Elon Musk – $210.3 billion
CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (Twitter)
Founder of xAI
Regained top spot in June 2024 after xAI raised $6 billion
Bernard Arnault – $201.6 billion
CEO and chairman of LVMH luxury group
Dropped from #1 in late May 2024 due to dip in LVMH stock
Jeff Bezos – $194.7 billion
Founded Amazon, remains chairman
Mark Zuckerberg – $163.8 billion
Co-founder and CEO of Meta (Facebook)
Wealth increased by $12.6 billion in May 2024
Larry Ellison – $146.2 billion
Co-founder and CTO of Oracle
Larry Page – $142.9 billion
Co-founder of Google/Alphabet
Warren Buffett – $137 billion
CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Most generous billionaire, donated over $51.5 billion
The combined net worth of the top 10 reached nearly $1.59 trillion as of June 2024, up $50 billion from the previous month.
Sergey Brin:
Co-founded Google with Larry Page while pursuing their PhDs at Stanford
Currently sits on Alphabet’s board and holds a significant share
Wealth surged by $7 billion in May 2024
Contributed to the development of Google’s Gemini AI chatbot
Leading individual donor for Parkinson’s disease research, contributing $1.25 billion
Bill Gates:
Co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975, pioneering software for personal computers
Served as Microsoft’s CEO for 25 years and remained chairman until 2014
Still advises Microsoft teams part-time, despite stepping off the board in 2020
Has diverse investments in numerous companies and owns significant farmland
Was the world’s richest person from 1995 to 2017, except for brief periods
Has donated over $59 billion to the Gates Foundation
His fortune increased by around $2.4 billion in May 2024, maintaining his #9 rank
Steve Ballmer:
Joined Microsoft as its 30th employee in 1980 after leaving Stanford’s MBA program
Served as Microsoft’s CEO from 2000 to 2014
After leaving Microsoft, bought the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, setting an NBA record
His wealth surged by approximately $6 billion last month due to a rise in Microsoft stock
He and his wife, Connie, rank among America’s top 25 philanthropists
The richest woman in the world is Francoise Bettencourt Meyers from France, with an estimated net worth of $99 billion as of June 1, 2024. She inherited her wealth primarily through her ownership stake in cosmetics giant L’Oreal, founded by her grandfather.
