Discover the top 50 richest people in the world in 2024, featuring the wealthiest individuals across various industries. This comprehensive ranking highlights the billionaires shaping the global economy with their immense fortunes and business empires.

Who are the richest people in the world? Top 50 Richest People in the World in 2024:

1. 🇺🇸 Elon Musk: $266.3B
2. 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos: $208.7B
3. 🇺🇸 Larry Ellison: $205.2B
4. 🇺🇸 Mark Zuckerberg: $196.4B
5. 🇫🇷 Bernard Arnault & family: $192.7B
6. 🇺🇸 Warren Buffett: $143.3B
7. 🇺🇸 Bill Gates: $138.8B
8. 🇺🇸 Larry Page: $135.4B
9. 🇪🇸 Amancio Ortega: $133.1B
10. 🇺🇸 Sergey Brin: $129.6B
11. 🇺🇸 Steve Ballmer: $125.7B
12. 🇮🇳 Mukesh Ambani: $117.9B
13. 🇺🇸 Jensen Huang: $108.4B
14. 🇺🇸 Michael Dell: $108.3B
15. 🇺🇸 Michael Bloomberg: $104.7B
16. 🇺🇸 Rob Walton & family: $99.1B
17. 🇺🇸 Jim Walton & family: $97.9B
18. 🇫🇷 Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family: $93.1B
19. 🇺🇸 Alice Walton: $90.4B
20. 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim Helu & family: $88.0B
21. 🇮🇳 Gautam Adani: $85.9B
22. 🇺🇸 Julia Koch & family: $74.2B
23. 🇨🇦 David Thomson & family: $72.3B
24. 🇺🇸 Charles Koch & family: $67.5B
25. 🇨🇦 Changpeng Zhao: $60.6B
26. 🇮🇩 Prajogo Pangestu: $55.9B
27. 🇨🇳 Zhong Shanshan: $52.6B
28. 🇺🇸 Jeff Yass: $49.6B
29. 🇯🇵 Tadashi Yanai & family: $47.9B
30. 🇺🇸 John Mars: $47.6B
31. 🇺🇸 Jacqueline Mars: $47.6B
32. 🇨🇳 Ma Huateng: $46.8B
33. 🇺🇸 Stephen Schwarzman: $46.2B
34. 🇨🇳 Colin Huang: $45.6B
35. 🇨🇳 Zhang Yiming: $45.6B
36. 🇮🇹 Giovanni Ferrero: $44.7B
37. 🇮🇳 Savitri Jindal: $43.4B
38. 🇷🇺 Vladimir Potanin: $41.3B
39. 🇺🇸 Ken Griffin: $39.7B
40. 🇷🇺 Alexey Mordashov: $37.6B
41. 🇨🇳 William Lei Ding: $37.2B
42. 🇺🇸 Jim Simons: $36.9B
43. 🇷🇺 Alisher Usmanov: $35.4B
44. 🇺🇸 Elon Musk (SpaceX): $34.8B
45. 🇺🇸 George Soros: $34.5B
46. 🇺🇸 MacKenzie Scott: $34.2B
47. 🇫🇷 Francois Pinault & family: $33.7B
48. 🇸🇦 Mohammed Al Amoudi: $33.1B
49. 🇨🇳 Hui Ka Yan: $32.5B
50. 🇧🇷 Jorge Paulo Lemann & family: $32.2B

Sources:

• Forbes Billionaires List 2024​ (Forbes Africa)
• CEO World Magazine Billionaire Ranking 2024​ (CEOWORLD magazine)

Note: This ranking is based on net worth as of early 2024. Net worths can fluctuate daily due to stock market changes, business valuations, and personal financial dealings.