The 2023 edition of the Forbes World's Billionaires ranking
The World's Billionaires, 2023 is the 2023 edition of the annual ranking of the world's billionaires published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list data published by Forbes for 2023 contain 2,640 people with an estimated net worth of at least US$1 billion, worth a combined US$12.21 trillion.[1] That is 28 fewer than the 2,668 people in the 2022 list.[2] The top-ranked person was Bernard Arnault & family, with an estimated US$211.0 billion (LVMH).[1]
Methodology
The figures on this page were compiled from the list data published by Forbes for the 2023 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.
Summary
Summary of the list
| Measure |
Value
|
| Number of billionaires |
2,640
|
| Combined net worth |
US$12.21 trillion
|
| Average net worth |
US$4.62 billion
|
| Median net worth |
US$2.30 billion
|
| Worth US$100 billion or more |
6
|
| Combined worth of top 10 |
US$1.17 trillion
|
| Countries of citizenship represented |
78
|
[1]
By country of citizenship
Top 25 countries of citizenship
| Country |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| United States |
734 |
27.8% |
4,489.0
|
| China |
490 |
18.6% |
1,644.7
|
| India |
169 |
6.4% |
674.8
|
| Germany |
126 |
4.8% |
585.4
|
| Russia |
103 |
3.9% |
469.7
|
| Hong Kong |
69 |
2.6% |
367.3
|
| Italy |
64 |
2.4% |
215.6
|
| Canada |
63 |
2.4% |
245.1
|
| United Kingdom |
53 |
2.0% |
203.8
|
| Taiwan |
52 |
2.0% |
136.1
|
| Brazil |
51 |
1.9% |
160.4
|
| Australia |
47 |
1.8% |
183.5
|
| France |
43 |
1.6% |
590.0
|
| Switzerland |
41 |
1.6% |
206.3
|
| Japan |
40 |
1.5% |
151.1
|
| Sweden |
39 |
1.5% |
140.4
|
| Singapore |
37 |
1.4% |
124.8
|
| Israel |
30 |
1.1% |
113.3
|
| South Korea |
30 |
1.1% |
74.4
|
| Indonesia |
29 |
1.1% |
138.4
|
| Thailand |
28 |
1.1% |
100.8
|
| Spain |
27 |
1.0% |
135.2
|
| Turkey |
26 |
1.0% |
57.8
|
| Malaysia |
18 |
0.7% |
54.7
|
| Mexico |
14 |
0.5% |
168.9
|
| All other (53) |
217 |
8.2% |
775.3
|
[1]
By region
Region (grouping of citizenship countries)
| Region |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Asia-Pacific |
1,041 |
39.4% |
3,744.0
|
| North America |
797 |
30.2% |
4,734.1
|
| Europe |
648 |
24.5% |
3,064.9
|
| Latin America & Caribbean |
90 |
3.4% |
419.5
|
| Middle East & North Africa |
53 |
2.0% |
180.3
|
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
11 |
0.4% |
64.0
|
[1]
By gender
Gender as recorded by Forbes
| Gender |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Men |
2,303 |
87.2% |
10,666.6
|
| Women |
337 |
12.8% |
1,540.2
|
[1]
By industry
First industry category assigned by Forbes
| Industry (Forbes category) |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Finance & Investments |
371 |
14.1% |
1,603.8
|
| Manufacturing |
325 |
12.3% |
1,025.9
|
| Technology |
314 |
11.9% |
1,872.3
|
| Fashion & Retail |
266 |
10.1% |
1,698.8
|
| Food & Beverage |
212 |
8.0% |
957.2
|
| Healthcare |
201 |
7.6% |
643.2
|
| Real Estate |
193 |
7.3% |
657.4
|
| Diversified |
187 |
7.1% |
905.2
|
| Energy |
100 |
3.8% |
453.5
|
| Media & Entertainment |
91 |
3.4% |
427.5
|
| Metals & Mining |
74 |
2.8% |
446.8
|
| Automotive |
73 |
2.8% |
525.3
|
| Service |
53 |
2.0% |
173.4
|
| Construction & Engineering |
45 |
1.7% |
118.5
|
| Logistics |
40 |
1.5% |
239.5
|
| Sports |
39 |
1.5% |
134.5
|
| Telecom |
31 |
1.2% |
203.5
|
| Gambling & Casinos |
25 |
0.9% |
120.5
|
[1]
Top 100
Entries ranked 1 to 100 by Forbes (tied ranks included).[1] Age is as given in the Forbes list data for 2023.
