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Legendary investor Warren Buffett disclosed in late June that he gave away Berkshire Hathaway shares worth some $5.3 billion. That plus a slight dip in the value of his stock was enough to knock him down three spots among the world’s richest to No. 10 as of July 1. That’s the lowest Buffett, the most generous person on the planet, has ranked in years.  Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/article/the-top-ten-richest-people-in-the-world/  Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript  Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com  Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.

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00:00Today on Forbes, the top 10 richest people in the world, July 2024.

00:08Legendary investor Warren Buffett disclosed in June that he gave away Berkshire Hathaway

00:12shares worth some $5.3 billion.

00:16That, plus a slight dip in the value of his stock, was enough to knock him down three

00:21spots among the world's richest to number 10 as of July 1st.

00:25That's the lowest Buffett, the most generous person on the planet in absolute dollar terms,

00:30has ranked in years.

00:32He is one of just two people among the top 10 richest to fall in the ranks this month.

00:38French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault, who had been the world's wealthiest person

00:42from February through late May, slips to number 3 as shares of his LVMH group fell for the

00:48second month in a row.

00:50Meanwhile, Tesla's Elon Musk holds on to the top spot, thanks to a very good June.

00:57The electric car maker's shareholders voted in favor of Musk keeping nearly $50 billion

01:02of performance-based stock options.

01:05While Forbes will continue to discount the Tesla options from the pay package by 50%

01:10until he receives those options, a lengthy appeal process is expected.

01:14His fortune is still up by $11.1 billion since June 1st, and nearly $19 billion in the past

01:20two months.

01:22His net worth will likely get a boost soon from SpaceX, which is reportedly set to sell

01:27shares in a tender offer, valuing the company at $210 billion, up from $180 billion last

01:34December.

01:35Musk owns an estimated 42% stake.

01:39Jeff Bezos, whose fortune is up $15.5 billion in the last month, moves up to number 2 as

01:46Amazon's market capitalization surpassed $2 trillion for the first time in late June.

01:53The biggest gainer in June was Larry Ellison, whose fortune rose by $26.8 billion as shares

01:59of Oracle soared to all-time highs.

02:03Forbes has been keeping track of the world's billionaires since 1987.

02:07In April, we found 2,781 of them for our annual list.

02:12Here are the 10 richest people on Earth as of July 1st, 2024 at 12 a.m. Eastern Time.

02:18Keep in mind, stock prices fluctuate routinely, so these net worths may change on a daily

02:23basis.

02:24Forbes tracks the daily changes on our real-time list of billionaires.

02:28The richest person in the world is Elon Musk, whose net worth is $221.4 billion.

02:36At number 2 is Jeff Bezos, whose net worth is $210.2 billion.

02:42At number 3 is Bernard Arnault at $193.7 billion.

02:48At number 4 is Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth $176.8 billion.

02:54During the month of June, his fortune rose by $13 billion as Metastock climbed 8%.

03:01At number 5 is Larry Ellison, who is worth $173 billion.

03:07Ellison co-founded software firm Oracle in 1977 and ran it as CEO until 2014.

03:14He now serves as chairman and chief technology officer of the company.

03:18And again, even though his net worth rose by $26.8 billion in June, more than anyone

03:23else in the top 10, it wasn't enough to move up in the ranks.

03:28At number 6 is Google co-founder Larry Page, who is worth $150.3 billion.

03:35In June, Page's fortune rose by $7.4 billion as Alphabet shares advanced.

03:42At number 7 is Google's other co-founder Sergey Brin, who is worth $143.9 billion.

03:49Brin's fortune increased by $7 billion in June 2024, and he has now moved up one spot

03:55in the ranks.

03:57At number 8 is Bill Gates, who is worth $133.4 billion.

04:03Gates' fortune rose by $4 billion during June, enough to move up to number 8.

04:08Largely due to the $59 billion he has donated to the Gates Foundation, including a $20 billion

04:13gift in July 2022, he was overtaken as the world's richest person in 2018 by Jeff Bezos.

04:21At number 9 is Steve Ballmer, who is worth $130.7 billion.

04:27Ballmer's fortune rose by an estimated $7.5 billion in the past month amid an increase

04:32in the price of Microsoft stock.

04:35And rounding out the list at number 10, and the lowest he's ranked in years, is Warren

04:39Buffett, who is worth $128.4 billion.

04:45Together, the world's top 10 richest are worth a combined $1.66 trillion, about $76

04:51billion more than a month ago.

04:55For full coverage, check out the Forbes Wealth Team's piece on Forbes.com

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