Global World Citizen Billionaires Index

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How the Founder of Right-Wing Video Platform Rumble Became a Billionaire

Chris Pavlovski, the founder and CEO of the YouTube alternative Rumble, had a particularly lucrative holiday season. On December 20, 2024, the platform announced a $775 million investment from cryptocurrency giant Tether, sending Rumble’s stock soaring over 100% in a week and catapulting Pavlovski into billionaire status.

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Top 10 Billionaires With the Largest Gains in 2024

This year has marked an unprecedented milestone for the world’s wealthiest individuals. With global stock markets soaring to all-time highs, the ranks of billionaires have swelled like never before, both in number and net worth. The 2024 World’s Billionaires list by Forbes reveals a staggering 2,781 billionaires with a collective wealth of $14.2 trillion, up by $2 trillion from last year and $1.1 trillion from the previous peak in 2021. Remarkably, two-thirds of the individuals on the list have seen their fortunes grow over the past year, many by extraordinary amounts.

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Meet the Billionaires Profiting from AI in 2024

A year and a half after ChatGPT revolutionized the AI conversation and made OpenAI CEO Sam Altman a widely recognized name, the AI gold rush is in full swing. Over the past year, tech companies—both emerging and established—have experienced explosive growth in their stock prices. This surge has not only enriched the world’s tech titans but also introduced over a dozen new AI billionaires to Forbes’ World’s Billionaires list.

 

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Top Cities Hosting the Most Billionaires in 2024

There are a record 2,781 billionaires spread across the globe in 2024, residing in locations as diverse as the Isle of Man and Manantiales, a small fishing village and resort in Uruguay. However, the majority are concentrated in a handful of elite cities.

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Top Crypto and Bitcoin Billionaires of 2024

The crypto winter is officially over. Over the past 12 months, Bitcoin has more than doubled in value, reaching an all-time high of $73,000 in March, fueled by the U.S. legalization of Bitcoin-pegged exchange-traded funds. The overall cryptocurrency market has surged by 170%, adding approximately $1.6 trillion in value, according to CoinGecko.

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The $100 Billion Club: Meet the 14 Ultra-Wealthy with 12-Figure Fortunes

The $100 Billion Club represents an ultra-exclusive circle of billionaires with 12-figure fortunes, showcasing the staggering growth of global wealth. This year, the club boasts a record 14 members, a monumental rise from just six last year and a lone centibillionaire in 2020. Many owe their fortunes to the booming tech industry, while others thrive in luxury, finance, and diversified businesses.

 

Here’s the information presented in a well-organized table format:

Rank

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Total Net Worth ($B)Last Change ($B)YTD Change ($B)Country / RegionIndustry
1Elon Musk$203B+$2.92B-$26.3BUnited StatesTechnology
2Jeff Bezos$194B-$1.18B+$17.3BUnited StatesTechnology
3Bernard Arnault$185B+$59.3M+$5.96BFranceConsumer
4Mark Zuckerberg$163B-$1.64B+$35.3BUnited StatesTechnology
5Bill Gates$145B+$62.2M+$4.18BUnited StatesTechnology
6Steve Ballmer$140B-$51.1M+$9.43BUnited StatesTechnology
7Warren Buffett$131B+$752M+$10.9BUnited StatesDiversified
8Larry Page$130B+$276M+$3.76BUnited StatesTechnology
9Larry Ellison$129B-$836M+$6.25BUnited StatesTechnology
10Sergey Brin$124B+$255M+$3.56BUnited StatesTechnology
11Mukesh Ambani$107B-$1.38B+$10.7BIndiaEnergy
12Carlos Slim$102B+$1.20B-$3.62BMexicoDiversified
13Francoise Bettencourt Meyers$97.9B-$266M-$1.74BFranceConsumer
14Gautam Adani$97.9B+$1.30B+$13.6BIndiaIndustrial
15Amancio Ortega$84.1B+$617M-$3.38BSpainRetail
16Michael Dell$83.7B-$1.70B+$5.26BUnited StatesTechnology
17Jim Walton$76.8B+$259M+$4.21BUnited StatesRetail
18Rob Walton$75.4B+$254M+$4.18BUnited StatesRetail
19Alice Walton$74.4B+$262M+$4.33BUnited StatesRetail
20Julia Flesher Koch & family$66.5B-$210M+$49.4MUnited StatesInd

 

