World's 10 richest men add $402bn to their net worth in 2021. Take a look who gained more
There is always a good time to be a billionaire, and the year 2021 was no exception to it. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the 10 richest people on the planet added nearly $402.17 billion in their net worth. For most of the world's wealthiest, the vast majority of their net worth is in stock, and their gains have been driven by booming markets
Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk topped the list who added $121 billion to his fortune, becoming the world’s richest man with the net worth of $277 billion. Musk has recently been selling millions of shares of Tesla to pay a reported $12 billion tax bill for a stock option package he received in 2012.
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Jeff Bezos
At the second place is the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos— who started the year in the top spot. According to the latest rankings, the tech entrepreneur added only $4.54 billion to his net worth, which now stands at $195 billion. The 57-year-old stepped down from his role as CEO of Amazon in July, and has said he is spending more time on initiatives like the Bezos Earth Fund, his Blue Origin spaceship company,
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Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gained $24.3 billion for the year, making the sixth richest person with total the net worth of $128 billion.
Zuckerberg owns a 13 per cent stake in Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram of which he is CEO — which has grown in value by more than 20 per cent this year.
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