World's richest people News
Forbes World's Billionaires List 2025: With global wealth accelerating, the number of billionaires has surpassed 3,000—an increase of 247 compared to last year—collectively worth an astonishing $16.1 trillion this year. Meanwhile, the country with the most billionaires is the U.S., with 902 billionaires, up from 813 last year, holding a combined wealth of $6.8 trillion, nearly $2 trillion more than in 2024, according to Forbes. Let's have a quick look on the Top 10 richest people in the world.
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According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk added $121 billion to his net worth in 2021.
And since year 2000, the number of millionaires globally has increased 170 percent, while the number of people with more than $30 million to their name has ballooned five-fold to around 45,000 worldwide, the study showed.
The wealth of the richest 62 people has risen by 44 percent since 2010, while the wealth of the poorest 3.5 billion fell 41 percent.
The wealth of the richest 62 people has risen by 44 percent since 2010.
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