The 2024 edition of the Forbes World's Billionaires ranking
The World's Billionaires, 2024 is the 2024 edition of the annual ranking of the world's billionaires published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list data published by Forbes for 2024 contain 2,781 people with an estimated net worth of at least US$1 billion, worth a combined US$14.21 trillion.[1] That is 141 more than the 2,640 people in the 2023 list.[2] The top-ranked person was Bernard Arnault & family, with an estimated US$233.0 billion (LVMH).[1]
Methodology
The figures on this page were compiled from the list data published by Forbes for the 2024 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 |
2,781
|
| Combined net worth |
US$14.21 trillion
|
| Average net worth |
US$5.11 billion
|
| Median net worth |
US$2.40 billion
|
| Worth US$100 billion or more |
14
|
| Combined worth of top 10 |
US$1.55 trillion
|
| Countries of citizenship represented |
78
|
[1]
By country of citizenship
Top 25 countries of citizenship
| Country |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| United States |
813 |
29.2% |
5,700.8
|
| China |
404 |
14.5% |
1,329.8
|
| India |
200 |
7.2% |
953.7
|
| Germany |
132 |
4.7% |
643.9
|
| Russia |
120 |
4.3% |
536.5
|
| Italy |
73 |
2.6% |
301.7
|
| Brazil |
69 |
2.5% |
230.9
|
| Canada |
67 |
2.4% |
314.7
|
| Hong Kong |
67 |
2.4% |
329.7
|
| United Kingdom |
55 |
2.0% |
225.3
|
| France |
53 |
1.9% |
673.5
|
| Taiwan |
51 |
1.8% |
145.2
|
| Australia |
48 |
1.7% |
214.5
|
| Sweden |
43 |
1.5% |
162.0
|
| Japan |
41 |
1.5% |
181.4
|
| Switzerland |
41 |
1.5% |
224.1
|
| Singapore |
41 |
1.5% |
121.3
|
| Israel |
36 |
1.3% |
137.8
|
| South Korea |
36 |
1.3% |
92.1
|
| Indonesia |
35 |
1.3% |
200.9
|
| Spain |
29 |
1.0% |
177.1
|
| Turkey |
27 |
1.0% |
56.1
|
| Thailand |
26 |
0.9% |
85.3
|
| Mexico |
22 |
0.8% |
199.7
|
| Malaysia |
17 |
0.6% |
51.5
|
| All other (53) |
235 |
8.5% |
920.1
|
[1]
By region
Region (grouping of citizenship countries)
| Region |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Asia-Pacific |
1,000 |
36.0% |
3,812.7
|
| North America |
880 |
31.6% |
6,015.5
|
| Europe |
717 |
25.8% |
3,567.7
|
| Latin America & Caribbean |
113 |
4.1% |
537.0
|
| Middle East & North Africa |
58 |
2.1% |
209.8
|
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
13 |
0.5% |
66.9
|
[1]
By gender
Gender as recorded by Forbes
| Gender |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Men |
2,412 |
86.7% |
12,427.6
|
| Women |
369 |
13.3% |
1,782.0
|
[1]
By industry
First industry category assigned by Forbes
| Industry (Forbes category) |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Finance & Investments |
428 |
15.4% |
2,179.8
|
| Technology |
342 |
12.3% |
2,601.7
|
| Manufacturing |
328 |
11.8% |
1,015.7
|
| Fashion & Retail |
285 |
10.2% |
1,958.2
|
| Food & Beverage |
210 |
7.6% |
997.6
|
| Diversified |
201 |
7.2% |
1,137.0
|
| Healthcare |
197 |
7.1% |
681.8
|
| Real Estate |
190 |
6.8% |
667.1
|
| Media & Entertainment |
104 |
3.7% |
367.1
|
| Energy |
98 |
3.5% |
504.5
|
| Automotive |
77 |
2.8% |
548.3
|
| Metals & Mining |
75 |
2.7% |
475.5
|
| Service |
52 |
1.9% |
176.2
|
| Logistics |
51 |
1.8% |
268.5
|
| Sports |
49 |
1.8% |
169.2
|
| Construction & Engineering |
45 |
1.6% |
145.0
|
| Telecom |
29 |
1.0% |
200.7
|
| Gambling & Casinos |
20 |
0.7% |
115.7
|
[1]
Top 100
Entries ranked 1 to 100 by Forbes (tied ranks included).[1] Age is as given in the Forbes list data for 2024.
