Listed in reverse order of net worth, further discussed in this list are the sources of their wealth, notable achievements, personal information, and unique facts about the richest people in the world.
10. Sergey Brin
- Net Worth: $112 Billion
- Source of Wealth: Google, Alphabet Inc.
- Residence: Los Altos, California, USA
- Citizenship: United States
- Age: 51
- Company Name: Google (Co-Founder)
- Marital Status: Divorced (Earlier married to Nicole Shanahan)
- Unique Fact: Sergey is a trained trapeze artist; this is a hobby he picked up to overcome his fear of heights.
9. Steve Ballmer
- Net Worth: $116 Billion
- Source of Wealth: Microsoft
- Residence: Hunts Point, Washington, USA
- Citizenship: United States
- Age: 68
- Company Name: Microsoft (Former CEO)
- Marital Status: Married (to Connie Snyder)
- Interesting Fact: Ballmer owns the NBA team Los Angeles Clippers and is known for his exuberant courtside behavior.
8. Carlos Slim Helú
- Net Worth: $120 Billion
- Source of Wealth: Telecom, Real Estate
- Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
- Citizenship: Mexico
- Age: 84
- Company Name: América Móvil
- Marital Status: Widower (Late wife Soumaya Domit)
- Unique Fact: Carlos is an art collector with a private museum, Museo Soumaya, named after his late wife.
7. Larry Page
- Net Worth: $122 Billion
- Source of Wealth: Google, Alphabet Inc.
- Residence: Palo Alto, California, USA
- Citizenship: United States
- Age: 51
- Company Name: Google (Co-Founder)
- Marital Status: Married (to Lucinda Southworth)
- Unique Fact: Larry Page is working on secretive flying car projects through his startup, Kitty Hawk.
6. Warren Buffett
- Net Worth: $125 Billion
- Source of Wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
- Residence: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Citizenship: United States
- Age: 94
- Company Name: Berkshire Hathaway (Chairman and CEO)
- Marital Status: Married (to Astrid Menks)
- Unique Fact: Despite his enormous wealth, Buffett has remained in the same home he had purchased way back in 1958, for $31,500.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
- Net Worth: $140 Billion
- Source of Wealth: Facebook (Meta Platforms)
- Residence: Palo Alto, California, USA
- Citizenship: United States
- Age: 40
- Company Name: Meta Platforms (Founder and CEO)
- Marital Status: Married (to Priscilla Chan)
- Unique Fact: Zuckerberg speaks Mandarin and regularly practices it with his children.
4. Bill Gates
- Net Worth: $145 Billion
- Source of Wealth: Microsoft
- Residence: Medina, Washington, USA
- Citizenship: United States
- Age: 68
- Company Name: Microsoft (Co-Founder)
- Marital Status: Divorced – Ex-wife Melinda French Gates
- Unique Fact: Gates intends to give almost the totality of his fortune to philanthropic causes via the Gates Foundation.
3. Jeff Bezos
- Net Worth: $160 Billion
- Source of Wealth: Amazon
- Residence: Medina, Washington, USA
- Citizenship: United States
- Age: 60
- Company Name: Amazon
- Position : Founder and Executive Chairman
- Marital Status: Fiancé (to Lauren Sánchez)
- Interesting Fact: Bezos owns a clock designed to run for 10,000 years, installed in a mountain in Texas.
2. Bernard Arnault & Family
- Net Worth: $190 Billion
- Source of Wealth: LVMH (Luxury Goods)
- Residence: Paris, France
- Citizenship: France
- Age: 75
- Company Name: LVMH (Chairman and CEO)
- Marital Status: Married (to Hélène Mercier)
- Unique Fact: Arnault’s family owns over 70 luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Tiffany & Co.
1. Elon Musk
- Net Worth: 240 Billion Dollars
- Source of Wealth: Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), Neuralink
- Residence: Boca Chica, Texas, USA
- Citizenship: United States, South Africa, Canada
- Age: 53
- Company Name: Tesla – CEO, SpaceX – Founder, X.com
- Marital Status: Divorced multiple times
- Unique Fact: Musk is known for his quirky naming of children, including X Æ A-12, and for planning to colonize Mars.
Key Insights
- Most of these billionaires are tech giants who revolutionized industries.
- The average age of these billionaires is around 64, showcasing decades of consistent innovation.
- Many actively engage in philanthropy, with Buffett, Gates, and Zuckerberg leading charitable initiatives.
Who will dominate the next generation of wealth? Only time will tell!