In 2023, more than half of the world's 2,568 billionaires increased their fortunes with the rise in stock markets. The ten highest-earning billionaires, as determined by Forbes, earned nearly $500 billion.
In 2023, more than half of the world's 2,568 billionaires increased their fortunes with the rise in stock markets. The ten highest-earning billionaires, as determined by Forbes, earned nearly $500 billion.
In 2023, one of the most discussed topics was artificial intelligence. One of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence rally was Jensen Huang, CEO of chipmaker NVIDIA. With the increase in NVIDIA shares, Huang added $ 30 billion to his fortune, bringing his total wealth to $ 44 billion.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates increased his fortune by $ 31 billion, reaching a total of $ 140 billion. Gates is currently the fourth richest person in the world.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison's fortune increased by $ 32 billion to $ 123 billion, with a positive impact on the company's shares on artificial intelligence. This success moved Ellison to 8th place on the list of the world's richest people.
Amancio Ortega, founder and CEO of Spain-based apparel giant Inditex (Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe), increased his fortune by $33 billion. Ortega's total wealth currently stands at $ 87 billion.
Sergey Brin, one of the co-founders of Google, increased his fortune by $ 41 billion. Brin is the 9th richest person in the world with a fortune of 120 billion dollars.
Intense competition in the field of artificial intelligence encouraged Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, to return to the company with Larry Page. Page increased his wealth by $44 billion this year, becoming the 7th richest person in the world with a total wealth of $126 billion.
Steve Ballmer, one of Microsoft's shareholders, increased his fortune by $ 44 billion to $ 130.5 billion. Ballmer ranks 5th in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who held the title of the richest person in the world for a while, is currently the third richest billionaire in the world with a fortune of $ 178 billion. Bezos, who increased his fortune by $ 71 billion in 2023, plans to donate most of it.
Mark Zuckerberg, owner of social media giant Meta, stood out as the second name that increased his wealth the most in 2023. The rise in the company's shares led to an $ 84 billion increase in Zuckerberg's wealth, bringing Zuckerberg's total wealth close to $ 129 billion.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, completed 2023 as the leader with a fortune of $ 232 billion. With Tesla shares appreciating in value, Musk increased his fortune by $ 95 billion this year.