The 2022 edition of the Forbes World's Billionaires ranking
The World's Billionaires, 2022 is the 2022 edition of the annual ranking of the world's billionaires published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list data published by Forbes for 2022 contain 2,668 people with an estimated net worth of at least US$1 billion, worth a combined US$12.71 trillion.[1] That is 86 fewer than the 2,754 people in the 2021 list.[2] The top-ranked person was Elon Musk, with an estimated US$219.0 billion (Tesla, SpaceX).[1]
Methodology
The figures on this page were compiled from the list data published by Forbes for the 2022 World's Billionaires list.[1] Net worth figures are Forbes's own estimates, in US dollars, at the time the list was compiled; they are not audited figures. Totals and breakdowns were calculated by Powerbase from that data: country means the country of citizenship recorded by Forbes; regions are a grouping of those countries made for this page (Forbes does not publish them in this form); gender is as recorded by Forbes; and industry is the first industry category Forbes assigns to each entry. Entries listed by Forbes as a family (for example "& family") are counted once. Forbes's own methodology article could not be opened for this page, so its details are not summarised here.
This page deliberately reproduces only aggregate figures and the top 100 entries, not the complete Forbes list. It contains no breakdown by religion, ethnicity or race compiled by Powerbase; the only group figures are counts published by named third parties, reported in the section "Published counts by group".
Summary
Summary of the list
| Measure |
Value
|
| Number of billionaires |
2,668
|
| Combined net worth |
US$12.71 trillion
|
| Average net worth |
US$4.76 billion
|
| Median net worth |
US$2.40 billion
|
| Worth US$100 billion or more |
8
|
| Combined worth of top 10 |
US$1.30 trillion
|
| Countries of citizenship represented |
75
|
[1]
By country of citizenship
Top 25 countries of citizenship
| Country |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| United States |
735 |
27.5% |
4,701.1
|
| China |
539 |
20.2% |
1,962.5
|
| India |
166 |
6.2% |
749.8
|
| Germany |
134 |
5.0% |
608.0
|
| Russia |
78 |
2.9% |
291.0
|
| Hong Kong |
67 |
2.5% |
383.4
|
| Canada |
65 |
2.4% |
312.6
|
| Brazil |
63 |
2.4% |
194.1
|
| Italy |
52 |
1.9% |
194.5
|
| Taiwan |
51 |
1.9% |
150.9
|
| United Kingdom |
50 |
1.9% |
200.1
|
| Australia |
46 |
1.7% |
207.1
|
| Sweden |
45 |
1.7% |
165.7
|
| France |
43 |
1.6% |
550.0
|
| Switzerland |
41 |
1.5% |
181.9
|
| South Korea |
41 |
1.5% |
109.3
|
| Japan |
40 |
1.5% |
154.5
|
| Indonesia |
30 |
1.1% |
115.1
|
| Israel |
30 |
1.1% |
112.6
|
| Thailand |
28 |
1.0% |
95.3
|
| Spain |
27 |
1.0% |
116.0
|
| Singapore |
26 |
1.0% |
106.7
|
| Turkey |
24 |
0.9% |
40.8
|
| Malaysia |
17 |
0.6% |
63.1
|
| Philippines |
17 |
0.6% |
43.2
|
| All other (50) |
213 |
8.0% |
896.7
|
[1]
By region
Region (grouping of citizenship countries)
| Region |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Asia-Pacific |
1,086 |
40.7% |
4,198.4
|
| North America |
800 |
30.0% |
5,013.7
|
| Europe |
615 |
23.1% |
2,797.4
|
| Latin America & Caribbean |
104 |
3.9% |
452.8
|
| Middle East & North Africa |
52 |
1.9% |
180.6
|
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
11 |
0.4% |
63.0
|
[1]
By gender
Gender as recorded by Forbes
| Gender |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Men |
2,341 |
87.7% |
11,142.5
|
| Women |
311 |
11.7% |
1,445.3
|
| Not stated |
16 |
0.6% |
118.2
|
[1]
By industry
