The list of the world’s richest persons can vary from year to year, depending on their latest net worth and financial performance. Here is the latest list of the world’s top 10 richest persons, based on the real-time Forbes List of September 10, 2021 and some interesting facts about each of them
As of 2021, there are reportedly 2,755 billionaires on Earth, with an estimated total net worth of $13.1 trillion. Of this amount, the top 10 wealthiest people in the world account for $1,153 billion, or roughly 8.8%, which is impressive when you consider that they represent around 0.36% of billionaires. Below are the 10 individuals currently considered the wealthiest at the time of updating this article
#10
Mukesh Ambani
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- Age: 64
- Residence: Mumbai, India
- Chair and Managing Director: Reliance Industries
- Net Worth: $84.5 billion
- Reliance Industries Ownership Stake: 42% ($86.09 billion total)
- Other Assets: Mumbai residential property ($410 million private assets) and $975 million in cash
#09
Sergey Brin
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- Age: 48
- Residence: Los Altos, California
- Co-founder and Board Member: Alphabet (GOOG)
- Net Worth:$89 billion
- Alphabet Ownership Stake:5% ($110.1 billion total)
- Other Assets: $13.9 billion in cash
#08
Larry Page
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- Age: 48
- Residence: Palo Alto, California
- Co-founder and Board Member: Alphabet
- Net Worth: $91.5 billion
- Alphabet Ownership Stake: 6% ($115 billion total)
- Other Assets: $13.8 billion in cash
#07
Larry Ellison
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- Age: 77
- Residence: Lanai, Hawaii
- Co-founder, CTO, and Chair: Oracle
- Net Worth: $93 billion
- Oracle Ownership Stake: 35.4% ($74.3 billion)
- Other Assets: Tesla equity ($11.1 billion public assets) and $16.6 billion in cash
#06
Warren Buffett
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- Age: 91
- Residence: Omaha, Nebraska
- CEO: Berkshire Hathaway
- Net Worth: $96 billion
- Berkshire Hathaway Ownership Stake: 38.001% ($103 billion total)
- Other Assets: Wells Fargo & Co. equity ($76.6 million public assets), U.S. Bancorp equity ($50.2 million public assets), Seritage Growth Properties equity ($38 million public assets), and $1.10 billion in cash
#05
Mark Zuckerberg
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- Age: 37
- Residence: Palo Alto, Calif.
- Co-founder, CEO, and Chair: Facebook
- Net Worth:$97 billion
- Facebook Ownership Stake: 13% ($138 billion)
- Other Assets: $3.35 billion in cash and $225 million in real estate
#04
Bill Gates
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- Age: 65
- Residence: Medina, Washington
- Cofounder: Microsoft Corp.
- Net Worth:$124 billion
- Microsoft Ownership Stake: 1.3% ($31.2 billion)
- Other Assets: Republic Services equity ($13.5 billion public assets), John Deere equity ($10 billion public assets), Canadian National Railway equity ($9.14 billion public assets), Ecolab equity ($6.92 billion public assets), Givaudan equity ($5.56 billion public assets), FEMSA equity ($2.42 billion public assets), Waste Management equity ($2.26 billion public assets), Berkshire Hathaway equity ($1.87 billion public assets), Diageo equity ($1.77 billion public assets), Sika AG equity ($1.5 billion public assets), Arch Capital Group equity ($1.42 billion public assets), AutoNation equity ($1.33 billion public assets), Liberty Global equity ($251 million public assets), Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas equity ($200 million public assets), Otter Tail Corporation equity ($190 million public assets), Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund equity ($180 million public assets), Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund ($69.9 million public assets), and $62.6 billion in cash
#03
Bernard Arnault
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- Age: 72
- Residence: Paris
- CEO and Chair: LVMH
- Net Worth: $150 billion
- Christian Dior Ownership Stake: 97.5% ($133 billion)
- Other Assets: Moelis & Company equity ($23.3 billion public assets), Hermès equity ($2.23 billion public assets), Carrefour equity ($900 million public assets), and $9.48 billion in cash
#02
Elon Musk
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- Age: 50
- Residence: Austin, Texas
- Co-founder and CEO: Tesla
- Net Worth: $151 billion
- Tesla Ownership Stake: 20% ($125 billion)
- Other Assets: Space Exploration Technologies ($29.8 billion private assets) and The Boring Company ($101 million private assets)
#01
Jeff Bezos
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- Age: 57
- Residence: Seattle
- Founder and Executive Chair: Amazon
- Net Worth:$177 billion
- Amazon Ownership Stake: 11% ($178 billion)
- Other Assets: Blue Origin ($7.15 billion private assets), The Washington Post ($250 million private assets), and $13.4 billion in cash
