As of May 1, 2024, Bernard Arnault, CEO of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH), retains the title of the world’s wealthiest individual, according to Forbes’ real-time billionaires list. He has held this position since February, with Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, closely following behind.
In April 2024, Elon Musk briefly dropped to third place behind Amazon founder Jeff Bezos after a surge in Amazon’s stock but swiftly regained the second spot following a 15% rise in Tesla’s stock on April 29, 2024.
Jeff Bezos now holds third place, while Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook trails with a net worth of $151.2 billion.
Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder who held the title of the world’s wealthiest individual for about three decades, has dropped to the ninth position with a net worth of $128 billion, down from seventh place a month ago.
Forbes also reports that Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France is the richest woman in the world, with a net worth of $95.4 billion, placing fifteenth on the list of the world’s wealthiest individuals.
Here is the list of the wealthiest individuals in the world according to Forbes:-
1. Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $209.4 billion
Source: LVMH/ luxury goods Age: 75
Residence: Paris
Citizenship: France
2. Elon Musk
Net worth: $199.6 billion
Source: Tesla, SpaceX, X (Twitter) Age: 52
Residence: Austin, Texas
Citizenship: U.S.
3. Jeff Bezos
Net worth: $193.3 billion
Source: Amazon Age: 60
Residence: Miami, Florida
Citizenship: U.S
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: $151.2 billion
Source: Meta (Facebook)
Age: 39 Residence: Palo Alto, California
5. Larry Ellison
Net worth: $142.8 billion
Source: Oracle
Age: 79 Residence: Woodside, California
Citizenship: U.S.
6. Larry Page
Net worth: $135.4 billion
Source: Google Age: 51
Residence: Palo Alto, California
Citizenship: U.S
7. Warren Buffett
Net worth: $131 billion
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 93 Residence: Omaha, Nebraska
Citizenship: U.S.
8. Sergey Brin
Net worth: $129.9 billion
Source: Google
Age: 50
Residence: Los Altos, California
Citizenship: U.S
9. Bill Gates
Net worth: $127 billion
Source: Microsoft, investments
Age: 68 Residence: Medina, Washington
Citizenship: U.S.
10. Steve Ballmer
Net worth: $117.1 billion
Source: Microsoft, Clippers, investments
Age: 68
Residence: Hunts Point, Washington
Citizenship: U.S