First industry category assigned by Forbes
| Industry (Forbes category) |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Finance & Investments |
392 |
14.7% |
1,740.3
|
| Technology |
341 |
12.8% |
2,165.7
|
| Manufacturing |
337 |
12.6% |
1,094.8
|
| Fashion & Retail |
250 |
9.4% |
1,617.2
|
| Healthcare |
217 |
8.1% |
713.9
|
| Food & Beverage |
203 |
7.6% |
935.4
|
| Real Estate |
193 |
7.2% |
689.8
|
| Diversified |
180 |
6.7% |
941.5
|
| Media & Entertainment |
101 |
3.8% |
514.3
|
| Energy |
94 |
3.5% |
396.2
|
| Automotive |
70 |
2.6% |
583.6
|
| Metals & Mining |
69 |
2.6% |
391.8
|
| Service |
53 |
2.0% |
188.1
|
| Construction & Engineering |
46 |
1.7% |
123.9
|
| Telecom |
37 |
1.4% |
207.1
|
| Logistics |
35 |
1.3% |
196.2
|
| Sports |
27 |
1.0% |
98.6
|
| Gambling & Casinos |
23 |
0.9% |
107.6
|
[1]
Published counts by group
The figures below are counts compiled by the named publishers using their own criteria; they are reproduced as published and are not comparable with each other. No published counts were found for other groups.
Published aggregate counts relating to the 2022 list
| Group |
Publisher |
Count |
Combined worth |
Publisher's stated basis
|
| Jewish billionaires |
Forbes Israel ("The World's Jewish Billionaires", 2022 edition, published 2 February 2023; data date not stated) |
267 |
US$1.7 trillion |
A separate Forbes Israel list, not part of the main Forbes list methodology; inclusion criteria not stated on the page[3]
|
Top 100
Entries ranked 1 to 100 by Forbes (tied ranks included).[1] Age is as given in the Forbes list data for 2022.
| Rank |
Name |
Net worth (US$ billion) |
Age |
Citizenship |
Source of wealth |
Industry
|
| 1 |
Elon Musk |
219.0 |
50 |
United States |
Tesla, SpaceX |
Automotive
|
| 2 |
Jeff Bezos |
171.0 |
58 |
United States |
Amazon |
Technology
|
| 3 |
Bernard Arnault & family |
158.0 |
73 |
France |
LVMH |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 4 |
Bill Gates |
129.0 |
66 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 5 |
Warren Buffett |
118.0 |
91 |
United States |
Berkshire Hathaway |
Finance & Investments
|
| 6 |
Larry Page |
111.0 |
49 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 7 |
Sergey Brin |
107.0 |
48 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 8 |
Larry Ellison |
106.0 |
77 |
United States |
software |
Technology
|
| 9 |
Steve Ballmer |
91.4 |
66 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 10 |
Mukesh Ambani |
90.7 |
64 |
India |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 11 |
Gautam Adani |
90.0 |
59 |
India |
infrastructure, commodities |
Diversified
|
| 12 |
Michael Bloomberg |
82.0 |
80 |
United States |
Bloomberg LP |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 13 |
Carlos Slim Helu & family |
81.2 |
82 |
Mexico |
telecom |
Telecom
|
| 14 |
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family |
74.8 |
68 |
France |
L'Oréal |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 15 |
Mark Zuckerberg |
67.3 |
37 |
United States |
Facebook |
Technology
|
| 16 |
Jim Walton |
66.2 |
73 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 17 |
Zhong Shanshan |
65.7 |
67 |
China |
beverages, pharmaceuticals |
Food & Beverage
|
| 18 |
Alice Walton |
65.3 |
72 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 19 |
Rob Walton |
65.0 |
77 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 19 |
Changpeng Zhao |
65.0 |
44 |
Canada |
cryptocurrency exchange |
Finance & Investments
|
| 21 |
Charles Koch |
60.0 |
86 |
United States |
Koch Industries |
Diversified
|
| 21 |
Julia Koch & family |
60.0 |
59 |
United States |
