When Could Billionaires Become Trillionaires?

What We’re Showing?

This graphic shows when the world’s richest billionaires could become trillionaires, based on data compiled by Informa as of July 2024.   

Methodology 

Informa analyzed the net worth data of the top 30 wealthiest individuals from 2017 to 2024, as reported by Forbes. It calculated the average annual growth rate for these individuals and forecasted their wealth over the next 30 years to predict potential trillionaires.

Key Takeaways:

• With a net worth of $242B, growing at an average rate of over 100% every year, Elon Musk is on track to become the first trillionaire by 2027. 
• The fortunes of Jensen Huang (NVIDIA), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), and Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) come from firms already ranked among the world's seven trillion-dollar companies.