10. Co-founder of Google/Alphabet Sergey Brin - $94.7bn. Reuters
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Top 10 richest people in the world: 1. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk - $246bn. AFP
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2. Head of French luxury goods maker LVMH Bernard Arnault - $157.7bn. AFP
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3. Jeff Bezos of Amazon - $150.1bn. Getty
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4. Microsoft founder Bill Gates - $129.4bn. AFP
5. Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani - $125.9bn. Reuters
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6. Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett - $116.6bn. AFP
7. Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani - $105.4bn. Reuters
8. Businessman Larry Ellison - $102.5bn. Reuters
9. Larry Page, co-founder of Google/Alphabet - $98.5bn. Reuters
10. Co-founder of Google/Alphabet Sergey Brin - $94.7bn. Reuters
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Top 10 richest people in the world: 1. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk - $246bn. AFP
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2. Head of French luxury goods maker LVMH Bernard Arnault - $157.7bn. AFP
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3. Jeff Bezos of Amazon - $150.1bn. Getty
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4. Microsoft founder Bill Gates - $129.4bn. AFP
5. Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani - $125.9bn. Reuters
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6. Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett - $116.6bn. AFP
7. Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani - $105.4bn. Reuters
8. Businessman Larry Ellison - $102.5bn. Reuters
9. Larry Page, co-founder of Google/Alphabet - $98.5bn. Reuters
10. Co-founder of Google/Alphabet Sergey Brin - $94.7bn. Reuters
Gautam Adani edges past Warren Buffett to become world's 5th-richest person
The Adani Group chairman has a net worth of $122.8bn and is one of the biggest wealth-gainers so far this year
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