List Of Top 20 Richest Person In The World 2021

Last Updated: 15 October 2021

If You’re looking for the top richest person in the world, You came to the right place.

In this world, there are reportedly above 2000 Billionaires that you may know or may not even hear of them.

Most of the Rich People in this World hold shares of Top Companies which increases their net worth when the share price climbs up & vice versa.

Here in this article, we have listed the Top 20 Wealthiest Person on Earth in 2021 as per Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List. Read about them and their source of wealth.

This article is updated every week to give you the latest figures of their current Net Worth.

Richest Person In The World

1Elon Musk

1	Name	Elon Reeve Musk
2	Born	Pretoria, South Africa
3	D.O.B	28 June 1971
4	Age	50
5	Education	1) Queen’s University (no degree) 2) University of Pennsylvania (BS and BA, 1997)
6	Net Worth	$209.4 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	21% Stake of Tesla Ownership
8	Occupation	Entrepreneur Industrial Designer Engineer
9	Father	Errol Musk
10	Mother	Maye Musk
11	Spouse	Claire Elise Boucher (Grimes)
12	Children	7
13	Citizenship	South Africa Canada United States
14	Companies	1) SpaceX (CEO) 2) Tesla (CEO) 3) The Boring Company (Founder) 4) Neuralink (Co-founder) 5) OpenAI (Co-founder) 6) SolarCity (Chairman)
15	Website	www.tesla.com/elon-musk
16	Social Handles	Instagram Twitter
17	Remarks	Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation on Earth through electric cars (Tesla) & on Space via rocket (SpaceX)

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2Jeff Bezos

1	Name	Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen Bezos
2	Born	Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
3	D.O.B	12 January 1964
4	Age	57
5	Education	Princeton University (BSE)
6	Net Worth	$192.2 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	10.6% Stake of Amazon
8	Occupation	Businessman Media Proprietor Investor Computer Engineer
9	Father	Ted Jorgensen
10	Mother	Jacklyn Bezos
11	Spouse	MacKenzie Scott (Div. 2019)
12	Children	4
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	Amazon Blue Origin
15	Website	www.bezosexpeditions.com
16	Social Handles	Instagram Twitter
17	Remarks	Bezos divorced his wife Mackenzie in 2019 after 25 years of marriage & transferred a $38 billion stake from Amazon.com Inc., the biggest wealth transfer in history.

3Bernard Arnault

1	Name	Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault
2	Born	Roubaix, France
3	D.O.B	5 March 1949
4	Age	72
5	Education	École Polytechnique, Palaiseau
6	Net Worth	$185.8 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Louis Vuitton and Sephora
8	Occupation	Businessman Media Proprietor Art Collector
9	Father	Jean Léon Arnault
10	Mother	Marie-Josèphe Savinel
11	Spouse	Hélène Mercier
12	Children	5
13	Citizenship	France
14	Companies	1) Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (Chairman) 2) Christian Dior SE (Chairman)
15	Website	www.lvmh.com
16	Social Handles	Instagram Twitter
17	Remarks	4 out of 5 Arnault’s children work in corners of the LVMH empire: Frédéric, Delphine, Antoine, & Alexandre.

4Bill Gates

1	Name	William Henry Gates III
2	Born	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
3	D.O.B	28 October 1955
4	Age	65
5	Education	Harvard University (dropped out)
6	Net Worth	$132.4 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	1.34% of Microsoft
8	Occupation	Software Developer Investor Entrepreneur
9	Father	Bill Gates Sr.
10	Mother	Mary Maxwell
11	Spouse	Melinda Gates
12	Children	3
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	1) Microsoft Corporation (Founder) 2) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Co-Founder) 3) Branded Entertainment Network (Founder) 4) TerraPower (Co-Founder) 5) Cascade Investment (Founder)
15	Website	www.gatesnotes.com
16	Social Handles	Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn
17	Remarks	Bill Gates with his wife chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest private charitable foundation.