| Rank |
Name |
Net worth (US$ billion) |
Age |
Citizenship |
Source of wealth |
Industry
|
| 1 |
Bernard Arnault & family |
211.0 |
74 |
France |
LVMH |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 2 |
Elon Musk |
180.0 |
51 |
United States |
Tesla, SpaceX |
Automotive
|
| 3 |
Jeff Bezos |
114.0 |
59 |
United States |
Amazon |
Technology
|
| 4 |
Larry Ellison |
107.0 |
78 |
United States |
Oracle |
Technology
|
| 5 |
Warren Buffett |
106.0 |
92 |
United States |
Berkshire Hathaway |
Finance & Investments
|
| 6 |
Bill Gates |
104.0 |
67 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 7 |
Michael Bloomberg |
94.5 |
81 |
United States |
Bloomberg LP |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 8 |
Carlos Slim Helu & family |
93.0 |
83 |
Mexico |
Telecom |
Telecom
|
| 9 |
Mukesh Ambani |
83.4 |
65 |
India |
Diversified |
Diversified
|
| 10 |
Steve Ballmer |
80.7 |
67 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 11 |
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family |
80.5 |
69 |
France |
L'Oréal |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 12 |
Larry Page |
79.2 |
50 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 13 |
Amancio Ortega |
77.3 |
87 |
Spain |
Zara |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 14 |
Sergey Brin |
76.0 |
49 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 15 |
Zhong Shanshan |
68.0 |
68 |
China |
Beverages, pharmaceuticals |
Food & Beverage
|
| 16 |
Mark Zuckerberg |
64.4 |
38 |
United States |
Facebook |
Technology
|
| 17 |
Charles Koch & family |
59.0 |
87 |
United States |
Koch Industries |
Diversified
|
| 17 |
Julia Koch & family |
59.0 |
60 |
United States |
Koch Industries |
Diversified
|
| 19 |
Jim Walton |
58.8 |
74 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 20 |
Rob Walton & family |
57.6 |
78 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 21 |
Alice Walton |
56.7 |
73 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 22 |
David Thomson & family |
54.4 |
65 |
Canada |
Media |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 23 |
Michael Dell |
50.1 |
58 |
United States |
Dell Technologies |
Technology
|
| 24 |
Gautam Adani |
47.2 |
60 |
India |
Infrastructure, commodities |
Diversified
|
| 25 |
Phil Knight & family |
45.1 |
85 |
United States |
Nike |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 26 |
Zhang Yiming |
45.0 |
39 |
China |
TikTok |
Technology
|
| 27 |
Dieter Schwarz |
42.9 |
83 |
Germany |
Retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 28 |
François Pinault & family |
40.1 |
86 |
France |
Luxury goods |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 29 |
Klaus-Michael Kuehne |
39.1 |
85 |
Germany |
Shipping |
Logistics
|
| 30 |
Giovanni Ferrero |
38.9 |
58 |
Italy |
Nutella, chocolates |
Food & Beverage
|
| 31 |
Jacqueline Mars |
38.3 |
83 |
United States |
Candy, pet food |
Food & Beverage
|
| 31 |
John Mars |
38.3 |
87 |
United States |
Candy, pet food |
Food & Beverage
|
| 33 |
Li Ka-shing |
38.0 |
94 |
Hong Kong |
Diversified |
Diversified
|
| 34 |
Ma Huateng |
35.3 |
51 |
China |
Internet media |
Technology
|
| 35 |
Miriam Adelson & family |
35.0 |
77 |
United States |
Casinos |
Gambling & Casinos
|
| 35 |
Ken Griffin |
35.0 |
54 |
United States |
Hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 37 |
Mark Mateschitz |
34.7 |
30 |
Austria |
Red Bull |
Food & Beverage
|
| 38 |
Robin Zeng |
33.4 |
54 |
Hong Kong |
Batteries |
Automotive
|
| 39 |
Tadashi Yanai & family |
32.6 |
74 |
Japan |
Fashion retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 40 |
Len Blavatnik |
32.1 |
65 |
United States |
Music, chemicals |
Diversified
|
| 41 |
Alain Wertheimer |
31.6 |
74 |
France |
Chanel |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 41 |
Gerard Wertheimer |
31.6 |
72 |
France |
Chanel |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 43 |
Gianluigi Aponte |
31.2 |
82 |
Switzerland |
Shipping |
Logistics
|
| 43 |
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant |
31.2 |
78 |
Switzerland |
Shipping |
Logistics
|
| 45 |
Colin Huang |
30.2 |
43 |
China |
E-commerce |
Technology
|
| 46 |
Reinhold Wuerth & family |
29.7 |
87 |
Germany |
Fasteners |
Manufacturing
|
| 47 |
Lee Shau Kee |
29.5 |
95 |
Hong Kong |
Real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 48 |
Jeff Yass |
28.5 |
64 |
United States |
Trading, investments |
Finance & Investments
|
| 49 |
Jim Simons |
28.1 |
84 |
United States |
Hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 50 |
