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Nine out of 10 richest men are Americans: Bill Gates falls to 9th place in 2023

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It is stunning that nine out of 10 richest men in the world in 2023 are Americans. Only one richest person in top-10 is the French national.

Notably, in 2023, Bill Gates, once the richest man in the world, has fallen to the ninth position, according to the Forbes.

Another surprising aspect is that not a single woman is among the top 10 super rich persons in the world in 2023.

According to the real-time online list of Forbes on Oct 6, 2023, Elon Musk is the richest man with $259 billion wealth followed by $187 billion of Bernard Jean Arnaut, a French national. The table below indicates the net worth of each richest individual in the world. The table is based on the real-time list of the Forbes for Oct 6, 2023.

Interestingly, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates hold almost equal wealth ($108 million), but Zuckerberg is ahead of Bill Gates with just one million dollars more than Bill Gates on Oct 6, 2023. Thus, Mark Zuckerberg holds the 8th position among the top 10 richest men in the world.

The Forces.com shows the real-time worth of each richest man online. Everyone can check the status of the wealth of the top 10 richest persons which fluctuates with ongoing trends in the stock markets, etc.

In society, there exists a remarkable cohort of individuals who possess immense wealth. These exceptional leaders have ascended to the highest echelons of success and joined the ranks of the world’s wealthiest individuals.

It’s worth noting that the majority of the world’s wealthiest individuals have experienced a decrease in their fortunes compared to the previous year.

Bernard Arnault presides over the LVMH conglomerate, which comprises 75 prestigious fashion and cosmetics brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. Today he is the second richest man in the world. In 2022, the 74-year-old entrepreneur held the third position with a net worth of $158 billion.

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, is positioned at third place this year. He is followed by Larry Ellison, one of the most successful investors of all time, Warren Buffett, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and Michael Bloomberg, the co-founder of the media company Bloomberg LP, among others.

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