A notable group of people have made incredible fortunes in a time and society driven by ambition and the desire to start their own business. These outstanding leaders have reached the pinnacles of achievement and joined the elite group of the world’s richest people in the world in 2024. They are innovative and visionary.
1. Arnault & Bernard Family
The world’s richest man, Bernard Arnault, serves as chairman and CEO of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), the largest luxury goods company in the world, which owns and operates some 70 well-known fashion and cosmetics brands. Among the well-known brands in its collection are Sephora, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Moet & Chandon. Jeweller Tiffany & Co. was acquired by LVMH in January 2021 for an astounding $15.8 billion.
2. Elon Musk
As of right now, Elon Musk is the world’s second richest person. He serves as the CEO of a number of well-known businesses, including SpaceX, a space exploration corporation, and Tesla, an electric vehicle maker. As of this now, he owns a 23 percent share in Tesla. Approximately two thirds of his fortune is dependent on Tesla’s success. When Musk paid $44 billion to acquire Twitter in October 2022, the news was publicised.
3. Amazon Jeff Bezos
Chose to resign as CEO of the industry leader in online retail, Amazon, in July 2021, but he will continue to serve as chairman. In that same month, Bezos launched a space expedition on a rocket built by Blue Origin, a privately held space exploration firm he founded and kindly contributed billions of money to.
4. Mark Zuckerberg
At the age of 19, Mark Zuckerberg co-founded and serves as CEO of Meta Platforms, which launched Facebook, the company’s main social media platform, in 2004. He was a Harvard University student studying psychology and computer science. Facebook was designed to allow students’ identities and photographs to be matched on campus. Facebook opened its doors to anyone with a working email account who was at least 13 years old in 2006.
6. Larry Ellison
In 1977, Larry Ellison co-founded Oracle, a software company, and served as its CEO until 2014. He currently serves as the company’s chief technology officer and executive chairman. When Ellison paid $300 million for the Hawaiian island of Lanai in 2012, the news was publicised. Additionally, Ellison made investments at Quark Biotechnology, NetSuite, and Salesforce.com.
7. Larry Page
In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, a fellow PhD candidate at Stanford, co-founded Google. Page was the CEO from 2011 until 2015. He had previously served in that capacity until 2001.