- By Poorva Karki
- Fri, 04 Oct 2024 05:47 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
List Of Top 10 Richest Person In The World In 2024: Although half the world is either below the poverty line and is at the brink of dying due to all kinds of diseases and lack of medical help, or are barely surviving on minimum wage- the sad reality of the same still hardly changes the fact that there is also one section of the society that is ultra-rich and can afford all the luxuries one can ask for. The ‘richness’ is at the level where there is a list of the ‘richest’, who were recently declared the most wealthy in the world. All in all, there are sections in the society that are complete opposite of each other, and today, we are here to talk about the latter one- the one with so much money that a trip to the bottom of the ocean or a trip past the ozone is all about the ‘bills and the thickness of the wallet’.
For those still confused, today, we will be taking a brief look at the list of the top 10 richest people in the world. The list was released by the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, which is now going viral. We will be specifically taking a look at the top 10 billionaires for the month of October.
Who is the Richest Person in the World?
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, is in the first position- becoming the richest person in the worst- with a reported total net worth of USD 256 billion. He was followed by his fellow techie and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg. Mark, the CEO of Facebook, reportedly has a total net worth of USD 206 billion. On the third spot, we have Amazon’s founder and executive chairman, Jeff Bezos, with a reported total net worth of USD 205 billion. Now, let’s take a look at the rest of the list.
Name | Total Net Worth |
Elon Musk | USD 256 billion |
Mark Zuckerberg | USD 206 billion |
Jeff Bezos | USD 205 billion |
Bernard Arnault | USD 193 billion |
Larry Ellison | USD 179 billion |
Bill Gates | USD 161 billion |
Larry Page | USD 150 billion |
Steve Ballmer | USD 145 billion |
Warren Buffett | USD 143 billion |
Sergey Brin | USD 141 billion |