Bill Gates, who is ranked No. 1 for 23 consecutive years has lost his 1st position as the richest person in the world is now ranked at No. 5.
Gautam Adani who has been in the top 5 list for the first time is ranked at No. 4 with having a net worth of $150 Billion.
Jeff Bezos who’s one of the two modern time billionaire has lost his position from the first place to the 3rd place.
Bernard Arnault who has been in the top 10 for quite some time has now jumped to the second position in 2022.
The first place is reserved for no other than the greatest mind of new era, Elon Musk. With net worth of staggering $270 Billion he maintains his first place.
The collective wealth of the top 5 wealthiest billionaires totals $845 billion, primarily retained as stakes in their founded companies. Additionally, a portion of their wealth is invested in real estate. For instance, Mr. Gates possesses a Washington mansion valued at approximately $150 million.
The Top 5 Richest people
These are the top 5 richest people of 2022:
- Elon Musk: $270 billion
- Bernard Arnault & family: $160 billion
- Jeff Bezos: $155 billion
- Gautam Adani & family: $150 billion
- Bill Gates: $110 billion
Bill Gates
Gates spends his time at his 66,000-square-foot mansion in Medina, Washington. It took Gates 7 years and $60 million to build this house, which is filled with lots of high-tech things. He purchased the place for $2 million in 1988, but it is now worth an estimated $150 million.
Gautam Adani
Adani does not own one property, but many. However the exact number is not known. Adani owns a property in Ahmedabad, it is a residential and commercial space. He also has a bungalow worth $20 Million in the posh area of Delhi-Lutyens.
Another property owned by Adani in Delhi NCR is in Gurgaon. Apart from these three, he also owns real estate properties globally including Abbot Point Port of Australia.
Jeff Bezos
Bezos has a 165,000-acre ranch house in Texas, a waterfront house in Washington State, three linked apartments in Manhattan, and a 12,000-square-foot Beverly Hills estate. His home at Medina, Washington, close to Amazon’s headquarters, is 29,000 square-foot.
Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault owns multiple in different places including multiple houses in France, California and Bahamas. The house in Paris is a mansion, and it has some of the world’s most famous paintings including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst, Maurizio Cattelan, Andy Warhol, and Pablo Picasso are among the artists represented in Arnault’s art collection.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk, the richest person alive, said his primary home is a three-bedroom residence that he bought for $45,000, mainly for its location in Texas, near his SpaceX facility.
