Forbes top 10 richest people in the world - December 2023

By Editorji News Desk
Published on | Dec 04, 2023

Billionaires

As per Forbes list the wealth of the top 10 richest people has surged by $115 billion - a 9% jump

1. Elon Musk

With a net worth of $245.3 billion, Musk had held position of the richest person in the world for much of 2022 as well

2. Bernard Arnault

With a net worth of $191.3 bn, Bernard Arnault comes in the second position. Arnault was the world's richest person for most of the first half of 2023

3. Jeff Bezos

Amazon's chairman Jeff Bezos has a total net worth of $168.4 billion. Due to the uptick in Amazon shares, Bezos wealth grew by $12.5 bn in November

4. Larry Ellison

The cofounder of Oracle has a total net worth of $146.5 billion. In November 2023, his fortune rose by $15.6 billion

5. Warren Buffett

In the 5th position is the 93 years old investor Warren Buffett with a net worth of $119.3 bn. In one month his wealth fell by a bit more than $5 bn

6. Bill Gates

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft has a net worth of $117.6 bn. The Microsoft share rally led to rise of $7.3 billion last month

7. Mark Zuckerberg

The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has a total net worth of $115.9 billion. During the month of November his fortune rose by $9 billion

8. Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer who served as the CEO of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014 has a total net worth of $112.8 bn. His fortune rose by $10 bn in the past month

9. Larry Page

The former CEO of Google, Larry Page has a total net worth of $111.7 bn. Wealth rose by about $6.6 bn as Alphabet shares climbed nearly 5% in November

Sergey Brin

Sergey Brin has a net worth of $107.3 bn. His net worth increased by about $6.3 bn in the past month amid a 5% jump in Alphabet's share price