💰 World’s Richest Person by Year (2008–2025)
Here’s how the top spot has shifted over the years as fortunes — and industries — changed:
• 2008: 🇺🇸 Warren Buffett — $62B
• 2009: 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim — $35B
• 2010: 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim — $53.5B
• 2011: 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim — $74B
• 2012: 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim — $69B
• 2013: 🇺🇸 Bill Gates — $67B
• 2014: 🇺🇸 Bill Gates — $76B
• 2015: 🇺🇸 Bill Gates — $79.2B
• 2016: 🇺🇸 Bill Gates — $75B
• 2017: 🇺🇸 Bill Gates — $86B
• 2018: 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos — $112B
• 2019: 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos — $131B
• 2020: 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos — $113B
• 2021: 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos — $177B
• 2022: 🇺🇸 Elon Musk — $219B
• 2023: 🇫🇷 Bernard Arnault — $211B
• 2024: 🇺🇸 Elon Musk — $220B
• 2025: 🇺🇸 Elon Musk — ~$500B (estimated)
📈 From value investing → tech → e-commerce → electric vehicles & AI.
Wealth follows innovation — and the scale is accelerating faster than e
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