Introduction: Recently, Forbes announced the latest 2024 global billionaires list, which is also the 38th global billionaire list launched by Forbes. The total number of finalists this time has reached an unprecedented 2,781, an increase of more than 100 people. Against the backdrop of a global economic recovery, the rise of tech giants and breakthroughs in the arts have made this ranking a bright spot.
According to the latest report, the famous American singer Taylor Swift has become the only music artist in the world with assets of more than 100 million. She has achieved rapid growth in wealth with her annual concert, which is a global sensation, and has managed to become a billionaire. A little over a year ago, Taylor Swift successfully entered the market for ovulation monitoring apps under her own brand.
In addition, the total assets of the Bezos consortium have increased to $282 billion after growth over the past year, an increase of about 13% compared to $249 billion in 2023. Despite the overall volatility of global stock prices, Bezos's source of earnings is mainly due to Amazon's well-positioned business. In other words, while there are multiple constraints in the overall market environment, billionaires like Bezos have managed to maintain their business momentum by trying to maintain their business conditions.
In this year's Forbes list, the development of artificial intelligence is fundamentally influencing the way the world's top billionaires create wealth. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, for example, has seen his net worth rise the most in the past year due to the sharp rise in Meta Reality Stock, which has put him in fourth place on the list of the world's richest people for the first time this year. Similarly, the net worth of Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO of NVIDIA in the United Kingdom, has grown dramatically over the past year due to the dramatic growth in demand for AI computing power.
In addition, it is worth noting that there are a total of 88 women on the list, which is the highest proportion in history, accounting for 3.1% of the overall proportion. Among them, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has raised $5 billion in philanthropic funds and has more than $90 billion in assets, and Valerie Palozzi is the heir to the Italian business dynasty.
In summary, in the context of global economic recovery, the rise of technology giants, especially the widespread use of AI technology, has not only driven the growth of wealth, but also brought great changes to social development. I hope that they can continue to exert the power of example and lead more people on the road to prosperity. At the same time, we also hope that artists will continue to challenge themselves and bring more creative works to the society.