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Billionaire Wealth: The Biggest Winners and Losers in 2023
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Billionaire Wealth: The Biggest Winners and Losers in 2023
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In early February, Mark Zuckerberg added $28 billion to his wealth in a matter of hours as Meta’s shares soared after the company announced its first dividend payout.
This follows a banner year for the Facebook founder, who saw his wealth surge 173% in 2023. Like Zuckerberg, many tech billionaires added huge sums to their wealth as the stock market rebounded.
This graphic, from Preyash Shah, shows the biggest winners and losers in billionaire wealth in 2023.
The Top Risers and Fallers
Below, we rank the world’s top 50 billionaires by their net change in wealth:
| Ranking | Name | Net Worth 2024 | Annual Change | % Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk | $250.4B | $113.5B | +83% |
| 2 | Mark Zuckerberg | $123.6B | $78.3B | +173% |
| 3 | Jeff Bezos | $174.4B | $65.3B | +60% |
| 4 | Prajogo Pangestu | $54.6B | $49.5B | +971% |
| 5 | Larry Page | $116.2B | $38.1B | +49% |
| 6 | Sergey Brin | $111.5B | $36.6B | +49% |
| 7 | Amancio Ortega | $99.4B | $34.8B | +54% |
| 8 | Steve Ballmer | $110.9B | $32.4B | +41% |
| 9 | Larry Ellison | $133.8B | $30.0B | +29% |
| 10 | Jensen Huang | $42.9B | $29.4B | +218% |
| 11 | Françoise Bettencourt Meyers & family | $98.1B | $26.1B | +36% |
| 12 | Colin Huang | $51.6B | $21.8B | +73% |
| 13 | Carlos Slim Helu & family | $102.9B | $21.0B | +26% |
| 14 | Bernard Arnault & family | $203.2B | $20.2B | +11% |
| 15 | Michael Bloomberg | $96.3B | $19.5B | +25% |
| 16 | Reinhold Wuerth & family | $30.7B | $16.7B | +119% |
| 17 | Michael Dell | $67.9B | $15.4B | +29% |
| 18 | MacKenzie Scott | $40.8B | $15.3B | +60% |
| 19 | Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte | $29.7B | $15.2B | +105% |
| 20 | Bill Gates | $118.3B | $15.1B | +15% |
| 21 | Dieter Schwarz | $48.8B | $14.3B | +41% |
| 22 | Stephen Schwarzman | $37.7B | $12.6B | +50% |
| 23 | Warren Buffett | $118.8B | $11.1B | +10% |
| 24 | Shiv Nadar | $32.5B | $8.6B | +36% |
| 25 | Mukesh Ambani | $97.8B | $8.0B | +9% |
| 26 | David Thomson & family | $59.7B | $6.8B | +13% |
| 27 | Tadashi Yanai & family | $37.8B | $6.5B | +21% |
| 28 | Ken Griffin | $37.7B | $6.4B | +20% |
| 29 | Klaus-Michael Kuehne | $34.1B | $5.2B | +18% |
| 30 | Giovanni Ferrero | $40.0B | $5.2B | +15% |
| 31 | Rob Walton | $64.3B | $4.2B | +7% |
| 32 | Jim Walton | $65.0B | $3.6B | +6% |
| 33 | Gerard Wertheimer | $36.3B | $3.1B | +9% |
| 34 | Alain Wertheimer | $36.3B | $3.1B | +9% |
| 35 | Jim Simons | $30.7B | $2.6B | +9% |
| 36 | Li Ka-shing | $35.6B | $2.2B | +7% |
| 37 | Zhong Shanshan | $65.4B | $2.0B | -3% |
| 38 | Julia Koch & family | $59.2B | $1.5B | +3% |
| 39 | Phil Knight & family | $46.8B | $1.3B | +3% |
| 40 | Alice Walton | $60.0B | $0.8B | +1% |
| 41 | Miriam Adelson & family | $32.2B | $0.1B | +0% |
| 42 | Jacqueline Mars | $38.2B | -$0.4B | -1% |
| 43 | John Mars | $38.2B | -$0.4B | -1% |
| 44 | Jeff Yass | $28.9B | -$1.1B | -4% |
| 45 | Len Blavatnik | $31.5B | -$2.2B | -7% |
| 46 | François Pinault & family | $31.8B | -$2.8B | -8% |
| 47 | Ma Huateng | $34.0B | -$3.3B | -9% |
| 48 | Charles Koch | $53.9B | -$3.8B | -7% |
| 49 | Zhang Yiming | $43.4B | -$6.1B | -12% |
| 50 | Gautam Adani | $69.7B | -$56.5B | -45% |
Adding $113.5 billion to his fortune, Elon Musk saw the biggest gains across the group as Tesla shares doubled in price in 2023.
