From millionaire magnates to booming billionaires...These are the 10 richest people on Earth!
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Money, money, money!
The current economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t burnt a hole in these billionaire's pockets. The money continues to roll into these billionaires' bank accounts and their wealth seemingly never stops increasing. Read on to find out who the 10 richest people on Earth are...©BANG Showbiz - 2/11
10) Steve Ballmer
At number 10 the former CEO of Microsoft now owns the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team and has a net worth of $91 billion. - 3/11
9) Larry Ellison
The technology tycoon and creator of Oracle was fifth on the list last year, with a net worth of a $125 billion. as of 2022 however that figure has now drown to $92.6 billion.©BANG Showbiz - 4/11
8) Sergey Brin
With a loss of $175 million, that hasn't deterred the Google co-founder, who still managed to make the top 10. Sergey is currently on $94.4 billion as of 2022, down from $118 billion last year. - 5/11
7) Larry Page
One of the geniuses behind the creation of Google has managed to grow his fortune since the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world. In 2019, Larry positioned himself in the list of the wealthiest men in the world with a fortune of $50.9 billion. The technology tycoon has now an estimated value of $98.5 billion. - 6/11
6) Warren Buffet
The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is one of the most successful investors in the world with a net worth of $100 billion that makes him the sixth richest person in the world.©BANG Showbiz - 7/11
5) Bill Gates
Even though the technology genius was one of the first voices to warn us about a possible pandemic in the future, his fortune didn’t stop growing during 2020. Now, the creator of Microsoft has an estimated worth of $112 billion. Bill Gates was also the visionary who supported the most charity associations during the pandemic. It is estimated that he donated around $305 million to different organizations. - 8/11
4) Gautam Adani
The founder of Adani group is the richest person in India and 4th richest in the world with a net worth of $114 billion. - 9/11
3) Bernard Arnault
The empire of the businessman extends to around 70 brands that include some of the world's most expensive fashion houses, so it isn't a surprise that Bernard Arnault multiplied his fortune during 2020. With earnings of around $41 billion, the fashion tycoon has an estimated current value of $138 billion.©BANG Showbiz - 10/11
2) Jeff Bezos
Even though the creator of Amazon is already on the top of the list of the richest people in the world, Jeff Bezos’ fortune grew exponentially during the last few years. The businessman started 2020 with a value of $113 billion, but that amount has increased to $145 billion. - 11/11
1) Elon Musk
The technology wizard behind SpaceX and Tesla has multiplied his value by 1016 per cent since the beginning of the pandemic. It is estimated that Elon Musk´s fortune was of about $27 billion in January of 2020, but today, the tycoon has an approximate value of $294 billion.©BANG Showbiz
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The current economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t burnt a hole in these billionaire's pockets.
The money continues to roll into these billionaires' bank accounts and their wealth seemingly never stops increasing.
Read on to find out who the 10 richest people on Earth are...