Top 10 richest billionaires in the world without Facebook boss name

In the list of 10 people richest in the world for the first time without the appearance of Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg. According to Forbes, currently billionaire Zuckerberg’s net worth is 67.3 billion USD.

This is the first time since the summer of 2015, billionaire Zuckerberg is not on this list. Last year, the 37-year-old was still in 5th place.

According to experts, one of the reasons why billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune has plummeted in recent years is because the share price of Meta (Facebook’s parent company) has also continuously dropped. In addition, Facebook, the social network that Zuckerberg runs, was once an information hub during the pandemic, but has come under scrutiny for spreading misinformation about vaccinne.

Earlier, in the survey conducted by Yahoo! Finance is conducted every year to announce the best and worst companies around the world, Facebook, now known as Meta, took the crown as the “worst company” of the year.

Among the various reasons why individuals vote Facebook (Meta) as “Worst Company of the Year” include censorship, privacy issues. In addition, some others noticed that Facebook (Meta) “undermines democracy around the world”.

What has changed in the top richest people in the world?

Wars, pandemics and sluggish markets affect the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 people in Forbes’ 36th annual ranking of the richest people on the planet, 87 fewer than a year ago. The combined wealth of these people is $12.7 trillion, $400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drop has occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year after. Russia’s wars with Ukraine and China.

However, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires richer than they were a year ago, and 236 new people have become billionaires in the past year – including the first from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay.

The US still leads the world with 735 billionaires worth $ 4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who for the first time topped the list of World’s Billionaires. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) is still second, with 607 billionaires totaling $2.3 trillion.

Reportedly, Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates as of March 11, 2022 to calculate net worth.

As of March 11, Elon Musk, who topped the list of World’s Billionaires for the first time, has an estimated net worth of $219 billion, after his fortune increased by $68 billion in 2021 amid price increases. Shares of electric car company Tesla rose 33%.

Elon Musk’s net worth is $48 billion more than that of Jeff Bezos, who fell to second place for the first time in four years as shares of retail giant Amazon fell 3%. .

French luxury magnate Bernard Arnault ranks third in the Forbes list of the world’s richest people with an estimated fortune of $158 billion.

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