The Forbes billionaires 2022 list is out, which compiles the list of the world’s richest, who this time was hit by the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, coronavirus pandemic and sluggish markets. Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX founder topped Forbes’ list for the first time ever with a net worth of $219 billion. Elon Musk is leading the Forbes billionaires list with a net worth of $219 billion, followed by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos at $171 billion.
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America has most number of billionaires at 735 worth a collective net worth of $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. Forbes uses stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022, to calculate net worths.
Here is the list of the top 10 billionaires:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Country |
| 1 | Elon Musk | $219 B | Tesla, United States |
| 2 | Jeff Bezos | $171 B | Amazon, United States |
| 3 | Bernard Arnault & family | $158 B | LVMH, France |
| 4 | Bill Gates | $129 B | Microsoft, United States |
| 5 | Warren Buffett | $118 B | Berkshire Hathaway, US |
| 6 | Larry Page | $111 B | Google, United States |
| 7 | Sergey Brin | $107 B | Google, United States |
| 8 | Larry Ellison | $106 B | Oracle, United States |
| 9 | Steve Ballmer | $91.4 B | Microsoft, United States |
| 10 | Mukesh Ambani | $90.7 B | Reliance Ind Ltd, India |
Indian Scenario:
Ambani ranked at the 10th position on the global list, followed narrowly by fellow industrialist and Adani Group founder Gautam Adani, whose fortune climbed by almost $40 billion over the past year, to an estimated $90 billion.
Here are the top 10 richest Indians on the Forbes Billionaires List 2022:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Company |
| 10th rank | Mukesh Ambani | ($90.7 billion) | Reliance Industries Ltd |
| 11th rank | Gautam Adani | ($90 billion) | Adani Group |
| 47th rank | Shiv Nadar | ($28.7 billion) | HCL Technologies |
| 56th rank | Cyrus Poonawalla | $24.3 billion) | Serum Institute of India |
| 81st rank | Radhakishan Damani | ($20 billion) | DMart |
| 89th rank | Lakshmi Mittal | ($17.9 billion) | ArcelorMittal |
| 91st rank | Savitri Jindal and family | ($17.7 billion) | O.P.Jindal Group |
| 106th rank | Kumar Birla | ($16.5 billion) | Aditya Birla Group |
| 115th rank | Dilip Sanghvi | ($15.6 billion) | Sun Pharmaceuticals |
| 129th rank | Uday Kotak | ($15.3 billion) | Kotak Mahindra Bank |
Savitri Jindal, the chairperson of the Jindal Group, is the richest woman in India, according to the Forbes’ Billionaires List 2022, with a net worth of $17.7 billion. A total of 11 Indian women, with 4 newcomers, joined the global rich list this year.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, cosmetics giant L’Oréal’s founder’s granddaughter, was listed as the richest woman in the world this year – with a net worth of $74.8 billion, according to the report. Meyers’ net worth increased significantly in the past two years, from $48.9 billion in 2020.
Here’s the list of Indian women on the Forbes Billionaires List 2022:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Company |
| 91. | Savitri Jindal | $17.7 billion | Jindal Group |
| 637. | Falguni Nayar | $4.5 billion | Nykaa |
| 778. | Leena Tewari | $3.8 billion | USV Private Limited |
| 913. | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | $3.3 billion | Biocon |
| 1238. | Smita Crishna-Godrej | $2.5 billion | Godrej |
| 1579. | Anu Aga | $1.9 billion | Thermax |
| 1645. | Mudula Parekh | $1.8 billion | Parekh Medisales Pvt Ltd |
| 1729. | Radha Vembu | $1.7 billion | Zoho Corporation |
| 2076. | Sara George Muthoot | $1.4 billion | Muthoot Finance Ltd |
| 2448. | Kavita Singhania | $1.1 billion | J K Cement |
| 2578. | Bhawari Bai Surana | $1 billion | Micro Labs |
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