It's not Elon Musk, Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos.
Bernard Arnault comfortably takes the top spot for this year The man behind luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Givenchy has been named the richest person in the world. According to the 2024 Forbes list, Bernard Arnault and his family have a net worth of $233,000,000,000 – an amount higher than the GDP of countries including Kuwait, Greece and Hungary. The 75-year-old’s LVMH empire encompasses 75 of the world’s most successful fashion and cosmetic brands.
Joining his fellow tech businessmen at the top of the Forbes list is Mark Zuckerberg, who created Facebook in 2004 at the age of 19 and takes the fourth slot with a net worth of $177 billion. You have to scroll all the way down to 21st place before coming across a woman. She is 74-year-old Alice Walton, worth $72.3 billion, who is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton.
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