Below is a list of world’s 15 richest people according to Forbes:

Elon Musk

The CEO of electric carmaker Tesla is worth $219 billion (Sh25.4 trillion), making him the richest man on earth.

Jeff Bezos

Until 2022, the Amazon founder, 58, was the world’s richest man for four consecutive years.

Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault of France, 73, controls approximately 50 per cent of a massive conglomerate that owns over 70 of the top luxury brands in the world, including Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon, Moët et Chandon, Hennessy, Sephora and TAG Heuer.

Bill Gates

The 66-year-old Microsoft founder, who is an American national, has a net worth of $129 billion (Sh15 trillion) to become the fourth-richest man in the world.

Warren Buffett

The American, who is worth $118 billion (Sh13.7 trillion), runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than 60 companies, including insurer Geico, battery maker Duracell and restaurant chain Dairy Queen.

Larry Page

He is the current CEO of Google's new parent company Alphabet, and is also a founding investor in space exploration company Planetary Resources.

Sergey Brin

His net worth of $107 billion (Sh12.4 trillion) makes him the seventh-richest man on earth.

Larry Ellison

The 77-year-old American national is the founder of Oracle, the software company that created the first commercially viable relational database.

Steve Ballmer

The 66-year-old American is the former CEO of Microsoft, the world's biggest software maker. 

Mukesh Ambani

The 65-year-old chairs and runs $74 billion (Sh8.6 trillion)-revenue generating Reliance Industries, which has interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom and retail.

Gautam Adani

The 59-year-old Indian national is the founder and the chairman of the Adani Group which ranks among the Top Three industrial conglomerates in India.

Michael Bloomberg

The 80-year-old American owns Bloomberg LP, which is a global media and financial data and analytics conglomerate.

Carlos Slim Helu

The 82-year-old Mexican bought a stake in Telmex, Mexico's only phone company, in 1990. Telmex is now part of América Móvil. He also owns stakes in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate companies and 17 per cent of The New York Times.

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

She owns L'Oréal, one of the biggest companies in the world involved in the manufacture and sale of make-up, skincare, haircare and perfumes.

Mark Zuckerberg

He is the founder and CEO of social media giant Facebook, whose parent company is now known as Meta.