Top 10 richest people in the world 2024 - in pictures

  • Bernard Arnault, head of luxury group LVMH, is currently the world's richest person with $223.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. AFP
    Bernard Arnault, head of luxury group LVMH, is currently the world's richest person with $223.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. AFP
  • Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world with a net worth of $207.3 billion. AFP
    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world with a net worth of $207.3 billion. AFP
  • Meta founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is now the third-richest person in the world with a net worth of $186.9 billion. AFP
    Meta founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is now the third-richest person in the world with a net worth of $186.9 billion. AFP
  • Elon Musk has dropped back to fourth place on the Bloomberg Billionaire's Index with a personal fortune of $180.6 billion. Reuters
    Elon Musk has dropped back to fourth place on the Bloomberg Billionaire's Index with a personal fortune of $180.6 billion. Reuters
  • Fifth is Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, with a personal fortune of $153 billion. AFP
    Fifth is Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, with a personal fortune of $153 billion. AFP
  • Sixth place goes to Steve Balmer, former chief executive of Microsoft and owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, with a net worth of $147 billion. AP
    Sixth place goes to Steve Balmer, former chief executive of Microsoft and owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, with a net worth of $147 billion. AP
  • Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive Warren Buffett is the world's seventh-richest person with a net worth of $138 billion. AP
    Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive Warren Buffett is the world's seventh-richest person with a net worth of $138 billion. AP
  • Taking eighth spot is Google co-founder Larry Page, with a net worth of $138 billion. AP
    Taking eighth spot is Google co-founder Larry Page, with a net worth of $138 billion. AP
  • Next up is Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who is worth $137 billion. AFP
    Next up is Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who is worth $137 billion. AFP
  • Google co-founder Sergey Brin is the 10th-richest person in the world with a net worth of $131 billion. Image Press Agency
    Google co-founder Sergey Brin is the 10th-richest person in the world with a net worth of $131 billion. Image Press Agency