Top 500 richest man in the world 2023

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, launched in March 2012, is a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people based on their net worth. It features a profile of each billionaire, and includes a tool that allows users to compare the fortunes of multiple billionaires. The index is updated every day at the close of trading in New York.

2023 rankings[edit]

The rankings are updated only on every trading day after the closing bell of every trading day based on New York's time.

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Has decreased from the previous trading day. 10 richest billionaires covered by Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of December 29, 2023 No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Nationality Source(s) of wealth
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1Elon Musk $229.0 billion
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United States Tesla SpaceX
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2 Bernard Arnault$179.0 billion
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France LVMH
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3 Jeff Bezos$176.8 billion
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United States Amazon Blue Origin
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4 Bill Gates$140.7 billion
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United States Microsoft
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5 Steve Ballmer$130.8 billion
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United States Microsoft
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6Mark Zuckerberg $128.1 billion
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United States Meta Platforms
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7 Larry Page$126.4 billion
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United States
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New Zealand Alphabet Inc.
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8 Larry Ellison$122.9 billion
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United States Oracle Corporation
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9 Sergey Brin$120.0 billion
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United States Alphabet Inc.
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10 Warren Buffett$119.7 billion
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United States Berkshire Hathaway

Launch and background[edit]

Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world's billionaires published by Bloomberg News since March 2012. It tracks the 500 wealthiest people in the world. The ranking was designed to provide a more transparent and accountable presentation of the world's biggest personal fortunes. At first, the index only tracked the 20 richest people in the world, and then expanded to 100, 200, 400 and later 500 in October 2016.

At its launch in 2012, Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim was in the top spot, with an estimated $65.8 billion net worth. Beginning in May 2013, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was the world's top billionaire. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Spanish fashion retailer Amancio Ortega both saw a large increase in their respective net worths during 2016 and 2017 and challenged Gates for the number one spot. Bezos eventually surpassed him in 2018 and by 2021 was surpassed furthermore by Elon Musk, who was considered the richest person on Earth until mid-December 2022 when Tesla's share price fell and Bernard Arnault became the wealthiest person in the world. On May 31, 2023, Elon Musk once again became the wealthiest man on Earth as Tesla's share price rose, while the share price of LVMH, which influenced Bernard Arnault's wealth, fell due to a decline in LVMH's sales.

The Index reports on hidden wealth and has uncovered more than 400 hidden billionaires since its founding. Bloomberg Billionaires founding editor Matthew Miller said in 2013 that hidden billionaires are identified by "making sure that we have accounted for all the companies in closely-held assets around the world." Some of the billionaires the index has uncovered includes JPMorgan Chase chairman Jamie Dimon, In-N-Out Burger president Lynsi Torres, Ferrari Motors heir Piero Ferrari and the chairman of Biel Crystal Manufactory Yeung Kin-Man.

While reporting on hidden billionaires, the index provides coverage of and attempts to put in perspective the wealth of the world's richest people, such as the former Queen Elizabeth II and former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Methodology[edit]

The index offers a dynamic look at the wealth controlled by the world's richest people while trying to offer a new perspective on how the media views and tracks the movement of that wealth. The index "is built to change daily depending on stock fluctuations and economic/company news."

To calculate individuals' wealth, the index relies on a mixture of public and private data, tracking stock prices and publicly disclosed holdings as well as calculated values for private companies using derived or reported information that is valued using live comparisons to public competitors.

The valuations are converted to U.S. dollars at current exchange rates and do not include assumptions about personal debt.

Journalists have noted that the detailed methodology used for the index is more transparent than the "somewhat vaguer" calculation behind other lists. "The Bloomberg listers say their estimates may be more accurate than the competition's because they have better data and reporting (from Bloomberg terminals and its reporting staff)."

Data visualization[edit]

The full index is available online on the Bloomberg Terminal for free. There are tools to compare the fortunes of multiple billionaires, track the billionaires whose assets change the most, and analyze the one-year performance of individual billionaires or billionaires grouped by industry, region or nation.

Each billionaire's profile includes explanations of asset valuations and more details about each fortune.

Who is the richest person in the world in 2023?

With data from Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List, we feature a snapshot of the richest people in the world in 2023. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and the company’s largest shareholder, is the wealthiest person in the world. Musk’s net worth stands at over $258 billion.

How much are the world's richest people worth?

It was a down year for many of the planet’s 2,640 billionaires–including those at the very top of the top. The 25 richest people in the world are worth a collective $2.1 trillion, according to Forbes ’ World’s Billionaires list, released Tuesday–down a combined $200 billion from $2.3 trillion in 2022.

What is the Forbes World's Billionaires list?

For some, way up. The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 10, 2023. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication.

What happened to the world's wealthiest people in 2022?

Falling stocks, wounded unicorns and rising interest rates translated into a down year for the world’s wealthiest people. Globally, we counted 2,640 ten-figure fortunes, down from 2,668 last year. Altogether, the planet’s billionaires are now worth $12.2 trillion, a drop of $500 billion from $12.7 trillion in March 2022.

Who is the richest person on earth 2023?

Due to financial losses, Elon Musk, was overtaken in the world's richest man list by Bernard Arnault in 2023. But you can't keep Elon Musk in second place and he's regained the top spot. The combined wealth of the 10 richest men totals almost $1.47 trillion.

Who is the top 50 richest man?

TOP 50 World's Richest People 2024.

Who is No 1 richest person in world?

Elon Musk continues to hold the title of the wealthiest individual globally, with a net worth of $251 billion. The CEO of Tesla also holds stakes in SpaceX, a privately held rocket firm, and social media company X, formerly known as Twitter.

Who are the top 100 richest in the world?

Top 100 Richest People In The World.

Elon Musk Net Worth. $235 Billion. ... .

Bernard Arnault Net Worth. $180 Billion. ... .

Jeff Bezos Net Worth. $179 Billion. ... .

Bill Gates Net Worth. $138 Billion. ... .

Steve Ballmer Net Worth. $130 Billion. ... .

Larry Page Net Worth. $127 Billion. ... .

Larry Ellison Net Worth. $123 Billion. ... .

Sergey Brin Net Worth. $120 Billion..