The 10 richest Americans in the world in 2021

Who are they the richest in the world? The list published annually by the prestigious Forbes magazine with the richest people on the planet has come to light. Businessmen, celebrities and politicians have seen their wealth grow steadily this year. Here are the top 10 Americans in the ranking.

It is worth mentioning that, according to information from Forbes, the 40th list of the 400 richest people in the world is determined according to the criterion of net worth, for this the prices of their shares were calculated until September 3, 2021. On the other hand, it is noted that the majority of millionaires who occupying the top positions are American nationals. Without further ado, here is the top ten of the most anticipated ranking.

THE 10 RICHEST AMERICANS IN THE WORLD (2021)

10. Michael Bloomberg

• Net worth: $ 70 billion

Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York gave 1.6 billion dollars through Bloomberg Philanthropies. This year, your donations have included donations to COVID-19 response efforts, climate change mitigation, and the creation of a center in Princeton aimed at increasing student diversity.

9. Steve Ballmer

• Net worth: $ 96.5 billion

Steve Ballmer, the former head of Microsoft, donated $ 38 million to groups in Washington to address the state’s behavioral health workforce shortage. In September, his NBA team, the Los Angeles Clippers, began construction of a new 18,000-seat arena that will mean an investment of more than a billion dollars.

8. Warren Buffett

• Net worth: $ 102 billion

Warren Buffett, who was reluctant to dive into tech stocks, has been amassing a 21st-century portfolio. Berkshire Hathaway now owns multi-billion dollar stakes in Apple, Amazon, and Snowflake. In June, it injected $ 500 million into Brazilian financial technology Nubank.

7. Larry Ellison

• Net worth: $ 117.3 billion

Larry Ellison, Oracle Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, and President announced in December 2020 that he had moved to Lanai, the Hawaiian island that he bought almost all of for $ 300 million in 2012. In April, he paid $ 80 million for a Palm mansion. Beach.

6. Sergey Brin

• Net worth: $ 118.5 billion

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, resigned from the internet giant’s parent company Alphabet at the end of 2019, but remains on the board and maintains controlling stakes in it. Brin, whose yacht was recently discovered near Fiji and Tahiti, established a Singapore branch of his family office.

5. Larry Page

• Net worth: $ 123 billion

Larry Page, co-founder of Google, is another of the recurring characters in the first places of this select ranking. Page has reportedly been coping with the pandemic in Fiji.

4. Bill Gates

• Net worth: $ 134 billion

Bill Gates breaks out of the top two for the first time in three decades. The Microsoft co-founder, whose 27-year marriage to Melinda French Gates ended in May, transferred to her $ 5.7 billion in shares of companies like Canadian National Railway and Deere & Co. In September, he spent $ 2.2 billion to increase his stake in Four Seasons Hotels from 48% to 71%.

3. Mark Zuckerberg

• Net worth: $ 134.5 billion

In August, the Federal Trade Commission re-filed a lawsuit that, if successful, could force Facebook to split its Instagram and WhatsApp businesses. So far, no amount of danger or regulatory controversy has been able to slow the steady rise of the social media company’s stock market. In June, Facebook reached a market capitalization of $ 1 trillion for the first time. The fortune of its founder and CEO has increased by $ 49.5 billion in one year.

2. Elon Musk

• Net worth: $ 190.5 billion

Elon Musk’s electric car maker Tesla has been profitable for eight consecutive quarters and posted its highest net income in July, thanks to emissions credit sales, helping boost its fortune by $ 120 billion in one year. In August, he unveiled plans for the Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot powered by technology used in Tesla vehicles. His rocket company, SpaceX, completed its first fully civilian mission in September.

1. Jeff Bezos

• Net worth: $ 201 billion

Jeff Bezos resigned as CEO of Amazon in July and quickly launched himself into space, spending ten minutes out of the atmosphere aboard his company’s first manned spaceflight Blue Origin. His net worth also reached new heights – he climbed $ 22 billion last year, becoming the first person on The Forbes 400 to be worth more than $ 200 billion.