📊 World’s Richest Person by Year (1987–2025)❗

💰 A look at how fortunes changed over the years:

▪️1987–1994 → 🇯🇵 Yoshiaki Tsutsumi & Taikichiro Mori dominated with ~$20B.

▪️1995–2007 → 🇺🇸 Bill Gates reigned supreme for over a decade, peaking at $86B in 2017.

▪️2008 → 🇺🇸 Warren Buffett briefly took the top spot.

▪️2010–2013 → 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim led with up to $74B.

▪️2014–2017 → 🇺🇸 Bill Gates reclaimed the throne.

▪️2018–2021 → 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos soared, reaching $177B.

▪️2022 → 🇺🇸 Elon Musk first reached #1 with $219B.

▪️2023–2024 → 🇫🇷 Bernard Arnault took over with $233B.

▪️2025 → 🇺🇸 Elon Musk back on top at a record $342B 🚀