List of World Richest People in 2023: Dangote leads Africa, But Elon loses position to French billionaire

• The list of the world's wealthiest people at the start of 2023, has been revealed, and there have been significant changes.
• According to Forbes, Elon Musk has lost his title as the world's richest man to Bernard Arnault, a French billionaire
• Dangote retains his position as the richest man in Africa 34 places higher than his closest rival in Africa, Johann Rupert

Forbes magazine has revealed the list of richest men in the world in the first two weeks of 2023.

Bernard Arnault, the Chairman, and CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton now leads with a net worth of $209.3 billion.

The French billionaire is ahead of Tesla CEO, Elon Musk who has watched his wealth in recent months dropped to $146 billion.

Within this same period last year(2022), Elon Musk looked untouchable with his net worth near $300 billion.

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Other billionaires in the top five

The other top billionaires as of Saturday, 14 January 2023 include Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire has a net worth of $128.3 billion.

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon followed in third with a net worth of $121.3 billion while Larry Ellison, the chairman of Oracle completes the top five with $110.4 billion net worth.

• Warren Buffett- $110.4bn
• Bill Gates- $103.7bn
• Carlos Slim Helu & family- $89.8bn
• Mukesh Ambani- $88.4bn
• Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family- $81bn

Dangote remains Africa's richest man

Aliko Dangote retains his position as the richest man in Africa with a net worth of $13.5 billion as at Saturday, 14 January 2023.

Dangote however, did not make it to the top 100 billionaire list again, ranking as the 134th richest man in the world, according to Forbes.

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In second place for Africa is Johann Rupert from South Africa who has $10.7 billion in his name.

• Nicky Oppenheimer- $8.5bn
• Abdulsamad Rabiu- $7.3bn
• Nassef Sawiris- $7.3bn

Richest man in Ghana: 25 Ghanaians with the highest net worth 2022

Meanwhile, in another report, YEN.com.gh reported that the economy of Ghana has been tremendously growing over the years. However, it could not have been possible without various people in Ghana, especially those from the private sector.

Some of the individuals have accumulated a lot, earning themselves a name. That said, do you know the richest man in Ghana right now?

Wealthy individuals rarely reveal their worth. However, it is not hard to track their financial and vast assets to put a figure to their immense wealth.

Source: Legit.ng