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Guess Who Dominated the Billionaire List for a Decade?
The list of the world's richest people has seen some wild shifts! For a long time, one name reigned supreme. Which billionaire held the top spot for the most consecutive years? Which country has produced the most "Richest Person" titles on this list?
The change in net worth from the $12.9B in '95 to over $600B by '25 shows how much the economy has transformed.
👇 Take a closer look at the data below and share your prediction for the 2030 list!

Richest People by Year 1987 - 2025

1. 🇯🇵 1987: Yoshiaki Tsutsumi – $20.0B
2. 🇯🇵 1988: Yoshiaki Tsutsumi – $18.9B
3. 🇯🇵 1989: Yoshiaki Tsutsumi – $15.0B
4. 🇯🇵 1990: Yoshiaki Tsutsumi – $16.0B
5. 🇯🇵 1991: Taikichiro Mori – $15.0B
6. 🇯🇵 1992: Taikichiro Mori – $13.0B
7. 🇯🇵 1993: Yoshiaki Tsutsumi – $9.0B
8. 🇯🇵 1994: Yoshiaki Tsutsumi – $8.5B
9. 🇺🇸 1995: Bill Gates – $12.9B
10. 🇺🇸 1996: Bill Gates – $18.0B
11. 🇺🇸 1997: Bill Gates – $36.4B
12. 🇺🇸 1998: Bill Gates – $51.0B
13. 🇺🇸 1999: Bill Gates – $90.0B
14. 🇺🇸 2000: Bill Gates – $60.0B
15. 🇺🇸 2001: Bill Gates – $58.7B
16. 🇺🇸 2002: Bill Gates – $52.8B
17. 🇺🇸 2003: Bill Gates – $40.7B
18. 🇺🇸 2004: Bill Gates – $46.0B
19. 🇺🇸 2005: Bill Gates – $50.0B
20. 🇺🇸 2006: Bill Gates – $50.0B
21. 🇺🇸 2007: Bill Gates – $56.0B
22. 🇺🇸 2008: Warren Buffett – $62.0B
23. 🇺🇸 2009: Bill Gates – $40.0B
24. 🇲🇽 2010: Carlos Slim – $53.5B
25. 🇲🇽 2011: Carlos Slim – $74.0B
26. 🇲🇽 2012: Carlos Slim – $69.0B
27. 🇲🇽 2013: Carlos Slim – $73.0B
28. 🇺🇸 2014: Bill Gates – $76.0B
29. 🇺🇸 2015: Bill Gates – $79.2B
30. 🇺🇸 2016: Bill Gates – $75.0B
31. 🇺🇸 2017: Bill Gates – $86.0B
32. 🇺🇸 2018: Jeff Bezos – $112.0B
33. 🇺🇸 2019: Jeff Bezos – $131.0B
34. 🇺🇸 2020: Jeff Bezos – $113.0B
35. 🇺🇸 2021: Jeff Bezos – $177.0B
36. 🇺🇸 2022: Elon Musk – $219.0B
37. 🇫🇷 2023: Bernard Arnault – $211.0B
38. 🇺🇸 2024: Elon Musk – $474.0B
39. 🇺🇸 2025: Elon Musk – $600.0B+ (Projected)

Source: Forbes

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Nigerian ritualists who think they can get rich by kpai-ing our senseless bannies,una see una lives now abi

Sonnobax15:

Nigerian ritualists who think they can get rich by kpai-ing our senseless bannies,una see una lives now abi

Aditu gbewa crew in the mud

Bill gates really dominated for so long.

We don't know how long it'll be for Elon.

I doubt African billionaire come close

Well done Elon, first trillionaire in a bit hopefully

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiQBuBFASvY?si=x86P8uiR3zdvRaxV


Is this really accurate?

Alfa Sule when dey do all the black concoction and soap is no where near the list.


Nor be by human head, work smart day and night.

Yahoo boys, kidnappers, and politicians make una see una mate....

oluwaseyi0:
I doubt African billionaire come close

Elon Musk is African. ABC

Quelme:
Alfa Sule when dey do all the black concoction is no where near the list

Lmaooooooooooooooooo 🤣

Elon exponentially inching towards a trillionaire status .

I don't see Elon getting displaced soon except he messes with a political heavy weight like Trump and his enterprise comes tumbling down.

XAM4:
Is this really accurate?

