In 2023, the combined wealth of the world's 500 richest people grew by 1,5 trillion USD. MK.ru reports this with reference to Bloomberg.

Tech billionaires have gotten richest. Their combined wealth increased by 48% (plus 658 billion USD). Bloomberg cites growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI) as one of the reasons for this.

The richest person in the world in 2023 was Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX. His wealth increased by 95,4 billion USD. Musk has overtaken French billionaire Bernard Arnault, founder of LVMH.