Stephen Schwarzman |
27.8 |
76 |
United States |
Investments |
Finance & Investments
|
| 51 |
Susanne Klatten |
27.4 |
60 |
Germany |
BMW, pharmaceuticals |
Automotive
|
| 52 |
Gina Rinehart |
27.0 |
69 |
Australia |
Mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 53 |
William Ding |
26.7 |
51 |
China |
Online games |
Technology
|
| 54 |
Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family |
26.6 |
69 |
Mexico |
Mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 55 |
Shiv Nadar |
25.6 |
77 |
India |
software services |
Technology
|
| 56 |
Low Tuck Kwong |
25.5 |
74 |
Indonesia |
Coal |
Energy
|
| 57 |
Thomas Peterffy |
25.3 |
78 |
United States |
Discount brokerage |
Finance & Investments
|
| 58 |
Andrey Melnichenko & family |
25.2 |
51 |
Russia |
Fertilizers, coal |
Metals & Mining
|
| 59 |
Stefan Quandt |
24.6 |
56 |
Germany |
BMW |
Automotive
|
| 60 |
MacKenzie Scott |
24.4 |
52 |
United States |
Amazon |
Technology
|
| 61 |
R. Budi Hartono |
24.2 |
82 |
Indonesia |
Banking, tobacco |
Finance & Investments
|
| 62 |
Vladimir Potanin |
23.7 |
62 |
Russia |
Metals |
Metals & Mining
|
| 63 |
Jack Ma |
23.5 |
58 |
China |
E-commerce |
Technology
|
| 64 |
He Xiangjian & family |
23.4 |
80 |
China |
Home appliances |
Manufacturing
|
| 65 |
Iris Fontbona & family |
23.1 |
80 |
Chile |
Mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 65 |
Michael Hartono |
23.1 |
83 |
Indonesia |
Banking, tobacco |
Manufacturing
|
| 67 |
James Ratcliffe |
22.9 |
70 |
United Kingdom |
Chemicals |
Manufacturing
|
| 68 |
Cyrus Poonawalla |
22.6 |
81 |
India |
Vaccines |
Healthcare
|
| 69 |
Masayoshi Son |
22.4 |
65 |
Japan |
Internet, telecom |
Telecom
|
| 70 |
Vladimir Lisin |
22.1 |
66 |
Russia |
Steel, transport |
Metals & Mining
|
| 71 |
Emmanuel Besnier |
22.0 |
52 |
France |
Cheese |
Food & Beverage
|
| 72 |
Abigail Johnson |
21.6 |
61 |
United States |
Fidelity |
Finance & Investments
|
| 72 |
Leonid Mikhelson & family |
21.6 |
67 |
Russia |
Gas, chemicals |
Energy
|
| 74 |
Lukas Walton |
21.2 |
36 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 74 |
Wang Wei |
21.2 |
52 |
China |
Package delivery |
Service
|
| 76 |
Jensen Huang |
21.1 |
60 |
United States |
Semiconductors |
Technology
|
| 77 |
Leonard Lauder |
21.0 |
90 |
United States |
Estee Lauder |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 77 |
Takemitsu Takizaki |
21.0 |
77 |
Japan |
Sensors |
Manufacturing
|
| 79 |
Alexey Mordashov & family |
20.9 |
57 |
Russia |
Steel, investments |
Metals & Mining
|
| 80 |
Vagit Alekperov |
20.5 |
72 |
Russia |
Oil |
Energy
|
| 81 |
Thomas Frist, Jr. & family |
20.2 |
84 |
United States |
Hospitals |
Healthcare
|
| 82 |
Andrew Forrest & family |
19.6 |
61 |
Australia |
Mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 83 |
Ray Dalio |
19.1 |
73 |
United States |
Hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 84 |
Eric Li |
19.0 |
59 |
China |
Automobiles |
Automotive
|
| 84 |
Wang Wenyin |
19.0 |
55 |
China |
Mining, copper products |
Metals & Mining
|
| 86 |
Eyal Ofer |
18.9 |
72 |
Israel |
Real estate, shipping |
Diversified
|
| 86 |
Qin Yinglin |
18.9 |
57 |
China |
Pig breeding |
Food & Beverage
|
| 88 |
Wang Chuanfu |
18.7 |
57 |
China |
Batteries, automobiles |
Automotive
|
| 89 |
Harold Hamm & family |
18.5 |
77 |
United States |
Oil & gas |
Energy
|
| 89 |
David Tepper |
18.5 |
65 |
United States |
Hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 89 |
Gennady Timchenko |
18.5 |
70 |
Russia |
Oil, gas |
Energy
|
| 92 |
Daniel Gilbert |
18.0 |
61 |
United States |
Quicken Loans |
Finance & Investments
|
| 93 |
Lakshmi Mittal |
17.7 |
72 |
India |
Steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 94 |
Steve Cohen |
17.5 |
66 |
United States |
Hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 94 |
Carl Icahn |
17.5 |
87 |
United States |
Investments |
Finance & Investments
|
| 94 |
Savitri Jindal & family |
17.5 |
73 |
India |
Steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 97 |
Donald Bren |
17.4 |
90 |
United States |
Real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 97 |
John Menard, Jr. |
17.4 |
83 |
United States |
Home improvement stores |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 99 |
Rupert Murdoch & family |
17.1 |
92 |
United States |
Newspapers, TV network |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 100 |
Vicky Safra & family |
16.7 |
70 |
Brazil |
Banking |
Finance & Investments
|
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