Meet the 15 members of the $100 billion club who are jointly worth more than Google
Theron Mohamed
- The elite group of people worth over $100 billion includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates.
- The 15 members have grown about $360 billion richer this year and are jointly worth $2.2 trillion.
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg are among the handful of people on the planet with net worths above $100 billion.
Members of this elite group have amassed 12-digit fortunes by owning huge amounts of stock in some of the world's most valuable companies. Most are founders and either current or former CEOs, and some like Warren Buffett would be much richer if they didn't give billions to charity.
There may only be 15 centibillionaires, but their combined wealth exceeds $2.2 trillion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That's more than Google-parent Alphabet's $2 trillion market capitalization.
All but one of them have grown richer this year, adding a combined $360 billion or so to their personal fortunes. Bank of America ($305 billion), Coca-Cola ($298 billion), and Netflix ($289 billion) are all worth less than that.
The exclusive group is poised to expand soon. Three members of the Walton family are sitting on $92 billion-plus fortunes after each grew at least $22 billion richer this year.
Here's the list of individuals worth at least $100 billion, showing Bloomberg's estimate of their net worth at the time of publication, how much it's changed this calendar year, and the source of their wealth.
1. Elon Musk
Net worth: $241 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$11.6 billion
Source of wealth: Tesla and SpaceX stock
2. Jeff Bezos
Net worth: $200 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$23.3 billion
Source of wealth: Amazon stock
3. Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $192 billion
YTD change in wealth: -$15.6 billion
Source of wealth: LVMH stock
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: $187 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$59.2 billion
Source of wealth: Meta stock
5. Bill Gates
Net worth: $158 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$17.0 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft stock
6. Larry Ellison
7. Larry Page
Net worth: $147 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$20.5 billion
Source of wealth: Alphabet stock
8. Steve Ballmer
Net worth: $145 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$14.3 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft stock
9. Warren Buffett
Net worth: $140 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$20.5 billion
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway stock
10. Sergey Brin
Net worth: $138 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$18.5 billion
Source of wealth: Alphabet stock
11. Mukesh Ambani
Net worth: $111 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$14.8 billion
Source of wealth: Reliance Industries stock
12. Jensen Huang
Net worth: $109 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$65.2 billion
Source of wealth: Nvidia stock
13. Michael Dell
Net worth: $106 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$27.7 billion
Source of wealth: Dell stock
14. Gautam Adani
Net worth: $104 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$19.9 billion
Source of wealth: Adani Group stock
15. Amancio Ortega
Net worth: $102 billion
YTD change in wealth: +$14.6 billion
Source of wealth: Inditex stock
Runners up: The Waltons
The heirs to the Walmart fortune are on the cusp of passing the $100 billion mark thanks to the retailer's stock soaring 40% this year.
Founder Sam Walton's three surviving children — Jim, Rob, and Alice — were worth $95.6 billion, $93.4 billion, and $92.7 billion respectively at the time of writing. They've each gained over $22 billion in wealth this year.
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