The 2023 wealth rankings are fresh out: the top 10 billionaires in the world made a staggering $465.4 billion in a year, a number that exceeds the entire market capitalization of Walmart, which is $402.44 billion.
Elon Musk has reclaimed the title of the richest person, with a net worth of $229 billion, an increase of $92 billion over the year. Following closely behind are Bezos( with an increase of $69.9 billion) and Zuckerberg( with an increase of $82.5 billion). This surge is primarily due to the S&P 500 rising 24% over the year, with technology stocks soaring collectively.
Interestingly, the total assets of these 10 individuals amount to $1.47 trillion, which ranks them among the top 60 in global corporate market capitalization. NVIDIA currently stands at $1.22 trillion (. On average, each billionaire increased their wealth by $4.65 billion.
Where there are winners, there are losers: Adani shrank by 36.2 billion USD throughout the year, becoming the largest decline among the TOP 30. However, most billionaires are enjoying the dividends of the stock market, with only 6 individuals in the TOP 30 seeing a decline in their wealth.
Playboy Jensen Huang and former Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng are also on the TOP gainers list, making a fortune from chip stocks and cryptocurrency assets.
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The 2023 wealth rankings are fresh out: the top 10 billionaires in the world made a staggering $465.4 billion in a year, a number that exceeds the entire market capitalization of Walmart, which is $402.44 billion.
Elon Musk has reclaimed the title of the richest person, with a net worth of $229 billion, an increase of $92 billion over the year. Following closely behind are Bezos( with an increase of $69.9 billion) and Zuckerberg( with an increase of $82.5 billion). This surge is primarily due to the S&P 500 rising 24% over the year, with technology stocks soaring collectively.
Interestingly, the total assets of these 10 individuals amount to $1.47 trillion, which ranks them among the top 60 in global corporate market capitalization. NVIDIA currently stands at $1.22 trillion (. On average, each billionaire increased their wealth by $4.65 billion.
Where there are winners, there are losers: Adani shrank by 36.2 billion USD throughout the year, becoming the largest decline among the TOP 30. However, most billionaires are enjoying the dividends of the stock market, with only 6 individuals in the TOP 30 seeing a decline in their wealth.
Playboy Jensen Huang and former Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng are also on the TOP gainers list, making a fortune from chip stocks and cryptocurrency assets.