Elon Musk once again topped the ranking of the richest people in the world according to Forbes

American businessman and founder of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has been ranked first among the richest people in the world for the second year in a row. This was reported by Forbes magazine on March 10.

According to the newspaper's estimates, his fortune has doubled to $839 billion. The second place went to one of the founders of Google, Larry Page, whose fortune is estimated at $ 257 billion. The third position is occupied by his colleague and co-owner of Google Corporation, Sergey Brin, with a capital of $ 237 billion.

Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, missed out on the top three for the first time since 2016, dropping to fourth place with a fortune of $224 billion. Completing the top five is the head of the Meta company banned in Russia, Mark Zuckerberg, whose assets are estimated at $222 billion.

The article also noted a significant increase in the number of billionaires on the 2026 list. According to the magazine, their number now stands at 3,428, which is 400 more than a year earlier.

The total wealth of the list's participants has grown by $4 trillion and reaches $20.1 trillion. The average amount of assets of each billionaire increased from $5.3 billion to $5.8 billion. These figures reflect the situation as of March 1 of this year.

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Forbes magazine reported on February 3 that Musk became the first person in history whose fortune exceeded $800 billion. It was noted that the deal, which created a combined company worth $1.25 trillion, allowed Musk to increase his fortune by $84 billion, bringing it to a record $852 billion.

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