In a world where wealth is often a measure of success and influence, the ranks of billionaires continue to capture public fascination. From people who made big money in technology to those who did it in stores, these folks aren’t just rich, they also have a big impact on the whole world, changing how economies and societies work in important ways. As we delve into the top 10 billionaires of the moment, It’s like a trip that shows us huge amounts of money and how the complicated system of modern capitalism works. According to the Forbes Billionaires List 2024, the United States tops the list with 813 billionaires, second place was occupied by China with a total of 473 billionaires and India stands third with a total number of 200 billionaires.
BERNARD ARNAULT :
"If you control your distribution you control your image" – Bernard Arnault.
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BERNARD ARNAULT
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Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault was born on 5th March 1948 in Roubaix, France completed his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts and Science at Ecole Polytechnique de Paris University. Currently having a resid ence in Paris married to Anne Dewavrin in the year 1973 and had two children and then got separated with her in the year 1990 and then married Helene Mercier, a Canadian pianist and had 3 sons. Bernard Arnault of age 74 is currently the top billionaires in the world with a net worth of $212.4 billion. He is the CEO and chairman of the most luxurious brand Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). It is an empire of 75 fashion and cosmetic brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
He also acquired an American jeweler Tiffany & co in 2021 for $15.8 billion. His main source of income is from LVMH.ence in Paris married to Anne Dewavrin in the year 1973 and had two children and then got separated with her in the year 1990 and then married Helene Mercier, a Canadian pianist and had 3 sons. Bernard Arnault of age 74 is currently the top billionaires in the world with a net worth of $212.4 billion. He is the CEO and chairman of the most luxurious brand Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). It is an empire of 75 fashion and cosmetic brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. He also acquired an American jeweler Tiffany & co in 2021 for $15.8 billion. His main source of income is from LVMH.
ELON MUSK:
"Failure is not an option here, if things are not failing, you are not innovating enough." – Elon Musk.
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Elon Reeve Musk was born on 28th June 1971. He completed his education in bachelors of arts/science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a businessman, investor, and former chairman of Tesla. He is one of the highest-paid CEOs. He has two wives and the relationship status of Musk is now single but he is a father of 11 children who now holds the shares of his assets. Elon Musk 52 years is the founder and former chairman of Tesla and CTO of SpaceX. He is the second richest person in the world with a net worth of $ 206.2 billion. He was the co-founder of 6 companies. SpaceX was founded in the year 2002 for $180b after December 2023 its shares reached up to $750b giving Musk the best profits. Musk became an early investor in electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors in the year 2004 and bought Twitter in the year 2022 for $44 billion.
JEFF BEZOS:
"If you can't tolerate critics, don't do anything new or interesting" – Jeff Bezos
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Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen is a self-made billionaire born on 12th January 1964 and now resides in Medina, Washington. He completed his education in the stream of bachelors of arts/science at Princeton University. He was married to Mackezie Scott and had 4 children and got divorced after 25 years of their marriage. The major source of income is from Amazon. Jeff Bezos aged 60 years is one of the top three richest people in the world with a net worth of $200.4 billion. Amazon was founded in the year 1994 by Jeff Bezos at his Seattle garage and became one of the world's biggest e-commerce giants. He also owns the Washington Post and Blue Origin, an aerospace company that develops rockets. In the year 2021, he gave up his position as CEO of Amazon but continued as its chairman.
MARK ZUCKERBERG:
" The question I ask myself like almost every day is, 'Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing? "' – Mark Zuckerberg
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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is a 39-year-old billionaire who was a student at Harvard University in computer science and psychology. He founded Facebook at the age of 19 with his 4 classmates at Harvard University. He was married to Priscilla Chan and a father of 3 daughters. Usually, mark innovations are creative and interesting. He also created an AI alarm for his wife. He lives in Palo Alto, California with the citizenship in US. Mark Zuckerberg is one of the youngest billionaires in the world with a net worth of $ 163.4 billion. He is the founder and CEO of Meta. His journey started with the innovation of Facebook at the age of 19 years in the year 2004. Currently working as the CEO of Facebook.
LARRY ELLISON:
"See things in the present, even if they are in the future." – Larry Ellison.
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Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an entrepreneur who cofounded the software company called ORACLE. He now lives in Manalapan Florida. Larry Ellison has 4 ex-wives and Nikita Khan is his recent and long-term girlfriend. He has 4 children who own shares of his assets. Larry Ellison is one of the most self-made billionaires in the world with a net worth of $147.8 billion. Ellison was the founder of the software firm Oracle. After 37 years at the helm as the CEO of Oracle, he gave up his position and still owns 40% of Oracle. In the year 2021, oracle achieved $28.3 billion for electronic health records. He has 15 million shares in an electric car maker.
LARRY PAGE:
"you never lose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby" – Larry's page
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Lawrence Edward Page was born on March 26th, 1973 and now resides in Palo Alto, California. He was married to Lucinda Southworth in 2007 and had two children. Larry Page is one of the billionaires with a net worth of $139.5 billion.
He is the founder of Google. Page with his fellow mate Sergey Brin founded Google in the year 1998. He used to be CEO of Google till 2001 and then served as the CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Google purchased YouTube for the streaming of videos worth $1.65 billion. Later he resigned his position as CEO of Alphabet in the year 2019 and continued as a board member and also controlling shareholder.
SERGEY BRIN:
"you can make money without doing evil" –Sergey Brin
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Sergey Mikhailovich Brin was born on August 21, 1973 shares a position in the top 10 billionaires in the world with a net worth of $133.3 billion. Brin and Page together founded Google in the year 1998. He initially held the position of tech president at Google. Apart from being an important person in Google he also had an interest in space tourism In year 2008, he invested $4.5 million in Space Adventures, a Virginia-based space tourism company. He was first married to Anne Wojicicki in the year 2007 and due to personal reasons they were divorced in the year 2015 later he was married to Nicole Shanahan in the year 2018.
WARREN BUFFET:
"The most important thing to do if you find yourself in the hole is to stop digging."- Warren Buffet.
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Warren Buffet, Oracle of Omaha is an investor and head of Berkshire Hathaway with a net worth of $133.0 billion. He is considered one of the most successful investors of the 20th century. Apart from Oracle he also owns a share in several stocks like Apple, Bank of America Coca-Cola, etc. he was married twice and had 3 children. His shares in Bank of America are $1.03b. He graduated from the University of Nebraska.
BILL GATES:
"life is not fair, get used to it."– Bill Gates
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Bill Gates is one of the billionaires with a net worth of $129.5 billion. Bill Gates maintained his place in the list of richest people from the year 1987. He cofounded Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest personal computer software company. he now lives in Medina, Washington, and is married to Melinda French Gates, and has 3 children. he completed his education at "the Fuqua School of Business (1987).
STEVE BALLMER:
"Accessible design is a good design" – Steve Ballmer
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Steve Ballmer
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Steve Ballmer aged 67 placed as one of the top billionaires in the world with a net worth of $122.2 billion. At first, he was hired as the company's first business manager in the year 1980 by Bill Gates and then became the CEO of Microsoft. Later he gave up that position as CEO and continued to be a shareholder in Redmond a Washington-based company, that makes Windows operating systems Xbox game consoles, and also surface tablet computers. He was married to Connie Synder and has 3 sons.
This is about the top 10 billionaires in the world according to Forbes, however, no. of billionaires count has reached 2,781,141 more than last year worth $142 trillion in aggregate. Their wealth fluctuates according to the stocks and as per the market valuation.
