As the year 2024 is coming to an end, Bloomberg has released (billionaire’s index profiling 500 richest people) a list of 10 richest men and women of the world. Elon Musk, who was one of the most vocal backers of Donald Trump, saw his net worth increase by over $60 Billion this year to a record $348 Billion has come after Trump’s extraordinary comeback. So he will continue to be the world’s richest in 2024. Here is a list of 10 richest men in the world today:
Elon Musk | Tesla | $348 Billion |
Jeff Bezos | Amazon | $210 Billion |
Mark Zuckerberg | Meta | $206 Billion |
Larry Ellison | Oracle | $198 Billion |
Bernard Arnault | Louis Vuitton (LVMH) | $163 Billion |
Bill Gates | Microsoft | $162 Billion |
Larry Page | $150 Billion | |
Warren Buffet | Berkshire Hathaway | $150 Billion |
Steve Ballmer | Microsoft | $145 Billion |
Sergey Brin | $141 Billion |
Among the 10 richest women in the world today is Walmart Heiress Alice Walton. With a net worth of $111 Billion, most of her fortune comes from Walmart – the world’s largest retailer founded by her father. At $33.1 Billion, Savitri Jindal is the richest Indian woman. Here is a list of world’s 10 richest women:
Alice Walton | Walmart | $111 Billion |
Julia F Koch | Koch | $76.7 Billion |
Francoise B Meyers | L’Oreal | $74.3 Billion |
Jacqueline B Mars | Mars | $45.0 Billion |
Abigail Johnson | Fidelity Investments- | $42.7 Billion |
MacKenzie Scott | Amazon | $38.3 Billion |
Miriam Adelson | Las Vegas Sands | $37.5 Billion |
Savitri Jinda | Jindal Group | $33.1 Billion |
Iris Fontbona | Antofagasta | $29.0 Billion |
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