The 100 Richest Men in the World in 2024

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The world’s wealthiest individuals have continued to accumulate immense fortunes, thanks to booming industries like technology, luxury goods, and investments. Here is a look at some of the top billionaires globally, their net worth, and the industries they dominate.
Here is a comprehensive outline of about 100 richest people in the world as of 2024, based on recent data from Forbes and other sources:

1. Bernard Arnault& Family – $239.9 billion, France (LVMH)
2. Jeff Bezos – $203.8 billion, United States (Amazon)
3. Elon Musk – $198.4 billion, United States (Tesla, SpaceX)
4. Mark Zuckerberg – $172.5 billion, United States (Facebook)
5. Larry Ellison – $154.5 billion, United States (Oracle)
6. Warren Buffett – $133.8 billion, United States (Berkshire Hathaway)
7. Bill Gates – $130.2 billion, United States (Microsoft)
8. Steve Ballmer – $125.6 billion, United States (Microsoft)
9. Larry Page – $119.9 billion, United States (Google)
10. Sergey Brin – $115.3 billion, United States (Google)
11. MukeshAmbani – $112.2 billion, India (Reliance Industries)
12. Amancio Ortega – $111.5 billion, Spain (Zara)
13. Michael Bloomberg – $106.2 billion, United States (Bloomberg LP)
14. Carlos Slim Helu& Family – $103.7 billion, Mexico (Telecom)
15. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family – $99.8 billion, France (L’Oréal)
16. Michael Dell – $86.4 billion, United States (Dell Technologies)
17. Gautam Adani – $80.4 billion, India (Adani Group)
18. Jim Walton & Family – $79.2 billion, United States (Walmart)
19. Rob Walton & Family – $78.2 billion, United States (Walmart)
20. Jensen Huang – $77.3 billion, United States (Nvidia)
21. Alice Walton – $73.1 billion, United States (Walmart)
22. David Thomson & Family – $67.9 billion, Canada (Thomson Reuters)
23. Julia Koch & Family – $64.3 billion, United States (Koch Industries)
24. ZhongShanshan – $62.9 billion, China (Nongfu Spring)
25. Charles Koch & Family – $58.5 billion, United States (Koch Industries)
26. Giovanni Ferrero – $43.8 billion, Italy (Ferrero)
27. Colin Huang – $43.4 billion, China (PDD Holdings)
28. Zhang Yiming – $43.4 billion, China (ByteDance)
29. Tadashi Yanai& Family – $42.8 billion, Japan (Fast Retailing)
30. Phil Knight & Family – $40.9 billion, United States (Nike)
31. Mark Mateschitz – $39.6 billion, Austria (Red Bull)
32. Klaus-Michael Kuehne – $39.2 billion, Germany (Kuehne + Nagel)
33. Stephen Schwarzman – $38.8 billion, United States (Blackstone Group)
34. Jacqueline Mars – $38.5 billion, United States (Mars)
35. John Mars – $38.5 billion, United States (Mars)
36. Dieter Schwarz – $38 billion, Germany (Schwarz Group)
37. Li Ka-shing – $37.3 billion, Hong Kong (CK Hutchison Holdings)
38. Shiv Nadar – $36.9 billion, India (HCL Technologies)
39. Alain Wertheimer – $36.8 billion, France (Chanel)
40. Gérard Wertheimer – $36.8 billion, France (Chanel)
41. Ken Griffin – $35.7 billion, United States (Citadel)
42. Francois Pinault& Family – $34.2 billion, France (Kering)
43. Elon Musk – $32.7 billion, United States (SpaceX, Tesla)
44. Daniel Gilbert – $31.5 billion, United States (Quicken Loans)
45. Ma Huateng – $30.6 billion, China (Tencent)
46. Carlos Slim – $29.5 billion, Mexico (GrupoCarso)
47. TakahisaTakahara – $28.7 billion, Japan (Unicharm)
48. William Lei Ding – $28.4 billion, China (NetEase)
49. Jack Ma – $27.8 billion, China (Alibaba)
50. Jeff Bezos – $27.3 billion, United States (Blue Origin)
51. Miriam Adelson – $26.9 billion, United States (Las Vegas Sands)
52. Vladimir Potanin – $26.5 billion, Russia (Interros)
53. Michael Hartono – $25.7 billion, Indonesia (Djarum)
54. Susanne Klatten – $25.5 billion, Germany (BMW)
55. Ding Lei – $25.3 billion, China (NIO)
56. Wang Wei – $25.1 billion, China (SF Express)
57. David Tepper – $24.9 billion, United States (Appaloosa Management)
58. Gennady Timchenko – $24.7 billion, Russia (Volga Group)
59. Lakshmi Mittal – $24.5 billion, India (ArcelorMittal)
60. Dietrich Mateschitz – $24.3 billion, Austria (Red Bull)
61. Emmanuel Besnier – $24.2 billion, France (Lactalis)
62. R. Budi Hartono – $24.1 billion, Indonesia (Djarum)
63. Zeng Yuqun – $24 billion, China (CATL)
64. Stefan Quandt – $23.9 billion, Germany (BMW)
65. Lee ShauKee – $23.7 billion, Hong Kong (Henderson Land Development)
66. Gina Rinehart – $23.5 billion, Australia (Hancock Prospecting)
67. Leonid Mikhelson – $23.4 billion, Russia (Novatek)
68. Joseph Lau – $23.3 billion, Hong Kong (Chinese Estates)
69. Azim Premji – $23.2 billion, India (Wipro)
70. Iris Fontbona& Family – $23.1 billion, Chile (Antofagasta)
71. Abigail Johnson – $23 billion, United States (Fidelity)
72. Yang Huiyan – $22.9 billion, China (Country Garden)
73. VagitAlekperov – $22.8 billion, Russia (Lukoil)
74. Rupert Murdoch – $22.7 billion, United States (News Corp)
75. Hui Ka Yan – $22.6 billion, China (Evergrande)
76. Masayoshi Son – $22.5 billion, Japan (SoftBank)
77. Sheldon Adelson – $22.4 billion, United States (Las Vegas Sands)
78. Ray Dalio – $22.3 billion, United States (Bridgewater Associates)
79. Harold Hamm – $22.2 billion, United States (Continental Resources)
80. DilipShanghvi – $22.1 billion, India (Sun Pharmaceuticals)
81. He Xiangjian – $22 billion, China (Midea Group)
82. DhaninChearavanont – $21.9 billion, Thailand (CP Group)
83. Steve Cohen – $21.8 billion, United States (Point72 Asset Management)
84. Larry Fink – $21.7 billion, United States (BlackRock)
85. Aliko Dangote – $21.6 billion, Nigeria (Dangote Group)
86. RinatAkhmetov – $21.5 billion, Ukraine (System Capital Management)
87. Sergey Popov – $21.4 billion, Russia (Metalloinvest)
88. Elena Baturina – $21.3 billion, Russia (Inteco)
89. Pallonji Mistry – $21.2 billion, India (ShapoorjiPallonji Group)
90. Wang Jianlin – $21.1 billion, China (Dalian Wanda)
91. Leon Black – $21 billion, United States (Apollo Global Management)
92. George Soros – $20.9 billion, United States (Soros Fund Management)
93. Jim Simons – $20.8 billion, United States (Renaissance Technologies)
94. Li Shufu – $20.7 billion, China (Geely)
95. Alexey Mordashov – $20.6 billion, Russia (Severstal)
96. Michael Otto & Family – $20.5 billion, Germany (Otto Group)
97. Shari Arison – $20.4 billion,