Koch Industries |
Diversified
|
| 23 |
Amancio Ortega |
59.6 |
86 |
Spain |
Zara |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 24 |
Michael Dell |
55.1 |
57 |
United States |
Dell computers |
Technology
|
| 25 |
Zhang Yiming |
50.0 |
38 |
China |
TikTok |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 26 |
David Thomson & family |
49.2 |
64 |
Canada |
media |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 27 |
Phil Knight & family |
47.3 |
84 |
United States |
Nike |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 28 |
Dieter Schwarz |
47.1 |
82 |
Germany |
retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 29 |
Robin Zeng |
44.8 |
53 |
Hong Kong |
batteries |
Automotive
|
| 30 |
MacKenzie Scott |
43.6 |
51 |
United States |
Amazon |
Technology
|
| 31 |
Rodolphe Saadé |
41.4 |
52 |
France |
shipping |
Logistics
|
| 32 |
François Pinault & family |
40.4 |
85 |
France |
luxury goods |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 33 |
Klaus-Michael Kuehne |
37.3 |
84 |
Germany |
shipping |
Logistics
|
| 34 |
Ma Huateng |
37.2 |
50 |
China |
internet media |
Technology
|
| 35 |
Karl Albrecht Jr. & family |
36.8 |
|
Germany |
supermarkets |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 36 |
Giovanni Ferrero |
36.2 |
57 |
Italy |
Nutella, chocolates |
Food & Beverage
|
| 37 |
Li Ka-shing |
34.8 |
93 |
Hong Kong |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 37 |
Stephen Schwarzman |
34.8 |
75 |
United States |
investments |
Finance & Investments
|
| 39 |
Lee Shau Kee |
32.6 |
94 |
Hong Kong |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 40 |
Len Blavatnik |
32.5 |
64 |
United States |
music, chemicals |
Diversified
|
| 41 |
Jacqueline Mars |
31.7 |
82 |
United States |
candy, pet food |
Food & Beverage
|
| 41 |
John Mars |
31.7 |
86 |
United States |
candy, pet food |
Food & Beverage
|
| 43 |
Alain Wertheimer |
31.2 |
73 |
France |
Chanel |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 43 |
Gerard Wertheimer |
31.2 |
71 |
France |
Chanel |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 45 |
Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family |
30.8 |
68 |
Mexico |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 46 |
Gina Rinehart |
30.2 |
68 |
Australia |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 47 |
Shiv Nadar |
28.7 |
76 |
India |
software services |
Technology
|
| 48 |
Jim Simons |
28.6 |
83 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 49 |
He Xiangjian & family |
28.3 |
79 |
China |
home appliances |
Manufacturing
|
| 50 |
Miriam Adelson & family |
27.5 |
76 |
United States |
casinos |
Gambling & Casinos
|
| 51 |
Dietrich Mateschitz |
27.4 |
77 |
Austria |
Red Bull |
Food & Beverage
|
| 52 |
Leonardo Del Vecchio & family |
27.3 |
86 |
Italy |
eyeglasses |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 53 |
Ken Griffin |
27.2 |
53 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 54 |
Tadashi Yanai & family |
26.1 |
73 |
Japan |
fashion retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 55 |
William Lei Ding |
25.2 |
50 |
China |
online games |
Technology
|
| 56 |
Susanne Klatten |
24.3 |
59 |
Germany |
BMW, pharmaceuticals |
Automotive
|
| 56 |
Cyrus Poonawalla |
24.3 |
80 |
India |
vaccines |
Healthcare
|
| 56 |
Wang Wei |
24.3 |
51 |
China |
package delivery |
Service
|
| 59 |
Qin Yinglin |
24.1 |
56 |
China |
pig breeding |
Food & Beverage
|
| 60 |
Sam Bankman-Fried |
24.0 |
30 |
United States |
cryptocurrency exchange |
Finance & Investments
|
| 61 |
Takemitsu Takizaki |
23.9 |
76 |
Japan |
sensors |
Manufacturing
