Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest person with $90.7 billion, completes the world's top 10. Reuters
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Tesla chief executive Elon Musk, with a net worth of $219 billion, tops the latest Forbes Billionaires List. AFP
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Jeff Bezos of Amazon was knocked off the top spot for the first time in four years. Getty
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Bernard Arnault, the head of French luxury goods group LVMH, stayed firm in third place. AFP
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American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates is the world's fourth richest person according to Forbes. AFP
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Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett completes the top five. AFP
Larry Page, chief executive and co-founder of Alphabet, with a net worth of $111 billion, is sixth on the list. Reuters
Co-founder of Google/Alphabet Sergey Brin is seventh with $107 billion. Reuters
Businessman Larry Ellison's $106 billion puts him eighth on the Forbes list. Reuters
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American businessman Steve Ballmer is ranked ninth by Forbes. Getty Images
Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest person with $90.7 billion, completes the world's top 10. Reuters
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Tesla chief executive Elon Musk, with a net worth of $219 billion, tops the latest Forbes Billionaires List. AFP
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Jeff Bezos of Amazon was knocked off the top spot for the first time in four years. Getty
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Bernard Arnault, the head of French luxury goods group LVMH, stayed firm in third place. AFP
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American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates is the world's fourth richest person according to Forbes. AFP
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Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett completes the top five. AFP
Larry Page, chief executive and co-founder of Alphabet, with a net worth of $111 billion, is sixth on the list. Reuters
Co-founder of Google/Alphabet Sergey Brin is seventh with $107 billion. Reuters
Businessman Larry Ellison's $106 billion puts him eighth on the Forbes list. Reuters
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American businessman Steve Ballmer is ranked ninth by Forbes. Getty Images
Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest person with $90.7 billion, completes the world's top 10. Reuters
Elon Musk declared world’s richest person as net worth of wealthy slips to $12.7tn
The Russia-Ukraine crisis, Covid-19 and volatile stock markets caused wealth erosion and led to 329 billionaires dropping out of the Forbes' 2022 rich list
Deepthi Nair
06 April, 2022
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