According to Forbes, there will be 14 billionaires with wealth of more than $100 billion in 2023, a record number.
That number was just six last year and just one in 2020.
Many of these plutocrats made their fortunes by founding technology companies.
Here are the names, net worth, sources of wealth and nationalities of the 14 billionaires:
1. Bernard Arnault (France)
Net worth: $233 billion
Source of wealth: LVMH
2. Elon Musk (USA)
Net worth: $195 billion
Sources of wealth: Tesla, SpaceX
3. Jeff Bezos (USA)
Net worth: $194 billion
Source of wealth: Amazon
4. Mark Zuckerberg (USA)
Net worth: $177 billion
Source of wealth: Facebook
5. Larry Ellison (USA)
Net worth: $141 billion
Source of wealth: Oracle
6. Warren Buffett (USA)
Net worth: $133 billion
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
7. Bill Gates (USA)
Net worth: $128 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft
8. Steve Ballmer (USA)
Net worth: $121 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft
9. Mukesh Ambani (India)
Net worth: $116 billion
Sources of wealth: Diversity
10. Larry Page (USA)
Net worth: $114 billion
Source of wealth: Google
11. Sergey Brin (USA)
Net worth: $110 billion
Source of wealth: Google
12. Michael Bloomberg (USA)
Net worth: $106 billion
Source of wealth: Bloomberg
13. Amancio Ortega (Spain)
Net worth: $103 billion
Source of wealth: Zara
14. Carlos Slim Helu (Mexico)
Net worth: $102 billion
Source of wealth: Telecommunications
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