Top 10 Richest People In The World In 2022

The world is full of the wealthiest people that invest a big part in shaping the global economy, politics, and charity. There is a big hand of their net worth that fluctuates with market valuations. Here is the list of richest people in the world in the year 2022 that you need to know about:

1. Elon Musk

Co-founder and CEO: Tesla

Net worth: $268 billion

Who isn’t aware of Elon Musk in today’s world? He is an entrepreneur and business tycoon who co-founded Paypal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors. He is the founder, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX. He is also the founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla Motors. Apart from this, he is the chairman of SolarCity.

2. Jeff Bezos

Founder and CEO: Amazon.com

Net worth: $113.8 billion

He is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder of the world’s largest online retailer app Amazon.com. In addition, he is also the founder and owner of the Washington Post. He is also a proponent of space exploration and is the founder of Blue Origin, a private space company.

3. Bernard Arnault

CEO and chairman: LVMH (LVMUY)

Net worth: $132 billion

He is a French business magnate, investor, and art collector. He is the chairman and chief executive of the world’s luxury goods company, LVMH-Louis Vuitton SE. He is the richest person in Europe.

4. Bill Gates

Chairman: Microsoft

Net worth: $128.3 billion

He is an American businessman, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is the former CEO and current chairman of the world’s largest software company, Microsoft. Bill dropped out of Harvard in 1975 to focus on Microsoft, which he had founded the previous year with Paul Allen.

5. Warren Buffett

CEO and Chairman: Berkshire Hathaway

Net worth: $113.8 billion

He is an American Business Magnate, entrepreneur, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world. He is also a regular commentator on financial markets and economic policy.

6. Gautam Adani

Founder and Chairman: Adani Group

Net worth: $120 billion

Gautam Adani is an Indian billionaire industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Adani Group. Adani is also the president of the Adani Foundation. Now, Adani has the largest port operator, closely-held thermal coal producer, and coal trader in India. 

7. Larry Page 

Co-founder and CEO: Google Inc.

Net worth: $110.4 billion

He is an American Internet entrepreneur, computer scientist, author, and investor who co-founded Google Inc. with Sergey Brin. Page is an advocate of clean energy and has invested in Tesla, SolarCity, and SpaceX. He has also pledged to give away half of his wealth to charity. He is also the co-author of the book “The New Digital Age”.

8. Sergey Brin

Founder: Google 

Net worth: $106.4 billion

He is a Russian-born entrepreneur and investor. Sergey Brin attended Stanford University, where he met Larry Page. The two students developed a search engine that ranked web pages by popularity. In 1998, they founded Google, now the world’s largest search engine. Sergey Brin is currently the company’s president of technology.

9. Mukesh Ambani

Chairman and Managing Director: Reliance Industries

Net worth: $ 97.7 billion

He is an Indian businessman, magnate, chairman, managing director, and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries. He is the son of a trading company clerk, Dhirubhai Ambani. 

10. Mark Zuckerberg

Co-founder and CEO: Facebook

Net worth: $ 72.4 billion

He is the world’s youngest billionaire. He is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. Zuckerberg attended Harvard University, where he met Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. The four of them founded Facebook in February 2004.