But that’s not the only change in the top three closing out Gautam AdaniAnd the Who last year entered the list of the 20 richest people in the world directly at number 14. The Indian businessman, with assets of 121.1 billion, is the chairman and founder of the Adani Group, India’s largest port operator and one of the world’s major producers of coal, the material that has benefited from the energy crisis stemming from Iraq. The war in Ukraine.
The person who does not move out of office is Bill Gates, who continues with 109,500 million in fourth place. The founder of Microsoft, who had $138.8 billion in 2021, announced in July that he wanted to get off this rich list, and that he intended to donate his entire fortune to the foundation he set up with his ex-wife Melinda. The first step was to implement it An exceptional injection of $20,000 million to the organization.
Another rise in the list is starring a traditional face of the table, Warren BuffettThis year, it reached the fifth rank, with 107,700 million, coming from the tenth, which closed in 2021, with 108,500 million. Follow him Jeff Bezos, which fell four positions, from second last year when it had 194.800 million. In 2022, the founder of Amazon, who, according to him on several occasions, intends to donate it mostly for charitable purposes before his death, will be 107.700 million.
It also climbs several places Larry Ellison, founder of software giant Oracle, with 91,500 million versus 109,100 million last year. Up to the eighth place rises Mukesh Ambani, which in 2021, when it had 91.3 billion, was twelfth. Chairman and largest shareholder of India Reliance Industries accumulates 86,900 million.
ninth in the rating Steve Ballmerwhich is down a step compared to last year, in which the wealth of the former Microsoft CEO was reduced by 19.400 million and now reaches 86.200 million.
Among the ten richest people in the world, the last one is I see the page, which, with 83,100 million, fell five places as its assets were reduced by 45,300 million in one year. Followed by the other founder of Google with 79,500 million, Sergey Brinwhich is less than 44 thousand million in his account compared to 2021.
The only Latin present on the list is Carlos Slim, in 12th place thanks to 75,500 million, Which, for the owner of América Móvil, the largest mobile operator in Latin America, means an increase of 1,700 million over last year, when it was in 15th place. The first woman on the list Françoise BettencourtHeir to the shares of the L’Oréal group that belonged to her mother, Liliane Bettencourt, who gave up two positions and left 21,300 million to close the year at 72,300 million.
XIV is Zhongshan, owner of Nongfu Spring bottled water company and the richest person in China with a fortune of 67.9 billion, having lost 11.9 billion in the past 12 months. At 15th place is the first addition to this year’s list, that Charles Koch.
The head of Koch Industries, a group that includes, among other things, oil, pipelines and livestock farms, raised 67.3 billion. In the next position it is Julia Fleischer KochWidow of Charles’ brother David Koch. In his case, his assets are 67,300 million, and he also entered the top 20 positions, where he was not in the past year.
The family is too Jim, Rob, and Alice Walton, which occupy 17th, 18th and 19th places, respectively, thanks to the money earned as owners of the Walmart chain of stores, which are scattered throughout the United States. Jim is worth $64 billion, Rob is worth $63.4 billion, and Alice is worth $61.8 billion.
The ranking of the richest among the rich is rounded out by another ranking in the top 20 list, Jacqueline Badger March, which has assets of 55.3 billion. Mars, whose last name will be recognized by those with a sweet tooth, is co-owner of Mars, the world’s largest candy company with well-known products such as the bars that bear her name.
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