5Larry Ellison

1	Name	Lawrence Joseph Ellison
2	Born	New York City, U.S.
3	D.O.B	17 August 1944
4	Age	76
5	Education	1) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 2) University of Chicago (no degree)
6	Net Worth	$124.5 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Oracle
8	Occupation	Entrepreneur Software Developer Businessman Investor
9	Father	Louis Ellison
10	Mother	Florence Spellman
11	Spouse	Melanie Craft (div. 2010)
12	Children	2
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	Oracle Corporation (Co-Founder)
15	Website	www.oracle.com/ellison
16	Social Handles	Twitter
17	Remarks	Larry Ellison joined Tesla’s board in December 2018, after purchasing 3 million Tesla shares earlier that year

6Larry Page

1	Name	Lawrence Edward Page
2	Born	Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
3	D.O.B	26 March 1973
4	Age	48
5	Education	1) University of Michigan (BS) 2) Stanford University (MS)
6	Net Worth	$120.7 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Alphabet
8	Occupation	Computer Scientist Internet Entrepreneur
9	Father	Carl Victor Page Sr.
10	Mother	Gloria Page
11	Spouse	Lucinda Page
12	Children	2
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	1) Google (Co-Founder) 2) Alphabet Inc (Co-Founder) 3) PageRank (Co-Founder)
15	Website	blog.google/alphabet
16	Social Handles	~
17	Remarks	Sergey Brin & Page invented Google’s PageRank algorithm, which powers the search engine.

7Mark Zuckerberg

1	Name	Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
2	Born	White Plains, New York, U.S.
3	D.O.B	14 May 1984
4	Age	37
5	Education	Harvard University (No Degree)
6	Net Worth	$117.6 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Facebook
8	Occupation	Internet Entrepreneur Philanthropist Media Mogul
9	Father	Edward Zuckerberg
10	Mother	Karen Kempner
11	Spouse	Priscilla Chan
12	Children	2
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	1) Facebook (Founder) 2) Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (Co-Founder)
15	Website	www.facebook.com/zuck
16	Social Handles	Facebook Instagram
17	Remarks	Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, pledged to give away 99% of their Facebook stake over their lifetimes.

8Sergey Brin

1	Name	Sergey Brin
2	Born	Moscow, Russia
3	D.O.B	21 August 1973
4	Age	47
5	Education	1) University of Maryland, College Park (BS) 2) Stanford University (MS)
6	Net Worth	$116.3 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Alphabet
8	Occupation	Computer Scientist Internet Entrepreneur
9	Father	Michael Brin
10	Mother	Eugenia Brin
11	Spouse	Nicole Shanahan
12	Children	3
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	1) Google (Co-Founder) 2) Alphabet Inc (Co-Founder) 3) PageRank (Co-Founder) 4) X (Co-Founder)
15	Website	research.google/SergeyBrin
16	Social Handles	infolab
17	Remarks	Brin & Page co-founded Google in 1998 after the two met at Stanford University

9Warren Buffett

1	Name	Warren Edward Buffett
2	Born	Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
3	D.O.B	30 August 1930
4	Age	90
5	Education	1) University of Pennsylvania 2) University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS) 3) Columbia University (MS)
6	Net Worth	$102.2 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Berkshire Hathaway
8	Occupation	Businessman Investor Philanthropist
9	Father	Howard Buffett
10	Mother	Leila Stahl Buffett
11	Spouse	Astrid Menks
12	Children	3
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	Berkshire Hathaway (Leader)
15	Website	www.berkshirehathaway.com
16	Social Handles	Twitter
17	Remarks	Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time

10Mukesh Ambani

1	Name	Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
2	Born	Aden, Colony of Aden
3	D.O.B	19 April 1957
4	Age	64
5	Education	1) St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai 2) Institute of Chemical Technology (B.E.) 3) Stanford University (drop-out)
6	Net Worth	$102.1 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Reliance Industries
8	Occupation	Chairman and MD, Reliance Industries
9	Father	Dhirubhai Ambani
10	Mother	Kokilaben Ambani
11	Spouse	Nita Ambani
12	Children	3
13	Citizenship	Indian
14	Companies	1) Jio 2) Future Group 3) Reliance Retail 4) Reliance Petroleum 5) Network18 6) Mumbai Indians 7) Alok Industries 8) RISE Worldwide 9) Football Sports Development Limited
15	Website	www.ril.com/Mukesh-Ambani
16	Social Handles	~
17	Remarks	During the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, Mukesh Ambani raised more than $20 billion by selling 1/3rd of Jio to a string of Angel investors, such as Facebook and Google.