RankNameTotal Net Worth ($B)Last Change ($B)YTD Change ($B)Country / RegionIndustry
21Zhong Shanshan$63.8B+$526M-$3.88BChinaDiversified
22Charles Koch$62.8B+$341M+$388MUnited StatesIndustrial
23Jensen Huang$61.9B+$1.63B+$17.8BUnited StatesTechnology
24Alain Wertheimer$48.4B+$2.22M+$1.29BFranceConsumer
25Gerard Wertheimer$48.4B+$2.22M+$1.29BFranceConsumer
26Jacqueline Badger Mars$47.7B-$194M+$1.06BUnited StatesFood & Beverage
27John Mars$47.6B-$269M+$988MUnited StatesFood & Beverage
28Colin Huang$45.4B+$1.06B-$6.18BChinaTechnology
29Klaus-Michael Kuehne$42.7B-$670M-$1.38BGermanyIndustrial
30Zhang Yiming$42.3B$0$0ChinaTechnology
31Stephen Schwarzman$41.5B+$623M-$918MUnited StatesFinance
32Phil Knight & family$41.3B+$409M-$1.18BUnited StatesConsumer
33Len Blavatnik$40.8B-$94.8M-$44.2MUnited StatesDiversified
34Tadashi Yanai$40.1B-$169M+$1.73BJapanRetail
35Shapoor Mistry$38.0B-$72.4M+$2.74BIndiaIndustrial
36Shiv Nadar$37.0B-$134M+$3.10BIndiaTechnology
37Ken Griffin$35.9B+$73.8M-$590MUnited StatesFinance
38Miriam Adelson$35.7B+$249M+$1.59BUnited StatesEntertainment
39MacKenzie Scott$35.4B+$277M-$322MUnited StatesTechnology
40Abigail Johnson$35.3B+$436M-$1.28BUnited StatesFinance
41German Larrea$34.8B+$174M-$1.13BMexicoCommodities
42Ma Huateng$34.4B+$146M-$257MChinaTechnology
43Francois Pinault$34.0B-$15.8M-$1.41BFranceConsumer
44Giovanni Ferrero & family$33.9B-$44.1M+$149MItalyFood & Beverage
45William Ding$33.1B-$297M+$3.85BChinaTechnology
46Vladimir Potanin$31.5B-$7.89M+$474MRussian FederationCommodities
47Jack Ma$30.1B-$386M+$46.1MChinaTechnology
48James Simons$30.1B+$75.0M+$425MUnited StatesFinance
49Dieter Schwarz$29.9B-$1.33B-$3.56BGermanyRetail
50Jeff Yass$29.7B+$50.0M+$325MUnited StatesFinance
51Thomas Peterffy$29.1B+$409M+$3.35BUnited StatesFinance
52Eric Schmidt$28.7B+$224M+$1.01BUnited StatesTechnology
53Savitri Jindal$28.6B+$280M+$3.85BIndiaCommodities
54Iris Fontbona & family$28.4B-$542M+$215MChileCommodities
55Andrew Forrest$28.3B+$213M-$1.66BAustraliaCommodities
56Li Ka-shing$27.9B+$127M-$677MHong KongReal Estate
57Low Tuck Kwong$27.7B+$171M-$450MIndonesiaEnergy
58Leonid Mikhelson$27.5B-$128M+$44.9MRussian FederationEnergy
59Azim Premji$27.4B-$112M+$1.17BIndiaTechnology
60Susanne Klatten$27.4B+$329M-$1.26BGermanyIndustrial
61Thomas Frist$27.2B+$32.1M+$2.66BUnited StatesHealth Care
62Lukas Walton$26.9B-$19.2M+$1.39BUnited StatesRetail
63Dan Gilbert$25.7B-$215M-$4.09BUnited StatesReal Estate
64He Xiangjian$25.6B+$356M+$1.61BChinaConsumer
65Vagit Alekperov$25.6B+$136M+$948MRussian FederationEnergy
66Eduardo Saverin$25.5B+$795M+$6.18BBrazilTechnology
67Vladimir Lisin$25.0B-$177M+$1.03BRussian FederationIndustrial
68Dilip Shanghvi$24.9B+$351M+$4.11BIndiaHealth Care
69Elaine Marshall$24.6B+$63.6M+$17.7MUnited StatesIndustrial
70Ernesto Bertarelli & family$24.5B-$1.91M-$492MSwitzerlandDiversified
71Takemitsu Takizaki$24.5B-$623M-$550MJapanTechnology
72Changpeng Zhao$24.4B+$814M-$9.94BCanadaFinance
73Jorge Paulo Lemann$24.0B+$554M+$397MBrazilFood & Beverage
74Dustin Moskovitz$23.9B+$485M+$3.79BUnited StatesTechnology
75Stefan Quandt$23.8B+$315M-$697MGermanyIndustrial
76Reinhold Wuerth$23.7B+$186M-$2.03BGermanyIndustrial
77Zeng Yuqun$23.4B+$166M-$831MHong KongIndustrial
78Rodolphe Saade & family$23.4B$0+$1.42BFranceServices
79Budi Hartono$23.3B+$300M+$295MIndonesiaDiversified
80Gina Rinehart$22.8B+$192M-$4.32BAustralia

