Top 30 richest people in the world 2023

Have you ever imagined, who are the richest people in the world and what is their net worth? By asking this question many people must have come to your mind who could be the richest people in the world. So let’s see if you are right about these people.

Top 30 Richest People in the world

Following is the list of the top 30 richest people in the world as per Forbes Real-Time published on August 31st, 2021.

30. Daniel Gilbert

With a net worth of $38.3 billion an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist ranks 30th on the list.

29. Jack Ma

With a net worth of $40.9 billion, the founder of the ‘Alibaba Group’, Jack Ma ranks 29th on the list.

28. Ma Huateng

With a net worth of $46.2 billion, a Chinese business tycoon, investor, philanthropist, engineer, and internet-technology entrepreneur Ma Huateng ranks 28th on the list.

27. Julia Koch

With a net worth of $46.2 billion, Julia Koch ranks 27th on the list.

26. Charles Koch

With a net worth of $46.2 billion, an American businessman and philanthropist, Charles Koch ranks 26th on the list.

25. Francois Pinault

With a net worth of $51.1 billion, a French billionaire businessman and owner of Kering and the Artemis Francois Pinault ranks 25th on the list.

24. David Thomson

With a net worth of $51.6 billion, chairman of Thomson Reuters, David Thomson ranks 24th on the list.

23. Michael Dell

With a net worth of $52.4 billion, founder of Dell Technologies, businessman, and philanthropist Michael Dell ranks 23rd on the list.

22. MacKenzie Scott

With a net worth of $57.5 billion, an American novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie ranks 22nd on the list.

21. Michael Bloomberg

With a net worth of $59 billion, an American entrepreneur and politician Michael Bloomberg rank 21st on the list.

20. Phil Knight

With a net worth of $61.3 billion, an American business tycoon and philanthropist and a co-founder and chairman of Nike Inc rank 20th on the list.

19. Gautam Adani

With a net worth of $165.8 billion, an Indian industrialist and philanthropist Gautam Adani ranks 19th on the list.

18. Zhong Shanshan

With a net worth of $65.9 billion, the chairman of Chinese water-beverage company ‘ Nongfu Spring’ Zhong Shanshan ranks 18th on the list.

17. Rob Walton

With a net worth of $67 billion, chairman of Walmart Rob Walton ranks 17th on the list.

16. Alice Walton

With a net worth of $67.3 billion, Alice Walton ranks 16th on the list.

15. Jim Walton

With a net worth of $68.3 billion, founder of ‘Walmart’ and CEO of

‘Arvest Bank’ ranks 15th on the list.

14. Amancio Ortega

With a net worth of $78.8 billion, a Spanish entrepreneur and founder of the ‘Inditex fashion group,’ Amancio Ortega ranks 14th on the list.

13. Carlos Slim Helu

With a net worth of $79.5 billion, a Mexican businessman, investor, and owner of the conglomerate ‘Grupo Carso,’ Carlos Slim Helu ranks 13th on the list.

12. Mukesh Ambani

With a net worth of $87.3 billion, an Indian business tycoon, and chairman, managing director of ‘Reliance Industries Limited,’ Mukesh Ambani ranks 12th on the list.

11. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

With a net worth of $92.2 billion, chairwoman of ‘L’Oreal’ Francoise Bettencourt Meyers ranks 11th on the list.

10. Steve Ballmer

With a net worth of $97.1 billion, the owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers and CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer ranks 10th on the list.

9. Warren Buffett

With a net worth of $103.6 billion, an American entrepreneur, investor, and CEO of ‘Berkshire Hathway’ Warren Buffett ranks 9th on the list.

8. Larry Ellison

With a net worth of $116.7 billion, the co-founder of Oracle Corporation, and the CEO of the same company till 2014, Larry Ellison ranks 8th on the list.

7. Sergey Brin

With a net worth of $119.3 billion, the co-founder of Google Sergey Brin ranks 7th on the list.

6. Larry Page

With a net worth of $123.7 billion, the co-founder of Google Larry Page ranks 6th on the list.

5. Bill Gates

With a net worth of $132.5 billion, the founder of Microsoft Bill Gates ranks 5th on the list.

4. Mark Zuckerberg

With a net worth of $136.8 billion, the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg ranks 4th on the list.

3. Bernard Arnault

With a net worth of $177.7 billion, the CEO of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey (LVMH) Bernard Arnault ranks 3rd on the list.

2. Jeff Bezos

With a net worth of $197.2 billion, the founder of Amazon.com Inc, Jeff Bezos is the 2nd richest person in the world.

1. Elon Musk

With a net worth of $269 billion, Canadian-American engineer, industrial designer, and tech entrepreneur Elon Must rank 1st on the list. He is the founder of PayPal, Tesla Inc, SpaceX, The Boring Company, and Neuralink