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11Steve Ballmer

1	Name	Steven Anthony Ballmer
2	Born	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
3	D.O.B	24 March 1956
4	Age	65
5	Education	1) Harvard University (BA) 2) Stanford University (MBA)
6	Net Worth	$96.9 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Microsoft
8	Occupation	Investor Businessman
9	Father	Frederic Henry Ballmer
10	Mother	Beatrice Dworkin
11	Spouse	Connie Snyder
12	Children	3
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers (Owner) Microsoft (Former CEO)
15	Website	www.usafacts.org
16	Social Handles	Twitter
17	Known For	Former CEO of Microsoft (2000-2014)
18	Remarks	In 2018, he invested $59 million in Social Solutions, which makes software for nonprofits and government agencies.

12Francoise Bettencourt

1	Name	Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
2	Born	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
3	D.O.B	10 July 1953
4	Age	68
5	Education	~
6	Net Worth	$84.6 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	33% of L’Oréal Stocks
8	Occupation	Chairwoman (L’Oréal)
9	Father	André Bettencourt
10	Mother	Liliane Bettencourt
11	Spouse	Jean-Pierre Meyers
12	Children	2
13	Citizenship	France
14	Companies	L’Oréal (B.O.D)
15	Website	www.loreal.com
16	Social Handles	Instagram
17	Remarks	Richest Female Billionaire

13Amancio Ortega

1	Name	Amancio Ortega Gaona
2	Born	Busdongo de Arbás, Spain
3	D.O.B	28 March 1936
4	Age	85
5	Education	Left School At 14
6	Net Worth	$80.6 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Zara
8	Occupation	Business Magnate
9	Father	Antonio Ortega Rodríguez
10	Mother	Josefa Gaona Hernández
11	Spouse	Flora Pérez Marcote
12	Children	3
13	Citizenship	Spain
14	Companies	Inditex (CEO) Daez (COO)
15	Website	www.forbes.com/amancio-ortega
16	Social Handles	Facebook
17	Remarks	Amancio Ortega is one of the richest men in Europe & the wealthiest clothing retailer in the world.

14Carlos Slim

1	Name	Carlos Slim Helú
2	Born	Mexico City, Mexico
3	D.O.B	28 January 1940
4	Age	81
5	Education	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
6	Net Worth	$76.5 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Grupo Carso
8	Occupation	C.E.O (Telmex, América Móvil, and Grupo Carso)
9	Father	Julián Slim Haddad
10	Mother	Linda Helú Atta
11	Spouse	Soumaya Domit
12	Children	6
13	Citizenship	Mexico
14	Companies	Telmex América Móvil Grupo Carso
15	Website	www.carlosslim.com
16	Social Handles	Twitter
17	Known For	World’s Richest Person from 2010 to 2013
18	Remarks	He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate “Grupo Carso”

15Gautam Adani

1	Name	Gautam Shantilal Adani
2	Born	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
3	D.O.B	24 June 1962
4	Age	59
5	Education	1) Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya, Ahemdabad 2) Gujarat University
6	Net Worth	$75.2 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	66% stake in Adani Ports & SEZ 75% stake in Adani Enterprises 73% stake in Adani Power 75% stake in Adani Transmission
8	Occupation	Chairman (Adani Group) President (Adani Foundation)
9	Father	Shantilal Adani
10	Mother	Shantaben Adani
11	Spouse	Priti Adani
12	Children	2
13	Citizenship	Indian
14	Companies	Adani Enterprises Limited Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd Adani Power Ltd Adani Transmission Ltd Adani Green Energy Ltd Adani Gas Limited
15	Website	www.adani.com
16	Social Handles	Twitter
17	Remarks	In March 2020, he contributed ₹100 crores to the PM CARES Fund to fight the Coronavirus outbreak through his group’s philanthropy arm. A contribution of ₹5 crores was also made to the Gujarat CM Relief Fund and ₹1 crore to the Maharashtra CM Relief Fund.

