Jeff Bezos is worth $177B, Forbes says. Here the list of the richest people on the planet

According to Forbes, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is the world’s richest, worth $177 billion, while Tesla’s Elon Musk rocketed into the No. 2 spot with $151 billion, as shares in their companies surged during the pandemic.

The 200 billionaires on the list are worth $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion in 2020. The U.S. has 724 billionaires, the world’s most.

Here are the top 5:

Jeff Bezos, Amazon, $177 billion

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaks during the JFK Space Summit at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Elon Musk, Tesla/SpaceX, $151 billion

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP)

Bernard Arnault & family, LVMH, $150 billion

Bill Gates, Microsoft, $124 billion

Bill Gates smiles while being interviewed in Kirkland, Wash. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, $97 billion

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference in San Jose. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, $96 billion

In this May 7, 2018, photo, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett smiles during an interview in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Here's the 6-10 billionaires. With a little bit of luck, maybe they can crack the top 5 next year.

Larry Ellison, Oracle, $93 billion

Larry Page, Google, $91.5 billion

Sergey Brin, Google, $89 billion

Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries, $84.5 billion

Also joining the billionaire’s club is Kim Kardashian West. Forbes estimates that her wealth increased from $780 million in October to $1 billion due to her KKW Beauty and Skims businesses, as well as her reality TV money, endorsement and other investments.