With $264.9bn Worth – Elon Musk Is World’s Richest Person

Web Desk — According to Forbes’ list of real-time billionaires, Elon Musk is the richest man in the world with a net worth of $264.9 billion in 2022.

The list of the top ten richest people in the world included seven Americans, two Indians, and one Frenchman. Gautam Adani and his family are the sixth richest people in the world with a net worth of $121.9 billion. India’s Mukesh Ambani is the 10th richest man in the world with a net worth of $99.4 billion. The third-richest person on this list is Jeff Bezos from Amazon of the USA, who has a net worth of $163.3 billion.

Bill Gates ranked fourth among the billionaires with a net worth of $132.7 billion. With a net worth of $127.2 billion, Warren Buffett is the fifth richest person in the world.

Zhong Shanshan, who has a net worth of $71.5 billion, is the 16th richest person in the world. China’s Zhang Yiming is the 26th richest person in the world with a net worth of $49.5 billion.

Ma Hutang is in the 34th position on the list of billionaires who possessed $37.8 billion. India’s Shiv Nadar stands at 47th position and possessed a net worth of $28.7 billion. Xiangjian is on the list of 52nd position who possessed a net worth of $27.1 billion. Cyrus Poonawalla from India stands at 57th position on the list of richest billionaires who possessed a net worth of $25.5 billion. Li Shufu from China stands at the 59th position and possesses a net worth of $25 billion. Jack Ma from China stands at 61st position among the richest persons having a net worth of $24.5 billion. Qin Yinling from China stands at the 67th position on the list and possessed a net worth of $23.6 billion.

Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on the Earth, through electric car maker Tesla — and in space, via rocket SpaceX.

Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, is valued at $74 billion following a funding round in February 2021. He grew up in South Africa, then immigrated to Canada at age 17. He landed in the US as a transfer student to the University of Pennsylvania.

More than 1,000 billionaires have become richer since last year, according to Forbes. Over the past year, 236 newcomers have become billionaires – including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia, and Uruguay. America still has the most billionaires in the world, with 735 worth $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who topped the world’s billionaires list for the first time. With 607 billionaires and a combined worth of $2.3 trillion, China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two. The stock prices and exchange rates were used from March 11, 2022, to calculate net worth.