From Warren Buffett To Mukesh Ambani: How Much Wealth World's Richest Gained This Year?

We are almost at the end of 2023. This year was nothing less than a rollercoaster, with recession fears, rising interest rates, economic uncertainty, mass layoffs, and ongoing geopolitical tensions (Ukraine-Russia war and the Hamas-Israel war), whereas on the other hand, many of the major stock markets around the world, including India’s Sensex and Nifty, have surged in double digits this year.

Vanya GautamUpdated: Dec 26, 2023, 16:38 IST

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We are almost at the end of 2023. This year was nothing less than a rollercoaster, with recession fears, rising interest rates, economic uncertainty, mass layoffs, and ongoing geopolitical tensions (the Ukraine-Russia war and the Hamas-Israel war), whereas on the other hand, many of the major stock markets around the world, including India’s Sensex and Nifty, have surged in double digits this year.

Amidst all this, the world's 10 richest people (as per the Bloomberg billionaire index) too have had a good run, adding more than $400 billion to their net worth this year till date.

From the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, to 93-year-old veteran investor Warren Buffett, here’s how much wealth the world’s 10 richest people have added to their wealth this year:

Rich Get Richer: How Much Wealth World’s Richest Gained In 2023?

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1. Elon Musk

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Net worth: $232 Billion

Wealth added this year: $94.9 Billion

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2. Bernard Arnault

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Net worth: $179 Billion

Wealth added this year: $16.6 Billion

3. Jeff Bezos

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Net worth: $178 Billion

Wealth added this year: $71.2 Billion

4. Bill Gates

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Net worth: $140 Billion

Wealth added this year: $30.3 Billion

5. Steve Ballmer

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Net worth: $130 Billion

Wealth added this year: $44.5 Billion

6. Mark Zuckerberg

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Net worth: $128 Billion

Wealth added this year: $82.2 Billion

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7. Larry Page

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Net worth: $128 Billion

Wealth added this year: $44.7 Billion

8. Larry Ellison

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Net worth: $124 Billion

Wealth added this year: $31.7 Billion

9. Sergey Brin

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Net worth: $121 Billion

Wealth added this year: $41.8 Billion

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10. Warren Buffett

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Net worth: $120 Billion

Wealth added this year: $12.3 Billion

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What About The Wealth Of India's 10 Richest In 2023?

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As far as India's 10 richest are concerned, here's how much wealth they earned/lost this year in 2023:

1. Mukesh Ambani

Networth: $95.9 billion

Wealth added this year: $8.7 billion

2. Gautam Adani

Networth: $83 billion

Wealth lost this year: $37.6 billion

3. Shapoor Mistry

Networth: $35.1 billion

Wealth added this year: $7.3 billion

4. Shiv Nadar

Networth: $33.8 billion

Wealth added this year: $9.2 billion

5. Azim Premji

Networth: $25.6 billion

Wealth added this year: $1.63 billion

6. Savitri Jindal

Networth: $24.5 billion

Wealth added this year: $8.7 billion

7. Dilip Shanghvi

Networth: $20.5 billion

Wealth added this year: $4.9 billion

8. Lakshmi Mittal