The Richest People in the World in 2022
Today, the 10 richest people in the world control $1.3 trillion in wealth.
This scale of wealth is equal to approximately 1.4% of the world economy, Amazon’s entire market cap, or spending $1 million a day for 3,000 years. In fact, it’s double the amount seen just two years ago ($663 billion).
As billionaire wealth accumulates at a remarkable speed, we feature a snapshot of the world’s richest in 2022, based on data from the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List.
Top 10 Richest People in the World
Elon Musk, with a fortune of $212 billion, is the richest person on the planet.
Tesla delivered nearly one million vehicles globally in 2021. Despite facing a computer chip shortage, Tesla deliveries rose 87% year-over-year. Musk, who is also CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX, plans to send the largest rocket ever built into orbit in 2022. It spans 119 meters tall.
Here are the richest people in the world, based on data as of March 14, 2022:
| Rank | Name | Source | Net Worth (Mar 2022) | Net Worth (Mar 2021) | Change 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk | Tesla, SpaceX | $212B | $151B | $61B |
| 2 | Jeff Bezos | Amazon | $168B | $177B | -$9B |
| 3 | Bernard Arnault & family | LVMH | $159B | $150B | $9B |
| 4 | Bill Gates | Microsoft | $130B | $124B | $6B |
| 5 | Warren Buffett | Berkshire Hathaway | $119B | $96B | $23B |
| 6 | Larry Page | $108B | $92B | $16B | |
| 7 | Larry Ellison | Oracle | $105B | $93B | $12B |
| 8 | Sergey Brin | $105B | $89B | $16B | |
| 9 | Mukesh Ambani | (Read more...) |