Is Forbes accurate? Smhh

COMRADES, no era wei the USA no dey dominate the list. Kudos to them, their hard work dey, their government too dey support/ subsidises their business at initial stage

They should carry on. I will soon overtake them. 😂😹😹😂

Westman001:
Bill gates really dominated for so long.

We don't know how long it'll be for Elon.

Bill gates dominated for 16 good years.
He was the first to hit $50b.

Let’s not lose sight of a major factor in why Bill Gates lost that top spot: marrying the wrong person. As a young guy, you’ve got to keep that in mind. If you end up with an "angel" like Delilah, you’d better hope you don’t end up like Samson.

DrMB:
Guess Who Dominated the Billionaire List for a Decade?
The list of the world's richest people has seen some wild shifts! For a long time, one name reigned supreme. Which billionaire held the top spot for the most consecutive years? Which country has produced the most "Richest Person" titles on this list?
The change in net worth from the $12.9B in '95 to over $600B by '25 shows how much the economy has transformed.
👇 Take a closer look at the data below and share your prediction for the 2030 list!



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Africans with all the rituals, looking for human organs. Where is ur name ? even your uncle Dangote no come close. So hustle and make legit money.

America lead and others follow

oluwaseyi0:
I doubt African billionaire come close

I was telling someone here on NC that Dangote will never top world's 20 till he dies the person understood it as an offensive statement.
How can Africa come close when we don't even have an African currency?
For the past 3 decades it has always been dollar and Euro topping world's list, Africans are not understanding that....we are being disrespected because we are divided. Gaddafi was saying all these things, we need to be united to get close to these world lists, lists like this and so on.

Westman001:
Bill gates really dominated for so long.

We don't know how long it'll be for Elon.

yes.. so long that the whole world knew his name then.
His name was even more popular compared to Elon musk presently

Bill gates deliberately stopped pushing too hard.
Elon musk, apart possessing a very bright mind also works very very hard, plus he's obsessed with the idea of becoming the world's first trillionaiire.

Sonnobax15:

Nigerian ritualists who think they can get rich by kpai-ing our senseless bannies,una see una lives now abi

The NATIONAL ORIENTATION AGENCY (NOA) Is Not Doing A Good Job At Sensitizing Our Nigerian Youths!



This Is Part Of The Reason The Agency Exist!

The Way Warren Buffett Just Rapidly Showed Up No Be Joke oooo.

Elon Musk is my fellow alien

matify83:
Elon exponentially inching towards a trillionaire status .

I don't see Elon getting displaced soon except he messes with a political heavy weight like Trump and his enterprise comes tumbling down.

Putin is a trillionaire... And am sure more than one Saudi Arabia Prince has trillions of dollars. They sign contracts of $100 billion with US government without scandal or worries of money finishing.

In 2009 when Bill Gates came to Nigeria, he visited one of the northern states I worked in then.
Riches must transcend paper money to wealth creation and legacies. Rich people should live as stewards of their wealth knowing that they are blessed to be blessings. Silver and gold belong to God and the hearts of kings are in the hands of God

Bobo Chicago is richer than all these paper billionaires, he carries cash with bullion vans, forget, we no want to make noise sha.

We grew up to know Bill Gates as the world richest in our teen years.

I just transferred some money to my OPAY account I'm surprised I'm not on the list. Maybe the problem is from OPAY. They would definitely sort it out tomorrow and I'll see my name.

SpencerForbes:
Let’s not lose sight of a major factor in why Bill Gates lost that top spot: marrying the wrong person. As a young guy, you’ve got to keep that in mind. If you end up with an "angel" like Delilah, you’d better hope you don’t end up like Samson.

It's not his wife. He lost the motivation and resigned.

Elon Musk is mentally unstable and extremely greedy. He does not pay his workers well, and Tesla’s value is largely overhyped and inflated.

Bill Gates also followed Warren Buffett’s advice to "diversify" and sold some of his Microsoft shares. After that, Microsoft’s stock increased in value.

Sonnobax15:

Nigerian ritualists who think they can get rich by kpai-ing our senseless bannies,una see una lives now abi

Nigeria 🇳🇬 ritualists are stark illiterates or poorly educated. That's why they believe in the falsehood that one can get rich through rituals.
Oyibo would have used Nigeria's ritualists to make money if one can get rich through rituals.