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List of billionaires

The Forbes magazine surveyed and publishes the list of billionaires every year. In this magazine, all the wealthiest person of the world has been mentioned according to their world ranking. According to the Forbes 2021 survey, there are 2,755 billionaires in the world, and the total wealth is $13.1 trillion. The United States is in the 1st position with a total of 724 billionaires, followed by China at number 2nd with 698 billionaires and India at 3rd position with 140 billionaires. Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is at the top rank in the world's ranking. Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is at 2nd number, and Bernard Arnault, CEO and Chair Person of LVMH, holds the 3rd rank.

List of billionaires

Here I am going to give the list of the top 199 billionaires in the world on the basis of the Forbes 2021 survey.

Rank Name Total Wealth Country
1 Jeff Bezos $177 billion U.S.
2 Elon Musk $151 billion U.S.
3 Bernard Arnault & family $ 150 billion France
4 Bill Gates $124 billion U.S.
5 Warren Buffett $96 billion U.S.
6 Larry Ellison $93 billion U.S.
7 Larry Page $91 billion U.S.
8 Sergey Brin $89 billion U.S.
9 Mukesh Ambani $84.5 billion India
10 Amancio Ortega $77 billion Spain
11 Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family $73.6 billion France
12 Zhong Shanshan $68.9 billion China
13 Steve Bailmer $68.7 billion U.S.
14 Ma Huateng $65.8 billion China
15 Carlos Slim Helu & Family $62.8 billion Mexico
16 Alice Walton $61.8 billion U.S.
17 Jim Walton $60.2 billion U.S.
18 Rob Walton $59.5 billion U.S.
19 Michael Bloomberg $59 billion U.S.
20 Colin Zheng Huang $55.3 billion China
21 Mackenzie Scott $55 billion U.S.
22 Denial Gilbert $51.9 billion U.S.
23 Gautam Adani $ Family $50.5 billion India
24 Phir knight & Family $49.9 billion U.S.
25 Jack Ma $48.4 billion China
26 Charles Koch $46.4 billion U.S.
27 Julia Koch & Family $46.4 billion U.S.
28 Masayoshi Son $45.4 billion Japan
29 Michael Dell $45.1 billion U.S.
30 Tadashi Yani& Family $44.1 billion Japan
31 Francois Pinault & Family $42.3 billion France
32 David Thomson & Family $41.8 billion Canada
33 Beate Heister & Karl Alberecht Jr. $39.2 billion Germany
34 Wang Wei $39billion china
35 Miriam Adelson $38.2 billion U.S.
36 He Xiangjian $37.7 billion china
37 Dieter Schwarz $36.9 billion Germany
38 Zhang Yiming $35.6 billion china
39 Giovanni Ferrero $35.1 billion Italy
40 Alain Wertheimer $34.5 billion France
41 Gerard Wertheimer $34.5 billion France
42 Li ka-Shing $33.7 billion Hong Kong
43 Qin Yinglin & Family $33.5 billion China
44 William Le Ding $33 billion china
45 Len Blavatnik $32 billion U.S.
46 Lee Shau Kee $31.7 billion Hong Kong
47 Jacqueline Mars $31.3 billion U.S.
48 John mars $31.3 billion U.S.
49 Yang Huiyan & Family $29.6 billion China
50 Alexey Mordashov & Family $29.1 billion Russia
51 Robin Zeng $28.4 billion Hong Kong
52 Hui ka Yan $27.7 billion China
53 Susanne Klatten $27.7 billion Germany
54 Vladimir Potanin $27 billion Russia
55 Dietrich Mateschitz $26.9 billion Austria
56 Pang Kang $26.4 billion China
57 Klaus-Michael Kuehne $26.3 billion Germany
58 Vladimir Lisin $26.2 billion Russia
59 Wang Xing $26. 1 billion China
60 German Larrea Mota Velasco & Family $25.9 billion Maxico
61 Leonardo del Vecchio & Family $25.8 billion Italy
62 Takemitsu Takizaki $25.8 billion Japan
63 Leonard lauder $25.5 billion U.S.
64 Thomas Peterffy $25 billion U.S.
65 Vagit Alekperov $24.9 billion Russia
66 Leonid Mikhelson $24.9 billion Russia
67 Jim Simons $24.6 billion U.S.
68 Jiang Rensheng & Family $24.4 billion China
69 Gina Rinehart $23.6 billion Australia
70 Rupert Murdoch & Family $23.5 billion U.S.
71 Shiv Nadar $23.5 billion India
72 Zhang Zhidong $23.4 billion China
73 Iris Fontbona & Family $23.3 billion Chile
74 Lei Jun $23 billion China
75 Zhan Yong $23 billion Singapore
76 Richard Qiangdong Liu $22.4 billion China
77 Gennady Timchenko $22 billion Russia
78 Stephen Schwarzman $21.9 billion U.S.
79 Goh Cheng Liang $21.7billion Singapore
80 Stefan Quandt $21.6 billion Germany
81 Li Xiting $21.5 billion Singapore
82 Pierre Omidyar $21.4 billion U.S.
83 Stefan Persson $21.3 billion Sweden
84 Abigail Johnson $20.9 billion U.S.
85 R. Budi Hartono $20.5 billion Indonesia
86 Andrew Forrest $20.4 billion Australia
87 Ray Dalio $20.3 billion U.S.
88 Michael Hartono $19.7 billion Indonesia
89 Li Shufu $19.7 billion China
