With a net worth of 258 billion U.S. dollars, Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was the wealthiest man in the world in March 2023.
The wealthiest people in the world
Bernard Arnault and family, involved in the luxury goods segment, came second with a wealth of 209 billion U.S. dollars. Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos followed in third. All the 10 richest people in the world were men.
Wealth distribution worldwide
As of 2022, one percent of people held nearly half of the world's combined wealth. Moreover, 2.8 billion of the world's population hold a combined wealth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars, compared to 59 million people having a combined wealth of one billion dollars or more, underlining the vast inequalities around the world.
Where do the most affluent people live?
Most millionaires live in the United States, while Hong Konk was the city hosting the largest number of high net worth individuals worldwide. The country with the highest number of billionaires is China.
Wealthiest individuals worldwide as of March 2023, by net worth
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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