Top 20 Richest Person In The World 2024. Louis vuitton owner bernard arnault tops the list of the richest people in the world in 2024, ahead of tesla's elon musk. Much of the gains come from the top 20, who added a combined $700 billion in wealth since 2023, and from the u.s., which now boasts a record 813 billionaires worth a combined $5.7 trillion.

Forbes presents the 2024 world’s billionaires list. Oracle’s larry ellison, worth an estimated $141 billion, rounds out the top five.