- The world’s 10 biggest wealth gainers have grown $790 billion richer in 2024.
- Elon Musk leads the list with a $257 billion gain that has boosted his net worth to $486 billion.
- Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Jensen Huang are all up more than $70 billion.
Ten people have grown their personal fortunes by a combined $790 billion this year — a figure larger than the market value of Walmart ($767 billion).
The biggest wealth gainers of 2024 include Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos, Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The buzz around artificial intelligence, a solid outlook for the US economy, and market expectations about Donald Trump’s second term in office have boosted their companies’ stock prices, benefiting them as major shareholders.
Here are the 10 greatest wealth builders this year as of the market close on Tuesday, December 17.
