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Top 10 richest people in the world

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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.

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