warren buffettKnown as the “Oracle of Omaha”, one of the greatest investors in history. He bought his first stock at 11 and filed taxes at 13. Buffett runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns several companies. He has pledged to donate more than 99% of his wealth and has already donated nearly $60 billion (over Rs 5 lakh crore), primarily through the Gates Foundation. According to Forbes his current net worth is $142.1 billion.
9. Steve Ballmer ($131.6 billion – approximately Rs 11 lakh crore)
Steve Ballmer, former CEO MicrosoftHe led the company from 2000 to 2014. After retiring, he purchased the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, a team now valued by Forbes at $4.65 billion (approximately Rs 40,000 crore). Since 2014, Ballmer has donated more than $4 billion to various causes. The majority of his net worth, estimated by Forbes at $131.6 billion, comes from his Microsoft stock holdings.
10. Amancio Ortega ($119.3 billion – approximately Rs 10 lakh crore)
Inditex co-founder Amancio Ortega is best known for creating the Zara fashion line with his ex-wife in 1975. He owns about 60% of Inditex, which operates 5,000 stores globally. Ortega earns more than $400 million (about Rs 4000 crore) annually in dividends, which he reinvests primarily in real estate. Europe and North America, and according to Forbes his net worth is currently $119.3 billion.
11. Michael Dell ($118.1 billion – approximately Rs 9.8 lakh crore)
According to Forbes, Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, has a net worth of $118.1 billion. Most of his wealth comes from his private investment firm, DFO Management, which holds a stake in hotel and corporate credit investments. In 2023, he donated $3 billion (over Rs 25,000 crore) of cash and stock to his foundation, which focuses on addressing child poverty.
12. Jensen Huang ($113.4 billion – approximately Rs 9.4 lakh crore)
jensen huangCEO and Chairman of Nvidia, founded the graphics-chip company in 1993 and has led it since then. Huang owns about 3% of Nvidia, which went public in 1999. According to Forbes, his net worth is currently worth $113.4 billion.
13. Rob Walton ($113.3 billion – approximately Rs 9.4 lakh crore)
Rob Walton, eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, becomes its chairman company After his father’s death in 1992. According to Business Insider, Walton and his siblings inherited a large portion of their wealth from their father, who gave each of them a 20% stake in Walmart, helping them avoid paying billions in estate taxes. Found. Rob Walton’s current net worth is $113.3 billion.
14. Jim Walton ($112 billion – approximately Rs 9.3 lakh crore)
According to Forbes, Jim Walton, the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, is the chairman of Arvest Bank Group, which has assets worth $26 billion (over Rs 2 lakh crore). Thanks to a 50% increase in Walmart’s stock this year, Jim’s net worth exceeded $100 billion. According to Forbes, his current net worth is $112 billion.
15. Bill Gates ($107 billion – approximately Rs 8.9 lakh crore)
In 2024, Bill GatesAccording to TOI, the Microsoft co-founder dropped out of the list of top 10 richest people for the first time in 20 years. According to Forbes his current net worth is $107 billion. Gates co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. As of March 2020, when Gates stepped down from the Microsoft board, he owned about 1.3% of the company. According to Forbes, after donating billions of dollars in Microsoft shares to fund the Gates Foundation in 2022, his stake in the company is now less than 1%.
16. Alice Walton ($104.3 billion – approximately Rs 8.7 lakh crore)
Sam Walton’s only daughter Alice Walton became the richest woman in the world earlier this year. In September, she joined her brothers Jim and Rob in the $100 billion club Business Insider. An art lover, Alice opened the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2011. According to Forbes, his current net worth is $104.3 billion.
