In the world of extreme wealth, a select group of individuals has amassed fortunes so vast that their combined net worth exceeds the value of some of the largest companies in the world, including Google. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, there are currently 15 centi-billionaires—people with net worths exceeding $100 billion. Collectively, these 15 individuals control more than $2.
2 trillion, an amount greater than the combined market values of giants like Netflix, Coca-Cola, and Bank of America. Here’s a detailed look at these ultra-wealthy individuals, their sources of wealth, and how their fortunes have changed in 2024. Billionaires who are richer than Google Rank Name Position Net Worth Source of Wealth 1 Elon Musk Tesla and SpaceX CEO $241 billion Tesla and SpaceX stock 2 Jeff Bezos Amazon Founder and Executive Chairman $200 billion Amazon stock 3 Bernard Arnault LVMH Founder and CEO $192 billion LVMH stock 4 Mark Zuckerberg Meta Co-founder and CEO $187 billion Meta stock 5 Bill Gates Microsoft Co-founder $158 billion Microsoft stock 6 Larry Ellison Oracle Co-founder $152 billion Oracle and Tesla stock 7 Larry Page Alphabet Co-founder $147 billion Alphabet stock 8 Steve Ballmer Former Microsoft CEO $145 billion Microsoft stock 9 Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway CEO $140 billion Berkshire Hathaway stock 10 Sergey Brin Alphabet Co-founder $138 billion Alphabet stock 11 Mukesh Ambani Reliance Industries Chairman $111 billion Reliance Industries stock 12 Jen.