TOP 10 BILLIONAIRES LIST : 2021

The following are the people who secured Top 10 Billionaires post in the world during this pandemic period.

1)JEFF BEZOS :

CEO and chairman, Amazon

Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle.He stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman on July 5, 2021.

2)Elon Musk :

CEO and Chairman, Tesla

BILLIONAIRE NET WORTH : $151B (as of 4/6/21)

Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth, through electric car maker Tesla — and in space, via rocket producer SpaceX. He owns 21% of Tesla but has pledged more than half his stake as collateral for loans; Forbes has discounted his stake to take the loans into account.

3)Bernard Arnault & family :

Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.

BILLIONAIRE NET WORTH :$150B (as of 4/6/21)

One of the world’s ultimate taste-makers, Bernard Arnault oversees an empire of 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.

4)Bill Gates:

Cofounder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

BILLIONAIRE NET WORTH : $124B (as of 4/6/21)

He has invested in dozens of companies including Canadian National Railway and Auto Nation and is one of the largest owners of farmland in the U.S.To date, Gates has donated $35.8 billion worth of Microsoft stock to the Gates Foundation.

5)Mark Zuckerberg :

CEO, Facebook.

BILLIONAIRE NET WORTH : $97B (as of 4/6/21)

Zuckerberg started Facebook at Harvard in 2004 at the age of 19 for students to match names with photos of classmate. Facebook, the social network Zuckerberg runs, has become a go-to communications tool during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.

6)Warren Buffett :

CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

BILLIONAIRE NET WORTH : $96B

Buffett runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than 60 companies, including insurer Geico, battery maker Duracell and restaurant chain Dairy Queen.The son of a U.S. congressman, he first bought stock at age 11 and first filed taxes at age 13.

7)Larry Ellison:

CEO and Founder, Oracle.

BILLIONAIRE NET WORTH :$93B

Larry Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and cofounder of software giant Oracle, of which he owns about 35%.He gave up the Oracle CEO role in 2014 after 37 years at the helm.

8)Larry Page :

Cofounder and board member, Alphabet.

BILLIONAIRE NET WORTH : $91.5B

Larry Page stepped down as CEO of Alphabet, the parent of Google, in December 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder.

9) Sergey Brin:

Cofounder and board member, Alphabet.

BILLIONAIRE NET WORTH : $89B

Sergey Brin stepped down as president of Alphabet, parent company of Google, in December 2019 but remains a controller shareholder and a board member.

10)Mukesh Ambani :

Founder and Chairman, Reliance Industries.

BILLIONAIRE NET WORTH : $84.5B

Mukesh Ambani chairs and runs $74 billion (revenue) Reliance Industries, which has interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom and retail.