Top 10 richest man in the world 2022

Top 10 Richest Man In The World 2022

The influence of billionaires on the world's politics, business, and philanthropy is enormous. According to Forbes, there will be 2,668 billionaires in the globe in 2022.Depending on their most recent net worth and financial performance, the list of the world's richest people can change from year to year. The top 10 richest people in the world are listed below, along with some fascinating information about each of them.

1)Elon Musk

Age: 51

Texan; co-founder and CEO of Tesla

Value: $203 billion

15% of Tesla's ownership ($90.6 billion)

Other assets include Twitter ($16.2 billion public asset), The Boring Company ($3.33 billion private asset), and Space Exploration Technologies ($46.9 billion private asset).

Elon Musk is attempting to revolutionize transportation on Earth with Tesla, a manufacturer of electric vehicles, and in space through SpaceX, a manufacturer of rockets. Elon Musk's net worth is currently $189 billion, while Tesla, his electric car company, is now valued at close to $800 billion. SpaceX, Musk's rocket company, is currently valued at close to $100 billion.

2)Bernard Arnault

Age: 73

habitation: Paris

Chairman and CEO: LVMH (LVMUY)

Value: $138 billion

97.5% of Christian Dior's shares are owned ($109 billion in total).

Other Resources: Equity in Moelis & Company ($20.9 billion in publicly traded assets), equity in Hermès (unknown proportion), and $8.85 billion in cash.

The second-richest person on the planet is Bernard Arnault, chairman, and CEO of LVMH - France. His empire of more than 70 businesses, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora, has generated a net worth of $167 billion for him. Bernard Arnault, a French businessman and the richest man in Europe, amassed a $100 billion fortune in December of the previous year.

3)Gautam Adani

Age: 60

Residence: India's Gurgaon

Adani Group, founder and chairman

Value: $125 billion

Ownership Stakes in Adani Enterprises, Power, and Transmissions: 75% each ($72.24 billion)

Other assets include 37% of Adani Total Gas ($17.9 billion public asset), 65% of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone ($12.1 billion public asset), and 61% of Adani Green Energy ($23.8 billion public asset).

Gautam Adani, the Adani Group's promoter, has allocated a portion of his multimillion-dollar corporate fortune to the energy, logistics, agriculture, aerospace, and other industries. Adani is the richest man in Asia thanks to The Adani Group, a worldwide company that manages port operations and projects in India.

 4)Jeff Bezos 

Age: 58
habitation: Washington 

Value: $126 billion
10% ($102 billion) ownership stake in Amazon
Other assets include The Washington Post ($250 million in private assets), Blue Origin ($9.15 billion in private assets), and $14.1 billion in cash.

Jeff Bezos, the founder, and CEO of Amazon, is the fourth richest person on earth with a net worth of $117 billion. Even after divorcing his wife MacKenzie in 2019 and giving her a portion of his Amazon stock, his opinion has not changed. In 1994, Bezos launched the titan Amazon from his Seattle garage. With more individuals shopping online as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the e-commerce behemoth has benefited.

5)Bill Gates

Age: 67
habitation: Washington
Value: $111 billion
1.3% of Microsoft's ownership ($23.9 billion)
Other assets include $54 billion in cash and Cascade Investment LLC (public assets of $51.6 billion).

Bill Gates is the co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is worth $117 billion. Bill Gates and Paul Allen co-founded the software behemoth Microsoft, and over time, Gates sold off the majority of his holdings in the business, keeping only 1% and investing the rest in stocks and other assets. When the share price of Microsoft soared following earnings last year in April, Bill Gates joined the $100 billion club. The largest private charitable foundation in the world is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

6)Warren Buffet

Age: 92

Hometown: Nebraska

Berkshire Hathaway's CEO (BRK.A)

Value: $103 billion

16% ($102 billion) of Berkshire Hathaway is owned by this company.

Other Assets: Cash of $1.05 billion

Warren Buffet, also referred to as the Oracle of Omaha, is regarded as one of the greatest investors of all time. He is in charge of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than 60 businesses, including the well-known Geico insurance company, Duracell, and Dairy Queen restaurant. He has a $110 billion net worth. He purchased his first stock when he was 11 years old. He is the son of a US lawmaker.

 

7)Larry Ellison

Age: 78

habitation: Hawaii

Oracle Co-founder, Chairman, and CTO (ORCL)

Value: $93.7 billion

40%+ of Oracle's ownership ($65.6 billion)

Tesla equity ($10.2 billion in public assets), $17.2 billion in cash, and real estate are some additional assets.

Oracle, the software company he cofounded in 1977, is where Larry Ellison makes the majority of his $97 billion in net worth. He left his position as the company's CEO in 2014, and since then he has served as the board chairman and top technical advisor. In addition, Ellison joined the Tesla board in December 2018 after purchasing 3 million shares earlier in the year. He virtually owns the entire Hawaiian island of Lanai.

8)Mukesh Ambani

Petrochemicals, oil and gas, retail, and telecom are among the industries in which Reliance Industries' founder and chairman have interests. Reliance's debut of 4G phone services in the Indian telecom sector in 2016 sparked a price war that destroyed other networks' business models and created significant whirlwinds.

9)Larry Page

With an estimated net worth of $81.4 billion, the co-founder of Google Larry Page is the ninth richest person in the world. Along with "Flying Car," startup businesses Kitty Hawk and Opener, he has also invested in Planetary Resources, the renowned space exploration corporation.

10)Steve ballmer

Steve Ballmer, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is the tenth richest person in the world with a net worth of $90.5 billion. After working for Microsoft since 1980, Steve Ballmer succeeded Bill Gates as its CEO in 2000.