The top 10 richest people in the world in 2023 are worth a collective $2.1 trillion, down a combined $200 billion from $2.3 trillion in 2022 .
1. Bernard Arnault & family: The French luxury goods tycoon tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time with a net worth of $211 billion.
2. Elon Musk: The CEO of Tesla and the company’s largest shareholder is the second richest person in the world with a net worth of $179.7 billion.
3. Jeff Bezos: The founder of Amazon and Blue Origin is the third richest person in the world with a net worth of $107.1 billion.
4. Mark Zuckerberg: The co-founder and CEO of Facebook is the fourth richest person in the world with a net worth of $97.8 billion.
5. Larry Page: The co-founder of Google and CEO of Alphabet is the fifth richest person in the world with a net worth of $91.6 billion.
6. Sergey Brin: The co-founder of Google and president of Alphabet is the sixth richest person in the world with a net worth of $88.9 billion.
7. Larry Ellison: The co-founder of Oracle is the seventh richest person in the world with a net worth of $84.6 billion.
8. Steve Ballmer: The former CEO of Microsoft is the eighth richest person in the world with a net worth of $80.7 billion.
9. Francois Pinault & family: The French businessman and art collector is the ninth richest person in the world with a net worth of $78.9 billion.
10. Jim Walton: The youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton is the tenth richest person in the world with a net worth of $77.2 billion.