Top 10 World’s Billionaires List 2021

The top ten richest are worth $1.15 trillion, up by two-thirds from $686 billion last year forbes said. 

Despite the pandemic, this year there are four people worth $100 billion or more—up from just one (Bezos) on last year’s list. 

Besides Bezos, Musk and Arnault, there’s Bill Gates, who ranks No. 4 at $124 billion, buoyed by the strength of shares he owns in Microsoft, Canadian National Railway and tractor maker Deere & Company. 

Rounding out the top five is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, at $97 billion. 

He’s worth an eye-popping $42.3 billion more than a year ago; Facebook’s shares have risen 80% in the past year as people around the world used its social media platforms to stay in touch. 

See list below

1 | Jeff Bezos 

NET WORTH: $177 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: AMAZON 

RESIDENCE: SEATTLE 

2 | Elon Musk 

NET WORTH: $151 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: TESLA, SPACEX RESIDENCE: AUSTIN, TEXAS 

3 | Bernard Arnault 

NET WORTH: $150 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: LUXURY GOODS RESIDENCE: PARIS 

4 | Bill Gates 

NET WORTH: $124 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: MICROSOFT RESIDENCE: MEDINA, WASHINGTON 

5 | Mark Zuckerberg 

NET WORTH: $97 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: FACEBOOK RESIDENCE: PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 

6 | Warren Buffett 

NET WORTH: $96 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY 

RESIDENCE: OMAHA, NEBRASKA 

7 | Larry Ellison 

NET WORTH: $93 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: SOFTWARE RESIDENCE: LANAI, HAWAII 

8 | Larry Page 

NET WORTH: $91.5 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: GOOGLE 

RESIDENCE: PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 

9 | Sergey Brin 

NET WORTH: $89 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: GOOGLE 

RESIDENCE: LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA 

10 | Mukesh Ambani 

NET WORTH: $84.5 BILLION 

SOURCE OF WEALTH: DIVERSIFIED RESIDENCE: MUMBAI, INDIA

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