๐ฐ Worldโs Richest Person โ By Year (Net Worth at the Time)
A snapshot of how extreme wealth has evolved over the past two decades ๐
2008 โ ๐บ๐ธ Warren Buffett: $62B
2009 โ ๐ฒ๐ฝ Carlos Slim: $35B
2010 โ ๐ฒ๐ฝ Carlos Slim: $53.5B
2011 โ ๐ฒ๐ฝ Carlos Slim: $74B
2012 โ ๐ฒ๐ฝ Carlos Slim: $69B
2013 โ ๐บ๐ธ Bill Gates: $67B
2014 โ ๐บ๐ธ Bill Gates: $76B
2015 โ ๐บ๐ธ Bill Gates: $79.2B
2016 โ ๐บ๐ธ Bill Gates: $75B
2017 โ ๐บ๐ธ Bill Gates: $86B
2018 โ ๐บ๐ธ Jeff Bezos: $112B
2019 โ ๐บ๐ธ Jeff Bezos: $131B
2020 โ ๐บ๐ธ Jeff Bezos: $113B
2021 โ ๐บ๐ธ Jeff Bezos: $177B
2022 โ ๐บ๐ธ Elon Musk: $219B
2023 โ ๐ซ๐ท Bernard Arnault: $211B
2024 โ ๐บ๐ธ Elon Musk: $220B
2025 โ ๐บ๐ธ Elon Musk: ~$500B (current estimate)
๐ From $62B to ~$500B in less than 20 years.
Tech, leverage, and global liquidity completely changed the scale of wealth.