This scale of wealth is equal to approximately 1.4% of the world economy, Amazon’s entire market cap, or spending $1 million a day for 3,000 years. In fact, it’s double the amount seen just two years ago ($663 billion).
The Richest People in the World in 2022
Who is the Richest People in the World?
Elon Musk, with a fortune of $212 billion, is the richest person on the planet. Tesla delivered nearly one million vehicles globally in 2021. Despite facing a computer chip shortage, Tesla deliveries rose 87% year-over-year. Musk, who is also CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX, plans to send the largest rocket ever built into orbit in 2022. It spans 119 meters tall.
With a net worth of $168 billion, Jeff Bezos falls in second place. Bezos is the only billionaire in the top 10 to see a decline in wealth (-$9 billion) over the year. Since last March, Amazon shares have risen just 3% in light of weaker earnings and lagging retail performance.
Most notably, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta (formerly Facebook) fell off the top 10 for the first time since 2016. Meta shares plunged after reporting the first-ever drop in global daily active users since 2004.
The list.
Elon Musk : $271 billion
Jeff Bezos : $188 billion
Bernard Arnault : $149 billion
Bill Gates : $134 billion
Warren Buffett : $128 billion
Larry Page : $124 billion
Sergey Brin : $119 billion
Steve Ballmer : $108 billion
Larry Ellison : $104 billion
Mukesh Ambani : $98.2 billion
Gautam Adani : $97.6 billion
Mark Zuckerberg : $84.1 billion
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers : $80.1 billion
Carlos Slim : $79.2 billion
Zhong Shanshan : $71.9 billion
Jim Walton : $67.0 billion
Rob Walton : $66.6 billion
Alice Walton : $65.1 billion
Changpeng Zhao : $64.5 billion
Charles Koch : $59.8 billion
Julia Flesher Koch & family : $59.8 billion
Michael Dell : $52.4 billion
Phil Knight & family : $52.3 billion
MacKenzie Scott : $51.2 billion
Jacqueline Badger Mars : $50.2 billion