Commodities

 

 

RankNameTotal Net Worth ($B)Last Change ($B)YTD Change ($B)Country / RegionIndustry
81Eyal Ofer$22.6B-$32.0M-$295MMonacoDiversified
82Mark Mateschitz$22.5B+$196M+$551MAustriaFood & Beverage
83Alexey Mordashov$22.3B-$83.3M+$1.44BRussian FederationIndustrial
84Prajogo Pangestu$22.0B-$492M-$9.05BIndonesiaEnergy
85Michael Hartono$21.7B+$288M-$139MIndonesiaDiversified
86Xu Yangtian$21.5B$0$0ChinaRetail
87Henry Cheng$21.2B+$177M-$744MHong KongRetail
88John Menard$21.2B+$425M+$665MUnited StatesRetail
89Gianluigi Aponte$20.9B+$539M+$402MSwitzerlandServices
90Andrey Melnichenko$20.7B+$132M+$1.87BRussian FederationIndustrial
91Alisher Usmanov$20.7B-$68.0M-$408MRussian FederationDiversified
92Lakshmi Mittal$20.3B+$1.48M-$185MIndiaCommodities
93Cyrus Poonawalla$20.3B+$7.88M+$2.68BIndiaHealth Care
94Hasso Plattner$20.3B+$190M+$2.17BGermanyTechnology
95Lee Shau Kee$20.2B+$38.4M-$1.32BHong KongReal Estate
96Idan Ofer$20.0B-$14.2M-$42.8MIsraelEnergy
97Leonard Lauder$19.7B-$320M-$174MUnited StatesConsumer
98Vicky Safra$19.5B-$145M-$592MGreeceFinance
99David Tepper$19.5B+$25.0M+$1.96BUnited StatesFinance
100James Dyson$19.3B+$68.4M-$735MUnited KingdomConsumer
101K P Singh$18.3B+$683M+$2.28BIndiaReal Estate
102Liu Yongxing$18.3B+$577M-$1.47BChinaIndustrial
103Kumar Birla$18.2B+$290M-$450MIndiaIndustrial
104Jim Ratcliffe$18.0B-$6.29M-$1.47BUnited KingdomIndustrial
105Sherry Brydson$17.9B+$65.3M+$263MCanadaMedia & Telecom
106Radhakishan Damani$17.8B-$28.4M-$1.70BIndiaRetail
107Sunil Mittal$17.6B+$38.8M+$1.72BIndiaMedia & Telecom
108Stan Kroenke$17.6B$0$0United StatesReal Estate
109Dave Duffield$17.4B+$263M+$910MUnited StatesTechnology
110Donald Bren$17.2B$0$0United StatesReal Estate
111Jeffery Hildebrand$16.9B+$255M-$574MUnited StatesEnergy
112Robert Kuok$16.6B+$128M-$706MMalaysiaDiversified
113Ray Dalio$16.5B$0$0United StatesFinance
114Andy Bechtolsheim$16.4B+$99.2M+$1.52BGermanyTechnology
115Aliko Dangote$16.3B-$298M+$1.22BNigeriaIndustrial
116Mikhail Prokhorov$16.1B+$43.3M+$332MRussian FederationDiversified
117Stefan Persson$16.0B-$101M-$4.11BSwedenRetail
118Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken$16.0B+$68.0M+$25.0MNetherlandsFood & Beverage
119Li Xiting$15.9B+$393M+$321MSingaporeHealth Care
120Harry Triguboff$15.9B$0$0AustraliaReal Estate
121Philip Anschutz$15.8B+$50.5M+$163MUnited StatesDiversified
122Harold Hamm$15.5B+$250M-$753MUnited StatesEnergy
123David Sun$15.4B+$25.0M-$128MUnited StatesTechnology
124John Tu$15.4B+$25.0M-$128MUnited StatesTechnology
125Jan Koum$15.3B+$50.0M+$300MUnited StatesTechnology
126Ravi Jaipuria$15.0B-$33.9M+$652MIndiaConsumer
127Lui Che-Woo$14.9B+$4.79M-$102MHong KongEntertainment
128Peter Woo$14.9B+$145M-$1.20BHong KongReal Estate
129Donald Newhouse$14.8B-$194M-$1.20BUnited StatesMedia & Telecom
130Autry Stephens$14.8B$0+$8.86BUnited StatesEnergy
131Ricardo Salinas$14.7B+$26.0M+$113MMexicoDiversified
132Alwaleed Bin Talal$14.5B-$134M-$270MSaudi ArabiaDiversified
133Jay Chaudhry$14.5B+$560M+$1.33BUnited StatesTechnology
134George Roberts$14.4B+$122M+$1.13BUnited StatesFinance
135Karl Albrecht Jr$14.3B-$408M-$1.26BGermanyRetail
136Beate Heister$14.3B-$408M-$1.26BGermanyRetail
137Sammy Lee$14.2B+$62.1M-$794MHong KongConsumer
138Gennady Timchenko$14.0B-$151M-$144MRussian FederationDiversified
139Uday Kotak$14.0B+$46.6M-$640MIndiaFinance
140Steve Cohen$14.0B+$346k+$25.2MUnited StatesFinance
141Henry Kravis$13.9B+$114M+$1.07BUnited StatesFinance
142Wang Chuan-Fu$13.8B+$257M-$1.52BChinaConsumer
143Henry Samueli$13.7B+$305M+$1.40BUnited StatesTechnology
144Paolo Rocca & family$13.6B-$81.3M-$1.45BItalyCommodities
145Alejandro Santo Domingo & family$13.5B+$312M+$121MColombiaFood & Beverage
146Judy Love$13.5B+$70.3M+$111MUnited StatesRetail
147Leon Black$13.4B+$85.7M+$885MUnited StatesFinance
148George Kaiser$13.3B-$40.2M-$537MUnited StatesEnergy
149Zhang Zhidong$13.3B+$53.4M-$146MChinaTechnology
150Michael Platt$13.3B+$25.0M+$225MUnited KingdomFinance

