In 2023, roughly 1.49 billion adults worldwide had a net worth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars. By comparison, 58 million adults had a net worth of more than one million U.S. dollars in the same year. Wealth distribution The distribution of wealth is an indicator of economic inequality. The United Nations says that wealth includes the sum of natural, human, and physical assets. Wealth is not synonymous with income, however, because having a large income can be depleted if one has significant expenses. In 2023, nearly 1,700 billionaires had a total wealth between one to two billion U.S. dollars. Wealth worldwide China had the highest number of billionaires in 2023, with the United States following behind. That same year, New York had the most billionaires worldwide.

With a net worth of 212.1 billion U.S. dollars, Bernard Arnault & family, the founder and CEO of the luxury brand LVMH, was the wealthiest man in the world in February 2024. The wealthiest people in the world Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, came second with a wealth of 194.6 billion U.S. dollars. Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos followed in third. All the 10 richest people in the world were men. Wealth distribution worldwide As of 2022, one percent of people held nearly half of the world's combined wealth. Moreover, 2.8 billion of the world's population hold a combined wealth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars, compared to 59 million people having a combined wealth of one billion dollars or more, underlining the vast inequalities around the world. Where do the most affluent people live? Most millionaires live in the United States, while Hong Konk was the city hosting the largest number of high net worth individuals worldwide. The country with the highest number of billionaires is China.

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Over ** million individuals residing in the United States belonged to the global top one percent of ultra-high net worth individuals worldwide in 2022. China ranked second, with over **** million top one percent wealth holders globally. France followed in third.

In 2023, by far the highest number of individuals with net assets of at least 30 million U.S. dollars worldwide were residing in North America, reaching over 250,000 people. Asia recorded the second highest number of UHNWIs in the world with over 165,000 individuals.A small share owns vast sums of wealthThe vast majority of global wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people. Only one percent of the global population owns assets worth more than one million U.S. dollars. The richest people in the world are Elon Mask, Jeff Bezos, and Bernard Arnault. When it comes to women, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers led the ranking of the most affluent women worldwide. The wealth of over 70 percent of UHNWIs was self-made. Where UHNWIs live and where they leave Unsurprisingly, as North America is the world region with the highest number of UHNWIs, the United States is the country with the highest UHNWI count. However, Hong Kong, special administrative (SAR) region in China, is the city with the highest number of UHNWIs. Nevertheless, China was the country that recorded the highest outflux of UHNWIs in 2022.

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Introduction

This dataset contains the top 100 richest people in the world based on their net worth. The dataset includes their rank, name, net worth, birthday, age, and nationality.

Methodology

This dataset was collected using web scraping (Beautiful Soup) on this website and this "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_billionaires">wikipedia

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As of March 2025, Elon Musk had a net worth valued at 328.5 billion U.S. dollars, making him the richest man in the world. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos followed in second, with Marc Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, in third. The list is dominated by Americans, and Alice Walton and Francoise Bettencourt Meyers are the only women among the 20 richest people worldwide.

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The "Richest People in the World - 2024" dataset provides a detailed overview of the wealthiest individuals globally for the year 2024. This dataset includes crucial information about the top executives, their net worth, and the countries they are based in, offering valuable insights for economic analysis, market research, and financial studies.

Croatia Financial Net Worth: Rest of the World data was reported at 131,660.130 HRK mn in Dec 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 121,634.567 HRK mn for Sep 2022. Croatia Financial Net Worth: Rest of the World data is updated quarterly, averaging 276,669.812 HRK mn from Mar 2012 (Median) to Dec 2022, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 337,677.543 HRK mn in Mar 2012 and a record low of 121,634.567 HRK mn in Sep 2022. Croatia Financial Net Worth: Rest of the World data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Croatian National Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Croatia – Table HR.AB023: ESA 2010: Funds by Sector: Non Consolidated: HRK: Rest of the World: Stock (Discontinued).

Germany DE: Households: Net Worth data was reported at 14,653,575.000 EUR mn in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 13,870,811.000 EUR mn for 2019. Germany DE: Households: Net Worth data is updated yearly, averaging 9,854,020.000 EUR mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2020, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,653,575.000 EUR mn in 2020 and a record low of 7,669,107.000 EUR mn in 2005. Germany DE: Households: Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.IMF.FSI: 2006 Methodology: Sectoral Financial Statement: Balance Sheet: Annual.

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Household Financial Net Wealth data was reported at 406.864 EUR bn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 392.231 EUR bn for Sep 2024. Household Financial Net Wealth data is updated quarterly, averaging 126.409 EUR bn from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 100 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 406.864 EUR bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 69.686 EUR bn in Mar 2009. Household Financial Net Wealth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Ireland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.AB023: Household Net Wealth.

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Household Financial Net Wealth: Revaluations data was reported at 9.411 EUR bn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.822 EUR bn for Sep 2024. Household Financial Net Wealth: Revaluations data is updated quarterly, averaging 2.513 EUR bn from Jun 2000 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 99 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.129 EUR bn in Mar 2019 and a record low of -43.906 EUR bn in Mar 2013. Household Financial Net Wealth: Revaluations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Ireland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.AB023: Household Net Wealth.

United States NCB: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data was reported at 44,111.506 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 44,027.747 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States NCB: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data is updated quarterly, averaging 7,351.315 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44,111.506 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 500.818 USD bn in Dec 1951. United States NCB: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB077: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Nonfinancial Corporate Business.

Taiwan Net Worth: AS data was reported at 200,860,587.358 NTD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 198,804,405.247 NTD mn for 2015. Taiwan Net Worth: AS data is updated yearly, averaging 164,700,530.886 NTD mn from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2016, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 200,860,587.358 NTD mn in 2016 and a record low of 131,035,039.022 NTD mn in 2009. Taiwan Net Worth: AS data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Taiwan – Table TW.AB013: Balance Sheet: All Sectors .

Ireland Household Net Wealth: Financial Assets data was reported at 570.416 EUR bn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 555.510 EUR bn for Sep 2024. Ireland Household Net Wealth: Financial Assets data is updated quarterly, averaging 315.419 EUR bn from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 100 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 570.416 EUR bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 144.493 EUR bn in Jun 2000. Ireland Household Net Wealth: Financial Assets data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Ireland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.AB023: Household Net Wealth.