Elon Musk Tops $348B as World’s Richest, Alice Walton Leads Women at $111B

Bloomberg has produced a list of richest people while the year of 2024 is coming to an end and the list is not exactly surprising, however amusing.

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Elon Musk, the business tycoon is as expected sits at the apex of the list with a staggering worth exceeding three hundred billion dollars.

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Other women names in the list include Julia Koch, Francoise B Meyers, Iris Fontbona and so on.

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Elon Musk Tops $348B as World’s Richest, Alice Walton Leads Women at $111B

Bloomberg has produced a list of richest people while the year of 2024 is coming to an end and the list is not exactly surprising, however amusing.

Elon Musk, the business tycoon is as expected sits at the apex of the list with a staggering worth exceeding three hundred billion dollars.

Other women names in the list include Julia Koch, Francoise B Meyers, Iris Fontbona and so on.

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