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TOP 5 RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

 We all wonder now again who the richest people in the world are. Let me tell you, a person with loving family and supportive community, well not according to Forbes though.

So who are the people with the highest net worth?. We are going to take a look at the top 5 richest people in the world as at 2022


1.  ELON MUSK

Elon Musk (Born June 28, 1971, Pretoria, South Africa), South African-born American entrepreneur who cofounded the electronic-payment firm PayPal and formed SpaceX, maker of launch vehicles and spacecraft. He was also one of the first significant investors in, as well as chief executive officer of, the electric car manufacturer Tesla. His net worth is $255.1 billion.


2.  BERNARD ARNAULT  

Born on 5th March 1949, he is a French business magnate, investor, and art collector. He is the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury goods company.  Bernard Arnault is 2nd richest person in the world according to Forbes as of July 2022. His net worth is $168.8 billion.


3.  JEFF BEZOS 

He was born on 12th January, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is the co founder of Amazon. Most of Jeff Bezos’ wealth comes from his Amazon shares. He still owns 11% of Amazon shares and has sold an estimated $27 billion worth of shares since 1997 according to Forbes. His net worth is $162.5 billion.


4.  GAUTNAM ADANI 

GAUTNAM ADANI (Born June 24, 1962) has an estimated net worth of $128.5 billion. He is the richest man in India and currently the 4th richest man in the world. He is an Indian billionaire industrialist. He is the chairman and founder of the Adani Group, an Ahmedabad-based multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India. GAUTNAM ADANI is also the president of the Adani Foundation, which is primarily led by his wife, Priti Adani. 


5.  BILL GATES

Bill gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Washington. He is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen.During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. His net worth is $111.8 billion.




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