Who are top 5 richest people in the world?
1. Elon Musk - $263.4 billion
Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, who is in the news these days because of his battle with Twitter, has a net worth of $263.4 billion.
SpaceX is valued at almost $100 billion and Tesla is the world's most important automaker.
2. Bernard Arnault & Family - $167.7 billion
The chairman and CEO of LVMH, Bernard Arnault, is second on the list with a net worth of $167.7 billion. The family owns more than 70 brands. He is Europe's richest man who earned a $100 billion fortune last year, Business Insider reported.
3.Jeff Bezos - $162.7 B billion
The third richest person, Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon and has a net worth of $162.7 billion. Even though he transferred a lot of his wealth to his wife after divorce, the e-commerce giant still remains the third richest.
4. Gautam Adani and family - $142.7 billion
India's Gautam Adani has diversified Adani Group into multiple sectors including aerospace, logistics, and energy. At $142.7 billion, he is the fourth richest in the world and the richest man in Asia.
5. Bill Gates - $113.4 billion
Popular tech giant Bill Gates recently donated a billion dollars to his foundation, promising he would eventually leave the list of the world's richest people. Currently, his net worth is $113.4 billion. His foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world’s largest private charitable foundation.