The world’s richest became richer by more than 600 billion dollars this year

Present the year has been favorable for the world’s wealthiest.

The calculated value of the wealth of the ten richest people has increased by more than 600 billion dollars, according to the news agency From Bloomberg’s billionaire index.

The main reason for the wealthy getting richer is the increase in the price of stocks.

Of the three main US stock indexes, the S&P 500 has strengthened by nearly 18 percent this year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 14 percent, and the Nasdaq by 22 percent.

The estimated wealth of the ten richest people is 2,585 billion dollars based on the billionaire index.

Clearly the one who spends the most is getting rich Elon Musk. The only European among the ten wealthiest is a Frenchman Bernard Arnault.

The richest man in Finland is the chairman of the board and the largest shareholder of Kone, a manufacturer of elevators and escalators Antti Herlin. The value of his fortune has increased this year by $2.3 billion to $7.4 billion.

The richest woman in the world is Alice Waltonwhose father Sam Walton is the co-founder of the trading company Walmart. Walton’s fortune has grown by $23 billion to $132 billion this year.

The richest in the world

1. Elon Musk, net worth $645 billion

The value of the CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla has increased by 213 billion dollars this year. He owns 12 percent of Tesla’s shares. In addition, Musk owns 42 percent of the space company Space X, in addition to which he has numerous other investments.

2. Larry Page, worth $270 billion

Co-founder of the software company Google. Page’s fortune has grown by $102 billion this year. Google is currently owned by the management company Alphabet, of which Page owns six percent of the shares.

3. Jeff Bezos, worth $255 billion

The value of the founder of online store Amazon has increased by 16 billion dollars this year.

Bezos is currently the chairman of Amazon’s board and owns eight percent of the company’s shares. Amazon also sells cloud services and owns the food chain Whole Foods.

4. Larry Ellison, worth $251 billion

The value of the founder and largest shareholder of the software company Oracle has increased by 59 billion dollars this year. Ellison is also a Tesla shareholder.

5. Sergey Brin, worth $251 billion

Co-founder of the software company Google. The value of Brin’s property has increased by 93 billion dollars this year. He owns six percent of Alphabet’s shares.

6. Mark Zuckerberg, net worth $236 billion

The value of the founder of the software company Facebook increased by 29 billion dollars this year. The company’s name is now Meta Platforms, with Zuckerberg working as CEO. He owns about 13 percent of Meta Platforms shares.

7. Bernard Arnault, net worth $205 billion

The value of the assets of the chairman of the board and the largest shareholder of the luxury goods manufacturer LVMH has increased by 29 billion dollars this year.

LVMH is an abbreviation for the brands Louis Vuitton, Moët & Chandon and Hennessy. Arnault owns 48 percent of LVMH shares.

8. Steve Ballmer, net worth $170 billion

The value of the former CEO of the software company Microsoft has increased by 23 billion dollars this year. Bloomberg estimates that he still owns four percent of Microsoft shares.

9. Jensen Huang, net worth $156 billion

The value of the CEO of the semiconductor company Nvidia has increased by 42 billion dollars this year. Huang founded Nvidia in 1993 Chris Malachowskyn and Curtis Reminder with.

Today, Huang owns about three percent of Nvidia’s shares. The company’s market value is more than 4,600 billion dollars.

10. Warren Buffett, assets worth 151 billion euros

The value of the assets of the chairman of the board and the largest shareholder of the investment company Berkshire Hathaway has increased by almost nine billion euros this year.

Buffett owns more than 36 percent of Berkshire Hathaway’s shares.