Posted 4/2/2024, 2:24:00 PM
Record Number of Billionaires in 2024, Top 20 Added $700B in Wealth
- Forbe's 2024 billionaires list has a record 2,781 names, up 141 from 2023, with a combined net worth of $14.2 trillion
- The top 20 billionaires gained the most, adding $700 billion to their combined worth since 2023
- The U.S. has a record 813 billionaires, the most of any country
- Bernard Arnault and family top the list with a $233 billion net worth. Elon Musk is #2 at $195 billion
- Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman at #15 with a $99.5 billion net worth
