortune. As of December 1 he is worth about $3.6 billion more than No. 3 Jeff Bezos.
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After dropping in the Forbes ranking, Musk became the world’s richest person again on June 8, 2023 and held onto the number one spot for the remainder of 2023. Musk’s fortune rose by about $6 billion in December, lifted by a 4% rise in the price of Tesla shares. Musk is CEO of electric car company Tesla and rocket firm SpaceX; chairman and CTO of social media company X, formerly known as Twitter; and founder of artificial intelligence firm xAI. He owns 13% of Tesla stock and has pledged some of his stock as collateral for loans. Until Musk receives those options, Forbes will continue to discount the Tesla options from the pay package by 50%.
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Six billionaires are Lebanese, with a combined net worth of $11.8 billion. They include fine Jewelry tycoon Robert Mouawad and the three brothers of former billionaire and prime minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri, Bahaa, Ayman, and Fahed Hariri. And five billionaires are Egyptian, with a combined net worth of $18.4 billion. They are brothers Mohammed, Youssef, and Yasseen Mansour, and Nassef and Naguib Sawiris. Ballmer’s L.A. Clippers–the sixth-most valuable NBA team–are flying high.
His daughter Delphine, who runs Dior, and son Antoine, already sit on the board. In June he named son Frédéric as head of LVMH’s family holding group. His youngest son, Jean, is director of watches at Louis Vuitton. China has 473 billionaires and India has 200, which set a record for that country.
He was the richest person in the world for the first five months of 2023. The wealth of the world’s 10 richest people also soared by a record amount, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. Her fortune lies in her ownership of shares in cosmetics giant L’Oreal, which she inherited from her late mother. Ballmer’s fortune fell by nearly $4 billion in the past month partly due to a slight decline in the price on Microsoft shares. He was CEO of the company for 25 years and remained chairman until 2014.
