From a personal net worth point of view, South Africa-born Twitter owner Elon Musk won’t look back on 2022 with much fondness. Image: ANGELA WEISS/AFP
Who is the richest person in the world today? Top 10 list – 2 October 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!
From a personal net worth point of view, South Africa-born Twitter owner Elon Musk won’t look back on 2022 with much fondness. Image: ANGELA WEISS/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.
South African-born Elon Musk is the new richest person in the world, having recently surpassed France’s Bernard Arnault.
They are followed by United States’ Jeff Bezos, who rounds out the Top 3.
The rest of the Top 10, in order, are: Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Larry Page, Warren Buffet, Sergey Brin, Steve Ballmer and Mark Zuckerberg
The figures are updated at the close of every trading day in New York.
Below are the Top 10 richest people in the world
Correct as of 2 October 2023
| Rank | Name | Net worth |
| 1 | Elon Musk | $232 billion |
| 2 | Bernard Arnault | $167 billion |
| 3 | Jeff Bezos | $151 billion |
| 4 | Bill Gates | $124 billion |
| 5 | Larry Ellison | $121 billion |
| 6 | Larry Page | $118 billion |
| 7 | Warren Buffett | $117 billion |
| 8 | Sergey Brin | $112 billion |
| 9 | Steve Ballmer | $110 billion |
| 10 | Mark Zuckerberg | $109 billion |