90 Zhong Huijuan $19.7 billion China
91 Xu Hang $19.5 billion Hong Kong
92 Lui Che Woo & Family $19.4 billion Hong Kong
93 Emmanuel Besnier $19.1 billion France
94 Laurene Powell Jobs & Family $19 billion U.S.
95 Eric Schmidt $18.9 billion U.S.
96 Sun Piaoyang $18.9 billion China
97 Theo Albrecht, Jr. & Family $18.8 billion Germany
98 Alisher Usmanov $18.4 billion Russia
99 Robert Pera $18.3 billion U.S.
100 Wu Yajun $18.3 billion China
101 Fan Hongwei & Family $18.2 billion China
102 Dhanin Chearavanont $18.1 billion Thailand
103 Peter Woo $18 billion Hong kong
104 Chen Bang $17.9 billion China
105 Andrey Melnichenko $17.9billion Russia
106 Dustin Moskovitz $17.8billion U.S.
107 Su Hua $17.8 BILLION China
108 Donald Newhouse $17.6 billion U.S.
109 Peter Kellner $17.5 billion Czechia
110 Lee Man Tat $17.4 billion Hong kong
111 Pavel Durov $17.2 billion Russia
112 James Ratcliffe $17 billion U.S.
113 Jorge Paulo Lemann & Family $16.9 billion Brazil
114 Reinhold Wuerth & Family $16.8 billion Germany
115 Charlene De Carvalho-Heinneken & Family $16.7 billion Netherlands
116 Radhakishan Damani $16.5 billion India
117 Wang Chuanfu $16.3 billion China
118 Steve Cohan $16 billion U.S.
119 Ken Griffin $16 billion U.S.
120 Chen Zhiping $15.9 billion china
121 Ernest Garcia, II $15.9 billion U.S.
122 Uday Kotak $15.9 billion India
123 Carl Icahn $15.8 billion U.S.
124 Suleiman Kerimov & Family $15.8 billion Russia
125 Thomas First, Jr.& Family $15.7 billion U.S.
126 Lukas Walton $15.6 billion U.S.
127 Mikhail Fridman $15.5 billion Russia
128 Wei Jianjun & Family $15.5 billion China
129 Zuo Hui $15.5 billion China
130 Zhou Qunfei & Family $15.4 billion Hong Kong
131 Donald Bren $ 15.3 billion U.S.
132 Hinduja Brothers $14.9 billion U.K.
133 Lakshmi Mittal $15.9 billion India
134 George Schaeffler $14.9 billion Germany
135 Eric Yuan & Family $14.9 billion U.S.
136 Wang Jianlin $14.8 billion china
137 Kwong Siu-Hing $14.7 billion Hong kong
138 Robin li $14.7 billion china
139 Pallonji Mistry $14.6 billion Ireland
140 Eduardo Saverin $14.6 billion brazil
141 Roman Abramovich $14.5 billion Russia
142 David Tepper $14.5 billion U.S.
143 Gong Hongjia & Family $14.4 billion Hong kong
144 Mike Cannon-Brookes $14.2 billion Australia
145 John Menard, jr $14.2 billion U.S.
146 Seo Jung-Jin $14.2 billion South Korea
147 Cheng Yixiao $14.1 billion China
148 Liang Wengen $14.1 billion China
149 Scott Farquhar $14 billion Australia
150 Finn Rausing $13.9 billion Sweden
151 Jorn Rausing $13.9 billion Sweden
152 Kirsten Rausing $13.9 billion Sweden
153 Brain Chesky $13.7 billion U.S.
154 Joseph Lau $13.6 billion Hong Kong
155 David Duffield $13.5 billion U.S.
156 Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi $13.5 billion Thailand
157 Kim Jung-Ju $13.3 billion South Korea
158 Robert & Philip Ng $13.3 billion Singapore
159 Zhang Bangxin $13.3 billion China
160 Anders Holch Povlsen $13.2 billion Denmark
161 Wang Wenyin $13.2 billion China
162 Wang Liping & Family $13.1 billion China
163 Tatyana Bakalchuk $13 billion Russia
164 Michael Platt $13 billion U.K.
165 Huang Shilin $12.9 billion China
166 Ricardo Salinas Pliego & Family $12.9 billion Mexico
167 Kumar Birla $12.8 billion India
168 Dang Yambao $12.7 billion China
169 Cyrus Poonawalla $12.7 billion India
170 Robert Kuok $12.6 billion Malaysia
171 Hank & Doug Meijer $12.6 billion U.S.
172 Jack Dorsey $12.5 billion U.S.
173 Lu Zhongfang $12.5 billion China
174 Ma Jianrong & Family $12.5 billion China
175 Zhang Tao $12.5 billion China
176 Nathan Blecharczyk $12.4 billion U.S.
177 John Doerr $12.4 billion U.S.
178 Joe Gebbia $12.4 billion U.S.
179 Forrest Li $12.4 billion Singapore
180 Yu Renrong $12.3 billion china
181 Liu Yonghao & Family $12.1 billion china
182 Gordon Moore $12.1 billion U.S.
183 Jeff Yass $12 billion U.S.
184 Bobby Murphy $11.9 billion U.S.
185 Patrick Drahi $11.8 billion France
186 Jensen Huang $11.8 billion U.S.
187 Alexander Otto $11.8 billion Germany
188 Cen Junda $11.6 billion China
189 Joseph Tsai $11.6 billion Canada
190 Aliko Dangote $11.5 billion Nigeria
191 Marcel Herrmann Telles $11.5 billion Brazil
192 Mikhail Prokhorov $11.4 billion Russia
193 Jorge Moll Filho & Family $11.3 billion Brazil
194 Viktor Rashnikov $11.2 billion Russia
195 Harry Triguboff $11.2 billion Australia
196 Leonid Fedun & Family $11.1 billion Russia
197 Eyal Ofer $11.1 billion Israel
198 Evan Spiegel $11.1 billion U.S.
199 Luis Carlos Sarmiento $11 billion Colombia

