India, April 6 -- Forbes has released the list of global billionaires, featuring 3,028 people from around the world, crossing the 3,000 mark for the first time. This figure is 247 more than last year. At the top of the ranking was Elon Musk, co-founder of seven companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, with an estimated worth of $342 billion. He was followed by Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos.

Overall, these billionaires are worth a total of $16.1 trillion, up by nearly $2 trillion compared to 2024.

Among the top countries with the most billionaires are the US, with a record 902 billionaires, followed by China (516, including Hong Kong) and India (205 billionaires). According to the list, more than 50% of all listees are citizens of one of ...