Elon Musk
South Africa-born Elon Musk continues to extend his lead over France’s LVMH chairperson Bernard Arnault in the world’s richest person list. Photo: Daniel Oberhaus (2018)/Flickr, CC BY-SA

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The 10 richest people in the world today – 2 June

Money makes money and these 10 people have made a lot of it over the years. And by a lot, we mean a LOT! ALSO READ: SA weather update: High waves and winds expected in some parts The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. South African-born Elon Musk is the new richest person in […]

02-06-23 09:51
Elon Musk
South Africa-born Elon Musk continues to extend his lead over France’s LVMH chairperson Bernard Arnault in the world’s richest person list. Photo: Daniel Oberhaus (2018)/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Money makes money and these 10 people have made a lot of it over the years. And by a lot, we mean a LOT!

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The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people.

South African-born Elon Musk is the new richest person in the world having surpassed France’s Bernard Arnault. They are followed by United States’s Jeff Bezos who rounds out the Top 3.

The rest of the Top 10, in order, are: Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Ballmer, Warren Buffet, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Mark Zuckerberg

The figures are updated at the close of every trading day in New York.

Below, the Top 10 richest people in the world at the close of business on 1 June 2023.

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