According to the Forbes list of the world’s richest people, the top five countries are the United States, China, India, Germany, and Russia.

Great fortunes are concentrated in small territories. The United States tops the list, “with the largest number of billionaires, concentrating fifteen of the twenty richest people in the world, although territories in Europe and Asia also appear in the following positions.” Elon Musk is currently “the wealthiest man on the planet,” with a fortune of more than $817 billion. He is joined on the list of the richest people in the entertainment world, from rapper Dr. Dre to singer Taylor Swift.

China has the second-highest number of billionaires. The figure reaches 539 individuals, the richest being Zhang Yiming, co-founder of ByteDance, owner of TikTok.

India comes in third. “The total number of billionaires has grown slightly, from 205 to 229, as has their net worth, which has risen from $941 billion to $1 trillion.” Businessman Mukesh Ambani, CEO of Reliance Industries, holds the largest fortune, with $99.7 billion.

In Germany, the fourth country on the Forbes list, the richest man is Dieter Schwarz, owner of the Schwarz Group, “which operates the discount supermarket chains Lidl and Kaufland.”

Russia is the fifth-richest country in the world. There, the number of millionaires rose from 140 to 147, and their net worth increased from $580 billion to $649 billion. The list is topped by Alexei Mordashov, majority shareholder and chairman of Severstal, the country’s largest steel and mining conglomerate.

The list also includes other countries, such as Italy, Canada, Hong Kong, Brazil, and Taiwan, where businesspeople from various sectors have amassed great fortunes.

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According to a report by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jeff Bezos sold Amazon shares for approximately $2 billion between February 13 and 14. Specifically, the sale consisted of 12 million shares at an average price of $169.50 each.

This process began on February 7 and 8, when Bezos disposed of another 12 million shares. It continued its sales frenzy on February 9 and February 12, liquidating another 12 million shares. These transactions coincide with a 13% increase in Amazon’s stock value since the beginning of the year.

Bezos could continue to move chips, as it has sold a total of $6 billion in shares during this month of February, reducing its stake in the company by 2%.

However, it seems that the sales have not yet been completed. According to a previous report, Bezos proposed to sell 50 million shares of Amazon, with an estimated value of $8.4 billion.

This stock sale could also boost Bezos’ net worth, allowing him to regain his position as the richest person in the world.

Recall that Jeff Bezos ranked first in Forbes’ ranking of the world’s billionaires from 2018 to 2021. It currently ranks third on this prestigious list, with an estimated net worth of $168.4 billion for January 2024.

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Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, according to the latest update of the Forbes list, ousted Bill Gates, placing himself as the fifth richest person in the world.

Since January 1st, 2024, seven of the ten richest people in the world have seen their fortunes increase compared to the previous month. In this context, the CEO of Meta surpassed by an astonishing 6 billion dollars the wealth of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft.

Mark Zuckerberg, without hesitation, has reached a remarkable net worth of 125.3 billion dollars, which ensures him fifth place in the world ranking of wealth. This rise is significant, considering that it ranked seventh in December last year.

Meanwhile, tycoon Bill Gates is now in sixth place on the list, with a net worth of $119.6 billion.

According to Forbes figures, Gates first entered the list of billionaires in 1987 and held the title of the richest person in the world between 1995 and 2017, with the exception of 2008 and from 2010 to 2013.

Although Gates’ fortune increased by $2 billion in December 2023, his position among the world’s wealthiest remained stable at sixth place until January 1.

Against a backdrop of legal challenges and Facebook privacy scandals, as well as declining advertising revenue due to the pandemic, Mark Zuckerberg has experienced an impressive financial rise.

Despite adversity, Meta’s shares have surprised the market as they experience a remarkable boost in 2023, rising from $125 per share to a high of $342 in November. Investors in the social media giant enjoyed a 155% increase in share value, backed by Meta’s expansion into the virtual and augmented reality sectors, as well as its continued dominance of social platforms such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.

It is important to note that Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, remains the richest person in the world, with a fortune that amounts to 251 billion dollars.

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