| Rank |
Name |
Net worth (US$ billion) |
Age |
Citizenship |
Source of wealth |
Industry
|
| 1 |
Bernard Arnault & family |
233.0 |
75 |
France |
LVMH |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 2 |
Elon Musk |
195.0 |
52 |
United States |
Tesla, SpaceX |
Automotive
|
| 3 |
Jeff Bezos |
194.0 |
60 |
United States |
Amazon |
Technology
|
| 4 |
Mark Zuckerberg |
177.0 |
39 |
United States |
Facebook |
Technology
|
| 5 |
Larry Ellison |
141.0 |
79 |
United States |
Oracle |
Technology
|
| 6 |
Warren Buffett |
133.0 |
93 |
United States |
Berkshire Hathaway |
Finance & Investments
|
| 7 |
Bill Gates |
128.0 |
68 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 8 |
Steve Ballmer |
121.0 |
68 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 9 |
Mukesh Ambani |
116.0 |
66 |
India |
Diversified |
Diversified
|
| 10 |
Larry Page |
114.0 |
51 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 11 |
Sergey Brin |
110.0 |
50 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 12 |
Michael Bloomberg |
106.0 |
82 |
United States |
Bloomberg LP |
Finance & Investments
|
| 13 |
Amancio Ortega |
103.0 |
88 |
Spain |
Zara |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 14 |
Carlos Slim Helu & family |
102.0 |
84 |
Mexico |
Telecom |
Telecom
|
| 15 |
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family |
99.5 |
70 |
France |
L'Oréal |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 16 |
Michael Dell |
91.0 |
59 |
United States |
Dell Technologies |
Technology
|
| 17 |
Gautam Adani |
84.0 |
61 |
India |
Infrastructure, commodities |
Diversified
|
| 18 |
Jim Walton & family |
78.4 |
75 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 19 |
Rob Walton & family |
77.4 |
79 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 20 |
Jensen Huang |
77.0 |
61 |
United States |
Semiconductors |
Technology
|
| 21 |
Alice Walton |
72.3 |
74 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 22 |
David Thomson |
67.8 |
66 |
Canada |
Media |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 23 |
Julia Koch & family |
64.3 |
61 |
United States |
Koch Industries |
Diversified
|
| 24 |
Zhong Shanshan |
62.3 |
69 |
China |
Beverages, pharmaceuticals |
Food & Beverage
|
| 25 |
Charles Koch & family |
58.5 |
88 |
United States |
Koch Industries |
Diversified
|
| 26 |
Giovanni Ferrero |
43.8 |
59 |
Italy |
Nutella, chocolates |
Food & Beverage
|
| 27 |
Prajogo Pangestu |
43.4 |
79 |
Indonesia |
Petrochemicals, energy |
Diversified
|
| 27 |
Zhang Yiming |
43.4 |
40 |
China |
TikTok |
Technology
|
| 29 |
Tadashi Yanai & family |
42.8 |
75 |
Japan |
Fashion retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 30 |
Phil Knight & family |
40.9 |
86 |
United States |
Nike |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 31 |
Mark Mateschitz |
39.6 |
31 |
Austria |
Red Bull |
Food & Beverage
|
| 32 |
Klaus-Michael Kuehne |
39.2 |
86 |
Germany |
Shipping |
Logistics
|
| 33 |
Colin Huang |
38.9 |
44 |
China |
E-commerce |
Technology
|
| 34 |
Stephen Schwarzman |
38.8 |
77 |
United States |
Investments |
Finance & Investments
|
| 35 |
Jacqueline Mars |
38.5 |
84 |
United States |
Candy, pet food |
Food & Beverage
|
| 35 |
John Mars |
38.5 |
88 |
United States |
Candy, pet food |
Food & Beverage
|
| 37 |
Dieter Schwarz |
38.0 |
84 |
Germany |
Retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 38 |
Li Ka-shing |
37.3 |
95 |
Hong Kong |
Diversified |
Diversified
|
| 39 |
Shiv Nadar |
36.9 |
78 |
India |
Software services |
Technology
|
| 40 |
Alain Wertheimer |
36.8 |
75 |
France |
Chanel |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 40 |
Gerard Wertheimer |
36.8 |
73 |
France |
Chanel |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 42 |
Ken Griffin |
36.4 |
55 |
United States |
Hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 43 |
MacKenzie Scott |
35.6 |
53 |
United States |
Amazon |
Technology
|
| 44 |
Thomas Peterffy |
34.0 |
79 |
United States |
Discount brokerage |
Finance & Investments
|
| 45 |
Reinhold Wuerth & family |
33.6 |
88 |
Germany |
Fasteners |
Manufacturing
|
| 46 |
William Ding |
33.5 |
52 |
China |
Online games |
Technology
|
| 46 |
Savitri Jindal & family |
33.5 |
74 |
India |
Steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 48 |
Gianluigi Aponte |
33.1 |
83 |
Switzerland |
Shipping |
Logistics
|
| 48 |
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant |
33.1 |
79 |
Switzerland |
Shipping |
Logistics
|
| 50 |
Changpeng Zhao |
33.0 |
