Top 10 Richest People in the World 2023 (Latest Updated List)

Every person in the world wants to earn money. Because only with money you can fulfill your dreams and desires. Therefore, in a way, we can say that there is a race to earn money in the world. But many people have gone so far in this race that it seems impossible to match them.

I am going to tell you about the top 10 richest people in the world. I am sure that you will also be surprised to see the names on this list. This list has been made based on real-time data available on famous business magazines like Forbes. You will also get to know who those people are. Which number is it on?  And what is his net worth? If you don’t know, then read this article completely.

10. Mark Zuckerberg

You may be well aware of Mark Zuckerberg because Mark is the person who, along with some friends, created Facebook, the world’s largest social media site, in the year 2004. You may be surprised to know that Mark Zuckerberg was initially created Facebook to make it easier for him and his friends to find girlfriends in college.

He did not even think at the time that Facebook would make him one of the richest people in the world. If we talk today, Facebook is counted among the 5 largest IT companies in America along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon.

Today this company has become so big that Zuckerberg has also bought Instagram and WhatsApp Messenger through it. If we talk today, the net worth of Mark Zuckerberg at this time is approx. 73 Billion US Dollars.

9. Amancio Ortega

Amancio Ortega had a childhood in trouble. The father was a laborer in the railway and hardly used to run the expenses of the house. Due to these difficulties, he had to leave school at the age of 14 and had to look for a job. Initially, he got a job in a shirtmaker store where he was employed in sewing work.

He was also fond of sewing clothes. His work there helped him learn skills related to the fashion and clothing industry. For this reason, his fate changed. Amancio Ortega is the 10th richest person in the world. Amancio Ortega has approx. Net Worth of 79 Billion US Dollars.

Amancio is the founder of Ortega Fashion Group (ZARA) and is currently the second richest person in Europe. Amancio Ortega was born in Spain, the youngest of four siblings. In 1975, Amancio Ortega started the ZARA store with his wife. Despite being associated with the fashion industry, Amancio Ortega likes to be simple. Amancio Ortega stayed away from the media for 25 years after starting ZARA.

The ZARA company focused on winning the trust of the people rather than relying on advertising. This helped the company become a loyal customer who helped the market growth and had to face huge advertising expenses.

8. Sergey Brin

Today, if we want to get any information, search it on Google with the help of the internet. This is the reason that Google is considered a boon for today’s generation. If you also use Google for your needs. So, you should say thank you to a person named Sergey Brin because this is the person who created Google. Sergey Brin was born in Russia in the year 1953; he founded the Google search engine in 1998 along with his friend Larry Page.

Not only this but the founder of Google’s parent company, Alphabet too. Speaking of Sergey Brin, he is a famous computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur. In addition to the Google search engine, Google’s famous PageRank was created by Sergey Brin. In 1996, Sergey Brin and Larry Page started building Google as a research project.

At that time, both of them were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. At that time, he did not even know that the Google company would become so big in the future. Today, Sergey Brin is ranked among the richest people in the world. His Net Worth at the moment is approx. 87 Billion US Dollars.

7. Larry Page

Larry Page is also a step ahead of his friend Sergey Brin on the rich case. Like his partner Sergey Brin, Larry Page is also considered one of the most successful and famous computer scientists in the world today. Born in Michigan, US, in 1973, Larry is currently 48 years old, and Larry got computer knowledge from his parents.

Larry’s father did a PhD in computers and was a professor of computer science at Michigan State University. Also, his mother used to teach programming in the same college.

Larry also became interested in computer science at an early age due to his parents being in this field, and the work that he did in this field is watched by the world today. His Net Worth at the moment is approx. 90 Billion US Dollars.

6. Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett is one such name which is always included in the list of rich people. Many of you must have heard this name many times. And many people will be well aware of Warren buffets. But for those who don’t know, let us tell you that Warren Buffett is a famous investor and American business tycoon.

He is the owner, chairman, and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the largest company in America. Warren Buffett was born in 1930; he is over 90+ years old. But even at this age, the way he is handling the company. It is indeed a matter of lotus. He proved that age is just a number. Warren Buffett is considered to be a successful businessman as well as the world’s most successful investor.

Apart from this, it is also famous all over the world for its social work. Warren Buffett remains at the forefront of helping the needy. And for this, he donates most of his earnings. If we talk today, his net worth at this time is approx. 104 Billion US Dollars. Due to which he is ranked 6th in our list of the top 10 richest people in the world.

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5. Bill Gates

Bill Gates is one such name that comes to our mind as soon as we talk about the richest people in the world. This is because Bill Gates was on this list a long time ago. People all over the world know about Bill Gates.

Bill Gates is a well-known American businessman and software developer and co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, a company that makes Windows operating system. Bill Gates together with his partner Paul Ellen founded Microsoft in 1975.

