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Top 10 richest people in the world

Depending on their most recent net worth and financial performance, the list of the world's richest people can change from year to year. The top 10 richest people in the world as of February 3, 2023, according to the real-time Bloomberg Billionaires Index, are shown below along with some fascinating information about each one.

1. Bernard Arnault & Family - $193 billion

The world's richest person is Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH - France. His empire of more than 70 businesses, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora, has generated a net worth of $193 billion for him. Bernard Arnault, a French businessman and the richest man in Europe, amassed a $100 billion fortune in December of the previous year.

2. Elon Musk - $174 billion

Elon Musk is striving to revolutionise transportation on Earth through Tesla, a manufacturer of electric vehicles, and in space through SpaceX, a manufacturer of rockets. Elon Musk's net worth is currently $174 billion, while Tesla, his electric car company, is now valued at close to $800 billion. SpaceX, Musk's rocket company, is currently valued at close to $100 billion.

3. Jeff Bezos - $136 billion

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, is the third richest person on earth with a net worth of $136 billion. Even after divorcing his wife MacKenzie in 2019 and giving her a portion of his Amazon stock, his opinion has not changed. In 1994, Bezos launched the titan Amazon from his Seattle garage. With more individuals shopping online as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the e-commerce behemoth has benefited.

4. Bill Gates - $115 billion

Bill Gates is the cofounder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is worth $115 billion. Bill Gates and Paul Allen co-founded the software behemoth Microsoft, and over time, Gates sold off the majority of his holdings in the business, keeping only 1% and investing the rest in stocks and other assets. When the share price of Microsoft soared following earnings last year in April, Bill Gates joined the $100 billion club. The largest private charity foundation in the world is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

5. Warren Buffet - $108 billion

Warren Buffet, also referred to as the Oracle of Omaha, is regarded as one of the greatest investors of all time. He is in charge of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than 60 businesses, including the well-known Geico insurance company, Duracell, and Dairy Queen restaurant. He has a $108 billion net wealth. He purchased his first stock when he was 11 years old. He is the son of a US lawmaker.

6. Larry Ellison - $102 billion

Larry Ellison has a net worth of $102 billion which he earned from Oracle, the software firm he cofounded in 1977. He quit as the CEO of the company in 2014 and since then he functions as the chairman of the board and chief technology advisor of the company. Ellison has also been on the board of Tesla since December 2018 after he purchased 3 million shares earlier that year. He owns nearly all of Hawaiian island Lanai.

8. Sergey Brin — $94.6 billion

The co-founder and board member of Alphabet, Sergey Brin has a net worth of $94.6 billion which places him in the ninth position among the world’s richest persons. He co-founded Google along with Larry Page in 1998 which went public in 2004 and became Alphabet in 2015.

9. Steve Ballmer - $94 billion

Steve Ballmer, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is ninth among the world's wealthiest people with a net worth of $94 billion. After working for Microsoft since 1980, Steve Ballmer succeeded Bill Gates as its CEO in 2000.

10. Carlos Slim – $84.2 billion

The largest mobile telecom company in Latin America, America Movil, is under Carlos Slim's ownership. He owns shares of the New York Times and financial institutions, and he has an estimated net worth of $84.2 billion. He has a stake in the Mexican building sector through his family's investment vehicle.