Overview
- Forbes counts 3,428 billionaires worth about $20.1 trillion, up 400 people and roughly $4 trillion from last year.
- Eight of the top 10 derive wealth from internet, software, semiconductors or digital platforms, with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang rising on booming chip demand.
- New celebrity entrants include Beyoncé, Dr. Dre, filmmaker James Cameron and tennis great Roger Federer, each estimated around or above $1 billion.
- In Argentina, industrialist Paolo Rocca leads the national ranking at about $7.3 billion, edging Mercado Libre founder Marcos Galperin.
- Mexico records 24 billionaires led by Carlos Slim at roughly $125 billion, the country’s largest cohort since Forbes began tracking.