On November 26, 1976, he registered Microsoft as a company, and on the spot, it attained the highest position in the world of computer software. Bill Gates once says that he will give a good education to his children, but to earn, they have to find their own way. The children loved to help people since childhood and today they used to donate crores of rupees every year to the poor to help the needy. 

Gates never gave up in his life, and the amazing thing is that the company started in a small garage and is today called the world’s largest software company. However, Bill Gates has retired from Microsoft. But in his time, he has been the Chairman, CEO, President, and Chief Software Architect of this company. If we talk today, the net worth of Bill Gates at this time is approx. 107 Billion US Dollars.

4. Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison is a famous American businessman who currently ranks 7th in the list of the world’s richest people. Born in New York City, USA in 1944, Larry Ellison is the co-founder, Executive Chairman, and Chief Technology Officer of the ORACLE Corporation. Larry is over 76+ years old. But he is still handling his company very well.

Larry’s company ORACLE Corporation does business such as software, cloud computing, and computer hardware. You’d be surprised to know that Larry was just 9 months old when his mother left him.

After his mother left in February, one of his aunts had gone through a lot of hardship, and the way he has succeeded in all his troubles is truly an example for the people. Currently, his net worth is approx. 112 Billion US Dollars.

3. Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos, the owner and founder of the Amazon company, became the richest person in July 2017. Jeff changed the way people shop by setting up amazon.com. Order everything you need online, and items are delivered to your door. That too at cheaper prices than the market. This same thinking of Jeff brought him to the point that his name is counted among the richest people in today’s time. Jeff Bezos may be the owner of Billions of Dollars. But he, too, faced many difficulties in his life.

Jeff first named his company CADABRA, and in the following months, he changed it to RELENTLESS.COM, but his friends did not like this name either. So, in 1995, he named his company Amazon.com.

In just 2 months of starting the business, Amazon was selling its goods in more than 45 countries and their sales reached about the US $20,000 each week. Jeff and his company never looked back, simply listing countless items on Amazon, and then Amazon became the largest online shopping site in the world.

Meanwhile, an important day in the history of the company came in November 2007 when amazon.com launched Amazon Kindle in the e-book market, which could be instantly downloaded and read. This brought a lot of profit to the company. If we talk today, Jeff Bezos has a net worth of approx. 121 Billion US Dollars.

2. Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a famous businessman, industrial designer, engineer, and investor. He is the founder and CEO of SpaceX Company, as well as the CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Company. Elon Musk is considered a modern-day genius. This is why his name has been the most discussed in the world for the last few years.

In 2002, Elon Musk set up a company called SpaceX, with a large sum of $100 million, and the company is currently working on building a space launching vehicle, and Elon Musk said in an interview that in 2030 humans are on Mars. SpaceX is in full preparation to settle down on Planet Mars.

In 2003, Elon Musk started another company named Tesla with 2 people and has been working as CEO of Tesla since 2008. You probably know that Tesla’s specialty is its amazing electric cars, and then in 2006, Elon Musk played a key role in starting his cousin’s company SolarCity by providing financial capital and then in 2013 SolarCity in the United States.

SolarCity became the second largest provider of power systems. Further, in 2016, Tesla took SolarCity under its control, and today SolarCity operates entirely under Tesla. Just a few months ago, Elon Musk became the richest person in the world, surpassing Amazon company owner Jeff Bezos. But for the time being the share price of his company has fallen, he has come in third place. These mainly depend on Tesla and SolarCity. Now, if we talk about this time, then at the moment, his net worth is approx. 191 Billion US Dollars.

1. Bernard Arnault

Bernard is a famous French businessman and art collector. He is considered to be the richest person not only in France but also in the whole of Europe. He is the chairman and CEO of the most expensive and luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) company in the world.

In 2018, he became the richest person in the fashion industry, leaving behind Amancio Ortega of ZARA Company. Apart from this, he has become the richest man in the world for some time by leaving behind Jeff Bezos in 2019, 2020, and recently. Bernard entered LVMH in 1988, a new luxury company, after venturing into the luxury sector. In 1989, he bought 24% of his shares for $1 million and in 1989 he acquired LVMH’s 45.5 shares as well as 35% voting rights.

Due to this, on 13 January 1989, he won the Executive Management Board Chairman Election, and he was elected Chairman, and since then, he has not looked back and has taken the company to new heights. In his chairmanship, LVMH reached new heights, and in his 11 years of work, the company’s market value increased by 15 times.

Born in the year 1949 in the city of Roubaix, France, Bernard is over 72+ years old. But he still has no intention of retiring from his own work. After completing his studies in 1971, Bernard started his career working in his father’s company. But after this, he never looked back. As of today, his total net worth at this time is approx. 215 Billion US Dollars.

So, these are the top 10 richest people in the world from our list. They become the richest people by the smart work, not just by the hard work.