47 |
Canada |
Cryptocurrency exchange |
Finance & Investments
|
| 51 |
Masayoshi Son |
32.7 |
66 |
Japan |
Telecom, investments |
Finance & Investments
|
| 52 |
Len Blavatnik |
32.1 |
66 |
United States |
Music, chemicals |
Diversified
|
| 53 |
Miriam Adelson & family |
32.0 |
78 |
United States |
Casinos |
Gambling & Casinos
|
| 54 |
François Pinault & family |
31.6 |
87 |
France |
Luxury goods |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 55 |
Jim Simons |
31.4 |
85 |
United States |
Hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 56 |
Gina Rinehart |
30.8 |
70 |
Australia |
Mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 57 |
Ma Huateng |
30.2 |
52 |
China |
Online games |
Technology
|
| 58 |
Abigail Johnson |
29.0 |
62 |
United States |
Fidelity |
Finance & Investments
|
| 59 |
Vagit Alekperov |
28.6 |
73 |
Russia |
Oil |
Energy
|
| 60 |
Eduardo Saverin |
28.0 |
42 |
Brazil |
Facebook |
Technology
|
| 60 |
Lukas Walton |
28.0 |
37 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 62 |
Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family |
27.9 |
70 |
Mexico |
Mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 63 |
Lee Shau Kee |
27.7 |
96 |
Hong Kong |
Real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 64 |
Jeff Yass |
27.6 |
65 |
United States |
Trading, investments |
Finance & Investments
|
| 65 |
Andrea Pignataro |
27.5 |
53 |
Italy |
Financial software |
Finance & Investments
|
| 66 |
Low Tuck Kwong |
27.4 |
75 |
Indonesia |
Coal |
Energy
|
| 66 |
Leonid Mikhelson & family |
27.4 |
68 |
Russia |
Gas, chemicals |
Energy
|
| 68 |
Stefan Quandt |
27.3 |
57 |
Germany |
BMW |
Automotive
|
| 69 |
Dilip Shanghvi |
26.7 |
68 |
India |
Pharmaceuticals |
Healthcare
|
| 70 |
Vladimir Lisin |
26.6 |
67 |
Russia |
Steel, transport |
Metals & Mining
|
| 71 |
R. Budi Hartono |
26.5 |
83 |
Indonesia |
Banking, tobacco |
Finance & Investments
|
| 71 |
Susanne Klatten |
26.5 |
61 |
Germany |
BMW, pharmaceuticals |
Automotive
|
| 73 |
Thomas Frist, Jr. & family |
26.2 |
85 |
United States |
Hospitals |
Healthcare
|
| 73 |
Daniel Gilbert |
26.2 |
62 |
United States |
Quicken Loans |
Finance & Investments
|
| 75 |
Iris Fontbona & family |
25.7 |
81 |
Chile |
Mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 76 |
Emmanuel Besnier |
25.5 |
53 |
France |
Cheese |
Food & Beverage
|
| 76 |
Michael Hartono |
25.5 |
84 |
Indonesia |
Banking, tobacco |
Manufacturing
|
| 76 |
Alexey Mordashov & family |
25.5 |
58 |
Russia |
Steel, investments |
Metals & Mining
|
| 79 |
John Menard, Jr. |
25.2 |
84 |
United States |
Home improvement stores |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 80 |
He Xiangjian & family |
25.1 |
81 |
China |
Home appliances |
Manufacturing
|
| 81 |
Jack Ma |
24.5 |
59 |
China |
E-commerce |
Technology
|
| 81 |
Elaine Marshall & family |
24.5 |
81 |
United States |
Koch Industries |
Diversified
|
| 83 |
Autry Stephens |
24.3 |
86 |
United States |
Oil |
Energy
|
| 84 |
Eyal Ofer |
24.0 |
73 |
Israel |
Real estate, shipping |
Diversified
|
| 85 |
Vladimir Potanin |
23.7 |
63 |
Russia |
Metals |
Metals & Mining
|
| 86 |
Gennady Timchenko |
23.4 |
71 |
Russia |
Oil, gas |
Energy
|
| 87 |
Takemitsu Takizaki |
23.1 |
78 |
Japan |
Sensors |
Manufacturing
|
| 88 |
Vinod Adani |
23.0 |
75 |
Cyprus |
Infrastructure, commodities |
Diversified
|
| 89 |
Robin Zeng |
22.9 |
55 |
Hong Kong |
Batteries |
Automotive
|
| 90 |
Cyrus Poonawalla |
21.3 |
82 |
India |
Vaccines |
Healthcare
|
| 91 |
Andrey Melnichenko & family |
21.1 |
52 |
Russia |
Fertilizers, coal |
Metals & Mining
|
| 92 |
Diane Hendricks |
20.9 |
77 |
United States |
Building supplies |
Construction & Engineering
|
| 92 |
Kushal Pal Singh |
20.9 |
92 |
India |
Real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 94 |
Vicky Safra & family |
20.6 |
71 |
Brazil |
Banking |
Finance & Investments
|
| 94 |
Eric Schmidt |
20.6 |
68 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 94 |
David Tepper |
20.6 |
66 |
United States |
Hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 97 |
Steve Cohen |
19.8 |
67 |
United States |
Hedge funds |
Finance & Investments
|
| 98 |
Kumar Birla |
19.7 |
56 |
India |
Diversified |
Diversified
|
| 99 |
Rick Cohen & family |
19.6 |
71 |
United States |
Warehouse automation |
Technology
|
| 100 |
Rupert Murdoch & family |
19.5 |
93 |
United States |
Newspapers, TV network |
Media & Entertainment
|
See also
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