Every year, Forbes magazine presents its audience with a list of the names of the richest people in the world. In general, this ranking is starred by male figures and some characters from Latin America have gained notoriety.
The other side of the coin: by 2021, Rihanna became the richest female singer on the planet. According to the aforementioned media outlet, his fortune reaches US$1.7 billion and about US$1,400 does not come from music, but from the value of his cosmetics company, Fenty Beauty, which has managed to position itself in the beauty products market. She is in charge of testing each element herself and stands out for the tones they offer to the public. If we talk about celebrities, Oprah Winfrey is the female figure who remains in the first place.
Since we know who the richest women in the entertainment industry are, it's time to meet the man who has placed at the top of the Forbes list according to global analysis.
WHO IS THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD?
For this year's publication, and for the first time, South African billionaire Elon Musk is awarded the title of the richest man in the world, according to the analysis carried out by Forbes.
How much is Elon Musk's fortune? The estimate indicates that he has revenues of $219 billion for his fortune that will continue to grow in the coming months.
For the past year, this entrepreneur was already placed on the list, but in second place. In this way, he left behind his compatriot Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon who has approximately 171 billion in his name.
Other personalities who have been left behind the man who has revolutionized transport with Tesla, are Bernard Arnault from Louis Vuitton and Bill Gates himself from Microsoft.
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WHO IS ELON MUSK?
What is known about Elon Musk? He was born into the family formed by model Maye and engineer Errol. When he was just a child he showed a high interest in science fiction novels. With the separation of his parents, he decided to move in with his father, while his sister and brother stayed with his mother. During his school years, he was the victim of peer abuse, an act that is now known as bullying.
A new beginning. When he turned 17, he moved to Canada to begin his professional career, studying physics and economics at Queen's University in Ontario. He did not stop preparing, and continued training at the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford, an institution he dropped out after two days, leaving his doctorate unfinished.
Fun fact: some reports indicate that actor Robert Downey Jr. was inspired by this businessman to give life to Tony Stark, the character under the Iron Man suit and a key player in Marvel's Avengers.
Family first. While reorganizing his life, he founded with his younger brother an online newspaper platform, which they called Zip2. It didn't take long for them to appear interested in acquiring it, so they decided to put it on sale, earned 300 million dollars. This money was not wasted, since it was the capital with which they started X.com that would later be transformed into what we now know as Paypal. By the age of 31, his fortune was already $165 million.
His successful record was joined by new companies to his name, such as Tesla, SpaceX, and a solar energy company called Solar City. One of its objectives is to achieve successful space travel far from Earth, in order to send humans to colonize the planet Mars.
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