List of the 20 richest people in the world 2022
Tesla's Elon Musk is the richest person in the world with the net worth of $239.3 billion as on 9 February 2022. He is followed by the Bernard Arnault family and the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
1. Elon Musk
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1 Name Elon Reeve Musk
2 Born Pretoria, South Africa
3 D.O.B 28 June 1971
4 Age 50
5 Education 1) Queen’s University (no degree)
2) University of the Pennsylvania (BS and BA,in 1997)
6 Net Worth $221.4 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth 21% Stake of Tesla Ownership
8 Occupation Entrepreneur
Industrial Designer
Engineer
9 Father Errol Musk
10 Mother Maye Musk
11 Spouse Claire Elise Boucher (Grimes)
12 Children 7
13 Citizenship South Africa
Canada
United States
14 Companies 1) Space X (CEO)
2) Tesla (CEO)
3) The Boring Company (Founder)
4) Neura link (Co-founder)
5) Open AI (Co-founder)
6) Solar City (Chairman)
15 Website www.tesla.com/elon-musk
16 Social Handles Instagram
17 Remarks Elon Musk is working to revolutionize the transportation on Earth through the electric cars (Tesla) & on the Space via rocket (Space X)
2. Bernard Arnault
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1 Name Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault
2 Born Roubaix, France
3 D.O.B 5 March 1949
4 Age 72
5 Education École Polytechnique, Palaiseau
6 Net Worth $145.9 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of the Wealth the Louis Vuitton and the Sephora
8 Occupation Businessman
Media Proprietor
Art Collector
9 Father Jean Léon Arnault
10 Mother Marie-Josèphe Savinel
11 Spouse Hélène Mercier
12 Children 5
13 Citizenship France
14 Companies 1) Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (Chairman)
2) Christian Dior SE (Chairman)
15 Website www.lvmh.com
16 Social Handles Instagram
17 Remarks 4 out of 5 Arnault’s children work in corners of the LVMH empire: Frédéric, Delphine, Antoine, & Alexandre.
3. Jeff Bezos
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1 Name Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen Bezos
2 Born Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
3 D.O.B 12 January 1964
4 Age 57
5 Education Princeton University (BSE)
6 Net Worth $135.3 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth 10.6% Stake of Amazon
8 Occupation Businessman
Media Proprietor
Investor
Computer Engineer
9 Father Ted Jorgensen
10 Mother Jacklyn Bezos
11 Spouse MacKenzie Scott (Div. 2019)
12 Children 4
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies Amazon
Blue Origin
15 Website www.bezosexpeditions.com
16 Social Handles Instagram
17 Remarks Bezos divorced his wife Mackenzie in 2019 after 25 years of marriage & transferred a $38 billion stake from Amazon.com Inc., the biggest wealth transfer in history.
4. Bill Gates
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1 Name William Henry Gates III
2 Born Seattle, Washington, U.S.
3 D.O.B 28 October 1955
4 Age 65
5 Education Harvard University (dropped out)
6 Net Worth $124.1 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth 1.34% of Microsoft
8 Occupation Software Developer
Investor
Entrepreneur
9 Father Bill Gates Sr.
10 Mother Mary Maxwell
11 Spouse Melinda Gates
12 Children 3
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies 1) Microsoft Corporation (Founder)
2) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Co-Founder)
3) Branded Entertainment Network (Founder)
4) TerraPower (Co-Founder)
5) Cascade Investment (Founder)
15 Website www.gatesnotes.com
16 Social Handles Facebook
17 Remarks Bill Gates with his wife chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest private charitable foundation.
5. Gautam Adani
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1 Name Gautam Shantilal Adani
2 Born Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
3 D.O.B 24 June 1962
4 Age 59
5 Education 1) Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya, Ahemdabad
2) Gujarat University
6 Net Worth $102.1 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth 66% stake in Adani Ports & SEZ
75% stake in Adani Enterprises
73% stake in Adani Power
75% stake in Adani Transmission
8 Occupation Chairman (Adani Group)
President (Adani Foundation)
9 Father Shantilal Adani
10 Mother Shantaben Adani
11 Spouse Priti Adani
12 Children 2
13 Citizenship Indian
14 Companies Adani Enterprises Limited
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd
Adani Power Ltd
Adani Transmission Ltd
Adani Green Energy Ltd
Adani Gas Limited
15 Website www.adani.com
16 Social Handles Twitter
17 Remarks In the March 2020, he has contributed ₹100 crores to the PM CARES Fund to fight with the Coronavirus outbreak through his group’s philanthropy arm. A contribution of ₹5 crores was also made for the Gujarat CM Relief Fund and also ₹1 crore to the Maharashtra CM Relief Fund.
