Top 10 Billionaires of 2022: Who Will Lead the Pack?

Billionaires play an outsized role in shaping the global economy, politics, and philanthropy. The list of the world’s richest persons can vary from year to year, depending on their latest net worth and financial performance. This year, let’s take a look at who will make the top 10 billionaire in 2022 and why they did it.

Rank	Name	Age (years)	Net Worth (in Billion)
1.	Elon Musk	51	$230
2.	Bernard Aurnalt & Family	73	$154
3.	Jeff Bezos	58	$141
4.	Bill Gates	66	$129
5.	Warren Buffett	91	$118
6.	Gautam Adani & Family	59	$106
7.	Larry Ellison	77	$101
8.	Larry Page	49	$97
9.	Mukesh Ambani	65	$96
10.	Carlos Slim Helu & family	82	$94

1) Elon Musk

• Age – 51
• Net Worth – $230 Billion
• Source – SpaceX, Tesla Twitter and other small cap
• Residence – Texas

Elon Musk is a serial entrepreneur and billionaire best known for co-founding PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and SolarCity. In total, Musk’s ventures have been valued at over $14 billion (USD), so he’s one of Silicon Valley’s most successful entrepreneurs. His net worth hovers around $8 billion (USD) – so it may come as no surprise that many people are speculating about whether he will be among the world’s richest in 2022. He is on the first position in top 10 billionaire list.

2) Bernard Arnault & Family

• Age – 73
• Net Worth – $154 Billion
• Source – LVMH
• Residence – Paris, France

Bernard Arnault, chairman, and CEO of luxury giant LVMH became France’s richest man in 2017, with a net worth topping $86 billion. He could lose some ground to Christian Angermayer in 2022 as luxury companies continue to struggle due to weaker demand and trade tensions. Arnault, 70 years old, has an estimated net worth north of $100 billion. We all know how much Mr. Arnault loves watches, but he doesn’t just own LVMH; he also owns Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton. By this Bernard, Arnault has taken over Jeff Bezos to get the second position in the top 10 billionairese list.

3) Jeff Bezos

• Age – 58
• Net Worth – $141 Billion
• Source – Amazon
• Residence – Seattle, Washington

CEO and founder of Amazon, Bezos has enjoyed his position as #1 on Forbes’ annual list for four years running, with a net worth currently around $70 billion. Forbes predicts that Bezos will continue to lead in 2022, boosted by a steady stream of innovative services and products. But Elon Musk has taken over his first position and is also backed by Barnard Arnault & Family. He led down from the first position and went below in the list of Top 10 Billionaire List.

4) Bill Gates

• Age – 66
• Net Worth – $129 Billion
• Source – Microsoft
• Residence – Medina, Washington

Bill Gates is still alive and still one of the richest men in the world. He’s currently worth $128 billion. If that rate continues through 2024, he’ll be worth a whopping $300 billion—and retain his title as the wealthiest man on earth. Though Microsoft stock has been volatile since Steve Ballmer took over as CEO in 2000, it remains strong enough to keep Gates at No. 1 for years to come. As long as Microsoft maintains its dominance in PC operating systems and office software, there’s no reason to think Gates will lose any ground soon.

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5) Warren Buffett

• Age – 91
• Net Worth – $118 Billion
• Source – Berkshire Hathaway
• Residence – Omaha, Nebraska

At an age where most are preparing for retirement, Buffett is still at it—and succeeding. His investment company Berkshire Hathaway has some $115 billion in cash and generates almost $10 billion in annual profit. That makes Buffett one of the richest people on earth—and also one of its savviest investors. In 2011, Forbes ranked him as No. 2 on its list of most powerful billionaires, with Bill Gates holding down top spot once again. Buffett’s wealth tops out at around $50 billion; he’s donated billions to charity over his lifetime. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. His current valuation is $116 Billion

6) Gautam Adani & Family

• Age – 59
• Net Worth – $106 Billion
• Source – Infrastructure And Commodities
• Residence – Ahemdabad, India

Gautam Adani is an Indian businessman and a member of Adani Group, which was founded by his father Shantilal Adani. He leads Adani Power as a part of his family’s enterprise, which is one of India’s largest power companies. In 2017 he was listed by Forbes as India’s eighth-richest person. His net worth was estimated around $7.9 billion. The company operates in sectors such as ports, logistics, agri-businesses and energy generation through its subsidiaries like Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited (MPSEZ) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC). APSEZ has signed a deal with Japan’s Mitsui to build coal terminals in Australia for $1 billion. Though many routes Gautam Adani is fastest growing group of Asia.

7) Larry Ellison

• Age – 77
• Net Worth – $101 Billion
• Ownership – Software
• Residence – Lanai, Hawaii

Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s fortune climbed an estimated $8 billion in 2017, according to Forbes. And with many predicting it will climb even higher in 2018. The only question is, by how much? He currently sits comfortably at the top of rankings for both overall net worth and wealth gained over the past year, but Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates are hot on his heels. Meanwhile, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is also nipping at his heels for fourth place among billionaires worldwide (though not in America).

8) Larry Page

• Age – 49
• Net Worth – $97 Billion
• Source – Google
• Residence – Palo Alto, California

The billionaire co-founder of Google. Page is also a major investor in Uber, leading a $258 million round in August 2014. He has an estimated net worth of $32.9 billion. In 2015, he was listed as #17 on Forbes’ list of billionaires and named as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for his work with Google. According to Bloomberg, he lost about half his fortune after donating $3.5 billion to a philanthropic initiative led by Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

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9) Mukesh Ambani

• Age – 65
• Net Worth – $96 Billion
• Source – Reliance and many other
• Residence – Mumbai, India

He is an Indian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist who is known as India’s second richest man after Adani. Ambani heads Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company and India’s second most valuable company by market value. Forbes ranked him as India’s most powerful businessman for a record of five consecutive years from 2004 to 2009. As on February 5th, 2019 his net worth was $47 billion USD making him one of wealthiest people in world history. In 2002, he took over RIL after inherited it from his father Dhirubhai Ambani. In 2016, Mukesh Ambani also joined The Giving Pledge started by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates to pledge at least half of their wealth to charity before they die.

10) Carlos Slim Helu & Family

• Age – 82
• Net Worth – $94 Billion
• Source – Telecom
• Residence – Mexico City, Mexico

He (at Age 67) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes magazine. As of March 2013 he was ranked 7 on Forbes list of billionaires with a net worth estimated at $69 billion. He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso.

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