Forbes, one of the most prestigious magazines in the world, lists the richest people every year.Billionaires listpublishes. The 2024 version of the list, which has become a tradition and is being published for the 38th time this year, was officially published yesterday. The list showed that the richest people in the world are now even richer.

According to Forbes, the number of billionaires increased by 141 in the past year. to 2,781 rose. The total wealth of the richest people is to 14.2 trillion reaches. This represents an increase of $2 trillion over last year.

The US remained the country with the most billionaires

The names in the first twenty places were the highest earners. So much so that these people will increase their wealth overall since 2023 to add $700 billion He succeeded. The country that produces the most billionaires has, unsurprisingly, 813 billionaires. USA happened. ten with 473 Chinesewith 200 India followed.

The average age of billionaires was 66 years old. youngest 19 years oldi Brazilian Livia Voigt (1.1 billion). Voigt is a shareholder in WEG, one of the largest manufacturers of electric motors in Latin America. The oldest on the list is 102 years old George Joseph of the US (1.8 billion). Joseph also managed to amass this fortune through his insurance company.

Many new names have also been added to the list. Perhaps the most notable of these is the world famous singer. Taylor Swift. Swift has a fortune of $1.1 billion. The richest name among entertainment and sports celebrities is George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, with a fortune of $5.5 billion. The richest woman is Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the granddaughter of the founder of L’Oreal, with $99 billion.

At the top of the list of the richest people in the world is the head of fashion giant LVMH. Bernard Arnault continues to take place. Elon Musk, who was at the top for a long time but has seen a decline lately, is in second place. You can open the list below.

The 10 Richest People in the World, According to the Forbes Billionaires List:

1. Bernard Arnault and family (LVMH) – $233 billion
2. Elon Musk (SpaceX, Tesla) – $195 billion
3. Jeff Bezos (Amazon) – $194 billion
4. Mark Zuckerberg (Meta) – $177 billion
5. Larry Ellison (Oracle) – $141 billion
6. Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) – $133 billion
7. Bill Gates (Microsoft) – $128 billion
8. Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) – $121 billion
9. Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries) – $116 billion
10. Larry Page (alphabet) – $114 billion

27 people from Turkey were added to the list

Of course, we should not forget to mention the Turks on the Forbes Billionaires List. We see that 27 Turks have made it onto the list this year. Their total assets were announced at $56.1 billion. Yıldız Holding is still at the top Murat Ulker It’s laying down. Ülker, who has a fortune of $5.1 billion, is ranked in the world. 597e next one.

According to the Forbes Billionaires List, the 10 richest names in Turkey are:

1. Murat Ülker (Yıldız Holding) – $5.1 billion
2. Cemil Kazancı (Kazancı Holding) – $3.5 billion
3. İpek Kıraç (Koç Holding) – $3.1 billion
4. Semahat Sevim Arsel (Koç Holding) – $3 billion
5. İbrahim Erdemoğlu (Erdemoğlu Holding) – $2.8 billion
6. Erman Ilıcak (Rönesans Holding) – $2.7 billion
7. Mustafa Rahmi Koç (Koç Holding) – $2.7 billion
8. Ali Erdemoğlu (Erdemoğlu Holding) – $2.5 billion
9. Ferit Faik Şahenk (Doğuş Group) – $2.4 billion
10. Hamdi Ulukaya (Chobani) – $2.3 billion