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THE top 10 richest people in the world as of May 2024.
Bill Gates, who held the position for nearly three decades, has fallen to Ninth, replacing Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries on the Forbes World’s Billionaire list.
The top ten individuals are;
1. Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $209.4 billion
Source: LVMH/ luxury goods Age: 75
Residence: Paris
Citizenship: France
2. Elon Musk
Net worth: $199.6 billion
Source: Tesla, SpaceX, X (Twitter) Age: 52
Residence: Austin, Texas
Citizenship: U.S.
3. Jeff Bezos
Net worth: $193.3 billion
Source: Amazon Age: 60
Residence: Miami, Florida
Citizenship: U.S
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: $151.2 billion
Source: Meta (Facebook)
Age: 39 Residence: Palo Alto, California
5. Larry Ellison
Net worth: $142.8 billion
Source: Oracle
Age: 79 Residence: Woodside, California
Citizenship: U.S.
6. Larry Page
Net worth: $135.4 billion
Source: Google Age: 51
Residence: Palo Alto, California
Citizenship: U.S
7. Warren Buffett
Net worth: $131 billion
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 93 Residence: Omaha, Nebraska
Citizenship: U.S.
8. Sergey Brin
Net worth: $129.9 billion
Source: Google
Age: 50
Residence: Los Altos, California
Citizenship: U.S
9. Bill Gates
Net worth: $127 billion
Source: Microsoft, investments
Age: 68 Residence: Medina, Washington
Citizenship: U.S.
10. Steve Ballmer
Net worth: $117.1 billion
Source: Microsoft, Clippers, investments
Age: 68
Residence: Hunts Point, Washington
Citizenship: U.S.
