The Forbes list of the richest people in the world

The richest people in the world
The pandemic did not bother them
Some 'losers' in the top
Jeff Bezos (Amazon - USA)
Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX - USA)
Bernard Arnault (LVMH - France)
Bill Gates (Microsoft - USA)
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook - USA)
Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway - USA)
Larry Ellison (Oracle - USA)
Larry Page (Google - USA)
Sergey Brin (Google - USA)
Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries - India)
Amancio Ortega (Zara - Spain)
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (L'Oreal - France)
Zhong Shanshan (Nongfu Springs - China)
Steve Ballmer (Microsoft - USA)
Ma Huateng (Tencent Holdings - China)
Carlos Slim (America Movil - Mexico)
Alice Walton (Walmart - USA)
Jim Walton (Walmart - USA)
Rob Walton (Walmart - USA)
Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg LP - USA)
Colin Huang (Pinduoduo - China)
MacKenzie Scott (Amazon - USA)
Dan Gilbert (Quicken Loans - USA)
Gautam Adani (Mundra Port - India)
Phil Knight (Nike - USA)
The richest people in the world

2,755 billionaires and millionaires make up the Forbes list of the richest people in the world. That's 660 more than in 2020, even though the pandemic devastated the global economy.

The pandemic did not bother them

In fact, the group of billionaires and millionaires in the world managed to accumulate 5 billion dollars during the pandemic year than they had in the year before that.

Some 'losers' in the top

At the same time, some illustrious names that dominated the list for years have now fallen out of the top 10 for the first time: Jack Ma, Amancio Ortega, and Carlos Slim have ceded their places to other businessmen.

These are the world's billionaires.

Jeff Bezos (Amazon - USA)

Assets - $177 billion

Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX - USA)

Assets - $151 billion

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Bernard Arnault (LVMH - France)

Assets - $150 billion

Bill Gates (Microsoft - USA)

Assets - $124 billion

Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook - USA)

Assets - $97 billion

Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway - USA)

Assets - $96 billion

Larry Ellison (Oracle - USA)

Assets - $93 billion

Larry Page (Google - USA)

Assets - $91.5 billion

Sergey Brin (Google - USA)

Assets - $89 billion

Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries - India)

Assets - $84.5 billion

Amancio Ortega (Zara - Spain)

Assets - $77 billion

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (L'Oreal - France)

Assets - $73.6 billion

Zhong Shanshan (Nongfu Springs - China)

Assets - $68.9 billion

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Steve Ballmer (Microsoft - USA)

Assets - $68.7 billion

Ma Huateng (Tencent Holdings - China)

Assets - $65.8 billion

Carlos Slim (America Movil - Mexico)

Assets - $62.8 billion

Alice Walton (Walmart - USA)

Assets - $61.8 billion

Jim Walton (Walmart - USA)

Assets - $60.2 billion

Rob Walton (Walmart - USA)

Assets - $59.5 billion

Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg LP - USA)

Assets - $59 billion

Colin Huang (Pinduoduo - China)

Assets - $55.3 billion

MacKenzie Scott (Amazon - USA)

Assets - $53 billion

Dan Gilbert (Quicken Loans - USA)

Assets - $51.9 billion

Gautam Adani (Mundra Port - India)

Assets - $50.5 billion

Phil Knight (Nike - USA)

Assets - $49.9 billion

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