United States – Forbes magazine revealed that the list of billionaires for this year (2024) reached a record number of 2,781 members, from 78 countries or regions around the world.
According to Forbes, there are now more billionaires than ever before, and their total is 2,781 billionaires, an increase of 141 over last year and 26 more than the record recorded in 2021, indicating that they are richer than ever before, as their wealth amounts to The total is $14.2 trillion, $2 trillion higher than in 2023 and $1.1 trillion higher than the previous record also set in 2021.
She explained that most of the gains come from the top twenty, who have added $700 billion to their wealth since 2023.
She pointed out that the United States now includes a record number of billionaires, with a total of 813 billionaires and their combined wealth amounting to $5.7 trillion.
In France, the richest citizen on the list is Bernard Arnault, who maintained his first place as his net worth swelled to an estimated $233 billion.
China comes in second place in terms of the number of billionaires (including Hong Kong), with 473 billionaires.
Followed by India, where their number reached a record 200 billionaires, and the richest of them is the Indian Mukesh Ambani, whose wealth is estimated at regarding $116 billion, and he is the only person from Asia to become a member of the $100 billion club.
As for the Asia-Pacific region, it includes the largest number of billionaire citizens, with their number reaching 1,000 billionaires, followed by the Americas (993) billionaires, Europe (690), and the Middle East and Africa (98) billionaires.
On the Arab level, the list included billionaires from 7 Arab countries: the UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, the Sultanate of Oman, Algeria, Qatar, and Morocco.
The richest billionaires in each of the Arab countries mentioned on the Forbes list for the year 2024 are as follows:
- Pavel Durov: Net worth: $15.5 billion
Age: 39 years, Country/Territory: United Arab Emirates. Business: Technology
Pavel Durov is the founder and owner of the messaging app “Telegram”, which has more than 700 million monthly active users around the world.
- Nassef Sawiris: Net worth: $8.8 billion
Age: 63 years, Country/Territory: Egypt.
Business: Construction and investments
Nassef Sawiris is an investor and scion of the richest family in Egypt.
- Mohamed Mansour: Net worth: $3.3 billion
Age: 76 years, Country/Territory: Egypt.
Mohamed Mansour supervises the Mansour Family Group, which was founded by his father Lotfi (d. 1976) in 1952 and employs 60,000 employees.
- Najib Mikati (current Lebanese Prime Minister): Net worth: $2.8 billion.
Age: 68 years, Country/Territory: Lebanon.
Business: Telecommunications company.
- Taha Mikati: Net worth: $2.8 billion.
Age: 79 years, Country/Territory: Lebanon.
Business: Telecommunications company.
- BNC Menon: Net worth: $2.8 billion
Age: 75 years, Country/Territory: Sultanate of Oman.
Business: Real estate.
- Issad Rebrab and his family: Net worth: $2.5 billion.
Age: 80, Country/Territory: Algeria.
Business: Food and drink.
- Suhail Bahwan: Net worth: $2.1 billion.
Age: 85 years, Country/Territory: Sultanate of Oman.
Business: Diversified.
- Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani: Net worth: $1.8 billion.
Age: 64 years, Country/Territory: Qatar.
Business: Finance and investment
- Aziz Akhannouch and his family: Net worth: $1.7 billion.
Age: 63 years, Country/Territory: Sultanate of Oman.
Business: Petroleum, diversified.
Source: “Forbes”
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2024-04-29 10:52:01