Bernard Arnault LVMH

Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) CEO Bernard Arnault, the world’s richest man, lost $11.2 billion (R216 billion) in 24 hours this week. Photo: ERIC PIERMONT/AFP.

Top 10 richest people in the world – 27 March 2023

Money makes money and these 10 people have made a lot of it over the years. And by a lot, we mean a LOT!

Bernard Arnault LVMH

Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) CEO Bernard Arnault, the world’s richest man, lost $11.2 billion (R216 billion) in 24 hours this week. Photo: ERIC PIERMONT/AFP.

Money makes money and these 10 people have made a lot of it over the years. And by a lot, we mean a LOT!

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The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people.

France’s Bernard Arnault is the new richest person in the world having surpassed South African-born Elon Musk. They are followed by United States’s Jeff Bezos who rounds out the Top 3.

The rest of the Top 10, in order, are: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Larry Ellison, Steve Ballmer, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

The figures are updated at the close of every trading day in New York.

Below, the Top 10 richest people in the world at the close of business on 26 March 2023.