 

RankNameTotal Net WorthLast ChangeYTD ChangeCountry / RegionIndustry
151Qin Yinglin$13.3B+$151M-$1.43BChinaFood & Beverage
152Xu Hang$13.0B+$337M+$277MHong KongHealth Care
153Laurence Graff$13.0B+$259M+$1.26BUnited KingdomConsumer
154Johann Rupert & family$12.9B-$41.0M+$465MSouth AfricaDiversified
155Martin Viessmann & family$12.8B-$21.1M+$33.6MGermanyIndustrial
156Micky Arison$12.8B+$3.58M-$91.6MUnited StatesEntertainment
157Zhang Bo$12.8B+$48.8M-$751MChinaIndustrial
158Scott Farquhar$12.8B-$68.7M-$1.43BAustraliaTechnology
159Melinda French Gates$12.7B+$46.0M+$439MUnited StatesDiversified
160Mikhail Fridman$12.7B+$91.0M+$354MRussian FederationDiversified
161Mike Cannon-Brookes$12.6B-$86.9M-$1.55BAustraliaTechnology
162Hugh Grosvenor$12.6B$0$0United KingdomReal Estate
163Thomas Struengmann$12.5B-$23.9M-$441MGermanyHealth Care
164Andreas Struengmann$12.5B-$23.9M-$441MGermanyHealth Care
165Andy Beal$12.4B+$50.0M+$102MUnited StatesFinance
167Jerry Jones$12.3B-$10.9M-$203MUnited StatesEntertainment
168Dietmar Hopp$12.2B+$143M+$1.60BGermanyTechnology
169Lei Jun$12.0B-$149M-$2.36BChinaTechnology
170Christy Walton$11.9B-$22.1M+$660MUnited StatesRetail
171Renata Kellnerova$11.9B-$57.6M+$109MCzech RepublicDiversified
172Barry Lam$11.9B+$18.2M+$762MTaiwanTechnology
173Marijke Mars$11.9B-$48.4M+$265MUnited StatesFood & Beverage
174Victoria Mars$11.9B-$48.4M+$265MUnited StatesFood & Beverage
175Pamela Mars-Wright$11.9B-$48.4M+$265MUnited StatesFood & Beverage
176Valerie Mars$11.9B-$48.4M+$265MUnited StatesFood & Beverage
177Brian Chesky$11.8B+$235M+$890MUnited StatesServices
178Dmitry Rybolovlev$11.8B+$57.3M+$179MRussian FederationDiversified
179Elizabeth Johnson$11.7B+$104M-$336MUnited StatesFinance
180Ned Johnson IV$11.7B+$104M-$334MUnited StatesFinance
181Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi$11.7B+$24.9M-$317MThailandFood & Beverage
182Izzy Englander$11.7B+$25.6M+$95.2MUnited StatesFinance
183John Fredriksen$11.6B-$39.4M-$117MCyprusIndustrial
184Jiang Rensheng$11.5B+$69.7M-$1.58BChinaHealth Care
185Robert Smith$11.4B$0$0United StatesFinance
186Charles Schwab$11.4B+$79.2M-$541MUnited StatesFinance
187Tom Gores$11.3B+$25.0M+$75.0MUnited StatesFinance
188Masayoshi Son$11.3B-$143M-$36.7MJapanTechnology
189Goh Cheng Liang$11.3B-$44.7M-$351MSingaporeIndustrial
