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The 38th annual Forbes list of the world's billionaires found a record 2,781 billionaires with a total net wealth of $14.2 trillion. This is an increase of 141 members and $2 trillion from 2023, which held the previous record for the highest net worth gain on the list, surpassing the $900 billion record set in 2022.
Per Forbes (April 2024) [1]; Rank Rank per capita Country/Territory Billionaires Rate - World 2,781: 0.343 1 11 United States 813: 2.420 2 53 China 406: 0.288 3 58 India 200: 0.144
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The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, launched in March 2012, is a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people based on their net worth. [3] [4] [5] It features a profile of each billionaire, and includes a tool that allows users to compare the fortunes of multiple billionaires.
He is the second wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of US$ 211 billion as of July 16, 2024, according to Forbes. [3] He was the wealthiest person from 2017 to 2021, according to both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes. [4] [5] Bezos was born in Albuquerque and raised in Houston and Miami.
The number of billionaires that, with assets combined, would own as much money as half the world population, and what transport they would fit on, from years 2010 to 2016 [19] According to a 2016 Oxfam report, the wealth of the poorest 95% dropped by 38% between 2010 and 2015, due to an increase in the global population of 400 million. [ 19 ]
This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2024 rankings and other sources. [2] American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. [1] The list is limited to the largest 50 companies, all of which have annual revenues exceeding US ...
American rapper Jay-Z is the wealthiest music artist in the world, with Forbes estimating his net worth at $2.5 billion in 2024.. The following is a list of music artists with the highest recorded net worth (also known as wealthiest musicians or richest musicians), based on calculations by reputable publications such as Forbes and The Sunday Times Rich List.