27 Turkish businessmen were included in the Forbes list of the richest people in the world

Forbes magazine has published a list of the richest people in the world for the 38th time. The number of billionaires increased by 141 people compared to last year, reaching a record high of 2,781 people. The total wealth of billionaires has also increased by $2 trillion. and it amounted to $14.2 trillion. The largest number of billionaires in the United States is 813 people. The United States is followed by China with 473 billionaires and India with 200 billionaires. The average age of billionaires was 66 years.

1st place - Bernard Arnault, Chief Executive Officer of LVMH giant (Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co, Christian Dior and Sephora, etc.) - $233 billion.
2nd place - Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla and SpaceX - $195 billion.
3rd place - Jeff Bezos, founder of the American e-commerce giant Amazon - $194 billion.

27 Turkish businessmen were included in the Forbes billionaires list this year:

Murat Ulker is a member of the Board of Directors of Yıldız Holding, the richest man in Turkey - $5.1 billion. (597th place on the Forbes list)
Cemil Kazanji - Chairman of the Board of Kazancı Holding - $3.5 billion (994th place)
Ipek Kyrach - member of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding - $3.1 billion (1062nd place)
Semahat Arsel is a member of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding - $3 billion. (1104th place)
Ibrahim Erdemoglu - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Erdemoğlu Holding - $2.8 billion (1187th place)

The richest woman in the world is Francoise Bettencourt-Myers, the granddaughter of the founder of L'Oréal, with a fortune of $99.5 billion. The oldest billionaire was recognized as 102-year-old American insurance magnate George Joseph ($2.8 billion), and the youngest billionaire was 19-year-old Brazilian Livia Voigt ($1.1 billion), whose grandfather was the co-founder of the manufacturer of electrical equipment WEG.