35th Forbes’ billionaire 2021: Full List

35th Forbes’ billionaire 2021: Full List

Forbes’ annual world’s billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, with Amazon com Inc founder Jeff Bezos topping it for the fourth consecutive year.

This year’s billionaires are worth a combined $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion last year. Mukesh Ambani of India has become the richest person in Asia, ranked No. 10 and worth an estimated $84.5 billion.

The U.S. still has more billionaires than any other country, with 724 (up from 614 last year), but China is closing the gap with 698 (including 71 from Hong Kong and 1 from Macao). Last year the U.S. had 614 billionaires and China had 456 (including 66 from Hong Kong and 1 Macao). India has the third highest number of billionaires, with 140. Altogether, the 1,149 billionaires from Asia-Pacific countries are worth $4.7 trillion, while the U.S. billionaires are worth a total $4.4 trillion.  (For more on the countries with the most billionaires

Top 10 List

Rank 1: Jeff Bezos

• NET WORTH: $177 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: AMAZON
• RESIDENCE: Setelite

Rank 2: Elon Musk

• NET WORTH: $151 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: TESLA, SPACEX
• RESIDENCE: AUSTIN, TEXAS

Rank 3: Bernard Arnault

• NET WORTH: $150 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: LUXURY GOODS
• RESIDENCE: PARIS

Rank 4: Bill Gates

• NET WORTH: $124 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: MICROSOFT
• RESIDENCE: MEDINA, WASHINGTON

Rank 5: Mark Zuckerberg

• NET WORTH: $97 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: FACEBOOK
• RESIDENCE: PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA

Rank 6: Warren Buffett

• NET WORTH: $96 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
• RESIDENCE: OMAHA, NEBRASKA

Rank 7: Larry Ellison

• NET WORTH: $93 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: SOFTWARE
• RESIDENCE: LANAI, HAWAII

Rank 8: Larry Page

• NET WORTH: $91.5 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: GOOGLE
• RESIDENCE: PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA

Rank 9:  Sergey Brin

• NET WORTH: $89 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: GOOGLE
• RESIDENCE: LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA

Rank 10: Mukesh Ambani

• NET WORTH: $84.5 BILLION
• SOURCE OF WEALTH: DIVERSIFIED
• RESIDENCE: MUMBAI, INDIA

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