Top 10 female billionaires

List of billionaires

Further every year, Forbes magazine also published the list of female billionaires in the world. According to its 2021 survey, there are a total of 328 women billionaires in the world, in which Francoise Bettencourt Meyers from France holds the 1st position. Now I am going to give the list of the top 10 female billionaires in the world that is given below:

1. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family

Francoise Meyers, a board member of L'Oreal from France, holds the top position in the world billionaire's ranking. Her total wealth is $73.6 billion.

2. Alice Walton

Alice Walton from the United States holds the 2ND rank in the world's ranking. Her total wealth is $61.8 billion, and the source of income is Walmart.

3. Mackenzie Scott

Mackenzie Scott, also from the United States, is at 3rd rank in the world's ranking. Her total wealth is $53 billion. She is the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. After separation, she became a philanthropist during covid19 and also funded several non-profit organizations in the United States. However, she married again with Dan Jewett, a science teacher.

4. Julia Koch & Family

Julia Koch, one of the boards of directors of Koch Industries in the United States, is at 4th position in the world's ranking. Her total wealth is $46.4 billion.

5. Miriam Adelson

Miriam Adelson from the United States holds the 5th rank in the world ranking. Her total wealth is $38.2 billion. Her source of income is the casinos of Las Vegas Sands. However, during the pandemic, the company faced a big loss and announced its selling.

6. Jacqueline Mars

Jacqueline Mars from the United States is at 6th rank in the world's ranking. Her total wealth is $31.3 billion. Her source of income is Candy, Pet food, and Food Companies.

7. Yang Huiyan & Family

Yang Huiyan, a real estate businesswoman from China, holds the 7th rank in the world ranking. Her total wealth is $29.6 billion.

