As of May 1, 2024, Bernard Arnault, the CEO of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) tops the list of the wealthiest people in the world.
According to Forbes’ real-time billionaires list, Arnault has held this title since February of this year, closely followed by Tesla CEO, Elon Musk.
Musk briefly ceded the second spot to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in April 2024 but swiftly reclaimed it after a 15% surge in Tesla’s stock on April 29, 2024.
Bezos now occupies third place, with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg trailing behind with a net worth of $151.2 billion.
Also, Bill Gates, the Microsoft Founder who held the title of the world’s wealthiest individual for about three decades, now has a net worth of $128 billion, placing him in the ninth position. This marks a drop from his seventh position a month ago.
Forbes reports that Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France is the richest woman in the world, with a net worth of $95.4 billion, securing the fifteenth position on the list of the world’s wealthiest individuals.
Below is the list of the wealthiest persons in the world according to Forbes.
1. Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $209.4 billion
Source: LVMH/ luxury goods Age: 75
Residence: Paris
Citizenship: France
2. Elon Musk
Net worth: $199.6 billion
Source: Tesla, SpaceX, X (Twitter) Age: 52
Residence: Austin, Texas
Citizenship: U.S.
3. Jeff Bezos
Net worth: $193.3 billion
Source: Amazon Age: 60
Residence: Miami, Florida
Citizenship: U.S
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: $151.2 billion
Source: Meta (Facebook)
Age: 39 Residence: Palo Alto, California
5. Larry Ellison
Net worth: $142.8 billion
Source: Oracle
Age: 79 Residence: Woodside, California
Citizenship: U.S.
6. Larry Page
Net worth: $135.4 billion
Source: Google Age: 51
Residence: Palo Alto, California
Citizenship: U.S
7. Warren Buffett
Net worth: $131 billion
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 93 Residence: Omaha, Nebraska
Citizenship: U.S.
8. Sergey Brin
Net worth: $129.9 billion
Source: Google
Age: 50
Residence: Los Altos, California
Citizenship: U.S
9. Bill Gates
Net worth: $127 billion
Source: Microsoft, investments
Age: 68 Residence: Medina, Washington
Citizenship: U.S.
10. Steve Ballmer
Net worth: $117.1 billion
Source: Microsoft, Clippers, investments
Age: 68
Residence: Hunts Point, Washington
Citizenship: U.S