The ranks of the wealthiest people on the planet include 8 self-made Americans, a French luxury goods tycoon and a Mexican telecom magnate.
illionaires are some of the most powerful people on Earth, wielding significant influence over huge parts of the global economy and playing key roles in everything from international politics and media to philanthropy and scientific innovation. Many have created companies that employ tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of employees around the world and are behind some of the best known brands, including Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Google and Nike.
Many billionaires hold much of their net worth in the stock of the company they founded. As that stock price moves, their fortune moves along with it. On May 1, 2023, Mike Bloomberg, founder of financial information and news firm Bloomberg LP, ranked as the world’s tenth richest person, worth an estimated $94.5 billion, per.
Two years ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was the fifth richest person in the world, worth $97 billion. Since then, Facebook’s stock took a dive Zuckerberg fell out of the top 10 richest. Even though Meta stock has rebounded—including a2023 after it announced quarterly earnings, Zuckerberg is still not back in the top 10—though he’s close. As of June 1, 2023 he ranks No. 11, worth nearly $96 billion—about $11 billion more than a month ago.
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