💰💎 World’s Richest Person by Year (2005–2025) 💥
2005 — Bill Gates 🇺🇸 💻 ~ $56B
2006 — Bill Gates 🇺🇸 💻 ~ $62B
2007 — Bill Gates 🇺🇸 💻 ~ $56B
2008 — Warren Buffett 🇺🇸 📈 ~ $62B
2009 — Bill Gates 🇺🇸 💻 ~ $40B
2010 — Carlos Slim 🇲🇽 📡 ~ $53B
2011 — Carlos Slim 🇲🇽 📡 ~ $74B
2012 — Carlos Slim 🇲🇽 📡 ~ $69B
2013 — Bill Gates 🇺🇸 💻 ~ $73B
2014 — Bill Gates 🇺🇸 💻 ~ $76B
2015 — Bill Gates 🇺🇸 💻 ~ $79B
2016 — Bill Gates 🇺🇸 💻 ~ $75B
2017 — Bill Gates 🇺🇸 💻 ~ $86B
2018 — Jeff Bezos 🇺🇸 📦 ~ $112B
2019 — Jeff Bezos 🇺🇸 📦 ~ $131B
2020 — Jeff Bezos 🇺🇸 📦 ~ $113B
2021 — Elon Musk 🇺🇸 🚀⚡ ~ $199B
2022 — Elon Musk 🇺🇸 🚀⚡ ~ $219B
2023 — Bernard Arnault & Family 🇫🇷 👜✨ ~ $211B
2024 — Elon Musk 🇺🇸 🚀⚡ ~ $342B
2025 — Elon Musk 🇺🇸 🚀⚡ ~ $342B+
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📍 Bill Gates dominated early 2000s tech wealth
📍 Carlos Slim’s telecom boom in 2010–12
📍 Tech & e-commerce explode with Bezos & Musk
📍 Luxury titan Arnault breaks into #1 in 2023
📍 Musk leads the rich list in 2024–25 with record net worths
💬: Which billionaire’s wealth surprised you the most?