Elon Musk is the World's Richest Man. Find Out Who Else Features on the Wealthiest List?

Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX, is the richest person on earth as of Jan. 8, 2021. At 11:00 am IST, his net worth was $195 billion as reported on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He beat Amazon founder Jeff Bezos who had held the top spot since October 2017. Scroll through to take a look at the top 10 richest people in the world. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

2. Jeff Bezos (net worth: $185 billion) (Image: AP Photo)

3. Bill Gates (net worth: $134 billion) (Image: Getty Images)

4. Bernard Arnault (net worth: $116 billion) (Image: Reuters)

5. Mark Zuckerberg (net worth: $102 billion) (Image: Reuters)

6. Zhong Shanshan (net worth: $93.1 billion) (Image: CNN)

7. Warren Buffet (net worth: $88.2 billion) (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

8. Larry Page (net worth: $83.6 billion) (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

9. Sergey Brin (net worth: $81 billion) (Image: Reuters)

10. Larry Ellison (net worth: $80 billion) (Image: Wikimedia Commons)