#Forbes: Jeff Bezos TOPS the world's wealthiest list for the 4th time in a row

Forbes' annual world's billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, with Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos topping it for the fourth consecutive year, the media company said on Tuesday.

The ranks of the ultra-wealthy are expanding after a year in which the coronavirus pandemic upended world economies and threatened the livelihoods of people across the globe. Bezos had a staggering $177B, cementing his spot as the wealthiest billionaire on the list.

Top 10 billionaires in the world as of 3rd April 2021 Jeff Bezos – $185b Elon Musk– $171b Bill Gates– $141b Bernard Arnault – $126b Mark Zuckerberg– $113b Warren Buffett – N98.3b Larry Page – $97.8b Sergey Brin – $94.5b Steve Ballmer – $87.6b Larry Ellison – $85.6b [Bloomberg]