The World’s 10 Richest People Increased Their Fortunes By $402 Billion In 2021

The world’s ten wealthiest individuals are all worth more than $100 billion.

According to The Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have been worth $100 billion for quite some time, but most of the others are new to the illustrious 12 digit club.

In 2021, the world’s ten wealthiest billionaires added $402.17 billion to their net worth. The group was led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who became the world’s richest man this year by adding $121 billion to his net worth, which was slightly less than the $140 billion he added in 2020.

Musk had the most significant increase this year compared to all the other members of this billionaires boys club. Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH, added $61 Billion, Google’s co-founder Larry Page added $47 billion, Mark Zuckerberg added $24 Billion, Bill Gates added $7 Billion, and Jeff Bezos only added $5 billion.