Forbes released this week the list of the people who have the greatest fortunes in the world in 2023, which on this occasion is headed by Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH, with a fortune of around $214,000 million dollars.
The list of billionaires includes the most powerful people on Earth, and it is striking because they wield influence over large parts of the global economy, plus they continually play key roles in everything from international politics, to philanthropy and innovation. science, among other fields.
Many of the leading players in the ranking started from scratch and have built companies that employ tens or even hundreds of thousands of employees around the world and are behind big brands like Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, LVMH and many more.
Most millionaires have much of their net worth in shares of the company they founded, and as they make good or bad decisions, the price of the shares and their fortunes fluctuate.
Being part of the Forbes millionaires list is not an easy or permanent thing, Carlos Slim, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have led it, but the business world is variable and suddenly they can be at the top and in some At times, when things don’t go well, fortunes lose surprising amounts in a short time.
Last year Elon Musk led the list for several months, but lost it to Bernard Arnault, who today begins to get used to being in the lead.
But in the business world anything can happen. One example is the case of businessman Gautam Adani from India, who overtook Mukesh Ambani to become the richest person in Asia in February 2022.
His fortune rose to $55 billion and he quickly rose up the rankings to become the third richest person in the world in January 2023.
Then, following a publication by Hindenburg Research, in which Adani’s companies were accused of a “corporate scam” and lack of transparency, the fortunes waned, erasing him from the top ten millionaires.
According to Forbes, these are the 10 richest people in the world in 2023:
- bernard arnault
From France, he is the richest person in the world. The CEO of the luxury goods firm LVMH, has a fortune of $213.7 billion dollars (mdd). - Elon Musk
The American is CEO of the electric car company Tesla, the rocket company SpaceX and the social networking company Twitter, among others. He has a fortune of $178.3 billion. - Jeff Bezos
An American national, he is president of Amazon and owner of the private rocket company Blue Origin. With a fortune of $126,300 million dollars. - Larry Ellison
From the US, founder of the software company Oracle, he has a fortune of $111.9 billion. - Warren Buffett
American and owner of the Berkshire Hathaway investment conglomerate, with a fortune of $108.5 billion. - Bill Gates
From the US, founder of Microsoft, owns $104.5 billion. - Carlos Slim Helu
Mexican businessman with businesses in telecommunications, investments and other lines of business, with a fortune of $91.7 billion dollars. - Larry Page
American and founder of the technology company Google, he has a fortune of $85.8 billion dollars. - Mukesh Ambani
Indian businessman with businesses in the petrochemical and telecommunications industries with a net worth of $83.7 billion. - sergey brin
American technology entrepreneur. He stepped down as chairman of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, but remains a majority shareholder and board member. He has a fortune of $82.2 billion.
With data at the time the list was published (February 1, 2023). The amounts and positions can vary because most of the fortunes are invested in stock shares that are listed on the stock exchange.
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