The Asian continent has several billionaire businessmen, including Zhang yimingfounder of the company bytedance (owner of TikTok) and Tencent (owner of wechat).
As happens every year, Forbes magazine has published the ranking of the richest people in the world, where it was detected that Elon Musk He is no longer the richest man in the world, since Bernard Arnault, owner of the conglomerate of luxury brands LVMHalso known as Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, is the richest man on the planet, with a net worth of $211 billion at the age of 74.
One of the data that most attracts attention within the list of the 8 richest men in the world is that six of them are of American origin, among which they stand out; Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Michael Bloomberg.
It should also be noted that according to the list there are only 14 women among the 100 richest people on the planet in 2023. Same as the French heiress of The real, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers who continues to lead the list of the richest women in the world after having snatched the leadership in 2021 from the heiress of WalmartAliceWalton.
Chart of the Day: Asia’s Richest Billionaires
Focusing on Asia, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List, as of June 19, the Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited; Mukesh Ambani is the richest man on the Asian continent with a net worth of $91.4 billion.
In second place, by a distance of about $27 billion behind, is Zhong Shanshan, 68, who has a net worth of $64.2 billion, is the founder of the beverage company nongfu Springas well as the founder of Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise, a private Chinese company that is a major supplier of Covid-19 test kits.
Also on the list is Gautam Adani, president of the Adani Group a conglomerate that deals with companies that export and import raw materials and finished products, including trading coal, mining, oil and gas exploration, as well as ports, energy and agricultural products.
Inside of the ranking include those in charge of some of the most influential applications today, such is the case of Zhang yimingfounder of the company bytedance (owner of TikTok) who has a net worth of 45 billion dollars and is the youngest at only 39 years of age.
On the other side is Ma Huateng, founder of Tencent (owner of wechat).