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Forbes’ 35th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2021
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Forbes’ 35th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2021

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By Editor Desk Published April 7, 2021
Last updated: 2021/04/07 at 9:08 PM
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  1. #1 | Jeff Bezos
  2. #2 | Elon Musk
  3. #3 | Bernard Arnault
  4. #4 | Bill Gates
  5. #5 | Mark Zuckerberg
  6. #6 | Warren Buffett
  7. #7 | Larry Ellison
  8. #8 | Larry Page
  9. #9 | Sergey Brin
  10. #10 | Mukesh Ambani

Forbes’ 35th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2021

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#1 | Jeff BezosNET WORTH: $177 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: AMAZONRESIDENCE: SEATTLE#2 | Elon MuskNET WORTH: $151 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: TESLA, SPACEXRESIDENCE: AUSTIN, TEXAS#3 | Bernard ArnaultNET WORTH: $150 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: LUXURY GOODSRESIDENCE: PARIS#4 | Bill GatesNET WORTH: $124 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: MICROSOFTRESIDENCE: MEDINA, WASHINGTON#5 | Mark ZuckerbergNET WORTH: $97 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: FACEBOOKRESIDENCE: PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA#6 | Warren BuffettNET WORTH: $96 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAYRESIDENCE: OMAHA, NEBRASKA#7 | Larry EllisonNET WORTH: $93 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: SOFTWARERESIDENCE: LANAI, HAWAII#8 | Larry PageNET WORTH: $91.5 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: GOOGLERESIDENCE: PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA#9 | Sergey BrinNET WORTH: $89 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: GOOGLERESIDENCE: LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA#10 | Mukesh AmbaniNET WORTH: $84.5 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: DIVERSIFIEDRESIDENCE: MUMBAI, INDIA

Despite the pandemic, it was a record-setting year for the world’s wealthiest—with a $5 trillion surge in wealth and an unprecedented number of new billionaires.

It’s been a year like no other, and we aren’t talking about the pandemic. There were rapid-fire public offerings, surging cryptocurrencies and skyrocketing stock prices. The number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest exploded to an unprecedented 2,755—660 more than a year ago. Altogether they are worth $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion on the 2020 list. 

There are a record high 493 newcomers to the list—roughly one new billionaire every 17 hours, including 210 from China and Hong Kong and 98 from the U.S. The richest newcomer, at $38.2 billion, is Miriam Adelson of Nevada, who inherited her husband Sheldon Adelson’s casino empire following his death in January. Other notable new entrants include movie and TV producer Tyler Perry, Bumble dating app cofounder Whitney Wolfe Herd—the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire, and Europe’s Guillaume Pousaz, founde