Bernard Arnault (75) has been named the world’s richest man of 2024 with an estimated fortune of $226.2 billion, according to Forbes’ 38th annual billionaires list, released Tuesday. Arnault is the head of the luxury goods giant LVMH, which includes the likes of Louis Vuitton and Dior, and the first Frenchman to top the world ranking after having moved up from third place in 2022.
Next in line, comes Jeff Bezos (60), the founder of e-commerce giant Amazon, who has racked up some $198.4 billion worth of wealth. Bezos stepped down from his role as CEO of Amazon in 2021 to become an executive chairman. He is followed in third place by Elon Musk, who has $195.3 billion in wealth. Through March 2024, Musk and Bezos have been fluctuating between second and third place due to changing stock prices for Amazon and Tesla. Musk (52) has co-founded multiple companies, from the electric car manufacturer Tesla to the rocket maker SpaceX and also owns X (formerly Twitter).
Mark Zuckerberg (39) of Meta, Larry Ellison (79) of Oracle, Warren Buffett (93) of Berkshire Hathaway, Bill Gates (68) of Microsoft and Larry Page of Google (51) complete the top eight roundup of most wealthy people in the world. In ninth and tenth place comes Steve Ballmer (68), the former CEO of Microsoft, and Sergey Brin (50), the co-founder of Google.
This chart is based on Forbes' calculations using net worths based on stock prices and exchange rates from April 1, 2024.
