Updated September 06, 2022: Billionaires play an outsized role in shaping the global economy, politics, and philanthropy.
Forbes puts the number of billionaires in the world at 2,668 in 2022.
Below are the 10 wealthiest people on the planet as of the same date, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
All figures are current as of Sept. 5, 2022, unless otherwise stated.
1. Elon Musk
- Age: 51
- Residence: Texas
- Co-founder and CEO: Tesla
- Net Worth: $241 billion
- Tesla Ownership Stake: 15% ($108 billion)
- Other Assets: Space Exploration Technologies ($46.9 billion private asset), The Boring Company ($3.33 billion private asset), Twitter ($3 billion public asset), $17.9 billion in cash
2. Jeff Bezos
- Age: 58
- Residence: Washington
- Founder and Executive Chair: Amazon
- Net Worth: $151 billion
- Amazon Ownership Stake: 10% ($127 billion)
- Other Assets: Blue Origin ($9.15 billion private asset), The Washington Post ($250 million private asset), and $14.5 billion in cash
3. Gautam Adani
- Age: 60
- Residence: Gurgaon, India
- Founder and Chair: Adani Group
- Net Worth: $141 billion
- Adani Enterprises, Power. and Transmissions Ownership Stakes: 75% each ($81.4 billion)
- Other Assets: 65% of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone ($12.9 billion public asset), 61% of Adani Green Energy ($27.6 billion public asset), 37% of Adani Total Gas ($18.2 billion public asset)
4. Bernard Arnault
- Age: 73
- Residence: Paris
- CEO and Chair: LVMH
- Net Worth: $132 billion
- Christian Dior Ownership Stake: 97.5% ($107 billion total)
- Other Assets: Moelis & Company equity ($19.8 billion public asset), Hermès equity (undisclosed stake), and $9.1 billion in cash
5. Bill Gates
- Age: 66
- Residence: Washington
- Co-founder: Microsoft
- Net Worth: $114 billion
- Microsoft Ownership Stake: 1.3% ($26.4 billion)
- Other Assets: Cascade Investment LLC ($51.7 billion public assets), $54.2 billion in cash
6. Larry Page
- Age: 49
- Residence: California
- Co-founder and Board Member: Alphabet
- Net Worth: $98.7 billion
- Alphabet Ownership Stake: 6% ($84.4 billion total)
- Other Assets: $14.4 billion in cash
7. Warren Buffett
- Age: 92
- Residence: Nebraska
- CEO: Berkshire Hathaway
- Net Worth: $102 billion
- Berkshire Hathaway Ownership Stake: 16% ($95.7 billion)
- Other Assets: $1.05 billion in cash
8. Sergey Brin
- Age: 49
- Residence: California
- Co-founder and Board Member: Alphabet
- Net Worth: $94.4 billion
- Alphabet Ownership Stake: 6% ($80 billion total)
- Other Assets: $14.4 billion in cash
9. Larry Ellison
- Age: 78
- Residence: Hawaii
- Co-founder, Chair, and CTO: Oracle
- Net Worth: $92.7 billion
- Oracle Ownership Stake: 40%+ ($62.8 billion)
- Other Assets: Tesla equity ($12.2 billion public asset), $17.1 billion in cash and real estate
10. Steve Ballmer
- Age: 66
- Residence: Washington
- Owner: Los Angeles Clippers
- Net Worth: $90.7 billion
- Microsoft Ownership Stake: 4% ($81.7 billion total)
- Other Assets: Los Angeles Clippers ($3.16 billion private asset), $5.8 billion in cash
The Bottom Line
If you want to get a little closer to making the richest billionaires rankings,
you might need to become a technological innovator or luxury retail mastermind.
