The ten richest billionaires in the world added $402 billion to their wealth in 2021, Bloomberg reported on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th December, 2021) The ten richest billionaires in the world added $402 billion to their wealth in 2021, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
The group of wealthiest individuals is led by Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who added $121 billion to his net worth in 2021 to bring his total wealth to $277 billion, the report said.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos added $5 billion to his net worth in 2021, totaling $195 billion, the report said.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg added $24 billion to his net worth this year, which brings his total wealth to $128 billion, the report added.
Other billionaires include luxury goods conglomerate LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, microsoft chief Bill Gates, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett and Oracle founder Larry Ellison, according to the report.