List of The World's Top 500 billionaires, ranked in order of net worth
Publication details
Publication
Bloomberg L.P.
First published
March 11, 2012
Latest update
May 17, 2024
Current list details
Wealthiest
Bernard Arnault[1]
Net worth (1st)
US$220.0 billion (as of May 17, 2024[update])[1]
Number of billionaires
500
Total list net worth value
US$8.5trillion (as of September 25, 2021[update])[2]
New members
0
Bloomberg Billionaires Index: The Daily Ranking Of The World's Top 500 Richest
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, launched in March 2012, is a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people based on their net worth.[3][4][5] It features a profile of each billionaire, and includes a tool that allows users to compare the fortunes of multiple billionaires. The index is updated every day at the close of trading in New York.[6]
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US$220.0 billion
500
US$8.5 trillion