10 richest people in the world: Who is the Number 1 on the List?

Posted on November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 by Mark Harrell

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10 richest people in the world: Who is the Number 1 on the List?

The billionaires Index is a list that ranks the richest people in the world based on their net worth and financial performance. The Index is updated regularly, so the list of richest people can vary from year to year. Here is the latest list of the top 10 richest people in the world, as of November 2022, along with some interesting facts about each of them.

1. Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk is an accomplished business magnate and investor. He is SpaceX founder, CEO, and chief engineer; Tesla, Incorporation angel investor, CEO and product inventor.; the Boring Company founder; Neuralink and OpenAI co-founder; Musk Foundation president; and Twitter, Incorporation Owner and CEO. Mr Musk's impressive entrepreneurial endeavors have made him a highly respected figure in business circles.

Founder and a top shot of Tesla and Space X: assets of $204 billion

Age: 51

Residency: Texas

Co-founder and CEO: Tesla

Net Worth: $204 billion

Ownership Stake in Tesla: 15% ($90.6 billion)

Additional Assets: Space Exploration Technologies worth $46.9 billion private asset, The Boring Company worth $3.33 billion private asset), Twitter worth $16.2 billion public asset

Who is the Number 1 Among the 10 richest people in the world

2. Bernard Arnault

Founder, chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world's biggest luxury company: with assets of $138 billion. Some of their brands include Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Hennessey, and Sephora.

Age: 73

Residency: Paris

CEO and Chair: LVMH (LVMUY)

Net Worth: $138 billion

Ownership Stake in Christian Dior: 97.5 per cent ( about $109 billion total)

Additional Assets: Moelis & Company equity worth $20.9 billion public asset, Hermès equity (unknown stake), and an additional $8.85 billion in cash.

3. Gautam Adani

In March 2022, Gautam Adani, the founder of Adani Group, became the richest person in Asia, surpassing Mukesh Ambani.

Age: 60

Residency: Gurgaon, India

Founder and Chair: Adani Group

Net Worth: $125 billion

4. Jeff Bezos

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an immensely successful American entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, and computer engineer. He is most notably the founder of Amazon, where he acted as president and CEO before becoming executive chairman.

Age: 58

Residence: Washington

Founder and Executive Chair: Amazon (AMZN)

Net Worth: $126 billion

Ownership Stake in Amazon: 10% ($102 billion)

Additional Assets: Blue Origin worth $9.15 billion private asset), The Washington Post worth $250 million private asset, and an additional $14.1 billion in cash

5. Bill Gates.

Founder of Microsoft Corporation

Age: 67

Residency: Washington

Co-founder: Microsoft (MSFT)

Net Worth: $111 billion

Ownership Stake in Microsoft: 1.3% ($23.9 billion)

Additional Assets: Cascade Investment LLC worth $51.66 billion public assets, and $54 billion in cash

6. Warren Buffett

Founder and number one of holding Berkshire Hathaway): assets of $103 billion

Age: 92

Residency: Nebraska

CEO: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)

Net Worth: $103 billion

Berkshire Hathaway Ownership Stake: 16% ($102 billion)

Additional Assets: $1.05 billion in cash

7. Larry Ellison

Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an accomplished American business magnate and investor. He is the co-founder, executive chairman, and chief technology officer (CTO) of the renowned American computer technology company Oracle Corporation. He also served as the company's chief executive officer (CEO) in the past.

Age: 78

Residency: Hawaii

Co-founder, Chair, and CTO: Oracle (ORCL)

Net Worth: $93.7 billion

Ownership Stake in Oracle: 40 per cent plus ($65.6 billion)

Additional Assets: Tesla equity worth $10.2 billion public asset, plus $17.2 billion in cash and real estate

8. Larry Page

Lawrence Edward Page is an American business mogul, computer scientist and internet entrepreneur. He is best known for co-founding Google with Sergey Brin. Page was the chief executive officer of Google from 1997 until August 2001 and then again in July 2015 when he moved to become CEO of Alphabet Inc.

Age: 49

Residency: California

Co-founder and Board Member: Alphabet (GOOG)

Net Worth: $87.8 billion

Ownership Stake in Alphabet: 6per cent ($73.7 billion total)

Additional Assets: $14.1 billion in cash

9. Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is Reliance Industries Ltd chairman and managing director. Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), is a Fortune Global 500 company. It is also India's most valuable company by market value.

Age: 65

Residency: Mumbai, India

Owner: Reliance Industries

Net Worth: $87.6 billion

Ownership Stake in Reliance: 42% ($84.2 billion total)

Additional Assets: $410 million in real estate

10. Sergey Brin

Sergey Brin is an American business tycoon, internet entrepreneur and computer scientist. He co-started Google with Larry Page. Brin was Google's parent company, Alphabet Incorporation president., before stepping down from the position on December 3, 2019. Nonetheless, he and Page still maintain their co-founders' position at Alphabet, controlling board members, shareholders, and employees.