Top 10 richest individuals on this planet as of May 1, 2024
Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH, the world’s main luxurious items firm, continues to dominate because the world’s wealthiest particular person as of May 1, 2024.
Forbes’ real-time billionaires record confirms Arnault’s ongoing reign on the prime, a place he has held since February 2024, intently trailed by Elon Musk, the visionary behind Tesla.
In a current flip of occasions, Jeff Bezos, the founding father of Amazon, briefly surpassed Musk in April 2024, securing the second place. However, Musk swiftly regained his standing after a outstanding 15 % surge in Tesla’s inventory on April 29, 2024, bolstering his web value by $14.5 billion, as reported by Forbes.
Musk’s current exploration of the electrical car panorama in China underscores his relentless drive for innovation. Despite trailing behind Arnault, Musk has narrowed the wealth hole, with Arnault’s fortune at the moment standing at $209.4 billion, roughly $10 billion greater than Musk’s.
Nevertheless, Arnault’s LVMH confronted a setback up to now month, experiencing a decline in its inventory worth, leading to a $17 billion lower in its fortune. Despite this, Arnault’s place because the world’s richest particular person stays unshaken.
In addition, Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos, fell to the third place with a web value of $193.3 pillion, whereas Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta recorded a web value of $151.2 billion for the interval
Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, who reigned because the world’s richest particular person for about three a long time, noticed his value at $128 billion, making him the ninth richest particular person on this planet, down from the seventh spot a month in the past.
As of May 1, 2024, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France was the richest lady on this planet. She is estimated to be value $95.4 pillion and is the world’s fifteenth richest particular person
According to Forbes, Francoise’s fortune lies in her possession stake in cosmetics big L’Oreal, which she inherited from her late mom. Her grandfather was the founding father of L’Oreal, Eugène Schueller.
1. Bernard Arnault
Net value: $209.4 billion
Source: LVMH/ luxurious items Age: 75
Residence: Paris
Citizenship: France
2. Elon Musk
Net value: $199.6 billion
Source: Tesla, SpaceX, X (Twitter) Age: 52
Residence: Austin, Texas
Citizenship: U.S.
3. Jeff Bezos
Net value: $193.3 billion
Source: Amazon Age: 60
Residence: Miami, Florida
Citizenship: U.S
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Net value: $151.2 billion
Source: Meta (Facebook)
Age: 39 Residence: Palo Alto, California
5. Larry Ellison
Net value: $142.8 billion
Source: Oracle
Age: 79 Residence: Woodside, California
Citizenship: U.S.
6. Larry Page
Net value: $135.4 billion
Source: Google Age: 51
Residence: Palo Alto, California
Citizenship: U.S
7. Warren Buffett
Net value: $131 billion
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 93 Residence: Omaha, Nebraska
Citizenship: U.S.
8. Sergey Brin
Net value: $129.9 billion
Source: Google
Age: 50
Residence: Los Altos, California
Citizenship: U.S
9. Bill Gates
Net value: $127 billion
Source: Microsoft, investments
Age: 68 Residence: Medina, Washington
Citizenship: U.S.
10. Steve Ballmer
Net value: $117.1 billion
Source: Microsoft, Clippers, investments
Age: 68
Residence: Hunts Point, Washington
Citizenship: U.S