6. Larry Ellison
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1 Name Lawrence Joseph Ellison
2 Born New York City, U.S.
3 D.O.B 17 August 1944
4 Age 76
5 Education 1) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2) University of Chicago (no degree)
6 Net Worth $96.9 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Oracle
8 Occupation Entrepreneur
Software Developer
Businessman
Investor
9 Father Louis Ellison
10 Mother Florence Spellman
11 Spouse Melanie Craft (div. 2010)
12 Children 2
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies Oracle Corporation (Co-Founder)
15 Website www.oracle.com/ellison
16 Social Handles Twitter
17 Remarks Larry Ellison joined Tesla’s board in December 2018, after purchasing 3 million Tesla shares earlier that year
7. Warren Buffett
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1 Name Warren Edward Buffett
2 Born Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
3 D.O.B 30 August 1930
4 Age 90
5 Education 1) University of the Pennsylvania
2) University of the Nebraska–Lincoln (BS)
3) Columbia the University (MS)
6 Net Worth $96.3 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Berkshire Hathaway
8 Occupation Businessman
Investor
Philanthropist
9 Father Howard Buffett
10 Mother Leila Stahl Buffett
11 Spouse Astrid Menks
12 Children 3
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies Berkshire Hathaway (Leader)
15 Website www.berkshirehathaway.com
16 Social Handles Twitter
17 Remarks Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time
8. Larry Page
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1 Name Lawrence Edward Page
2 Born Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
3 D.O.B 26 March 1973
4 Age 48
5 Education 1) University of Michigan (BS)
2) Stanford University (MS)
6 Net Worth $94.1 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Alphabet
8 Occupation Computer Scientist
Internet Entrepreneur
9 Father Carl Victor Page Sr.
10 Mother Gloria Page
11 Spouse Lucinda Page
12 Children 2
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies 1) Google (Co-Founder)
2) Alphabet Inc (Co-Founder)
3) PageRank (Co-Founder)
15 Website blog.google/alphabet
16 Social Handles ~
17 Remarks Sergey Brin & Page invented Google’s PageRank algorithm, which powers the search engine.
9. Sergey Brin
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1 Name Sergey Brin
2 Born Moscow, Russia
3 D.O.B 21 August 1973
4 Age 47
5 Education 1) University of the Maryland, College Park (BS)
2) Stanford University (MS)
6 Net Worth $90.5 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Alphabet
8 Occupation Computer Scientist
Internet Entrepreneur
9 Father Michael Brin
10 Mother Eugenia Brin
11 Spouse Nicole Shanahan
12 Children 3
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies 1) Google (Co-Founder)
2) Alphabet Inc (Co-Founder)
3) PageRank (Co-Founder)
4) X (Co-Founder)
15 Website research.google/SergeyBrin
16 Social Handles infolab
17 Remarks of the Brin & Page co-founded the Google in 1998 after they two met at the Stanford University
10. Mukesh Ambani
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1 Name Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
2 Born Aden, Colony of Aden
3 D.O.B 19 April 1957
4 Age 64
5 Education 1) St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
2) Institute of Chemical Technology (B.E.)
3) Stanford University (drop-out)
6 Net Worth $88.3 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Reliance Industries
8 Occupation Chairman and MD, Reliance Industries
9 Father Dhirubhai Ambani
10 Mother Kokilaben Ambani
11 Spouse Nita Ambani
12 Children 3
13 Citizenship Indian
14 Companies 1) Jio
2) Future Group
3) Reliance Retail
4) Reliance Petroleum
5) Network18
6) Mumbai Indians
7) Alok Industries
8) RISE Worldwide
9) Football Sports Development Limited
15 Website www.ril.com/Mukesh-Ambani
16 Social Handles ~
17 Remarks During the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, Mukesh Ambani raised more than $20 billion by selling 1/3rd of Jio to a string of Angel investors, such as Facebook and Google.
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11. Steve Ballmer
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1 Name Steven Anthony Ballmer
2 Born Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
3 D.O.B 24 March 1956
4 Age 65
5 Education 1) Harvard University (BA)
2) Stanford University (MBA)
6 Net Worth $85.9 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Microsoft
8 Occupation Investor
Businessman
9 Father Frederic Henry Ballmer
10 Mother Beatrice Dworkin
11 Spouse Connie Snyder
12 Children 3
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers (Owner)
Microsoft (Former CEO)
15 Website www.usafacts.org
16 Social Handles Twitter
17 Known For Former CEO of Microsoft (2000-2014)
18 Remarks In 2018, he invested $59 million in Social Solutions, which makes software for nonprofits and government agencies.
12. Carlos Slim
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1 Name Carlos Slim Helú
2 Born Mexico City, Mexico
3 D.O.B 28 January 1940
4 Age 81
5 Education Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
6 Net Worth $85.0 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Grupo Carso
8 Occupation C.E.O (Telmex, América Móvil, and Grupo Carso)
9 Father Julián Slim Haddad
10 Mother Linda Helú Atta
11 Spouse Soumaya Domit
12 Children 6
13 Citizenship Mexico
14 Companies Telmex
América Móvil
Grupo Carso
15 Website www.carlosslim.com
16 Social Handles Twitter
17 Known For the World’s Richest Person from the 2010 to 2013
18 Remarks that He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in the considerable number of the Mexican companies through his conglomerate “Grupo Carso”
13. Michael Bloomberg
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1 Name Michael Rubens Bloomberg
2 Born Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
3 D.O.B 14 February 1942
4 Age 79
5 Education 1) Medford High School
2) Johns Hopkins University (BS)
3) Harvard University (MBA)
6 Net Worth $82.0 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Bloomberg L.P.
8 Occupation Politician
Philanthropist
Author
Businessman
Stock Trader
9 Father William Henry Bloomberg
10 Mother Charlotte Rubens Bloomberg
11 Spouse Diana Taylor (Partner)
12 Children 2
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies Bloomberg L.P.
