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    Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bernard Arnault top billionaires’ list in the New Year

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    Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bernard Arnault top billionaires’ list in the New Year

    The list is once again dominated by tech tycoons in the US


    Published:  January 02, 2022 12:20 Last updated:  January 05, 2022 12:24 Anupam Varma, Assistant Editor

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    The world’s 10 richest men added close to $400 billion to their net worth as they stepped into the New Year. As has been the norm, the list was dominated by businessmen running tech giants out of the US, Bloomberg data showed. At the top of the list was Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. On January 1, his net worth stood at $270 billion, up a massive $114 billion compared to the year-ago period. Image Credit: AFP
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    Next on the list is Amazon’s Jeff Bezos with a net worth of $192 billion, having gained a little over $2 billion over the previous year. Image Credit: Bloomberg
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    At No. 3 is Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LMVH, the world’s largest luxury goods company. The French national added an impressive $63.6 billion to his net worth compared to a year ago, and is now worth $178 billion. Image Credit: Agency
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     Bill Gates, former CEO and co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation
    Bill Gates, with $138 billion, stood fourth on the list. The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist added $6.4 billion to his kitty over the past year. Image Credit: AP
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    Google co-founder Larry Page was fifth on the list, with a net worth of $128 billion. He added $46 billion to his purse in the year-ago period. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
    Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was sixth on the list with a net worth of $125 billion, and gained $22 billion in the year-ago period. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Google co-founder Sergey Brin stood seventh, having gained $43.7 billion in the year-ago period. His net worth now stands at $124 billion. Image Credit: AP
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    Steve Ballmer, who served as Microsoft CEO for 14 years, was eighth on the list, with a net worth of $120 billion. He gained over $39 billion in the year-ago period. Image Credit: AP
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    Warren Buffet
    Investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett, with a net worth of $109 billion, stood ninth on the list. He added $21.3 billion to his wealth in the year-ago period. Image Credit: AP
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    Oracle’s Larry Ellison stood tenth on the list, with a net worth of $107 billion, having gained $27.5 billion over the year-ago period. Image Credit: AP
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    Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani, worth $90 billion, stood 12th on the list. He gained $13.3 billion in the year-ago period. Image Credit: AFP
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    Another Indian on the list was Gautam Adani, at No. 14. He gained $42.7 billion in the year-ago period, and is now worth $76.5 billion. Image Credit: Gulf News Archives
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    Wipro’s Azim Premji stood 33rd on the list with a net worth of $41.3 billion, having gained nearly $16 billion over the past year. Image Credit: Bloomberg
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    Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma was 34th on the list. He saw his wealth shrink by $12.1 billion dollars, and is now worth $38.4 billion. Image Credit: AFP

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