Top 10 Richest Person in the world in 2022

The list of the richest people in the world may vary from year to year and time to time, depending on their latest net worth, growth and financial performance. Here is the list of the top 10 most richest people in the world in 2022, based on the real-time net worth and some interesting facts about each of them. 

1. Elon Musk - $219 Billion

Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth and in Space, thanks to electric car maker Tesla, and in space, thanks to rocket maker SpaceX. Tesla, Elon Musk's electric car company, is now valued at nearly $ 800 billion, currently his net worth is $ 336 billion. Musk's rocket company SpaceX is now valued at nearly $ 100 billion. Tesla became the world's most valued automaker with a market cap of $ 800 billion as of October 2021.

2 . Jeff Bezos - $171 Billion

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $ 196 billion and is now the second richest person in the world. His position remains the same even after he divorced his wife MacKenzie in 2019 and transferred a quarter of her stake in Amazon to her. Bezos founded the giant Amazon in 1994 from his garage in Seattle. The e-commerce giant has reaped the rewards of this coronavirus pandemic, with more and more people shopping online.

3. Bernard Arnault & Family - $158 Billion

Chairman and CEO of LVMH - France Bernard Arnault is now the third richest person on the planet. His net worth is $ 168 billion from his business in an empire of more than 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. French businessman and richest man in Europe Bernard Arnault made a fortune of $ 100 billion last year in December.

4. Bill Gates - $129 Billion

Co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates has a net worth of $ 137 billion. After founding software giant Microsoft alongside Paul Allen, Bill Gates ultimately sold a large chunk of his stakes in the company, keeping only 1% of the shares and investing the rest in stocks and other assets. Bill Gates joined the $ 100 billion club last year in April, when Microsoft's stock price climbed after profits. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private charitable foundation in the world.

5. Warren Buffett - $118 Billion

Warren Buffet is popularly known as the Oracle of Omaha, He considered as one of the most successful investors of all time. He operates Berkshire Hathaway which owns over 60 companies including the famous Geico Insurance, Duracell, Dairy Queen Restaurant. His net worth is $ 105 billion, Interestingly he bought his first shares at the age of 11.

6. Larry Page - $111 Billion 

The co-founder of Google, Larry Page has a net worth of $ 130 billion and ranks on the fifth position in the list of richest people in the world. Along with google, he invested in many company as well such as Planetary Resources, the famed space exploration company and also funded startup companies Kitty Hawk and Opener.

7. Sergey Brin - $107 Billion

Alphabet co-founder and board member Sergey Brin has a net worth of $ 125 billion, which places him as the 10th richest person in the world. He co-founded Google with Larry Page in 1998, which went public in 2004 and became Alphabet in 2015.

8. Larry Ellison - $106 Billion

The co-founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison has a net worth of $ 130 billion. Oracle is one of the best software company which he co-founded in 1977. Then he left the role of CEO of the company in 2014 and since then he act as a Chairman of the Board of Directors and chief technology adviser. He is also in the list of Tesla's board of directors since December 2018 after buying 3 million shares earlier that year. He owns almost all of the Hawaiian island of Lanai.

9. Steve Ballmer - $91.4 Billion

Steven Anthony Ballmer is an American businessman and investor who served as a CEO of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He has networth of 119 billion and he ranked on ninth position in the list. Currently he is an owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.

10. Mukesh Ambani - $90.7 Billion

Mukesh Ambani is an Indian businessman who chairs and runs Reliance Industries. He has networth of 90.7 Billion and he ranked on the Tenth position in the list. Reliance Industries works in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom and retail.