15 Website www.mikebloomberg.com
16 Social Handles Facebook
17 Remarks that He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P. He is the Mayor of the New York City from 2002 to 2013.
14. Zhong Shanshan
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1 Name Zhong Shanshan / 钟睒睒
2 Born Zhuji, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
3 D.O.B 1954
4 Age 68
5 Education Zhejiang Open University
6 Net Worth $71.5 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Occupation Businessman
8 Source Of Wealth Nongfu Spring & Wantai
9 Father Zhong Yangyi
10 Mother ~
11 Spouse Lu Xiaoping
12 Children ~
13 Citizenship China
14 Companies 1) Nongfu Spring (Founder)
2) Wantai (Owner)
15 Website www.forbes.com/zhong-shanshan
16 Social Handles ~
17 Remarks of the Nongfu Spring is the largest beverage company in the China. He is known as the richest person in the Asia.
15. Francoise Bettencourt
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1 Name Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
2 Born Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
3 D.O.B 10 July 1953
4 Age 68
5 Education ~
6 Net Worth $69.1 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth 33% of L’Oréal Stocks
8 Occupation Chairwoman (L’Oréal)
9 Father André Bettencourt
10 Mother Liliane Bettencourt
11 Spouse Jean-Pierre Meyers
12 Children 2
13 Citizenship France
14 Companies L’Oréal (B.O.D)
15 Website www.loreal.com
16 Social Handles Instagram
17 Remarks Richest Female Billionaire
16. Jim Walton
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1 Name James Carr Walton
2 Born Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
3 D.O.B 7 June 1948
4 Age 73
5 Education University of Arkansas
6 Net Worth $59.1 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Walmart
8 Occupation Chairman (Arvest Bank)
B.O.D (Walmart)
9 Father Sam Walton
10 Mother Helen Walton
11 Spouse Lynne McNabb
12 Children 4
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies Arvest Bank (Chairman)
15 Website corporate.walmart.com/jim-walton
16 Social Handles ~
17 Remarks Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton
17. Alice Walton
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1 Name Alice Louise Walton
2 Born Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
3 D.O.B 7 October 1949
4 Age 71
5 Education Trinity University
6 Net Worth $58.2 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Walmart
8 Occupation B.O.D (Amon Carter Museum)
9 Father Sam Walton
10 Mother Helen Walton
11 Spouse ~Separated~
12 Children ~
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies 1) Walmart
2) Crystal Bridges Museum of the American Art
15 Website www.alicewalton.org
16 The Social Handles –
17 Remarks that Alice Walton is the only daughter of the “Walmart” founder Sam Walton & the 2nd Richest Female Billionaire
18. Rob Walton
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1 Name Samuel Robson Walton
2 Born Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
3 D.O.B 28 October 1944
4 Age 76
5 Education 1) University of Arkansas
2) Columbia Law School
6 Net Worth $58.0 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Walmart
8 Occupation B.O.D (Walmart)
9 Father Sam Walton
10 Mother Helen Walton
11 Spouse Melani Lowman-Walton
12 Children 3
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies Walmart (B.O.D)
15 Website corporate.walmart.com/rob-walton
16 Social Handles ~
17 Remarks He and other heirs of Sam Walton collectively own about half of Walmart’s stocks
19. Mark Zuckerberg
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1 Name Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
2 Born White Plains, New York, U.S.
3 D.O.B 14 May 1984
4 Age 37
5 Education Harvard University (No Degree)
6 Net Worth $57.7 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Facebook
8 Occupation Internet Entrepreneur
Philanthropist
Media Mogul
9 Father Edward Zuckerberg
10 Mother Karen Kempner
11 Spouse Priscilla Chan
12 Children 2
13 Citizenship United States
14 Companies 1) Facebook (Founder)
2) Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (Co-Founder)
15 Website www.facebook.com/zuck
16 Social Handles Facebook
17 Remarks Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, pledged to give away 99% of their Facebook stake over their lifetimes.
20. Amancio Ortega
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1 Name Amancio Ortega Gaona
2 Born Busdongo de Arbás, Spain
3 D.O.B 28 March 1936
4 Age 85
5 Education Left School At 14
6 Net Worth $57.1 Billion (2/7/22)
7 Source Of Wealth Zara
8 Occupation Business Magnate
9 Father Antonio Ortega Rodríguez
10 Mother Josefa Gaona Hernández
11 Spouse Flora Pérez Marcote
12 Children 3
13 Citizenship Spain
14 Companies Inditex (CEO)
Daez (COO)
15 Website www.forbes.com/amancio-ortega
16 Social Handles Facebook
17 Remarks of Amancio Ortega is that he is one of the richest men in the Europe & the wealthiest clothing retailer in the world.
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