Elon Musk of $212 billion, is the richest person on the planet.
Tesla delivered nearly one million vehicles globally in 2021. Despite facing a computer chip shortage, Tesla deliveries rose 87% year-over-year. Musk, who is also CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX, plans to send the largest rocket ever built into orbit in 2022. It spans 119 meters tall.
Here are the richest people in the world, based on data as of March 14, 2022:
Elon Musk, with a fortune of $212 billion, is the richest person on the planet.
Tesla delivered nearly one million vehicles globally in 2021. Despite facing a computer chip shortage, Tesla deliveries rose 87% year-over-year. Musk, who is also CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX, plans to send the largest rocket ever built into orbit in 2022. It spans 119 meters tall.
Here are the richest people in the world, based on data as of March 14, 2022:
Rank | Name | Source | Net Worth (Mar 2022) | Net Worth (Mar 2021) | Change 2021-22 |
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1 | Elon Musk | Tesla, SpaceX | $212B | $151B | $61B |
2 | Jeff Bezos | Amazon | $168B | $177B | -$9B |
3 | Bernard Arnault & family | LVMH | $159B | $150B | $9B |
4 | Bill Gates | Microsoft | $130B | $124B | $6B |
5 | Warren Buffett | Berkshire Hathaway | $119B | $96B | $23B |
6 | Larry Page | $108B | $92B | $16B | |
7 | Larry Ellison | Oracle | $105B | $93B | $12B |
8 | Sergey Brin | $105B | $89B | $16B | |
9 | Mukesh Ambani | Diversified | $91B | $85B | $6B |
10 | Steve Ballmer | Microsoft | $90B | $69B | $21B |
With a net worth of $168 billion, Jeff Bezos falls in second place. Bezos is the only billionaire in the top 10 to see a decline in wealth (-$9 billion) over the year. Since last March, Amazon shares have risen just 3% in light of weaker earnings and lagging retail performance.
Most notably, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta (formerly Facebook) fell off the top 10 for the first time since 2016. Meta shares plunged after reporting the first-ever drop in global daily active users since 2004.
Among the 10 richest people in the world, here’s who saw their wealth rise the fastest:
Musk saw his fortune rise more than any other in this top 10 list. In 2021, Tesla became a trillion-dollar company for the first time, and Musk’s wealth jumped by 29% over the past year.
At least 10 people worldwide have seen their wealth climb into the billions thanks to the stratospheric rise of cryptocurrencies.
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the FTX crypto derivatives exchange, is at the top, with a jaw-dropping $24 billion net worth. Bankman-Fried launched the exchange in 2019 when he was 27.
FTX now has one million users and a $32 billion valuation.
Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age (as of Mar 14) |
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1 | Sam Bankman-Fried | $24B | 30 |
2 | Brian Armstrong | $6B | 39 |
3 | Chris Larsen | $4B | 61 |
4 | Cameron Winklevoss | $4B | 40 |
5 | Tyler Winklevoss | $4B | 40 |
6 | Barry Silbert | $3B | 45 |
7 | Jed McCaleb | $3B | 47 |
8 | Fred Ehrsam | $2B | 33 |
9 | Michael Saylor | $2B | 57 |
10 | Matthew Roszak | $1B | 49 |
Following Bankman-Fried is Brian Armstrong, the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. It is the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange globally after Binance.
Also on the list are co-founders of Gemini cryptocurrency exchange Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, each with a net worth of $4 billion. Like their rival, Mark Zuckerberg, they have their sights on building a metaverse.