•According to Bloomberg, Elon Musk emerged the top richest man in the world with a net worth of $232 Billion.
•Bloomberg ranked Jeff Bezos third, with a net worth of $178 Billion.
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New data has recently surfaced, revealing the financial standing of some of the wealthiest individuals on the planet.
According to Bloomberg's latest ranking, as of December 23, 2023, the net worth of these affluent individuals is measured in billions of US dollars.
At the pinnacle of this wealth hierarchy stands Elon Musk, who has been identified as the wealthiest person globally, boasting a staggering net worth of $232 billion.
Originating from South Africa, Musk traversed through Canada before eventually settling in the United States.
His journey in the business world began with ventures such as Zip2 and X.com, the latter merging with a company that ultimately evolved into PayPal.
Elon Musk is renowned as a multifaceted professional, serving as a businessman, investor, founder, chairman, CEO, and chief technology officer of SpaceX.
Musk has achieved global fame as the chief executive officer (CEO) of electric automobile maker Tesla and the private space company SpaceX.
He was an early investor in several tech companies, and in October 2022, he completed a deal to take X formerly Twitter, private.
After Elon Musk, Bloomberg showed Bernard Arnault to be the second richest with a net worth of $179 Billion.
Arnault is a French businessman, investor and art collector.
He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury goods company.
According to Bloomberg's ranking, Jeff Bezos secured the third position with a substantial net worth of $178 billion.
Bezos, an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, and investor, is the visionary behind Amazon, the world's leading e-commerce and cloud computing company.
Serving as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, Bezos has played a pivotal role in shaping the company's success.
Bezos achieved millionaire status in 1997 when Amazon's initial public offering (IPO) raised $54 million. His financial ascent continued, and he made his debut on the Forbes World's Billionaires list in 1999 with an estimated net worth of $10.1 billion.
This initial inclusion positioned him as the 19th wealthiest individual globally and the 10th in the United States.
Ranked fourth was American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer best known for co-founding the software giant Microsoft Bill Gates.
During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect, while also being its largest individual shareholder until May 2014.
He was a major entrepreneur in the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
Since 1987, Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world's billionaires.
From 1995 to 2017, he held the Forbes title of the richest person in the world every year except in 2008 and from 2010 to 2013.
In June 2008, Gates transitioned into a part-time role at Microsoft and full-time work at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the private charitable foundation he and his then-wife Melinda had established in 2000.
He stepped down as chairman of the Microsoft board in February 2014 and assumed the role of technology adviser to support newly appointed CEO.
In March 2020, Gates left his board positions at Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway to focus on his philanthropic efforts on climate change, global health and development, and education.
Steve Ballmer came fifth with a net worth of $130 Billion.
The American billionaire businessman and investor who served as the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014.
He is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Ballmer is a co-founder of Ballmer Group, a philanthropic investment company.
The sixth richest person with a net worth of $128 Billion according to Bloomberg is Mark Zuckerberg.
The American businessman, computer programmer, and philanthropist co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.)
He is the executive chairman, chief executive officer and controlling shareholder.
Larry Page and Mark Zuckerberg were both ranked by Bloomberg with an identical net worth of $128 billion.
Larry Page, an American businessman, computer scientist, and internet entrepreneur, is widely recognized for co-founding Google alongside Sergey Brin.
Page served as the CEO of Google from its inception in 1997 until August 2001, after which he stepped down in favor of Eric Schmidt.
He resumed the CEO role in April 2011 and continued until July 2015, when he transitioned to become the CEO of Google's newly established parent company, Alphabet Inc.
In a closely related ranking, Bloomberg placed Larry Ellison with a net worth of $124 billion.
Following closely behind was Sergey Brin, who was ranked by Bloomberg with a net worth of $121 billion.
Brin, an American businessman, is also celebrated for co-founding Google with Larry Page.
He held the position of president at Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., until he stepped down on December 3, 2019.
Despite their changed roles, both Brin and Page remain integral to Alphabet as co-founders, controlling shareholders, and board members.
Warren Buffet came in as the tenth with a net worth of $12o Billion.
He is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist who currently serves as the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
As a result of his immense investment success, Buffett is to be said one of the best-known investors in the world.