In this post, we will take a look at the richest people after a year of the pandemic. The specialized publication in business and finance Forbes released the list of billionaires, which includes 660 new names. Forbes magazine published its annual list of the richest people in the world, which includes 2,755 billionaires whose wealth exceeds billions of dollars, and also showed that 86% saw their fortunes rise in a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic. The ranking featured 660 more people than a year ago, of which 493 appeared for the first time, with 210 from China and Hong Kong. Another 250 had not made the previous list, but returned in the 2021 list.
Here are the richest people in the world today
“The very, very rich got much, much, richer,” Forbes president of content Randall Lane said in an interview with Reuters. Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world for the fourth year in a row, with a net worth of $ 199 billion, while Elon Musk rose to number two with $157 billion. For a brief period of time, Elon Musk’s net worth had crossed that of Jeff Bezos as well.
Investor and business mogul Warren Buffett stopped being one of the five richest billionaires for the first time in more than two decades, amid the dominance of technology executives in the Forbes ranking.
Which country has the most number of billionaires?
In total, billionaires’ fortunes total $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion in 2020. The United States is the most represented country on the list, with 724 people, followed by China (including Hong Kong and Macau), with 698. Last year, the United States had 614 billionaires in the ranking and China 456 (including 66 from Hong Kong and one from Macau). India is the third with the largest number of billionaires, with 140. In total, the 1,149 billionaires of the countries of Asia and the Pacific add up to a value of 4.7 trillion dollars, while those of the United States have a combined net worth of 4.4 trillion dollars.
How many billionaires made their own fortune?
A record 1,975 billionaires made their fortunes on their own from 1,457 last year. That equates to 72% of the list (up from 70% in 2020). Forbes uses that designation in contrast to “inherited” and “inherited and growing,” although it is not intended to indicate that someone has created a billion dollar fortune on their own, but rather takes teamwork into account in their endeavors.
Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates on March 5 to calculate net values.
Here is the list of the richest people in the world today
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos has been on top of the list for many years now. The founder of Amazon is estimated to have estimated his fortune equivalent to about $200 billion. A few days ago the news came out that he donated 100 million destined to different food banks in the United States in the middle of the fight against the coronavirus.
Elon Musk
Maverick billionaire Elon Musk has rapidly risen in the ranks of the world’s billionaires list. At a point of time, his net worth crossed even that of Jeff Bezos. However, as the stock prices for Tesla and SpaceX normalized, Musk came back to the second spot with a net worth of $157 billion.
Bill Gates
The businessman and philanthropist co-founder of the computer giant Microsoft came in second place this year. The 65-year-old American has a fortune of $126.3 billion. Bill also does great social work thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, dedicated to health and education aimed primarily at the most deprived areas.
Mark Zuckerberg
The founder of Facebook came to revolutionize the technology industry and currently holds an incredible $120 billion in net worth. He is also known for being the owner of the Instagram photo application and the WhatsApp messaging application, as well as being one of the world leaders in data exploitation.
Larry Page
Alphabet board member and co-founder of Google, Larry Page, still continues to be one of the richest people in the world with a net worth of over $106 billion.
Warren Buffet
The 89-year-old American businessman is one of the largest investors in the world. His net worth today reaches up to 104.9 billion. Warren, despite being one of the richest people on the planet, is known for leading an austere life and far from the luxury with which he is used to seeing other entrepreneurs.
Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison is a 75-year-old American entrepreneur and computer scientist. The founder of Oracle was CEO of the company from 1977 to 2015 with a net worth of over 101.7 billion. Oracle is a company specialized in computing and is based in the Californian town of Redwood City, United States.
Amancio Ortega
The Spaniard fell down many positions in the ranking due to the collapse of his shares due to the coronavirus crisis. His net worth is over $83 billion. Amancio Ortega is the owner of Inditex, a textile group to which brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear or Bershka belong. His company has less than 152,000 employees on the payroll and more than 7,000 stores around the world, a true empire.
Louis Vuitton
The French mogul is estimated to have a fortune valued at $76 billion. Known as an art lover and collector, he has launched numerous patronage campaigns. His company LVMH is better known as Louis Vuitton and is a conglomerate of 76 luxury brands around the world.
Rob Walton
He is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton and his fortune reached $62.6 billion. Walmart is the most important department store chain in the United States and was founded by Sam Walton in 1962. The brand operates in several countries in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, India and also has more than two million employees in its stores .
The Richest People in the World: Conclusion
A decade ago, the richest man in the world was the Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim. And he was not the only Latin American in the top ten. There was also the Brazilian Eike Batista, a businessman in the oil, energy, mining and shipping industries whose fortune collapsed after being sentenced to 30 years in prison for corruption. 10 years ago Amazon owner Jeff Bezos wasn’t even on the top ten list. Today he is the richest man on the planet, marking an unprecedented rise in the ranking of billionaires thanks to the rapid expansion of his capital and let’s not forget the rapid rise of Elon Musk, a true visionary and quite possibly the person who is going to be the first billionaire on Mars.
