This year, the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, pandemic and plunging stock markets have dented the fortunes of many of the richest people on the planet. That is what the recently revealed Forbes Billionaire List for 2022 indicates. So let's have a quick glance over the highlights from the Forbes 2022 World¡¯s Billionaires list.
1.The number of billionaires has fallen from last year¡¯s record 2,755 to this year¡¯s number 2,668. Collectively, these billionaires are worth $12.7 trillion, down from a record $13.1 trillion on the 2021 list.
2.329 people fell off the billionaires list this year, the most since the 2009 financial crisis. On the other hand, 236 newcomers joined the billionaire club this year.
3.No one got richer than Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who tops the World¡¯s Billionaires list for the first time ever. As of March 11th 2022, when Forbes locked in the net worths, Elon Musk was worth an estimated $219 billion. As per Bloomberg Billionaire Index,
4.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos fell to number 2 rank for the first time in 4 years due to a 3% drop in Amazon stock and increased charitable giving.
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5.French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault remains the world¡¯s third-richest person, with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett completing the top 5 list at rank 4 and 5 respectively.
6. 86 billionaires are under the age of 40 and 12 are under 30?including the world¡¯s youngest billionaire, a 19-year-old German drugstore chain heir Kevin David Lehmann.
7. The US has the most billionaire citizens, i.e. 735, followed by China with 607, India with 166, Germany with 134 and Russia with 83.?
8.India¡¯s Mukesh Ambani remained Asia¡¯s richest person with a net worth of an estimated $90.7 billion. He held on to the No. 10 rank worldwide.?
9.Billionaire count fell for Russia and China. 34 fewer Russian billionaires and 87 fewer Chinese citizens are on the list this year.
10.Forbes found 327 women billionaires around the globe in the list. World¡¯s richest woman with $74.8 billion net worth is Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, who inherited her wealth from her grandfather Eug¨¨ne Paul Louis Schueller who founded beauty giant L¡¯Or¨¦al.?
11.101 women on the list are self-made billionaires, the richest being Fan Hongwei, who chairs Chinese chemical fiber supplier Hengli Petrochemical and is worth an estimated $18.2 billion.
12.Overall, 1,891 out of 2,668 billionaires this year are self-made.
Last but not the least. Here are the richest 10 billionaires in the world as per this Forbes 2022 World¡¯s Billionaires list.
1.Elon Musk
Net worth: $219 billion
2.Jeff Bezos
Net worth: $171 billion
3.Bernard Arnault & family
Net worth: $158 billion
4.Bill Gates
Net worth: $129 billion
5.Warren Buffett
Net worth: $118 billion
6.Larry Page
Net worth: $111 billion
7.Sergey Brin
Net worth: $107 billion
8.Larry Ellison
Net worth: $106 billion
9.Steve Ballmer
Net worth: $91.4 billion
10.Mukesh Ambani
Net worth: $90.7 billion
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