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$320 billion
This 2021 figure is not from Forbes’ annual 2021 billionaires list. Forbes’ 2021 annual list put Jeff Bezos at No. 1 with $177 billion; Musk’s roughly $320 billion fortune was a later November 2021 real-time estimate.
Full reasoning
The table says these yearly statistics are from Forbes’ annual billionaires list. But Forbes’ 2021 annual list used a March 2021 snapshot and reported Jeff Bezos as the richest person, at $177 billion. Forbes did not list a 2021 annual top fortune of $320 billion.
The $320.3 billion figure is a much later November 2021 real-time Forbes estimate for Elon Musk, after Tesla’s stock surge. So this cell mixes a later real-time valuation into a row described as annual-list data, which makes the 2021 value incorrect in this context.
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- Forbes’ 35th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2021
Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest for the fourth year running, worth $177 billion ... Altogether they are worth $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion on the 2020 list.
- Led By Elon Musk’s Crazy Gains, American Billionaires Have Added Nearly $2 Trillion To Their Fortunes During The Pandemic
No one has gotten richer than Elon Musk, who became the first person to ever cross the $300 billion mark earlier this week. Worth an estimated $320.3 billion ...
$10.016 trillion
Forbes’ 2021 annual billionaires list reported a much higher total: $13.1 trillion, not $10.016 trillion.
Full reasoning
This cell conflicts with Forbes’ official summary of its 2021 annual World’s Billionaires list. Forbes said the 2021 list contained 2,755 billionaires worth a combined $13.1 trillion. That directly contradicts the table’s 2021 combined-wealth figure of $10.016 trillion.
Because the article says these yearly statistics come from Forbes’ annual list, the 2021 total should match Forbes’ published annual-list figure.
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- Forbes’ 35th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2021
A record 2,755 billionaires made Forbes’ 35th annual list ... Altogether they are worth $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion on the 2020 list.
- Forbes billionaires hit record high amid pandemic
The 2,755 billionaires on Forbes' 2021 list are worth a combined $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion last year, according to the outlet.
$188 billion
Forbes’ 2020 annual list put Jeff Bezos at $113 billion, not $188 billion.
Full reasoning
Forbes’ 2020 annual billionaires list reported that Jeff Bezos remained the richest person in the world for the third year in a row, with a fortune of $113 billion. That directly conflicts with the table’s 2020 value of $188 billion.
A fortune around $188 billion reflects a later point in Bezos’ wealth, not Forbes’ March 2020 annual-list snapshot. In a row described as annual Forbes data, $188 billion is incorrect.
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- Forbes Billionaires 2020: The Richest People In The World
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos remains the richest person in the world for the third year in a row, worth an estimated $113 billion.
- Here are the 10 richest people on Forbes’ billionaires list for 2020
1. Jeff Bezos — $113 billion ... Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos tops the list for the third year in a row.
$10.2 trillion
Forbes’ 2020 annual billionaires list said the world’s billionaires were worth $8 trillion in total, not $10.2 trillion.
Full reasoning
The official Forbes summary of the 2020 annual World’s Billionaires list said the world’s 2,095 billionaires were worth a combined $8 trillion. That is far below the $10.2 trillion shown in this row.
Since the table says these yearly figures are from Forbes’ annual list, the 2020 combined-wealth number should match Forbes’ published total of $8 trillion.
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- Forbes Publishes 34th Annual List Of Global Billionaires
This year's list features 2,095 billionaires, with a combined net worth of $8 trillion, down $700 billion from 2019.
- Forbes Publishes 34th Annual List Of Global Billionaires
This year's list features 2,095 billionaires, with a combined net worth of $8 trillion, down $700 billion from 2019.
$9.562 trillion
Forbes’ 2022 annual billionaires list reported total billionaire wealth of $12.7 trillion, not $9.562 trillion.
Full reasoning
Forbes’ official summary of its 2022 annual World’s Billionaires list said there were 2,668 billionaires worth a combined $12.7 trillion. That directly contradicts the table’s 2022 combined-wealth figure of $9.562 trillion.
Because the row otherwise matches Forbes’ 2022 annual list count and top-ranked billionaire, this appears to be an incorrect total wealth figure inserted into the table.
2 sources
- Forbes’ 36th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2022
There are 2,668 billionaires on Forbes’ 2022 list, down from 2,755 in 2021. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion ... Elon Musk tops the list for the first time, worth $219 billion.
- Billionaires Fell in Number and Fortune in Forbes’ Latest List
The world’s 2,668 billionaires are worth a collective $12.7 trillion, according to Forbes, down from $13.1 trillion last year.