8. Susanne Klatten

Susanne Klatten from Germany holds the 8th rank in the world's ranking. Her total wealth is $27.7 billion. Her source of income is BMW, one of the luxurious car companies and Pharmaceuticals.

9. Gina Rinehart

Gina Rinehart, a chairperson of mining and Agriculture Company of Australia, is at 9th position in the world's ranking. Her total wealth is $23.6 billion. She is also the richest person in Australia.

10. Iris Fontbona & Family

Iris Fontbona from Chile holds the 10th rank in the world's ranking. Her total wealth is $23.3 billion. Her source of income is Antofagasta, a mining company in Chile.

Now I am going to give the list of the top 10 billionaires in India. According to Forbes 2021 survey, the number of billionaires in India is 140. Their total wealth is about $596 billion, of which $100 billion is contributed by the top three billionaires; Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani and Shiv Nadir.

List of 10 billionaires in India

List of billionaires

1. Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani (from Mumbai), the chairman and managing director of Reliance industries, is at 1st position in the list of billionaires in India. His total wealth is $84.5 billion. He is the richest person in the Asia continent as well as at 10th rank in the world's billionaires ranking.

2. Gautam Adani

Gautam Adani (from Ahmadabad), the chairman of the Adani group, holds number 2nd in the billionaire's list in India. His total wealth is $50.5 billion. In the world ranking, he is at number 24.

3. Shiv nadir

Shiv Nadir (from Delhi), the founder of HCL, is at number 3rd in the list of billionaires in India. His total wealth is $23.5 billion. In the world's billionaires ranking, he holds the rank 71st.

4. Radhakishan Damani

Radhakishan Damani (from Mumbai), a retailer and investor as well as the founder of avenue supermarket, holds number 4th in the list of billionaires in India. His total wealth is $16.5 billion. In the world's ranking, he holds the 117th position.

5. Uday Kotak

Uday Kotak (from Mumbai), the founder of Kotak Mahindra bank, holds the 5th rank in the list of billionaires in India. He is the richest banker in India. His total wealth is $15.9 billion. In the world's billionaires ranking, his rank is 121st.

6. Lakshmi Mittal

Lakshmi Mittal (NRI, residence in London), the executive chairman of steel company Arcelor Mittal, holds the 6th rank in the list of billionaires in India. His total wealth is $14.9 billion. In the world's ranking, he holds the 140th position.

7. Kumar Birla

Kumar Birla (from Mumbai), who has a commodities empire, holds the 7th rank in the list of billionaires in India. His total wealth is $12.8 billion. In the world's ranking of billionaires, he is at 169th position.

8. Cyrus Poonawalla

Cyrus Poonawalla (from Pune), chairman of Serum Institute of India, is at 8th rank in the list of billionaires in India. His total wealth is $12.7 billion. In the world's billionaires ranking, he holds 169th position.

9. Dilip Shanghvi

Dilip Shanghvi (from Mumbai), the founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals, is at 9th rank in the list of billionaires in India. His total wealth is $10.9 billion. He holds the 203rd position in the world's ranking of billionaires.

10. Sunil Mittal & Family

Sunil Mittal (from Delhi), leader of Bharti Airtel, is in the 10th position in the list of billionaires in India. His total wealth is $10.5 billion. In the world's ranking, he holds the rank 213. Mittal Telecome company is at number second after the Jio company of Ambani.

Top 5 Woman billionaires in India

List of billionaires

Further, According to Forbes 2021 survey, there are five women billionaires in India. Their names, according to their ranking, are given below.

1. Savitri Jindal and Family

Savitri Jindal, the chairperson of the Jindal group, holds the top rank in the list of women billionaires in India. Her total wealth is $8.7 billion. Apart from being a businesswoman, she is also a politician as well as a social activist. She is the 19th richest person in India.

2. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Kiran Mazumdar, the founder of Biocon the Biopharmaceutical Company, holds the 2nd rank in women billionaires in India. Her total wealth is $4.7 billion.

3. Smita Crishna

Smita Crishna, the owner of the Godrej Empire, holds the 3rd rank in women billionaires in India. Her total wealth is $2.5 billion. She purchased Homi Bhabha's house worth Rs 371 crore.

4. Radha Vembu

Radha Vembu member of Zoho holds the 4th rank in women billionaires in India. Her total wealth is $1.2 billion.

5. Anu Aga

Anu Aga, a chairperson of Thermax Company, is in 5th position in women billionaires in India. Her total wealth is $1 billion.







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