World’s top 5 Richest people
The richest people on Earth are not immune to the coronavirus. As the pandemic tightened its grip on Europe and America, global equity markets imploded, tanking many fortunes. As of March 18, when we finalized this list, Forbes counted 2,095 billionaires, 58 fewer than a year ago and 226 fewer than just 12 days earlier, when we initially calculated these net worths. Of the billionaires who remain, 51% are poorer than they were last year. In raw terms, the world’s billionaires are worth $8 trillion, down $700 billion from 2019.
1. Elon Musk
- Net Worth: $203 billion
- Co-founder and CEO: Tesla (TSLA)
- Tesla Ownership Stake: 20% ($145 billion)
2. Jeff Bezos
- Net Worth: $183 billion
- Founder and CEO: Amazon (AMZN)
- Amazon Ownership Stake: 11.1% ($166 billion)
3.Bernard Arnault Family
- Net Worth: $146 billion
- CEO and Chairman: LVMH37
- Christian Dior Ownership Stake: 97.5% ($99.1 billion)
4. Bill Gates
- Net Worth: $133 billion
- Co-Founder: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
- Microsoft Ownership Stake: 1.3% ($22.2 billion)
5. Mark Zuckerberg
- Net Worth: $95.6 billion
- Co-founder, CEO, and Chairman: Facebook
- Facebook Ownership Stake: 13% ($92.4 billion)
Billionaires rankings track the daily ups and downs of the world’s richest people. The wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of each individual confirmed by Forbes to be a billionaire.
The 10 Richest People In The World
|
RANK
|
NAME
|
NET WORTH
|
CHANGE
|
AGE
|
SOURCE
|
COUNTRY/TERRITORY
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1
|
$203.00 B
|
$0
|
50
|
Tesla, SpaceX
|
United States
|
|
 |
2
|
$183.00 B
|
$0
|
57
|
Amazon
|
United States
|
|
 |
3
|
$146.3 B
|
▶ $2.8 B | -1.85%
|
72
|
LVMH
|
France
|
|
 |
4
|
$133.7 B
|
▶ $6 M | 0.01%
|
66
|
Microsoft
|
United States
|
|
 |
5
|
$95.6 B
|
$0
|
37
|
Facebook
|
United States
|
|
 |
6
|
$88.8 B
|
$0
|
91
|
Berkshire Hathaway
|
United States
|
|
 |
7
|
$87.0 B
|
$0
|
77
|
software
|
United States
|
|
 |
8
|
$85.2 B
|
▶ $2.2 B | -2.55%
|
67
|
beverages, pharmaceuticals
|
China
|
|
 |
9
|
$76.5 B
|
$0
|
48
|
Google
|
United States
|
|
 |
10
|
$74.9 B
|
▶ $896 M | -1.18%
|
64
|
diversified
|
India
|