190Jim Goodnight$11.3B+$171M+$1.67BUnited StatesTechnology
191Carl Cook$11.2B+$65.6M+$717MUnited StatesHealth Care
192Tilman Fertitta$11.2B+$9.76M+$166MUnited StatesEntertainment
193Melker Schorling$11.2B+$119M-$423MSwedenDiversified
194Steven Rales$11.1B+$23.6M+$485MUnited StatesIndustrial
195Peter Thomson$11.0B+$27.1M+$167MCanadaMedia & Telecom
196David Thomson$11.0B+$27.1M+$165MCanadaMedia & Telecom
197Huang Shilin$11.0B+$101M-$356MChinaIndustrial
198Taylor Thomson$11.0B+$2.11M+$142MCanadaMedia & Telecom
199Alex Gerko$11.0B+$157M+$986MUnited KingdomFinance
200Raymond Kwok$10.9B+$108M-$722MHong KongReal Estate
201Diane Hendricks$10.9B+$352M+$176MUnited StatesServices
202Marcel Telles$10.9B+$254M+$150MBrazilFood & Beverage
203Karel Komarek$10.9B-$41.3M+$1.02BCzech RepublicDiversified
204Les Wexner$10.8B+$50.0M+$9.20MUnited StatesRetail
205Graeme Hart$10.8B+$21.9M+$382MNew ZealandFinance
206Gong Hongjia$10.7B+$45.7M-$237MChinaTechnology
207Charles Butt & family$10.6B$0$0United StatesRetail
208Laurene Powell Jobs$10.6B+$22.1M+$346MUnited StatesMedia & Telecom
209Thomas Kwok$10.6B+$104M-$674MHong KongReal Estate
210Pierre Omidyar$10.6B+$25.0M+$200MUnited StatesTechnology
211Terry Pegula$10.5B+$25.0M+$125MUnited StatesEnergy
212Tony Ressler$10.5B+$114M+$590MUnited StatesFinance
213Hansjoerg Wyss$10.4B-$24.3M-$200MSwitzerlandHealth Care
214John Albert Sobrato$10.3B$0$0United StatesReal Estate
215Anthoni Salim$10.3B-$8.35M+$291MIndonesiaDiversified
216Mangal Prabhat Lodha$10.3B+$184M+$964MIndiaReal Estate
217Ralph Sonnenberg$10.3B+$50.0M-$25.0MNetherlandsConsumer
218Antonia Axson Johnson$10.2B+$28.3M-$281MSwedenIndustrial
219Peter Thiel$10.2B+$274M+$1.03BUnited StatesFinance
220Victor Rashnikov$10.2B-$122M+$387MRussian FederationIndustrial
221Sarath Ratanavadi$10.2B+$44.0M-$510MThailandEnergy
222Marc Benioff$10.2B+$91.7M+$622MUnited StatesTechnology
223Leonid Fedun$10.2B+$46.2M+$385MRussian FederationEnergy
224Patrick Soon-Shiong$10.1B-$17.6M-$319MUnited StatesHealth Care
225Andrey Guryev$10.1B-$27.6M+$294MRussian FederationIndustrial
226Nicky Oppenheimer$10.1B+$25.0M+$200MSouth AfricaDiversified
227Jay Y. Lee$10.0B+$179M+$123MKorea, Republic ofDiversified
228Stan Druckenmiller$9.98B$0+$99.1MUnited StatesFinance
229Michael Rubin$9.91B$0+$25.0MUnited StatesRetail
230Josh Harris$9.90B+$50.9M+$545MUnited StatesFinance