16Zhong Shanshan

1	Name	Zhong Shanshan / 钟睒睒
2	Born	Zhuji, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
3	D.O.B	1954
4	Age	68
5	Education	Zhejiang Open University
6	Net Worth	$65.8 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Occupation	Businessman
8	Source Of Wealth	Nongfu Spring & Wantai
9	Father	Zhong Yangyi
10	Mother	~
11	Spouse	Lu Xiaoping
12	Children	~
13	Citizenship	China
14	Companies	1) Nongfu Spring (Founder) 2) Wantai (Owner)
15	Website	www.forbes.com/zhong-shanshan
16	Social Handles	~
17	Remarks	Nongfu Spring is the largest beverage company in China. He is the richest person in Asia.

17Jim Walton

1	Name	James Carr Walton
2	Born	Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
3	D.O.B	7 June 1948
4	Age	73
5	Education	University of Arkansas
6	Net Worth	$65.4 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Walmart
8	Occupation	Chairman (Arvest Bank) B.O.D (Walmart)
9	Father	Sam Walton
10	Mother	Helen Walton
11	Spouse	Lynne McNabb
12	Children	4
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	Arvest Bank (Chairman)
15	Website	corporate.walmart.com/jim-walton
16	Social Handles	~
17	Remarks	Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton

18Alice Walton

1	Name	Alice Louise Walton
2	Born	Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
3	D.O.B	7 October 1949
4	Age	71
5	Education	Trinity University
6	Net Worth	$64.5 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Walmart
8	Occupation	B.O.D (Amon Carter Museum)
9	Father	Sam Walton
10	Mother	Helen Walton
11	Spouse	~Separated~
12	Children	~
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	1) Walmart 2) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
15	Website	www.alicewalton.org
16	Social Handles	–
17	Remarks	Alice Walton is the only daughter of “Walmart” founder Sam Walton & the 2nd Richest Female Billionaire

19Rob Walton

1	Name	Samuel Robson Walton
2	Born	Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
3	D.O.B	28 October 1944
4	Age	76
5	Education	1) University of Arkansas 2) Columbia Law School
6	Net Worth	$64.2 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Walmart
8	Occupation	B.O.D (Walmart)
9	Father	Sam Walton
10	Mother	Helen Walton
11	Spouse	Melani Lowman-Walton
12	Children	3
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	Walmart (B.O.D)
15	Website	corporate.walmart.com/rob-walton
16	Social Handles	~
17	Remarks	He and other heirs of Sam Walton collectively own about half of Walmart’s stocks

20Michael Bloomberg

1	Name	Michael Rubens Bloomberg
2	Born	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
3	D.O.B	14 February 1942
4	Age	79
5	Education	1) Medford High School 2) Johns Hopkins University (BS) 3) Harvard University (MBA)
6	Net Worth	$59.0 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Bloomberg L.P.
8	Occupation	Politician Philanthropist Author Businessman Stock Trader
9	Father	William Henry Bloomberg
10	Mother	Charlotte Rubens Bloomberg
11	Spouse	Diana Taylor (Partner)
12	Children	2
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	Bloomberg L.P.
15	Website	www.mikebloomberg.com
16	Social Handles	Facebook Linkedin Twitter Instagram
17	Remarks	He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P. & the Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013.

