The latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index has been released.
French business magnate Bernard Arnault is the world’s richest man with a wealth of 161 billion dollars.
Arnault is the chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury goods firm.
Tesla founder Elon Musk holds the second position with 140 billion dollars.
India’s Gautam Adani comes third with a net worth of 120 billion dollars.
Adani is one of the billionaires who have added to his wealth.
The majority have lost their wealth in the last year.
- Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft is the fourth-richest person in the world with a net worth of 109 billion dollars.
- Gates currently focuses on the philanthropic side of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
- The fifth-richest person in the world is Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.
- He has a net worth of 107 billion dollars.
- Bezos is also the founder of Blue Origin, a human spaceflight startup.
