16:41 - 1.04.2025

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April 1, Fineko/abc.az. According to Forbes, the leader of the list of the richest billionaires in the world has changed.

ABC.AZ reports that the head of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, took the first place with fortune of $342 bn. Compared to last year, businessman's fortune increased by $147 bn. The last time Musk topped the rating was in 2022.

The second place in the list was taken by Meta’s head Mark Zuckerberg. His fortune has increased by $39 bn against 2024. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos completes Top 3, as he did last year. The billionaire improved last year's result by $21 bn.

The fourth place in the ranking was taken by Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, a developer of software and server equipment with fortune of $192 bn.

In fifth place is Bernard Arnault, the owner of Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Givenchy, Christian Dior and dozens of other premium brands, and his family. Forbes estimates their net worth at $178 bn.