21Phil Knight

1	Name	Philip Hampson Knight
2	Born	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
3	D.O.B	24 February 1938
4	Age	83
5	Education	1) University of Oregon 2) Stanford University
6	Net Worth	$57.9 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Nike Laika
8	Occupation	Businessman
9	Father	William W. Knight
10	Mother	Lota Hatfield Knight
11	Spouse	Penelope Penny Knight
12	Children	3
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	Nike, Inc.
15	Website	about.nike.com
16	Social Handles	~
17	Remarks	Phil Knight has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to each of his alma maters and Oregon Health & Science University. He co-founded Nike with his coach Bill Bowerman.

22MacKenzie Scott

1	Name	MacKenzie Scott Tuttle
2	Born	San Francisco, California, U.S.
3	D.O.B	7 April 1970
4	Age	51
5	Education	Princeton University (BA)
6	Net Worth	$55.5 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Amazon
8	Occupation	Novelist Philanthropist
9	Father	Ted Jorgensen
10	Mother	Jacqueline Gise
11	Spouse	Dan Jewett
12	Children	4
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	~
15	Website	~
16	Social Handles	Twitter
17	Remarks	She is the third-wealthiest woman in the world and the 20’s wealthiest person overall.

23Michael Dell

1	Name	Michael Saul Dell
2	Born	Houston, Texas, U.S.
3	D.O.B	23 February 1965
4	Age	56
5	Education	1) Herod Elementary School 2) Memorial High School 3) University of Texas
6	Net Worth	$53.5 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Dell Technologies Inc. MSD Capital
8	Occupation	Businessman
9	Father	Alexander Dell
10	Mother	Lorraine Charlotte DEll
11	Spouse	Susan Lynn Lieberman
12	Children	4
13	Citizenship	United States
14	Companies	Dell Technologies Inc. MSD Capital
15	Website	corporate.delltechnologies.com
16	Social Handles	Facebook Twitter Instagram
17	Remarks	Michael Dell has managed to hold on to the reigns of his computer empire till now achieving the distinction of being the longest-tenured CEO of a company.

24Ma Huateng

1	Name	Ma Huateng
2	Born	Chaoyang, China
3	D.O.B	29 October 1971
4	Age	49
5	Education	Shenzhen University
6	Net Worth	$49.1 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Tencent Holdings
8	Occupation	Business Man Internet Entrepreneur
9	Father	Ma Chenshu
10	Mother	~
11	Spouse	Wang Dan-ting
12	Children	~
13	Citizenship	China
14	Companies	Tencent (Founder & CEO)
15	Website	www.forbes.com/ma-huateng
16	Social Handles	Twitter
17	Remarks	Tencent Holdings ranks among the nation’s largest businesses by market capitalization.

25Jack Ma

1	Name	Jack Ma
2	Born	Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
3	D.O.B	10 September 1964
4	Age	56
5	Education	Hangzhou Normal University (BA)
6	Net Worth	$41.4 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Alibaba
8	Occupation	Business Magnate Investor
9	Father	Ma Laifa
10	Mother	Cui Wencai
11	Spouse	Zhang Ying
12	Children	3
13	Citizenship	China
14	Companies	Alibaba
15	Website	www.forbes.com/jack-ma
16	Social Handles	Twitter
17	Known For	Co-Founder of Alibaba Group
18	Remarks	Alibaba’s 2014 IPO in New York set a record as the world’s largest public stock offering, raising $25 billion.

26Colin Huang

1	Name	Colin Zheng Huang
2	Born	China
3	D.O.B	1980
4	Age	41
5	Education	1) Zhejiang University 2) University of Wisconsin
6	Net Worth	$33.1 Billion (15/10/21)
7	Source Of Wealth	Pinduoduo
8	Occupation	Businessman
9	Father	~
10	Mother	~
11	Spouse	~
12	Children	~
13	Citizenship	China
14	Companies	Pinduoduo (Founder)
15	Website	www.forbes.com/colin-huang
16	Social Handles	~
17	Remarks	Huang interned at Microsoft in both Beijing and Seattle before starting his career at Google in the U.S. in 2004.

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