Top 5 richest persons in the world

Here is the latest list of the world’s top 5 richest persons in the world (August 30, 2022):

1. Elon Musk: $251B
2. Jeff Bezos: $153B
3. Gautam Adani: $137B
4. Bernard Arnault: $136B
5. Bill Gates: $117B

1. Elon Musk

Age: 50

Nationality: South Africa

Companies: Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Company, Neuralink, Twitter, PayPal

Net Worth: $251.8 billion

Industry: Automotive Technology



Elon Musk is the richest man on the planet and has amassed a lot of his wealth by founding Tesla. However, Musk has long been occupied with several other well-known companies and had his roots within a group known as the "PayPal Mafia". This included serial entrepreneurs and angel investors who made PayPal alumni, who have been hugely successful in their own right Elon Musk is no1 position of top 5 richest persons in the world.

2. Jeff Bezos

Age: 58

Nationality: USA

Company: Amazon

Net Worth: $153.4 billion

Industry: E-commerce and Technology



At the age of 30, Jeff Bezos left the finance industry to start a business that many thought was foolish - buying and selling books online. That company is known today as Amazon, and is currently valued at over $1 trillion. Bezos is credited with leading the e-commerce landscape, which has become one of the largest industries in the world. Jeff Bezos is no2 position of top 5 richest persons in the world.

His creation didn't just disrupt bookstores; It disrupted traditional retailers on several fronts. He turned Amazon into a platform where buyers can buy and sell almost everything and developed one of the most sophisticated logistics companies in the world. It didn't stop there, Amazon added Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Web Services and is now the largest cloud service provider in the world.

3. Gautam Adani

Age: 60

Nationality: India

Company: Adani Group

Net Worth: $137 billion

Industry: Energy and Transportation



Gautam Adani is the richest man in India, and his entrepreneurial DNA comes directly from his father, who owned a textile business. Despite the opportunity of being an heir, Adani was not interested in the business and decided to follow his ambitions to attain great wealth. Soon after leaving home, Adani entered the diamond industry, which quickly earned him millionaire status. Jeff Bezos

After acquiring this asset, he founded Adani Enterprises, a conglomerate that now oversees a range of businesses in sectors such as energy, transportation, mining, infrastructure, logistics, cement and fast-moving consumer goods. Thanks to India's economic growth, Adani's stock market success and recent investments in green energy, his net worth has increased by more than $40 billion in the past year, taking him to the top of the rich list.

4. Bernard Arnault

Age: 73

Nationality: France

Company: LVMH

Net Worth: $148.1 billion

Industry: Fashion and Hospitality


Bernard Arnault earned his fortune in the luxury goods industry by owning world-renowned brands such as Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior. By targeting affluent demographics and maintaining a 47% stake in his company, LVMH, he has climbed to the top of the food chain just like many others on this list.

Arnault's luxury fashion empire spans over 70 brands, which he manages along with his siblings. As of January 2021, Tiffany & Co. had been added to the panel for $15.8 billion, which was deemed the largest acquisition ever in luxury fashion. Not limited to fashion alone, Arnault also owns several luxury hotels and cruise lines, which have only added to his wealth over the years.

5. Bill Gates

Age: 66

Nationality: USA

Company: Microsoft

Net Worth: $124.6 billion

Industry: Technology

Bill Gates was a tech-wiz kid who created his first software program at the age of 13. What was not known then, was that he would become the co-founder of Microsoft, the world's largest computer software company. , Microsoft was first founded in 1975, but Gates decided to step down as CEO in 2000.

He maintained an active role in the company over the years, as Microsoft continued its expansion into the computing, software and gaming sectors, with the company purchasing Activision Blizzard in a deal worth $68.7 billion. Gates relinquished his duties at Microsoft to focus on philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.