|
| 62 |
Li Shufu |
23.7 |
58 |
China |
automobiles |
Automotive
|
| 63 |
Emmanuel Besnier |
23.5 |
51 |
France |
cheese |
Food & Beverage
|
| 64 |
R. Budi Hartono |
23.2 |
81 |
Indonesia |
banking, tobacco |
Finance & Investments
|
| 65 |
Leonard Lauder |
23.1 |
89 |
United States |
Estee Lauder |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 66 |
Guillaume Pousaz |
23.0 |
40 |
Switzerland |
fintech |
Finance & Investments
|
| 67 |
Iris Fontbona & family |
22.8 |
79 |
Chile |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 67 |
Jack Ma |
22.8 |
57 |
China |
e-commerce |
Technology
|
| 69 |
Michael Hartono |
22.3 |
82 |
Indonesia |
banking, tobacco |
Manufacturing
|
| 70 |
Eric Schmidt |
22.1 |
66 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 71 |
Ray Dalio |
22.0 |
72 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 71 |
Daniel Gilbert |
22.0 |
60 |
United States |
Quicken Loans |
Finance & Investments
|
| 73 |
Thomas Frist, Jr. & family |
21.8 |
83 |
United States |
hospitals |
Healthcare
|
| 74 |
Masayoshi Son |
21.3 |
64 |
Japan |
internet, telecom |
Telecom
|
| 75 |
Abigail Johnson |
21.2 |
60 |
United States |
money management |
Finance & Investments
|
| 76 |
Rupert Murdoch & family |
20.8 |
91 |
United States |
newspapers, TV network |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 77 |
Stefan Quandt |
20.7 |
55 |
Germany |
BMW |
Automotive
|
| 78 |
Jensen Huang |
20.6 |
59 |
United States |
semiconductors |
Technology
|
| 79 |
Huang Shilin |
20.3 |
55 |
China |
batteries |
Automotive
|
| 80 |
Thomas Peterffy |
20.1 |
77 |
United States |
discount brokerage |
Finance & Investments
|
| 81 |
Radhakishan Damani |
20.0 |
67 |
India |
retail, investments |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 82 |
Pang Kang |
19.6 |
66 |
China |
soy sauce |
Food & Beverage
|
| 83 |
Wang Chuanfu |
19.5 |
56 |
China |
batteries, automobiles |
Automotive
|
| 84 |
Reinhold Wuerth & family |
19.0 |
86 |
Germany |
fasteners |
Manufacturing
|
| 85 |
Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family |
18.7 |
71 |
Germany |
Aldi, Trader Joe's |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 85 |
Yang Huiyan & family |
18.7 |
40 |
China |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 87 |
Vladimir Lisin |
18.4 |
65 |
Russia |
steel, transport |
Metals & Mining
|
| 88 |
Fan Hongwei |
18.2 |
55 |
China |
petrochemicals |
Energy
|
| 89 |
Lakshmi Mittal |
17.9 |
71 |
India |
steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 90 |
Andrew Forrest |
17.8 |
60 |
Australia |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 91 |
Jiang Rensheng & family |
17.7 |
68 |
China |
vaccines |
Healthcare
|
| 91 |
Savitri Jindal & family |
17.7 |
72 |
India |
steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 91 |
Wang Wenyin |
17.7 |
54 |
China |
mining, copper products |
Metals & Mining
|
| 94 |
Li Xiting |
17.6 |
71 |
Singapore |
medical devices |
Healthcare
|
| 94 |
Stefan Persson |
17.6 |
74 |
Sweden |
H&M |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 96 |
Steve Cohen |
17.4 |
65 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 97 |
Vladimir Potanin |
17.3 |
61 |
Russia |
metals |
Metals & Mining
|
| 98 |
Harold Hamm & family |
17.2 |
76 |
United States |
oil & gas |
Energy
|
| 99 |
Sun Piaoyang |
17.1 |
63 |
China |
pharmaceuticals |
Healthcare
|
| 100 |
Luo Liguo & family |
17.0 |
66 |
China |
chemicals |
Manufacturing
|
| 100 |
Peter Woo |
17.0 |
75 |
Hong Kong |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
See also
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