This marks a sharp reversal from the previous year, when Musk lost more money than any other billionaire. In a record year, Tesla delivered 1.8 million vehicles—a 38% year-over-year increase.
Mark Zuckerberg, with the second-highest gains, raked in $78.3 billion as Meta’s shares skyrocketed. Last year, Facebook saw 5 million new users in North America. Adding to this, users’ time spent on Instagram has increased 40% since mid-2020 when Reels was launched.
As the fastest riser across the top 50, Indonesia’s energy billionaire Prajogo Pangestu saw his wealth climb an incredible 971%. The majority of gains were driven from Barito Renewables, his geothermal power company, going public in October 2023.
By contrast, India’s Gautam Adani saw the steepest decline in wealth. After a Hindenburg report accused the Adani Group of operating several shell companies to manipulate stock prices and launder money, Adani saw his wealth decline by $56.5 billion, cutting it by almost half.
Along with Adani, Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance—known for its social media app TikTok—lost $6.1 billion while major Republican donor Charles Koch lost $3.8 billion over the year.
Rapidly Changing Wealth
So far, the U.S. stock market has hit record highs in 2024, boosting the fortunes of many of the world’s billionaires.
In fact, Meta recently added $196 billion to its market cap in one day, the biggest gain in the history of Wall Street. Year-to-date, Zuckerberg’s wealth has increased by $38.2 billion as of February 5. Additionally, Jeff Bezos has added $18 billion to his net worth in just over a month as Amazon shares have jumped nearly 14%.
In 2024, Warren Buffett’s net worth has already climbed by $9.9 billion.
Other billionaires have not fared as well, in particular Elon Musk, whose wealth has plummeted $55.8 billion after issuing recalls for 3.8 million vehicles. Tesla’s shares have slumped 27% year-to-date given production headwinds and a host of other setbacks, including legal troubles and increasing competition in the electric vehicle market.
This article was published as a part of Visual Capitalist's Creator Program, which features data-driven visuals from some of our favorite Creators around the world.
Gold
Charted: Gold’s Annual Returns (2000-2025)
Gold has delivered a 1,075% return from 2000 to 2025. See the best and worst years for gold prices in this chart.
Visualized: Gold’s Annual Returns from 2000 to 2025 YTD
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Key Takeaways
- Gold prices are up 1,075% from 2000 to 2025 (YTD as of July 3)
- On average, gold has delivered a 10.9% annual return over 25 years
- 2025 is one of gold’s best years in terms of returns, up 27% as of July 3, 2025
Over the last 25 years, gold has been a relatively stable asset class for investors looking for diversification, a hedge against inflation, or a safe haven in uncertain times.
From 2000 to 2025, the precious metal has delivered a staggering 1,075% return for patient investors.
This chart shows the annual returns of gold from 2000 through 2025 (YTD as of July 3), based on data from TradingView.
Gold Shines When It Rains
On average across the 25 years, gold’s price has increased by 10.9% annually, although it has seen some volatility.
Here’s how gold has performed every year from 2000 to 2025:
| Year | Gold Annual Returns |
|---|---|
| 2000 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.4% |
| 2002 | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 19.5% |
| 2004 | 5.4% |
| 2005 | 17.5% |
| 2006 | 23.5% |
| 2007 | 31.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% |
| 2009 | 24.6% |
| 2010 | 29.6% |
| 2011 | 10.1% |
| 2012 | 7.1% |
| 2013 | -28.0% |
| 2014 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% |
| 2017 | 13.2% |
| 2018 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 18.3% |
| 2020 | 25.1% |
| 2021 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 13.2% |
| 2024 | 27.2% |
| 2025 YTD | 27.0% |
Periods of global crisis—such as the 2008 financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, or inflation spikes—have typically seen investors flock to gold, pushing up returns.
Gold’s best years include 2007 (+31%) and 2010 (+29.6%), leading up to and following the Global Financial Crisis. It also delivered stellar returns of 25% in 2020, and has shone brightly among other asset classes over the last two years, with gold prices up around 27% in 2024 and 2025 (YTD as of July 3).
On the other hand, gold’s biggest drawdown was in 2013, when prices dropped by 28% from historical highs. However, this was following a decade of consistent positive returns from 2001 to 2012.
Will Gold Continue to Shine?
Amid the ongoing global economic slowdown, trade uncertainty, and mounting risks of a recession, gold has been one of the best-performing major asset classes so far in 2025.
Following two consecutive years of strong performance, returns may be subdued in 2026. However, with major central banks—including those of China, India, and Russia—continuing to accumulate gold, the precious metal’s role as a long-term store of value appears far from over.
Learn More on the Voronoi App
See how gold’s performance since 2020 compares to other asset classes in this infographic on Voronoi, the new app from Visual Capitalist.
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