Published on Feb 28, 2025
Current Affairs
Super Billionaires
♦ The Wall Street Journal published the list of 24 individuals dubbed "super billionaires" on 27 February 2025.
♦ These individuals, each possessing a net worth of $50 billion or more, are not just accumulating wealth but actively shaping industries, influencing global markets, and driving innovation.
♦ Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and Reliance Industries’ Mukesh Ambani are among the world’s super billionaires. Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries—India’s most valuable company—has a fortune of $84.9 billion, while Adani’s net worth stands at $65.4 billion.
Full List Of Superbillionaires:
| Rank |
Name |
Net Worth (Billion $) |
Country |
| 1 | Elon Musk | 349 | United States |
| 2 | Mark Zuckerberg | 237 | United States |
| 3 | Jeff Bezos | 235 | United States |
| 4 | Bernard Arnault | 195 | France |
| 5 | Larry Ellison | 193 | United States |
| 6 | Bill Gates | 166 | United States |
| 7 | Larry Page | 193 | United States |
| 8 | Warren Buffett | 155 | United States |
| 9 | Sergey Brin | 147 | United States |
| 10 | Steve Ballmer | 140 | United States |
| 11 | Michael Dell | 118 | United States |
| 12 | Jim Walton | 118 | United States |
| 13 | Rob Walton | 116 | United States |
| 14 | Alice Walton | 115 | United States |
| 15 | Jensen Huang | 112 | United States |
| 16 | Amancio Ortega | 109 | Spain |
| 17 | Mukesh Ambani | 84.9 | India |
| 18 | Carlos Slim | 82.6 | Mexico |
| 19 | Francoise Bettencourt Meyers | 77.2 | France |
| 20 | Julia Flesher Koch & family | 74.7 | France |
| 21 | Charles Koch | 67.7 | United States |
| 22 | Gautam Adani | 65.4 | India |
| 23 | Thomas Peterffy | 61.9 | United States |
| 24 | Zhong Shanshan | 57.4 | China |