The world’s 500 richest people got vastly richer in 2024, with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang leading the group of billionaires to a new milestone: A combined $10 trillion net worth.
Top tech CEOs like Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg ushered in 2025 with New Year wishes and bold visions for innovation, reflecting on their companies' strong 2024 performances and optimistic goals for the year ahead.
The world’s ultra-rich crossed a historic threshold in 2024, with the 500 wealthiest billionaires amassing a combined fortune exceeding $10
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Buoyant tech stocks boosted the fortunes of household names like Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Together, these eight tech titans amassed over $600 billion in 2024, accounting for 43% of the $1.5 trillion gained by the top 500 billionaires tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Meta's new head of global policy is Joel Kaplan, a former staffer under George W. Bush and vocal critic of Meta's restrictions on political speech.
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The 500 richest people in the world were worth a combined $10 trillion in 2024. Elon Musk led the pack, gaining $213 billion since January 1.
Of the 10 individuals who saw the greatest increases in their net worth in 2024, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, nine were U.S. citizens.
The world’s 500 richest people got vastly richer in 2024, with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg leading the group to a new milestone. Their wealth is now similar in size to the combined GDPs of Germany,
Elon Musk, already the world's richest person, saw his net worth grow by a staggering $213 billion this year alone—largely driven by his close ties to President-elect Donald Trump and the rallying performance of Tesla, SpaceX, and his other ventures.