Taylor Swift Joins 141 New Billionaires on List of World’s Richest in 2024

Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024

Overview

Forbes recently released its World’s Billionaires List for 2024, revealing a record number of billionaires and unprecedented wealth accumulation among the world’s richest individuals.

Key Highlights

• The United States leads the list with 813 billionaires, collectively worth $5.7 trillion.
• There are 2,781 billionaires worldwide, with 141 new additions this year, including Taylor Swift.
• The total combined assets of billionaires amount to a staggering $14.2 trillion.

Wealth Trends

Despite global challenges such as the cost of living crisis and the pandemic, billionaires have seen their wealth soar by 120% over the past decade.

While two-thirds of billionaires have increased their wealth, only one-fourth have experienced a decrease. The top 20 billionaires alone added $700 billion to their wealth since the previous year.

Global Rankings

The United States leads with 813 billionaires, followed by China (including Hong Kong) with 473 billionaires and India with 200 billionaires.

Top 3 Richest People in 2024

1. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s Bernard Arnault and family with an estimated $233 billion.
2. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, with a net worth of $195 billion.
3. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, valued at $194 billion.

Notable Additions

Taylor Swift, with a net worth of $1.1 billion, became the first musician to join the list based on songwriting and performing.

Italy’s Andrea Pignataro, founder of ION Group, emerged as the richest newcomer with an estimated wealth of $27.5 billion.