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World's richest people have become $852 billion wealthier in 2023, led by Musk, Bezos: Bloomberg

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY
·1 min read

With Elon Musk at the helm, the richest 500 people on earth added $852 billion to their fortunes in the first half of 2023, data from the Bloomberg Billionaire Index shows.

Launched in March 2012, the index is a daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people based on their net worth. The figures, according to Bloomberg − which first reported the year-to-date wealth increases − are updated at the close of each trading day.

In sum, each member of the club made an average of $14 million per day over the past six months, the outlet reported.

Bloomberg reported the time frame was the best six months for the ultra rich since the last half of 2020, when the economy began its comeback from COVID-19's financial hit.

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Musk leading the pack

As of Wednesday morning, Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Musk lead the billionaire pack with a net worth of $247 billion.

In second place: French business magnante Bernard Arnault valued at $199 billion. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was third at $155 billion.

This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. In a now-viral back-and-forth seen on Twitter and Instagram this week, the two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a “cage match” face off.
This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. In a now-viral back-and-forth seen on Twitter and Instagram this week, the two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a “cage match” face off.
Jeff Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: CADC750
Jeff Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: CADC750

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, is ninth at $104 billion, trailing behind Musk by $143 billion.

Natalie Neysa Alund covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on Twitter @nataliealund.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Richest people in world add $852B in wealth in 2023: Bloomberg